Comment Re:XP DID replace 2000 (Score 1) 315
Since you're pointing out others mistakes, might as well point out yours: Win7 is not NT7, rather it is NT6.1
Life-size Eva Unit 01 Being Built In Japan 80
JoshuaInNippon writes "Japan has gone life-size anime model crazy. Last year there was the robotic 1:1 Gundam model that guarded Tokyo for a few months in the summer to mark the series' 30th anniversary, and then there was the giant Gigantor moment that opened in Kobe in the fall in honor of the city's rejuvenation from the devastating 1995 earthquake. Now, an amusement park near Mt. Fuji named Fuji-Q Highland is building an Eva Unit 01 from the popular Neon Genesis Evangelion series, or at least a bust of it, in conjunction with the series' recent movies. The bust will sit in a replica hanger, and reportedly stand around 9 meters tall. Visitors will have the chance, for a little extra money, to have their photo taken in the unit's cockpit, where the series' protagonist-of-sorts Shinji Ikari normally sits. The attraction is set to a cost of over US$1.6 million to build, and open on July 23 of this year. It will also undoubtedly be swamped by crazed fans looking the opportunity to bring their anime dreams to life."
Wii 2 Delay Is Hurting Nintendo 310
BanjoTed writes "Michael Pachter's ongoing spat with Nintendo regarding the Wii 2 is well documented. Pachter is sure it's coming, Nintendo says it's not. Now the analyst has gone one further by claiming that the declining sales of the Wii documented in the platform holder's recent financial statements will only get worse unless it speeds up attempts to get its successor to market. He said, 'The reason for this is clear: the software being created is just not interesting enough or compelling enough to drive Wii owners to buy more than two [games] per year, and most of those purchases are first party software. We can blame the third party publishers for making shovelware, or for misjudging the Wii market, but the simple fact is that the publishers have to develop completely separate games for the Wii because its CPU is not powerful.'"
Lower Merion School's Report Says IT Dept. Did It, But Didn't Inhale 232
PSandusky writes "A report issued by the Lower Merion School District's chosen law firm blames the district's IT department for the laptop webcam spying scandal. In particular, the report mentions lax IT policies and record-keeping as major problems that enabled the spying. Despite thousands of e-mails and images to the contrary, the report also maintains that no proof exists that anyone in IT viewed images captured by the webcams."
Comment Re:sprint (Score 1) 214
The sprint airave is configurable to either allow all sprint customers to use it, or it can be configured to only allow specific phone numbers (configurable up to 3 unique sprint phone numbers). It should also be noted that the airave does not yet provide EVDO data access. If you have a weak EVDO signal from a tower, your device will always prefer that data connection over the 1xRTT that the airave can provide. The only true way to have data access over your handheld to the airave would be a complete absence of an EVDO signal.
This may not be much of a deal if you 1) don't use much data and 2) are in your own home with access to a PC.
Microsoft Docs Indicate Future Xbox 360 Support For USB Storage 130
Internal Microsoft documents obtained by Joystiq indicate that its Xbox 360 console will gain support for USB storage devices some time this Spring.
"According to the document, the USB mass storage device must be at least 1GB and the system will do a compatibility check. 'The system partition occupies 512 MB of space, and by default the consumer partition occupies the remainder of the device capacity, or 16 GB, whichever is smaller.' Upon inserting a blank USB storage device, 'consumers are offered two choices: "Configure now" or "Customize."' The 'Configure now' option will use 'the entire device capacity, up to the maximum of 512 MB plus 16 GB,' meaning, regardless of the overall size of the device you're using, the Xbox will only enable 16 GB of usable, non-system storage. The 'Customize' option will allow you to 'preserve some pre-existing, non-console data on the device' such as music."
There have also been rumors of a new, smaller form factor for the 360, and hacker Ben Heck has given his thoughts on some leaked motherboard pictures.
Comment Re:Why do the states text then? (Score 1) 408
I would imagine people tend to SMS from their laps while driving due to the increase in police pullovers for having a phone in your hand. I've had friends hang up on me due to "oh shit, a cop"
Comment No thanks (Score 2, Informative) 251
If it's anything as effective as One Care, I'm going to stay away. I received a free 1 year subscription to One Care at a Microsoft event about 2 years ago and ran it until it expired. After removing it and re-installing my previous Symantec product, it detected around a dozen viruses and malware infections that One Care did not notice. Since then I've kept my distance from any Microsoft AV type product.
