oxide7 - Slashdot User

Submission + - Why Steve Jobs Mattered to Tech

Submitted by oxide7 on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @08:09PM

oxide7 writes: Steve Jobs died on Wednesday, he was 56 years old.
Jobs recently quit as CEO of the company he co-founded and made into a world leader is because the end of his life is near. His body is breaking down and, as usual, neither he nor Apple will discuss it. Just because he's gone doesn't mean he's leaving the company bereft.

Submission + - Italian Wikipedia Shuts Down Prompted by New Wiret

Submitted by oxide7 on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @09:22PM

oxide7 writes: Wikipedia's Italian edition homepage has been shut down following the prospect of a new wiretap law from Italy's Prime Minister, forcing the Italian language Web site to be hidden with the possibility to be eventually deleted. The law called "DDL intercettazioni" (Wiretapping Act) from Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlisconi is an attempt to gag bloggers from posting unfavorable remarks.

Submission + - Blackberry Playbook Not Abandoned ... Yet

Submitted by oxide7 on Thursday September 29, 2011 @07:02PM

oxide7 writes: Research in Motion on Thursday rebuffed speculation that it was following HP's footsteps in abandoning its poorly performing Playbook tablet, but the move highlights its difficulties penetrating Apple's dominant market position. The company said assertions that the Touchpad was done were false, after industry checks suggested the manufacturer for the device had laid off dozens of staff.

Submission + - Amazon's First Tablet, Fire, To Sell For $199

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 28, 2011 @10:46AM

An anonymous reader writes: Amazon will reportedly release its first tablet called the Fire, which is Wi-Fi only, for an extremely economical $200. The tablet will not feature a microphone, but considering the tablet is $300 cheaper than the cheapest iPad, this will be an excellent tablet option for buyers on a budget. Again, just to reiterate, one could potentially buy two Amazon Fires for $100 less than the price the cheapest iPad.

Submission + - Amazon Tablet: The Only Viable iPad Contender

Submitted by oxide7 on Sunday September 25, 2011 @02:39PM

oxide7 writes: A number of manufacturers have tried and failed to enter the tablet computing space, currently dominated by the iPad and iPad 2, but Amazon's forthcoming tablet may have the right mix to shake Apple's empire. The tablet will also be one of the first which could potential go toe-to-toe with Apple in terms of content. It will also feature a low price, the No.1 barrier to tablet adoption

Submission + - A 'Passive' Samsung Steps to 'Free Riding' Apple

Submitted by oxide7 on Saturday September 24, 2011 @03:22PM

oxide7 writes: South-Korea's Samsung is taking the offensive against Apple, pushing for product injunctions and stepping up rhetoric against the long-time consumer electronics rival. The recent litigation represents a departure from what Samsung executives called a "passive" strategy in the past, to a more bolder stance against market-leader Apple. "We'll be pursuing our rights for this in a more aggressive way from now on."

Submission + - Lost iPhone 5 Prompts Apple Security Beef-Up

Submitted by oxide7 on Sunday September 18, 2011 @08:56PM

oxide7 writes: Shortly after reports surfaced that Apple lost another sensitive prototype — this time the iPhone 5 — the company is taking steps to ensure it keeps its devices safe. The world's largest consumer electronics company posted jobs on its website, looking for people responsible for managing risk associated with Apple's unreleased products. "The individual will collaborate with other security managers by contributing to, and managing execution of, strategic initiatives set forth by Director, Global Security," the job posting reads.

Submission + - Apple and Police Ransack Home to Find iPhone 5

Submitted by oxide7 on Saturday September 03, 2011 @03:27PM

oxide7 writes: The saga continues in the hunt for a missing iPhone 5 prototype, with the tale taking a disturbing twist as police revealed Apple employees accompanied officers as they ransacked a private residence in San Francisco. Calderon initially told the SF Weekly that six people wearing badges and identifying themselves as San Francisco police officers searched his home one evening in July, rifled through his belongings and computer and "threatened" him over the missing phone.

Submission + - Space Junk Hits 'Tipping Point'

Submitted by oxide7 on Thursday September 01, 2011 @01:53PM

oxide7 writes: Space debris orbiting the earth is becoming increasingly hazardous, researchers warn, with junk posing increasing danger to astronauts and space missions. The International Space Station was nearly destroyed in June when an unidentified object came within 1,100 feet. Astronauts were preemptively evacuated to emergency spacecraft.

Submission + - Hurricane Prompts Unprededented Evacuation of NYC 1

Submitted by oxide7 on Friday August 26, 2011 @07:51PM

oxide7 writes: For the first time, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered a mandatory evacuation of 300,000 residents of the cities coastal areas as Hurricane Irene barrels up the East Coast. Buses and subways prepared to shut on Saturday as Hurricane Irene approaches as well.

All New Jersey rail service will be suspended from noon Saturday, while the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will institute a shutdown of trains and buses starting at the same time. The suspension will include subways, buses, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and Access-A-Ride. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will suspend PATH train service at noon as well.

"This is a mandatory evacuation," Bloomberg said. "By five o'clock tomorrow you have to be out. Waiting for the last minute is not a smart thing to do. This is life threatening."

Submission + - As Hurricane Hits US, Software Calculates Damage

Submitted by oxide7 on Friday August 26, 2011 @12:33PM

oxide7 writes: As Hurricane Irene barrels her way up the Eastern Seaboard, supercomputers fortified by high-speed analysis software are preparing models of potential damage and its costs. Then, using internal analysis, the providers use stochastic data to model how Irene might cause damage based on historical data of prior Eastern Seaboard hurricanes.

Submission + - Irene's Danger: How Do Experts Measure Catastrophe

Submitted by oxide7 on Thursday August 25, 2011 @05:30PM

oxide7 writes: As Hurricane Irene barrels her way up the Eastern Seaboard, supercomputers fortified by high-speed analysis software are preparing models of potential damage and its costs. While nobody can know ahead of time just how much destruction a Category 3 Hurricane like Irene will do, specialty companies that specialize in catastrophic risk analysis are armed with historical data as well as links to national computer centers that track the storm in real time. "There's a huge market for this kind of material," said a spokesman for the Cornell Theory Center, a national supercomputer center at Cornell University.

Submission + - HP Kills TouchPad, but WebOS Lives (Sort of)

Submitted by oxide7 on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @07:40PM

oxide7 writes: HP is pulling the plug on its TouchPad tablet after just over a month of existence, devastating the hopes of many for a viable iPad competitor, but there is a silver lining in the untimely demise. While the tablet itself was nothing to write home about, the software, the webOS that runs the tablet, is a gem. And it appears that while HP will not make hardware anymore, it will continue to develop the operating system and building up the ecosystem around it.

Submission + - Rick Perry's Stem Cell Surgery Could lead to Quack

Submitted by oxide7 on Monday August 22, 2011 @08:24AM

oxide7 writes: Presidential candidate Rick Perry underwent a controversial stem-cell treatment this past month, prompting some doctors to fear the high-profile event would send the wrong signal to desperate patients. "As a highly influential person of power, Perry's actions have the unfortunate potential to push desperate patients into the clinics of quacks,"Dr. George Q. Daley said.

Submission + - Global Warming Could Prompt Alien Attack

Submitted by oxide7 on Saturday August 20, 2011 @05:28PM

oxide7 writes: Scientists studied several scenarios where earth might encounter extraterrestrial life, with the most alarming potential outcome being the total destruction of the planet to stave off humans polluting the rest of the galaxy. "A preemptive strike would be particularly likely in the early phases of our expansion because a civilization may become increasingly difficult to destroy as it continues to expand," the study says.

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