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Submission + - ZeekRewards, Zeekler Users 'In Shock' as service declared Ponzi Scheme

Submitted by oxide7 on Sunday August 19, 2012 @01:04AM

oxide7 writes: Users of ZeekRewards.com and Zeekler.com are searching for answers — and their lost money — after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the sites' owner, Paul Burks, with an alleged $600 million Ponzi scheme.

"I was in shock," said a Zeek member who used the site for five months but asked to not be identified because of the ongoing investigation. "I thought it was going to be a rather simple inquiry and investigation and they would reveal to the attorney general that it was a very profitable business model and that everything was going to be OK."

Submission + - China Has 'Back Door' Access to 80% of World Communications

Submitted by oxide7 on Monday July 16, 2012 @09:57PM

oxide7 writes: The Chinese government has access to 80 percent of the world's communications, a former pentagon analyst has claimed.

Using equipment supplied by Chinese electronics giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE corporation, the People's Liberation Army and the government have "back door" access to a vast majority of the world's electronic information, including sensitive military and intelligence data

Submission + - Kaspersky warns on growing proliferation of cyberweapons

Submitted by oxide7 on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @04:43PM

oxide7 writes: In Israel, where computer hacking has become something of a national sport and young hackers are cultivated to become members of elite army technology units, Eugene Kaspersky, a world-renowned cybervirus sleuth who visited the country last week, got a very warm reception.

But Kaspersky's message was anything but cordial.

"I'm afraid it's just the beginning of the game, and I'm afraid it will be the end of the world as we know it," Kaspersky said during a press conference after speaking at the International CyberSecurity Conference at Tel Aviv University.

Submission + - 'Stacked' Space Station Photos Highlight Star Trails

Submitted by oxide7 on Friday June 08, 2012 @05:27PM

oxide7 writes: A scientist aboard the International Space Station took extraordinary photos of the start scape from aboard the vessel, using a special technique that highlights their movement.

"Modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image," Pettit explained.

"To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then ‘stack’ them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure.”

Submission + - Blind Mice Can SeeAfter Scientists Regrow Nerves

Submitted by oxide7 on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @10:00PM

oxide7 writes: Three blind mice (and a few more) are running a little bit better now, thanks to a group of scientists that were able to coax the nerves in their eyes to regrow.

Larry Benowitz, a professor of surgery and ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, has been working on nerve generation in mice for years. His latest experiment involves mice blinded in one eye after their optic nerves were artificially damaged.

The technique for making the retinal ganglion cells grow again requires three elements. "It's a proof of principle that rewiring the visual system may be possible."

Submission + - Teen Diabetes Rate Soars

Submitted by oxide7 on Monday May 21, 2012 @10:44PM

oxide7 writes: The number of teens with diabetes and pre-diabetes is soaring, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Between 2000 and 2008 the number rate of diabetes in teens and adolescents increased from 9 percent to 23 percent — an increase researchers said is "concerning."

"To get ahead of this problem, we have to be incredibly aggressive and look at children and adolescents and say you have to make time for physical activity," Larry Deeb, pediatric endocrinologist and former president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association.

Submission + - Ancient Female Genitalia Carving Could Be Older Than Cave Of Forgotten Dreams'

Submitted by oxide7 on Thursday May 17, 2012 @02:17PM

oxide7 writes: A one-and-a-half metric ton slab of limestone found at the Abri Castanet site in southwestern France is speckled with tool marks and carvings — including one of female genitalia — that could be the oldest wall art ever discovered. a team of American and French anthropologists say the carvings on the slab, which once formed part of the roof of a rock outcropping that ancient humans used for shelter, appear to have been created about 37,000 years ago.

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.

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