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Submission + - Adobe admits it's worried about iPhone, iPad (cnet.com)

Submitted by BFlatSeven
BFlatSeven writes: Adobe might be putting a brave face on for its battle against Apple, but the company quietly admitted in its latest quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that if Apple continues to block Flash from both the iPhone and iPad, it could be facing some trouble.
Google

Submission + - Google serving exploits from main search?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Today, a simple search for Christina + Ricci + Black + Snake + Moan (a popular actress's name plus the title of a recent movie, no 'boobs' or 'naked' or anything salacious) on Google results in JS:ScriptIP-inf being blocked from loading in the results (no further navigation from their page) by Avast 5 free.

4/9/2010 1:51:39 PM http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid= chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=christina+ricci+black+snake+moan|>{gzip} [L] JS:ScriptIP-inf [Trj] (0) — (link broken for safety's sake)

A search for JS:ScriptIP-inf on the Google Web Search Help Forum results in 1 other (unadressed) report of similar circumstances, from the first of the month (yeah, I know, April 1st, but still...).

With recent news stories about Google et al inadvertently delivering malware through their advertising arms — http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20000898-245.html — and now, getting alerts from their main search results, I wonder how much longer before there is some kind of outcry regarding culpability, or at least more stringent screening processes on their part.

Not entirely sure this is the best way to attempt to draw attention to this, but after spending 20 mins. in a closed loop of Google 'CONTACT US' links that just lead to 'HELP CENTERS', with no actual contact involved, I figured I'd come here.
Apple

Submission + - Apple Snubs Adobe's iPhone 'End-Around' Flash Play (computerworld.com)

Submitted by CWmike
CWmike writes: Apple on Thursday banned developers from using rival programming tools, including one from Adobe that was called an 'end-around' last year to deliver Flash, to create iPhone and iPad applications. Apple modified the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement to bar programmers from using cross-platform compilers, as well as Java-built software, into native iPhone apps, Daring Fireball's John Gruber first reported. Gruber said the license agreement, which developers must accept before downloading the new SDK for iPhone 4, reads: 'Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited).' Ray Valdes, an analyst with Gartner, said the change was designed to quash developer allegiance to Adobe. 'It's primarily directed at Adobe,' he said. 'The two have an oppositional relationship that goes back at least 15 years.'

Submission + - Enhanced Debugging with Traces

Submitted by ChelleChelle
ChelleChelle writes: Using traces—an essential technique in emulator development—can be a useful addition to any programmer’s toolbox. This article examines how adding snapshots, tracing and playback to existing debugging environments can significantly reduce the time required to find and correct stubborn bugs. From the article, “Detailed CPU state traces are extremely helpful in optimizing and debugging emulators, but the technique can be applied to ordinary programs as well. The method may be applied almost directly if a reference implementation is available for comparison. If this is not the case, traces are still useful for debugging nonlocal problems. The extra work of adding tracing facilities to your program will be rewarded in reduced debugging time.”
The Internet

Submission + - FCC May Tweak Broadband Plan

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: Despite a recent ruling that said the FCC did not have the right to interfere in Comcast's network management issues, the agency is pushing ahead with its national broadband plan, though there might be some tweaks. Since the case was won on the fact that FCC based its decision on its Internet Policy Principles, a set of guidelines the agency developed internally several years ago regarding broadband Internet service and not actual rules that went through a formal, open rulemaking process, they are invalid as is the enforcement action. In the event of this decision FCC general counsel Austin Schlick acknowledged that the court's decision may affect a significant number of important plan recommendations because of which the commission is assessing the implications of the decision for each one, to ensure that the commission has adequate authority to execute the mission laid out in the plan.
The Internet

Submission + - Chinese ISP Hijacks The Internet (Again) (computerworld.com)

Submitted by CWmike
CWmike writes: For the second time in two weeks, bad networking information spreading from China has disrupted the Internet. On Thursday morning, bad routing data from a small Chinese ISP called IDC China Telecommunication was re-transmitted by China's state-owned China Telecommunications, and then spread around the Internet, affecting Internet service providers such as AT&T, Level3, Deutsche Telekom, Qwest Communications and Telefonica. 'There are a large number of ISPs who accepted these routes all over the world,' said Martin A. Brown, technical lead at Internet monitoring firm Renesys. Brown said the incident started just before 10 a.m. Eastern and lasted about 20 minutes. During that time IDC China Telecommunication transmitted bad routing information for between 32,000 and 37,000 networks, redirecting them to IDC China Telecommunication instead of their rightful owners. These networks included about 8,000 U.S. networks including those operated by Dell, CNN, Starbucks and Apple. More than 8,500 Chinese networks,1,100 in Australia and 230 owned by France Telecom were also affected.
Apple

Submission + - Adobe admits Flash prohibition could hurt business (businessweek.com)

Submitted by gyrogeerloose
gyrogeerloose writes: In it's most recent SEC filing, Adobe acknowledges that the restrictions against Flash on recent Apple products--iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad--could hurt it's business over the long term. According to a Business Week article, "earlier SEC filings from Adobe contained language noting that it wished to work with Apple on the iPhone platform but required cooperation from Apple in order to do so."

