41287497
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Judge Lucy Koh, presiding over the landmark Apple vs. Samsung patent case, has ruled Apple did not prove irreparable harm from Samsung's designs. Judge Koh also ruled that Samsung will not be getting a new trial based on Velvin Hogan's alleged failure to disclose litigation. Koh also mentioned how the ruling was somewhat based on Public Interest: "The public interest does not support removing phones from the market when the infringing components constitute such limited parts of complex, multi-featured products."
40824723
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sl4shd0rk writes:
A new feature in Google Play allows for ease of deployment of internal apps for organizations. “Whether you’ve built a custom expense reporting app for employees or a conference room finder, the Google Play Private Channel is designed to make your organization’s internal apps quick and easy for employees to find,”. The move is a series of improvements to GP to make it easier for companies to get Android apps into employees hands. Google seems to have baked-in some user and group management to allow devs to publish to your Private Channel.
39684381
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Yesterday, New Jersey was given the green light to allow displaced people to vote via Email. Many people raised concern about it however the process went through. Today the problems are beginning to surface. The problems prompted the Essex County Clerk to suggest an alternative: "Displaced voters can email a request for a ballot at cj_durkin@hotmail.com,". Have no fear, though, The Clerk's Hotmal account is securely protected using his mother's maiden name, which nobody could ever possibly find.
39654147
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sl4shd0rk writes:
In what could be quite possibly the most epic disaster outside of hurricane Sandy, New Jersey has decided to allow email voting in Tuesday's elections. With experts listing many of the ways this could possibly go wrong, it looks like email voting "may be the best of some bad options.". In TFA, it's mentioned voters may also opt to go to an alternative voting place in lieu of email voting.
39191387
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Good news for Apple, Bad for Samsung. Yesterday, Apple filed legal papers with the International Trade Commission citing that Samsung is misusing it's "Standards essential" patents in ways which violate antitrust law. Apple claims Samsung has violated commitments to license it's essential patents to competitors on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Or, more Specifically "using certain patents as a basis for improper legal actions that seek to block the sale of competitors' products". Apparently, TFA says Google and Motorola are also under the same scrutiny.
37202683
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sl4shd0rk writes:
According to sources Apple hasn't offered any specs to developers for the new "9-pin Connector" to be used on the next version of the iphone. Apple has also said it may use "licensing agreements and threats of lawsuits" to prevent third-party adapters from hitting the market through at least 2012. There have been suggestions that this tactic is to allow Apple time to leverage competition and reap in revenues of $100 million for every 10 million Dock Connector Adpaters it sells for $10. It remains unclear whether Apple will allow third-party developers to release competing alternatives after 2012.
36657069
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Most people never think twice the actual costs associated with upgrading their Cellphones, Tablets, Music players, Cameras and other such gadetry. Cellphones are one area in particular where the upgrade cycle can reach frenetic levels. Even though that old phone is performing flawlessly, the bait of a brand new shiny phone, and renewel of a contract, proves too irresistable for most. The topic of Ewaste is quite familiar to most, however The upgrade cycle is one of many factors driving the World's insatiable desire for raw materials and the Hidden costs therein. You may want to ask yourself if that next upgrade is really worth the cost.
36614621
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sl4shd0rk writes:
RuggedOS (A Siemens Subsidiary of Flame and Stuxnet fame), an Operating System used in mission-critical hardware such as routers and SCADA gear, has been found to contain an embedded private encryption key. Now that all affected RuggedCom devices are sharing the same key, a compromise on one device gets you the rest for free. If the claims are valid, systems in use which would be affected include US Navy, petroleum giant Chevron, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The SCADA gear which RuggedOS typically runs on are often connected to machinery controlling electrical substations, traffic control systems, and other critical infrastructure. This is the second security nightmare for RuggedCom this year, the first being the discovery of a backdoor containing a non-modifiable account.
36427303
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Upon examining the PDF Engine behind Google Chrome, Google employes Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered numerous holes. This led them to also test Adobe Acrobat which turned up around 60 holes which could crash the PDF reader; 40 of them being potential attack vectors. The duo notified Adobe, who promised fixes, but as of the lastest updates (Tuesday of this week) for Windows and Macintosh, 16 of the reported flaws are still present (the Linux version has been ignored). To prove it, Mateusz and Gynvael Obfuscated the info and released it saying the unpatched holes could easily be found. The Google employees therefore recommend that users refrain from opening any PDF documents from external sources in Adobe Reader.
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Chris Double, of the Mozilla developer team, has succesfully gotten hardware-accelerated media decoding (H.264, AAC and MP3) working with the Android version of Firefox on a Nexus S handset. Although a preliminary patch, it looks like it is on track to be included in Firefox 17, which will enter the Aurora channel at the end of the month. It will be some time before being made available to user so hang in there. A very welcome addition. Thanks Chis!
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sl4shd0rk writes:
At present, several non-profit US bodies oversee the Internet's specification as well as DNS. The Unitied Nations however, has expressed an interest in relinquishing control of the Internet from the United States. The UN's Dr Toure says any change to governance of the internet must be supported by all countries. The USA has refused, arguing that "existing multi-stakeholder institutions, incorporating industry and civil society" will continue to oversee the "health and growth of the interenet and all it's benefits". According to The Russia Today news service, the push is backed not only by Russia, but China, Brazil and India as well.
35921993
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Illinois (USA) Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law this week protecting employees’ privacy rights cocerning social media. Bill 3782 makes it illegal for an employer to request an employee’s or job candidate’s social network login credentials, in order to gain access to their account or profile. "Members of the workforce should not be punished for information their employers don’t legally have the right to have," Governor Quinn said. "As use of social media continues to expand, this new law will protect workers and their right to personal privacy."
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Apple's iPhone sales have slumped. Moving only 26 million units versus an analyst consensus of 28.4 million units. Analysts had already scaled back their expectations earlier in the month from 30.5 million units.Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd is believed to have sold around 50 million smartphones for Q2 of 2012, posting a record 5.9B profit. In other words, it is out-selling Apple — by itself — approximately 2-to-1 in unit sales. In fact, Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III smartphone reportedly alone moved 19 million units. That means that Samsung's sales of just its top model are already approaching Apple's total sales.
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sl4shd0rk writes:
An import ban on Motorola Android devices ordered by the US International Trade Commission is scheduled to take effect tomorrow. The ITC ordered the import ban two months ago, after ruling that 18 Motorola Mobility products infringe a Microsoft patent. The patent is related to Exchange Active Sync and covers the generation of meeting requests and group scheduling from a mobile device. The ruling was subject to a 60-day Presidential review period, which will expire Wednesday.
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sl4shd0rk writes:
Hackers dumped another huge cache of stolen passwords, this time exposing what they said are as many 35,000 plaintext passcodes from the website of clothing maker Billabong International. Billabong, a clothing website, uses email addresses as account names. A common practice for many online sites. Perhaps this rash of cracking activity this week will prompt a shift away from this practice.
