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Submission + - O2 (UK) send your phone number to every site you v

Submitted by JanusDC on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @07:23PM

JanusDC writes: It seems that the UK mobile company O2 sends your phone number to every website you visit using their network. It's hidden in the header, so you can easily be identified and tracked. The twitter user http://twitter.com/lewispeckover had made a website where you can check all the header sent by your device: http://lew.io/headers.php

Submission + - How can I justify using Red Hat when CentOS exists (centos.org) 7

Submitted by Bocaj on Saturday October 29, 2011 @10:35AM

Bocaj writes: I recently spec'd out a large project for our company that included software from Red Hat. It came back from the CIO with everything approved except I have to use CentOS. Why? Because "it's free Red Hat." Personally I really like the CentOS project because it puts enterprise class software in the hands of people who might not otherwise afford it. We are not those people. We have money. In fact I questioned the decision by asking why the CIO was willing to spend money on another very similar project and not this one. The answer was "because there is no free alternative." I know this has come up before and I don't want to beat a dead horse, but this is still a very persistent issue. Our CIO is convinced that technical support for any product is worthless. He's will to spend money on "one-time" software purchases, but nothing that is an annual subscription. There is data to support that the Red Hat subscription is cheaper that many other up-front paid software products but not CentOS. The only thing it lacks is support, which the CIO doesn't want. Help?

Submission + - Linux Foundation Releases Document on UEFI Secure (networkworld.com)

Submitted by mvar on Friday October 28, 2011 @10:45AM

mvar writes: The Linux Foundation today released technical guidance to PC makers on how to implement secure UEFI without locking Linux or other free software off of new Windows 8 machines. The guidance included a subtle tisk-tisk at Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky for suggesting that PC owners won't want to mess with control of their hardware and would happily concede that to operating system makers and hardware manufacturers.

Comment Just remember.... (Score 1) 515

by Hammeh on Monday October 17, 2011 @05:47PM (#37744408) Attached to: Are You Prepared For the Zombie Apocalypse?

Double Tap and you will be fine!!

Submission + - RIM Holds Press Conference (rim.com)

Submitted by scosco62 on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @03:21PM

scosco62 writes: Everyone who has a job in Corporate IT with a BES (or other server), is listening to the unfolding RIMPocolype 2011. RIM (finally) issued a press conference addressing the issues, which are starting to creep into the Americas.

Listening to this doesn't give me any confidence with these guys — they definitely seemed to be fumbling.....

Submission + - Building A Solid $500 Gaming PC

Submitted by adeelarshad82 on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @12:23PM

adeelarshad82 writes: Building a gaming pc doesn't necessarily have to be expensive. With the help of some research, careful planning and much needed sacrifice PCMag put together a gaming computer with AMD Athlon II X4 640 processor, 4GB RAM and 1TB Hard Drive for $496.93.

Submission + - FTL Neutrino Research "Almost Certainly Wrong" (discovery.com)

Submitted by

astroengine

on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @11:24AM

astroengine writes: "Last month, the alleged faster than light neutrinos measured by the OPERA collaboration at CERN caused a world-wide sensation. Naturally, any finding that challenges Einstein's special theory of relativity draws criticism and skepticism, and now Lawrence M. Krauss, director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, has criticized the way in which CERN handled the situation. "What do you do as a scientist when you know a research result that is almost certainly wrong is about to become a media sensation?" Krauss asks. Should CERN have handled the announcement differently?"

Submission + - Blackberry Crash Continues - RIM explains the reas (techradar.com)

Submitted by Hammeh on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @11:22AM

Hammeh writes: RIM has finally lifted the lid on the reasons behind the worldwide BlackBerry outages over the last two days, but still hasn't given a date for when normal service will be resumed.
The worldwide BlackBerry crash has seen millions of users up in arms about not being able to access the likes of BBM, email and the internet.
"The messaging and browsing delays being experienced by BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile and Argentina were caused by a core switch failure within RIM's infrastructure," read a statement.
The switch, with the thing, broke the stuff...
"Although the system is designed to failover to a back-up switch, the failover did not function as previously tested. As a result, a large backlog of data was generated and we are now working to clear that backlog and restore normal service as quickly as possible.
"We apologise for any inconvenience and we will continue to keep you informed."
Some users are already reporting a resumption of their BlackBerry services on BlackBerry Enterprise Servers, but many are still stuck without the core functions of their shiny RIM-powered device.