Submission + - Researchers Create 'Sleep Talking' Mode for PC's
Hugh Pickens writes: "Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers that induces a new energy saving state known as "sleep talking" that may soon save large amounts of energy. The new sleep talking state provides much of the energy savings of sleep mode and some of the network-and-Internet-connected convenience of awake mode. "Large numbers of people keep their PCs in awake mode even though the PCs are relatively idle for long blocks of time because they want to stay connected to an internal network or the Internet or both," says Yuvraj Agarwal. "I realized that most of the tasks that people keep their computers on for--like ensuring remote access and availability for virus scans and backup, maintaining presence on instant messaging (IM) networks, being available for incoming voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls, and file sharing and downloading--can be achieved at much lower power-use levels than regular awake mode." Following this realization, the team built a small USB-connected hardware and software plug-in system that allows a PC to remain in sleep mode while continuing to maintain network presence and run well-defined application functions. Researchers say the new mode consumes 11 to 24 times less power than a PC in idle state, which could translate to energy savings of 60 to 80 percent depending on their use model. "Reducing energy consumed by wall-powered devices, especially computing equipment, offers a huge opportunity to save money and reduce greenhouse gasses," said Agarwal."
Comment Re:LinuxConf is next month... (Score 1) 1082
Is it bigotry because I'm wrong? Or bigotry because I'm right?
The city's large gay and lesbian population has created and sustained a politically and culturally active community over many decades, developing a powerful presence in San Francisco's civic life. A popular destination for gay and lesbian tourists, the city hosts San Francisco Pride, an annual parade and festival.
The city's large gay and lesbian population has created and sustained a politically and culturally active community over many decades, developing a powerful presence in San Francisco's civic life. A popular destination for gay and lesbian tourists, the city hosts San Francisco Pride, an annual parade and festival.
Submission + - Teenager cracks Australia's $84m porn filter (smh.com.au)
ZOMFF writes: "As mentioned in a previous article, Australia had plans for an optional ISP content filter which later became mandatory. It took a 16 year old just 30 minutes to 'crack' the system after its release last Tuesday."
Submission + - Pressure Mounting for 2KGames over DRM in BioShock 1
DoctorDyna writes: "Pressure seems to be building for 2KGames over the inclusion of SecuROM with their latest release, BioShock. They have been fighting criticism over the last couple of days after limiting customers via SecuROM (accused of being a rootkit) to only install the game twice, which they later increased to 5 times. Customers are irate that once again, only the customer suffers due to draconian anti-piracy measures.
PC Gamer is being outspoken on their front page as well."
PC Gamer is being outspoken on their front page as well."
Submission + - Google Adds StarOffice to Pack software bundle
Van Cutter Romney writes: "Google quietly added StarOffice to its freely available Google Pack software bundle. StarOffice is the commercial version of Sun Microsystems' office suite. While StarOffice is available for Windows, Solaris and Linux platforms, the version being offered through Google Pack is only for Windows XP or Vista users. Even though it is bundled with the Pack, StarOffice is not integrated with Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Google's online office productivity suite."
Submission + - Ubuntu Servers HACKED! (ubuntu.com)
Anonymous Coward writes: "Ubuntu had to shutdown 5 of 8 production servers that are sponsored by Canonical, when they started attacking other systems. Canonical blames the community, saying they were community hosted, and were poorly maintained. However, kernel upgrades couldn't be done because of poor backwards compatibility with the very hardware that Canonical had sponsored! While people point fingers at each other it is pretty clear that both sides are equally to blame, the community administrators for practicing bad security practices, such as using unencrypted FTP transfers with accounts, not properly maintaining the system. However Canonical should have been well aware of what they are hosting. The question remains, if any of the files distributed to users have been compromised. A major blow for Canonical though who are attempting to enter the business market with Ubuntu Server."
Submission + - Social Networking For The Digitally Unhinged 1
An anonymous reader writes: The social networking site Hakspace originally billed as a myspace for hackers and the digital underground in general has just launched version 2.0 of their social networking backend — now twinned and incorporating news from the somewhat infamous Whitedust.net (which now publishes Hakspace blogs on their front page, without the moderation expected of Web 2.0 sites) the sites are apparently based on an interesting manifesto of 'free publishing'. From the manifesto; "We believe in the sharing and publication of information; all information. That is the beginning and the end of the Whitedust agenda, there is no mystery, no corporate backing or capitalist master plan, no anarchistic undertone of mayhem or militancy. From this point on we will not indulge in juvenile destructive squabbling that plagues the web nor pander to the greed and envy of others intent on trying to control us." The manifesto goes on to say "Information is a pure, simple concept. Our agenda's limits shall not be dictated by either the 'corporate establishment' — the information security industry, or by the self-glorifying militant elements that dwell on its outskirts, the teenage miscreants who pool at the bottom of this digital barrel... We will publish what we want, when we want." Is this the beginning of web 3.0?
