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Emulation (Games)

Nintendo Upset Over Nokia Game Emulation Video 189

Posted by Soulskill from the super-mario-takedown dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo is investigating potential copyright infringement by Nokia during some video demos of their N900 phone, which can be seen emulating Nintendo games. Nintendo spokesman Robert Saunders says: 'We take rigorous steps to protect our IP and our legal team will examine this to determine if any infringement has taken place.' In the video, Nokia says, 'Most publishers allow individual title usage, provided that the user is in possession of the original title.'"
Image

Jetman Attempts Intercontinental Flight Screenshot-sm 140

Posted by samzenpus from the a-jetwing-and-a-prayer dept.
Last year we ran the story of Yves Rossy and his DIY jetwings. Yves spent $190,000 and countless hours building a set of jet-powered wings which he used to cross the English Channel. Rossy's next goal is to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, from Tangier in Morocco and Tarifa on the southwestern tip of Spain. From the article: "Using a four-cylinder jet pack and carbon fibre wings spanning over 8ft, he will jump out of a plane at 6,500 ft and cruise at 130 mph until he reaches the Spanish coast, when he will parachute to earth." Update 18:57 GMT: mytrip writes: "Yves Rossy took off from Tangiers but five minutes into an expected 15-minute flight he was obliged to ditch into the wind-swept waters."
Security

Submission + - Major IE8 flaw makes 'safe' sites unsafe (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by
intrudere
intrudere writes: "http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/internet_explorer_security_flaw/
Exclusive The latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser contains a bug that can enable serious security attacks against websites that are otherwise safe.

The flaw in IE 8 can be exploited to introduce XSS, or cross-site scripting, errors on webpages that are otherwise safe, according to two Register sources, who discussed the bug on the condition they not be identified. Microsoft was notified of the vulnerability a few months ago, they said."

Comment Re:Don't be a policeman (Score 1) 286

by spandex_panda (#29432077) Attached to: Australian ISPs Asked To Cut Off Malware-Infected PCs
My ISP already does this. I was called to my sister-in-law's house as the ISP sent her an email saying her internet was restricted. She was only allowed to visit a couple of web sites of virus scanners while she was quarantined. She sent an email to them stating that she has up to data anti-virus and that a scan turned up no viruses. But I was asked to come and have a look and did a few scans (including that online Trend Micro virus scanner) and found a couple of items. Now I don't deal with Windows enough to know whether these viruses were really that bad but I thought it was a positive that the ISP let her know that something was happening, even if it was a false positive it did make her more aware.
The Courts

Music Industry Wants a Cut of Pirate Bay Sale 214

Posted by kdawson from the blood-from-a-stone dept.
suraj.sun writes "The music industry will attempt to seize money paid to acquire the Pirate Bay. A couple of weeks back the Global Gaming Factory, a Swedish software company, announced that it would acquire the Pirate Bay for $7.8 million. Since then the company has been touting a new business model and even hiring executives, such as Wayne Rosso, the former Grokster president, to legally obtain content from film and music industries. What remains to be seen is how that sale might be affected by attempts by the music industry to collect the $3.6 million damages that a Swedish court awarded it in April. Alex Jacob, a spokesman for the IFPI, said that the group has always intended to collect the damages award, but now, should the sale go through, music execs know that the original Pirate Bay operators have access to the money." According to CNet, the four original Pirates claim they no longer own the company and that no money from the sale will go to them.
Businesses

Submission + - The Pirate Bay has been sold

Submitted by spandex_panda
spandex_panda writes: So as I read it, I am sure you are reading about it, the pirate bay has been sold.
I have confirmed it at the Pirate Bay blog, and apparently the folks taking over want to involve the media hegemony in order to monetise and at the same time legitamise the Pirate Bay. I, for one, am a bit worried about our new Pirate Bay corporate overlords... What do you think?

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