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Submission + - Symantec shutting down SecurityFocus news portal (eming.com)

Submitted by Camatom
Camatom writes: SecurityFocus.com, home to the well-known Bugtraq mailing list, will terminate its news portal section and will transfer its content to Symantec Connect.

SecurityFocus has been a mainstay in the security community, its Bugtraq mailing list is where almost all new security-related vulnerabilities, vendor security-related announcements, methods of exploitation, and how to fix them, etc are discussed.

Its news section provides original news content, detailed technical papers and guest columnists. This section and Infocus articles, whitepapers, and other SecurityFocus content will be moved to Symantec main website starting 15 March 2010.

Bugtraq mailing list will not be affected.

Submission + - Real Time Nation-wide Search of 4300 Libraries

Submitted by Goomes
Goomes writes: Slashdot Japan reported that a new website in Japan provides nation-wide book search of over 4300 libraries. This will certainly save time and energy for library users. The service is able to search multiple libraries at the same time, and show exactly which libraries has your desired book and if the book is available now or it is being checked-out by other people. User can also reserve book online. If your book is not available in your favorite libraries, don't worry. The website will also search Amazon database so you can buy the book. In the future, they hope to include other online bookstores, publishers, etc. This story is also being picked up by an English website.
Now that people can find almost anything from theirs computer in the comfort of their own homes, not sure how many people are still going to the library these days or in the future, but it seems the combination search of public libraries and online bookstore is a bit strange. If I am willing to buy the book, I would not even drag myself to the library! It seems they are sort of in competition? May be the libraries should provide delivery service too.
Firefox

Submission + - Mozilla launched "Rock Your Firefox" 2

Submitted by Grasil
Grasil writes: Mozilla launched a new Web site called Rock Your Firefox Today. According to Mozilla, it is "for Firefox users to discover cool new add-ons or just learn what add-ons are all about. Rock Your Firefox will feature reviews, feedback, and insights from people around the Web who are using Firefox Add-ons to make their online experience better. A way to showcase the amazing depth, breadth, and power of Firefox Add-ons in a simple and friendly way that even my mom would understand."

The name was based on the Rock Your Firefox Facebook application from 2007, which just closed 4 months ago.

It is meant to be a promotion vehicle for add-ons, along with the original addons.mozilla.org site. However, the current addons site do have recommendation and reviews, a slight upgrade or modification of the original should do the job. Some questioned if the new site is a duplication of effort.

Some might even question if this is a desperate attempt to keep Firefox users from switching over to Google Chrome since Chrome has become more stable and its Google Chrome Extensions is getting more established.

Submission + - Chile 8.8-magnitude earthquake, tsunami hits Japan

Submitted by pastababa
pastababa writes: A magnitude of 8.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile on February 27, 2010, at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), and lasting for about three minutes.It was the strongest earthquake affecting Chile since the magnitude 9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake (the most energetic earthquake ever recorded worldwide), and is the strongest earthquake worldwide since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
Japanese Meteorological Agency issued tsumani warning of wave over 3 m high at some part of Japan.
According to CNN, initial waves already hit Japan, more are expected.
In general, tsunamis tend to come in several waves, of which the first may not be the highest.
Windows

Submission + - Skype Lite & Skype for Windows Phones Disconti (skype.com)

Submitted by pastababa
pastababa writes: Skype removed Skype Lite & Skype for Windows Phones apps from Skype's site, because neither of those apps offered a great Skype experience.

Skype Lite only works in a small number of countries. Where it does work, making a call requires users to use up their allocation of minutes from their mobile network, making the Skype-to-Skype calls sort-of-free-per-minute rather than actually-free-per-minute. And with the latest version of the Windows Mobile OS, Skype sited increasingly challenging for them to maintain an app which behaves as a user would expect on a wide range of handsets without working with a mobile operator partner.

Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones are no longer available for download.

If you already use one of these apps, you can carry on using it, Skype is not disabling them, but be aware of the limitations and possible charges.

At the same time, Skype recently released Skype for Symbian 1.0 for Nokia handsets.
Technology

Submission + - Smart Salad Dressing to save Venice (telegraph.co.uk)

Submitted by pastababa
pastababa writes: UK Telegraph reports that a new way to save Venice historic building from sinking.

"This technology called programmable protocells is based on the chemistry of oil and water and has the special property of transforming carbon dioxide into a limestone-like substance."
The globules would form "solid pearls" of artificial limestone that could protect buildings from future damage.
This technology could be an alternative to the current plan to install a series of steel floodgates to control tidal movements in the lagoon surrounding Venice, if the oil could be directed to form carbonate deposits at their bases, and could distribute the load and slow or even stop the sinking.

A website called Future Venice set up to explore new technologies to save Venice future explains this idea more in details.

Submission + - HumanCar brings people-power to the hybrid (wired.co.uk)

Submitted by Lanxon
Lanxon writes: With its Flinstone-like principles of human powered transport you'd be forgiven for thinking the new HumanCar Imagine PS was just a frivolous one-off. But father and son duo Charley and Chuck Greenwood actually see a real world use for their creation outside of automotive travel. Using a four gear transmission to convert the physical power of up to four passengers, the Imagine_PS HumanCar is capable of speeds of up to 60mph — on a slope — and will apparently propel you towards 35mph in the region of four to six seconds. But it's HumanCar's ability to store that power and return it for use in everyday situations that makes the HumanCar arguably the most interesting hybrid to date.
Idle

Submission + - 70,000 carats of gemstones on a Honda

Submitted by pastababa
pastababa writes: A report from DigInfo (with video):

At Tokyo Auto Salon 2010, Honda Odyssey with 70,000 carats of sparkling Kyoto Opal on its entire surface is on display.

Kyoto Opal is a new material, based on the same quartz grains as natural opal. By coloring Kyoto Opal artificially, a diverse range of hues can be produced.

In addition, a variety of cuts can be achieved, overcoming the cracking and chipping that occur in natural opal. Kyoto Opal has been combined with Jewel Paint, a new coating technology in sheet metal coating and car customization.

The result is the world’s first gemstone-coated car. The Jewel Paint on the Odyssey cost about US$88,690 (not including the car itself).

Submission + - God started to twits (twitter.com)

Submitted by pastababa
pastababa writes: Dalai Lama, the living God of the Tibetan, has a twitter account and started his holiness twits yesterday.
There are already close to 58 thousand followers.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft deal to power Yahoo searches approved (bbc.co.uk) 1

Submitted by chetbox
chetbox writes: Microsoft and Yahoo have finally completed a 10-year deal in which Microsoft will use Bing to power Yahoo searches. Microsoft will retain 12% of revenue for the first 5 years. From the article:

The European Commission ruled that the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition". Under the deal, Yahoo's website will use Microsoft's Bing search engine, and the two firms will share the revenues. [...] In explaining its decision, the Commission said that taken together, Microsoft and Yahoo currently have less than 10% of the search engine market in Europe, with Google controlling 90%.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft's Bing home use market share at 2% (eming.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: According to a survey done by Japan.internet.com, after one year of operation, Bing is not making much in road into Japanese home.
Yahoo Japan has been and still is the number portal and search engine in Japan according and Alexa, despite the huge success of Google in the USA and around.
The survey of home use shows that Bing is at 2% market, but it ranks 47 in Japan according to Alexa.
But then, the Japanese market is difficult to crack, you have to be very Japanese to get acceptance.
Is this a success or failure story for Bing reaching such market share in just one year?

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