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Communications

Submission + - Open Source Linux Phone Released (openmoko.com) 1

Submitted by
andyfrommk
andyfrommk writes: "The worlds first truly open phone has been released. the Neo 1973 has been designed for the open source hacker.
From the website

The Neo 1973 boasts the following hardware specifications

* 2.8" VGA TFT color display
* Touchscreen, usable with stylus or fingers
* 266HZ Samsung System on a Chip (SOC)
* USB 1.1, switchable between Client and Host (unpowered)
* Integrated AGPS
* 2.5G GSM — quad band, voice, CSD, GPRS
* Bluetooth 2.0
* Micro SD slot
* High Quality audio codec
"
Security

Submission + - Spammers overcome Hotmail/Yahoo CAPTCHA systems

Submitted by thefickler
thefickler writes: It appears that spammers have found a way of automatically creating Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts, having already created more than 15,000 bogus Hotmail accounts, according to security company BitDefender.p>

BitDefender says that a new threat, dubbed Trojan.Spammer.HotLan.A, is using automatically generated Yahoo and Hotmail accounts to send out spam email, which suggests that spammers have found a way to overcome Microsoft's and Yahoo's CAPTCHA systems.p>
Businesses

Submission + - Ubuntu Dell goes International at LinuxWorld (desktoplinux.com)

Submitted by
mrcgran
mrcgran writes: "DesktopLinux.com is disclosing some bits about Dell's plans for international deployment of Ubuntu: 'When Dell first announced that it would be releasing Ubuntu Linux-powered consumer desktops and laptops, some people saw it as more of a stunt than a serious business move. They were wrong. Dell has already expanded its consumer Linux line, and now it has announced that it will soon be offering Ubuntu Linux systems outside of the United States and for new businesses. Sources close to Dell indicate that the company will be announcing international sales of Ubuntu Linux consumer systems at LinuxWorld, which will be held Aug. 6-9 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. It is also likely that Dell will announce exactly how it will be offering SMBs (small to midsize businesses) Ubuntu desktop Linux systems. It is also possible that Dell will announce new Ubuntu Linux-powered PCs for SMBs at the show. While Dell has declined to announce any sales figures for its new Linux laptops and desktops, sources indicate that the sales have exceeded expectations. ' HP also seems to be wooing Ubuntu: 'Dell's initial success with Ubuntu apparently has caught Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) attention. Sources close to HP tell me the company hope to offer PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed in a few months — or perhaps even a few weeks.'"
Technology (Apple)

Submission + - iPhone Review - Users Want More (cnn.com)

Submitted by
s31523
s31523 writes: "With all the secrecy surrounding the iPhone release, many would-be buyers have asked many questions about the iPhone only to have the answer "wait and see". CNET has put together a thorough review of the iPhone, which for me was pretty informative since I was(am) unwilling to drop $600 on a phone I knew nothing about. Love it or hate it, this article sizes up the iPhone pretty well."
Announcements

Submission + - Mindmapping meets Wikipedia (wikimindmap.org)

Submitted by lystrata
lystrata writes: As pages within large public wikis — such as Wikipedia — become more complex, you may be finding it harder to find exactly what you're looking for. Fortunately, Felix Nyffeneger has developed an innovative solution: to present an overview of the page's contents in the form of a mind map. He calls this intriguing new tool WikiMindmap.
Operating Systems

Submission + - Why average users don't adopt GNU/Linux

Submitted by
linuxguy1454
linuxguy1454 writes: "Adrian Kingsley-Hughes of ZDNet has an editorial on "Five crucial things the Linux community doesn't understand about the average computer user." From the article, "It's pretty sad, but beyond a certain small segment of computer users, you can't give Linux away." Two of the most sacrilegious reasons: "On the whole, users aren't all that dissatisfied with Windows" and "Linux is still too geeky." So what do /.-ers have to say about this?"
Biotech

Submission + - Get Your Genome Sequenced Here (forbes.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Forbes has a cover story on why new gene technologies are going to lead to a boom in tests that will tell you your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. "Soon all of us will be able to find out what ticking time bombs lie hidden inside our DNA ..." the article notes, "if we really want to know."

http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2007/05/31/g enetic-testing-dna-tech-cx_mh_rl_0531dna_land.html

The reason for the boom: "Seven years later Moore's Law has come to gene hunting. Powering the revolution are new devices that speed-read DNA cheaper than ever before."