Submission + - New Mobile Malware Hides in Game (mylookout.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A new piece of mobile malware has land. Delivering its payload during the installation of the game AntiTerrorist3D. This malware affects Windows Mobile and will dial out to international premium numbers once a month. This is one more indication that smart phones are becoming a ripe target for just this kind of thing.
Math

Submission + - New Prefab Housing Based on the Fibonacci Sequence (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by MikeChino
MikeChino writes: Prefab housing is as much about efficiency of construction as it is about building homes that make sense for the end user. The Element House, by MOS Architects, is a modular housing prototype designed for a "new ecology" — one that can grow and change depending on the family's needs. Based around a modular element, with strong environmental design criteria, the Element House expands according to the Fibonacci sequence.
Science

Submission + - Completely farm bred unagi, world first (examiner.com)

Submitted by JoshuaInNippon
JoshuaInNippon writes: Japanese scientists at the National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency have reported that they successfully completed an artificial cultivation cycle for unagi, or eel, a world first. Unagi is a traditional delicacy in Japan, and can commonly be found in baked-form at sushi restaurants. The fish has long been caught either matured, or still young and then fattened on farms. Sadly as a result, natural stocks of unagi have plummeted in recent years. However, the research news has indicated a future method to completely farm breed the tasty creature in mass quantity. Good news for sushi-lovers, Japanese businesses, and wild eel alike.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft promises to fully support OOXML... later (msdn.com)

Submitted by Raul654
Raul654 writes: OOXML is the word document format that Microsoft rammed through the ISO last year. Last week, Slashdot ran a story about a blog post by Alex Brown, who was instrumental in getting the OOXML approved by the ISO. Brown criticized Microsoft for reneging on their promise to support OOXML in the upcoming release of Office 2010, and for its lackadaisical approach to fixing the many bugs which still remain in the specification. Now, Doug Mahugh has responded to Brown's post, promising that Microsoft will support OOXML "no later than Office 15."
Intel

Submission + - Intel To Ship 48-Core Test Sytems To Researchers (hothardware.com)

Submitted by
MojoKid
MojoKid writes: "Just when you thought your 6-core chip was the fastest processor on the planet, Intel announces plans to ship systems equipped with an experimental 48-core CPU to a handful of lucky researchers sometime by the end of the second quarter. The 48 cores are arranged with multiple connect points in a serial mesh network to transfer data between cores. Each core also has on-chip buffers to instantly exchange data in parallel across all cores. According to Sean Koehl, technology evangelist with Intel Labs, the chip only draws up between 25 and 125 Watts."
Firefox

Submission + - Why Mozilla Needs to Go Into Survival Mode (tomshardware.com)

Submitted by Crazzaper
Crazzaper writes: I have been using Firefox for the longest time (many years), and the war of the browsers have been around for longer than that. It just so happens that now we have a lot of options out there, IE, FF, Chrome, Opera, Safari, and others. People are always talking about how one browser is going to take down another. But maybe that's not the issue at all. It seems very possible that a browser, like Firefox, can be taken down by multiple browsers at once, whether or not there was any intention to compete directly with Firefox or not. I hadn't seen it this way, but I do now.
Programming

Submission + - Best Way to Track Projects?

Submitted by BFlatSeven
BFlatSeven writes: I work in the IT department of a mid-sized manufacturing company, and we are currently looking for a better way to track the time we spend working on projects. There are a million options out there, but I'd like to hear from the Slashdot crowd if there's anything you've used that you would actually recommend. Most of our projects involve either a single person or a small team of two or three people. Projects are generally divided into specific tasks that are assigned to specific individuals, so there is an element of coordination and task inter-dependency that will have to be supported, but not too much. Due to the nature of corporate IT, priorities have a tendency to shift and new tasks are always being added to the queue either in the form of Help Desk tickets or special requests from senior management. We have four main objectives:

1) Quickly and clearly communicate to each employee which tasks have been assigned to them and the relative priority of each of those tasks

2) Provide a way for the employees to give us real-time feedback regarding project/task status

3) Provide a way for members of the corporate user community to check on the progress of the projects/tasks that they have requested

4) Give ourselves some way to summarize how each employee has spent their time so that we can effectively manage the team

We want the system to be as lightweight and unobtrusive as possible so that we can spend our time working on projects, not entering our time. So, Slashdot, what would you recommend?

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