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Submission + - SF Mayor Newsom Testifies in Terry Childs "Rogue (sfgate.com)

Submitted by marklyon
marklyon writes: Terry Childs, the jailed San Francisco FiberWAN Admin, is back in court today. Mayor Gavin Newsom testified that the FiberWAN and other city services continued to operate following Child's July 2008 arrest and refusal to divulge the passwords to city-owned network equipment. "The only thing that went down," Newsom said, "was our balance sheet, because of the costs associated with this."
Technology

Submission + - Toyota hasn't ruled out electronics problems (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by oxide7
oxide7 writes: Toyota Motor Co. has not ruled out an electronic malfunction as a cause of unintended acceleration in its vehicles which has led to a major global recall. Toyota U.S. sales chief James Lentz said in a congressional hearing today that the company has commissioned an independent study by an outside consultancy, Exponent, on the issue of its electronic throttle and that it had not discovered any electronics issues so far.

He said, however that the initial Exponent report was preliminary and that a full report at a later date would be released publicly. He said a full report would be release publicly.

Submission + - Top cell phones rated high in radiation (networkworld.com)

Submitted by Julie188
Julie188 writes: An environmental activist group has found that four recent, well-reviewed cell phones are pushing the edge of radiofrequency radiation safety limits set by the Federal Communications Commission: Motorola Droid, Blackberry Bold 9700, LG Chocolate Touch and HTC Nexus One by Google. The FCC says that any cell phone that falls within its limits is safe, but the activist group also points out that many a phone maker makes it insanely hard for a consumer to find the emission data.

Submission + - Unplug your Mac mic and camera in lieu of tin foil (willholloway.net) 3

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: This post details how to disable your intel iMac microphone and camera by unplugging them. Until Apple installs a hardware switch that allows us to turn our microphones on or off when we see fit, the only way to make sure that no one is listening or watching us on a compromised OS X system is to physically disconnect iSight. The process is very simple, and reversible. It is the only way to make sure that you have not bugged your own computer room.
Google

Submission + - YouTube to stop supporting IE6 from 13 march (digitizor.com)

Submitted by kai_hiwatari
kai_hiwatari writes: Users visiting YouTube on IE6 (or some other old browsers), will will now see an interstitial warning them that support for their browser will be dropped by 13 March. It also gives a links to some browsers that the user can use. The interstitial will appear every two weeks to remind any users still on older browsers to upgrade to the most recent version of their browser. While users on these old browsers will still be able to watch the video, Google says that some new functions that they will be rolling out will not be supported in these browsers.
Google

Submission + - Chinese Hacker Behind Google Hacks Identified (ft.com)

Submitted by Knee Socks
Knee Socks writes: A few days ago, the US government traced the online attack on Google and other companies back to two Chinese schools. Now US analysts say they have identified the author of the code that exploited a security loophole in IE8. Interestingly enough, the hacker, who works as a freelance security consultant, did not launch the attacks himself and has said he would have preferred his code "not be used in such offensive efforts." As things go in China, however, the government had unique access to his work, which analysts say makes it much harder for China to deny allegations of involvement with the attacks.
Role Playing (Games)

Submission + - Massively Confusing Over Abbreviated Online Gaming

Submitted by
Jade Buddah
Jade Buddah writes: "GWN's Spanner Spencer writes, "Perhaps, as a lifelong and dedicated gamer, I shouldn't have let this particular boat sail quite so far before I decided it was time to visit the horizon. But fathoming an understanding of MMORPGs has become something of a recent obsession for me. I want to join that exclusive online club of 15 million gamers, but as yet, my application seems to be sorely lacking in experience points. So I invite you, dear reader, to accompany me on a free-roaming quest to uncover the secrets of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, or as I prefer to think of them (at least this early on in my education) Massively Confusing Over Abbreviated Online Games."

The article makes for an interesting read, especially if you're one of the many gamers yet to get into MMORPGs."
Microsoft

Submission + - FAA Vista shun indicates Linux and Google rise

Submitted by Tookis
Tookis writes: A report in Information Week that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may shun the idea of upgrading to Windows Vista and Microsoft Office in favor of Linux and Google Apps must be giving the big software company air sickness. The FAA is worried about two major things with a Vista upgrade: compatibility with existing applications and cost. Looks like the FAA will stick with XP for some time though. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10276/1023/
Security

Submission + - Scientists to use MRI to Read Minds

Submitted by ChainedFei
ChainedFei writes: While currently in the experimental stages, Scientists at Germany's Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience are using MRI Imaging in order to detect higher level decision making as it occurs in the brain before the thought is put to action. Civil Libertarians are naturally concerned as to the usage of such technology, should it come to fruition. Civil Libertarians are, quite understandably, uneasy of such technology. The initial proposed usages of such technology has been put forward as better Airport Security measures as well as Criminal Interrogations, though the possibility of a Minority Report style use loom throughout.
Biotech

Submission + - Medical Wikis Featured in Nature Medicine

Submitted by S. Adams
S. Adams writes: Two high impact medical journals, BMJ and Nature Medicine have featured articles discussing the impact of Web 2.0 and Wiki software and the future of medical infomatics. Both have stirred some debate on the potential impact of the technology to benefit patient care as well of some of the risk if not used properly. http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v13/n3/abs/nm0307 -231.html (subscription required) http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/333/7582/1283? maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext= askdrwiki&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWC IT (open Access)

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