These new machines may make it possible to find out about your disease risk, and even to get your whole genome sequenced. A project at Harvard is seeking to sequence the DNA of thousands of people. See: http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0618/052_5. html

Other features of interest:
-12 Gene Tests That Could Change Your Life: http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/31/gene-tests-availa ble-tech_cz_rl_mh_0531genetests.html

-Video of a woman who took a radical step after finding out she had a cancer-causing gene. http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/tech/jal_ca ncer053107

-A reporter gets genotyped:
http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0618/052b.h tml
AMD

Submission + - The Truth About ATI/AMD & Linux (phoronix.com)

Submitted by
Xaxo
Xaxo writes: "Earlier this month AMD's Henri Richard promised open graphics drivers for Linux. While the drivers aren't open sourced yet, they have opened their development and release cycle information to Phoronix. In this article called The Truth About ATI/AMD & Linux they have authenticated slides from AMD about their Linux development cycle and quotes from the AMD Graphics Products Group. From the article: "...each AMD Linux "fglrx" driver release takes usually about eleven to twelve weeks from start to finish. With the development, validation, beta, and bake phases, there are always at least two releases being prepared. This rigid development cycle allows AMD to release updated drivers on a monthly basis while ensuring that each driver has been tested and contains more changes than just a simple version bump.""
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft bullies UK developer (zdnet.co.uk)

Submitted by
ZDOne
ZDOne writes: "Microsoft has shown that once again despite having a near bottomless marketing budget — it is supremely talented at coming across as ruthless and uncaring. The boys at Redmond have demanded — with very unsubtle lawyers' letters — that a London-based Windows developer withdraws a version of his free debugging tool from distribution, and is claiming that the tool breaches its licensing conditions. What's this about Microsoft finally seeing the light around the benefits of an open source community approach to software development — we are not convinced.

Microsoft angered by UK developer

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,3928 7310,00.htm"
Sci-Fi

Submission + - 4th part of exclusive interview with Douglas Adams (darkermatter.com)

Submitted by
Ben Coppin
Ben Coppin writes: "Darker Matter's three part interview with Douglas Adams from 1979 lay unnoticed in a drawer for 28 years, until it was published by the new online science fiction magazine. The interview has generated so much interest (much of it coming from Slashdot's coverage, by the way) that we've decided to publish a fourth part — and it's not just the dregs. There's some really interesting stuff in there about how Douglas Adams considered himself neurotic, shy and self-conscious, and why it's surprising that the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy ended up being as good as it was.

http://www.darkermatter.com/issue4/douglas_adams.p hp"
GNU is Not Unix

Submission + - FSF Releases "Last Call" Draft of GPLv3 (fsf.org)

Submitted by
mw13068
mw13068 writes: "From the FSF Website: http://www.fsf.org/news/gpl3dd4-released

The new draft incorporates the feedback received from the general public and official discussion committees since the release of the previous draft on March 28, 2007. FSF executive director Peter Brown said, "We've made a few very important improvements based on the comments we've heard, most notably with license compatibility. Now that the license is almost finished, we can look forward to distributing the GNU system under GPLv3, and making its additional protections available to the whole community."

The FSF has also published an essay by Richard Stallman on the benefits of upgrading to GPLv3. "Keeping a program under GPLv2 won't create problems," he writes. "The reason to migrate is because of the existing problems which GPLv3 will fix, such as tivoization, DRM, and threats from software patents. . . . Further advantages of GPLv3 include better internationalization, gentler termination, support for BitTorrent, and compatibility with the Apache license.""
The Media

Submission + - Al Gore talks about his book, confesses to read /.

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: Al Gore has come out with his new Book — The Assault on Reason, and has generated quite a media buzz. Everybody asking is he going to run for president, and one of the more interesting interviews is available at Politico — where he confesses to be occasionally reading Slashdot.

"[Mr. Gore] has a Google news page and regularly reads about two dozen sites that range from traditional outlets like USA Today as well as new media venues like Slashdot.org, a technology site, and Huffington Post."

Al is also voicing himself in the upcoming Futurama movie.

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