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Submission + - Asus eReader/Writer Tablet Hands-On Demo (hothardware.com)

Submitted by
MojoKid
MojoKid writes: "Mobile computing is definitely making its mark at Computex 2010 with tablet PCs and eReaders of all sorts coming out for the first time as rivals to Apple's iPad. After announcing their Eee Pad tablet PC, Asus offered some hands-on time with their new e-Reader/e-Writer designed for students and mobile business professionals. The little slate's features include 10 hour battery life, 2450 dpi resolution touch screen, pen writing and input controls, 2MP camera, USB port, and a MicroSD slot. In addition, Asus also has strong ties with Amazon, so it wouldn't be a reach to see some sort of partnership between Asus and Amazon with the Kindle book store as a content provider."
Earth

Submission + - Study Claims Mobiles Responsible for Bee Loss (telegraph.co.uk) 1

Submitted by krou
krou writes: Researchers from Chandigarh's Punjab University claim that they have proven mobile phones are related to Colony Collapse Disorder. 'They set up a controlled experiment in Punjab earlier this year comparing the behaviour and productivity of bees in two hives – one fitted with two mobile telephones which were powered on for two fifteen minute sessions per day for three months. The other had dummy models installed. After three months the researchers recorded a dramatic decline in the size of the hive fitted with the mobile phone, a significant reduction in the number of eggs laid by the queen bee. The bees also stopped producing honey. The queen bee in the "mobile" hive produced fewer than half of those created by her counterpart in the normal hive. They also found a dramatic decline in the number of worker bees returning to the hive after collecting pollen.'
Cellphones

Submission + - 4G: is it worth the hype? (skunkpost.com)

Submitted by crimeandpunishment
crimeandpunishment writes: Cell phone companies are about to bombard us with advertising for the next big thing: 4G access. The first 4G phone, Spring Nextel's EVO, comes out this week. But just how big is 4G? Is it fast enough to warrant the hype, or are consumers better off waiting a while? Associated Press technology writer Peter Svensson looks at the difference between 4G and 3G technology.

Comment Re:Pretty naive (Score 4, Insightful) 317

by FlashBIOS (#31750344) Attached to: Facebook Crawler Speaks Back

[...] where were they when Bush and the Republican congress took Clinton's balanced budget and ran up the biggest deficit in history? [...] Where was their cry to vote against incumbents when the Republican held the majority and were running up the debt?

So because they are late you're going to discount their argument? Doing the right thing in spite of it of it being timely is still better than not doing the right thing because you think you may have taken too long.

Comment Re:We found a subtle way... (proof of the premise) (Score 1) 801

by FlashBIOS (#31675560) Attached to: How To Build Roads To Control How Fast You Drive

You sir and an idiot and need to be removed from the gene pool. I feel sorry for your children, they got short changed.

And what about your children? Having a father who's reading comprehension is so low, and temper is so high, that he'll excessively fly off the handle about something he's wrong about cannot be good for them.

Read the parent again. If you need your hand held to lead you to your mistake you're beyond hope.

Comment Re:The real defense line (Score 2, Informative) 319

by FlashBIOS (#31585144) Attached to: Malware Delivered By Yahoo, Fox, Google Ads

Until that happens, check out Sandboxie. Sandboxie is a fantastic piece of software that I've been using for years on my browser (and more importantly at home, my wife's and son's). It is largely transparent, and regularly updated. And, it works with any software, not just the browser.

http://sandboxie.com/
Power

Submission + - $1/watt solar panels. (industryweek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Colorado State University's method for manufacturing low-cost, high-efficiency solar panels is nearing mass production. AVA Solar Inc. will start production by the end of next year on the technology developed by mechanical engineering Professor W.S. Sampath at Colorado State. The new 200-megawatt factory is expected to employ up to 500 people. Based on the average household usage, 200 megawatts will power 40,000 U.S. homes.
The Courts

Submission + - Florida Judge OK's Claims Against Record Companies (blogspot.com)

Submitted by NewYorkCountryLawyer
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, has ruled that an RIAA defendant's counterclaim against the record companies for conspiracy to use unlicensed investigators, access private computer records without permission, and commit extortion, may move forward. The Court also sustained claims for violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as well as a claim under Florida law for deceptive and unfair trade practices. The decision (pdf) by Judge Richard A. Lazzara in UMG v. DelCid rejected, in its entirety, the RIAA's assertion of "Noerr Pennington" immunity, since that defense does not apply to "sham litigations", and Ms. Del Cid alleges that the RIAA's cases are "sham".
Communications

Submission + - Swedish Government Surveillance - The Other Way! (gnuheter.com)

Submitted by
pawal
pawal writes: "With a list of Swedish government agencies and armed programming knowledge I decided to make a statement about the discussion about surveillance of the Internet in Sweden. I made a service called Creeper that I released in May this year. Anyone can use the service by linking a PNG-file on their homepage or blog, and my software will then match each request from the list of IP-addresses that I have collected. Now anybody surfing to the webpages that has this PNG is logged if the IP-address is a match. Already we have discovered government people being admins of Torrent-sites and surfing porn. There is a German version called Uberwach.de, and it would be great to see this service in other countries as well."
Networking

Submission + - How to automate PPPoE configuration

Submitted by
Eirenarch
Eirenarch writes: "Recently I was asked how one can automate the configuration of PPPoE connection on Windows. I have seen some ISPs provide software to setup the PPPoE for their customers but I could not find anything on the topic. Help me please. It is not really important for me but it undermines my belief that you can find any (technical) information via Google."
Privacy

Submission + - Police shutterbugs producing shudders

Submitted by
netbuzz
netbuzz writes: "Police shutterbugs producing shudders

The Boston Police Department is putting up more spy cameras just as London authorities are learning that their network of 10,000 cameras hasn't done anything to solve more crimes. Moreover, Boston neighborhoods aren't being told when the cameras are placed near their homes.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/19826"
Education

Submission + - Wikipedia 2.0, with added trust (tmcnet.com)

Submitted by
USB EVDO
USB EVDO writes: "The online encyclopedia is set to trial two systems aimed at boosting readers' confidence in its accuracy. Over the past few years, a series of measures aimed at reducing the threat of vandalism and boosting public confidence in Wikipedia have been developed. Last month a project designed independently of Wikipedia, called WikiScanner, allowed people to work out what the motivations behind certain entries might be by revealing which people or organisations the contributions were made by . Meanwhile the Wikimedia Foundation, the charity that oversees the online encyclopedia, now says it is poised to trial a host of new trust-based capabilities. Source: New Scientist."

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