Submission Summary: 0 pending, 14 declined, 2 accepted (16 total, 12.50% accepted)
Submission + - Will lack of DX10 on XP spur OpenGL development?
Sparr0 writes: "Since Microsoft's announcement that DirectX 10 will not be released for Windows XP, which means no Shader Model 4.0 and no Geometry Shaders, I have been waiting for news of game developers switching to OpenGL in order to get the best graphics on the best hardware on the most popular gaming OS... But there is nary a whisper of such. Will such a shift occur, even if only in small amounts? When? Why not? It is probably safe to say that Unreal Tournament 3 (AKA UT2007) will have OpenGL as an option in Windows, but that is both unsurprising and also a long way off. Ditto for Quake Wars, and most anything else that we already knew was going to have a native Linux clients. But where are all of the other big names with Windows-only offerings? Why haven't we heard from Valve, Blizzard, Sony, or EA, to name a few?"
Submission + - FBI raids Security Researcher's home. Surprised?
Sparr0 writes: "Christopher Soghoian, the subject of a recent story, has now had his home raided. Details can be found on his blog, including a scanned copy of the warrant. Boiling down some of the legalese, the charges (if any are filed) will be "conspiracy to knowingly present a false and fictitious claim upon or against the United States, or any department or agency thereof in violation of USC 18 secs(2,371,1036,1343,2318) and USC 49 secs(46314,46316) and 49 CFR 1540.103,1540.105" (edited for brevity). The bad news is that he really did break the law. The good news is that Senator Charles Schumer did too, on an official government website no less. The outcome of this trial will be academically interesting, at least. At best, it could result in ruling against some portion of the law(s) that the TSA operates under."
Submission + - Paypal steals money from eBayers. Again.
Sparr0 writes: "Apparently PayPal did not get the message the first time. Today they decided to freeze the entire accounts (not just the funds in question) of anyone selling PS3 or Wii consoles on eBay. Console Connector has the story. Things are only going to get uglier from here."