Submission + - We Finally Know Why Oil and Water Don't Mix (motherboard.tv)

Submitted by

CoveredTrax

on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @10:10AM

CoveredTrax writes: "Everyone knows oil and water don’t mix. It’s a simple concept, sure, but the hydrophobic interactions between fats and water are crucial to the mechanics of microbiology. The weird thing is, the base theories of chemistry suggest that there’s no reason oil and water shouldn’t mix, even though it’s obvious that’s not the case. Now there’s an explanation: a team of chemical engineers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have defined an equation that measures a compound’s hydrophobic character. It’s the first such equation of its kind."

Submission + - HP rethinking wisdom of spinning off PC division (itworld.com)

Submitted by bdking on Wednesday October 12, 2011 @10:09AM

bdking writes: After signing off on former CEO Leo Apotheker's proposal to spin off or sell HP's personal computer unit, the company's braintrust is reassessing the wisdom of dumping a division that contributes nearly 30% of revenue and holds together a valuable supply chain.

Submission + - Zenbook is the new weapon of ASUS (7gadgets.com) 1

Submitted by

justelite

on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @04:23PM

justelite writes: "The ASUS 's Zenbook UX is more than a MacBook Air clone. More powerful, affordable but unfortunatley with Windows . The OS keep the ultrabook in a dark corner. Maybe the Windows 8 will give a boost to non Apple notebooks but the launch time is too faraway ..."

Submission + - Ozone Detected In The Venus' Atmosphere (gizmocrazed.com) 1

Submitted by

Mightee

on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @02:41PM

Mightee writes: "Astronomers these days are busy searching for life on other planets of the universe. They search for the environment and the necessary elements for establishing a habitat for Homo sapiens. After mars, it's Venus this time that has shown a green signal. Surprisingly it isn't NASA but the Venus Express spacecraft of 'the European Space Agency' who has found it.

The signal is actually the presence of Ozone layer similar to that surrounding our mother Earth and Mars already. It is a layer of Ozone (O3) surrounding the earth which absorbs harmful ultraviolet rays coming from the sun. It bears quite a lot importance in the presence of life on earth. In fact, it is thought to have been brought into being by the life itself."

Submission + - There are now more cell phones in the U.S. than pe (bgr.com)

Submitted by zacharye on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @02:38PM

zacharye writes: For the first time, the number of wireless devices connecting to cellular networks in the United States and its territories over the past six months has surpassed the country’s total population. A semi-annual survey conducted by the CTIA found that wireless subscriber connections now total 327.6 million while the population of the U.S. and its territories is now 315.5 million people. This means the wireless penetration rate in the U.S. in now 103.9% according to the CTIA, marking the first time that wireless penetration has surpassed 100% in the U.S...

Submission + - Nato Exercise Banned From Jamming GPS (eweekeurope.co.uk) 1

Submitted by

judgecorp

on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @01:22PM

judgecorp writes: "A major NATO exercise off the coast of Scotland has been ordered to stop using GPS jamming technology after complaints that to do so would endanger the lives of fishermen and disrupt civilian mobile phones. The exercise — called "Joint Warrior" -planned to disrupt GPS for 20 miles around each warship"

Submission + - Man Impaled By Laptop In New Zealand (eweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by

judgecorp

on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @01:16PM

judgecorp writes: "A British man in New Zealand is recovering after suffering a freak injury caused by his laptop computer. As he closed the DVD drawer on the (Toshiba) computer, a piece of metal pierced through his right palm."

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