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Hardware Hacking

Submission + - HOWTO: Upgrade your PSP to Firmware 3.10 OE-A'

Submitted by LHN
LHN writes: Learn how to upgrade your PSP to Dark_Alex's latest firmware 3.10 OE-A' using this simple tutorial. Its fairly easy, and should be easy to complete for everyone without bricking their PSP.
Portables (Games)

Submission + - Development Walkthrough for Cell Phones

Submitted by
elhaf
elhaf writes: "This post gives a complete walkthrough for getting started in Java cell phone development for your Sony Ericsson non-smartphone cell, on the Cingular network. It gives troubleshooting tips and a concise step-by-step guide to getting started developing for these phones. The SDK includes a cell-phone emulator that runs on the PC which is cool, so you don't even need the actual phone to get started. There's a picture of the emulator running at the top of the article."
Announcements

Submission + - Truth in Video Game Rating Act Reintroduced

Submitted by
njkid1
njkid1 writes: "The "Truth in Video Game Rating Act" was reintroduced today in the U.S. Senate. This move was spearheaded by Senator Sam Brownback who originally authored the bill in September 2006. The act would require the ESRB to assess all of a game's content before issuing a rating, rather than relying upon demonstrations provided by the developers and publishers. It would also prohibit the witholding of playable content from the ESRB. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=15248&n cid=AOLGAM000500000000014"
Google

Submission + - Gmail Opens Registration To Everyone

Submitted by magicchex
magicchex writes: Gmail now allows anyone to register, without an invite or a cell phone number. The last three people without an account can now sign up, but what will this mean for Gmail spammers? Will we see an influx of Gmail-originating spam?
Puzzle Games (Games)

Submission + - Win a DS Lite by playing Games!

Submitted by
Jruball
Jruball writes: "You can win a DS Lite or a nice watch by playing games like solitaire, blocks and other puzzle games. Post the most average or above scores over a week period and get your choice of prize! First and second place players get a prize. The last contest only had a few entries so winning should be easy, but you need to subscribe to compete(its cheap). I honestly wish I could play, because I would win it easily, but they don't let me. The man is keeping me down. Also, they made me hunt one of these darn things down and I had to get up early on a sunday morning and beat an old lady with a stick to get it. So make my work worth it, please check it out! http://www.gameland.com/ We're going to try to give away a Wii next month, but I'll probably have to sell my soul to get my hands on one. I doubt anyone would buy this ugly old soul anyway."
Nintendo

Submission + - Nintendo's Everybody Votes Channel

Submitted by
njkid1
njkid1 writes: "Today, Nintendo revealed the latest channel to be added to the Wii Menu. Called the "Everybody Votes Channel," the basic function of it allows those interested to vote in various polls. Up to six people per Wii can register a Mii and vote, seeing how their opinion compares to this of the nation. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=15246&n cid=AOLGAM000500000000014"
Privacy

VeriChip Implants 222 People With RFID 306

Posted by CmdrTaco from the i-trust-my-ass-chip-to-linux dept.
cnet-declan writes "Anyone remember VeriChip, a company that came up with the idea of implanting chips in humans for tracking them? They've been behind ideas like RFID tagging immigrant and guest workers at the border, and they've persuaded a former Bush Health Secretary to get himself chipped. In this CNET News.com article, we offer an update on how successful the idea has been. It turns out that, according to IPO documents, 222 people have been implanted, with sales revenue of $100,000."
Music

Yahoo Music Chief Comes Out Against DRM 304

Posted by CmdrTaco from the getting-on-the-bandwagon dept.
waired writes "It seem that a trend has begun in the music industry after Steve Jobs essay. Now a senior Yahoo chief has spoken out in favor of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' call for major labels to abandon digital rights technology (DRM). It points out that consumers are getting confused and that the Microsoft DRM "doesn't work half the time"."
Google

Google News Found Guilty of Copyright Violation 223

Posted by CmdrTaco from the de-index-belgium-in-retaliation dept.
schmiddy writes "A court in Brussels, Belgium, has just found Google guilty of violating copyright law with its Google News aggregator. According to the ruling, Google News' links and brief summaries of news sources violates copyright law. Google will be forced to pay $32,600 for each day it displayed the links of the plaintiffs. Although Google plans to appeal, this ruling could have chilling effects on fair use rights on the web in the rest of Europe as well if other countries follow suit."

Is Wikipedia Failing? 478

Posted by CmdrTaco from the everybody-successful-is-failing dept.
An anonymous reader writes "A growing number of people are concerned about where Wikipedia is heading. Some have left Wikipedia for Citizendium, while others are trying to change the culture of Wikipedia from within. A recent essay called Wikipedia is failing points out many of the problems which must be solved with Wikipedia for it to succeed in its aim of becoming a reputable, reliable reference work. How would you go about solving these problems?"
Security

70% of Sites Hackable? $1,000 Says "No Way" 146

Posted by kdawson from the money-where-mouth-is dept.
netbuzz writes "Security vendor Acunetix is flogging a survey that claims 7 out 10 Web sites it checked have vulnerabilities posing a medium- to high-level risk of a breach of personal data. Network World's go-to security guy, Joel Snyder, says that percentage is 'sensationalist nonsense' — and he's willing to back that judgment with $1,000 of his own money. In fact Snyder will pay up if Acunetix can get personal data out of 3 of 10 sites chosen at random from their survey list."
Upgrades

No Closed Video Drivers For Next Ubuntu Release 448

Posted by kdawson from the defaulting-to-freedom dept.
lisah writes "Ubuntu's next release, Feisty Fawn, is due out in April and, according to company CTO Matt Zimmerman, proprietary video drivers failed to make the cut for the default install. Zimmerman told Linux.com that although the software required for Composite support is not ready for prime-time and therefore will not be included in Feisty, Ubuntu hasn't given up entirely on including video drivers in future releases. '[T]he winds aren't right yet. We will continue to track development and will revisit the decision if things change significantly.' Ambiguous or not, the decision to exclude proprietary drivers for now should satisfy at least some members of the Ubuntu Community. In other Feisty Fawn news, the Board also decided to downgrade support for Power PC due to a lack of funding." Linux.com and Slashdot are both part of OSTG.
The Internet

Illinois Bill Would Ban Social Networking Sites 293

Posted by kdawson from the including-Obama's dept.
AlexDV writes "Library blogger Michael Stephens is reporting that an Illinois state senator, Matt Murphy (R-27, Palatine), has filed a bill that 'Creates the Social Networking Web site Prohibition Act. Provides that each public library must prohibit access to social networking Web sites on all computers made available to the public in the library. Provides that each public school must prohibit access to social networking Web sites on all computers made available to students in the school.' Here is the bill's full text." This local effort harks back to an attempt last May to get federal legislation banning school and library use of social networking sites (Wikipedia summary here). The DOPA bill passed the House but died in the Senate.

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