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Submission + - Indiania Jones computers, photos stolen 1

Submitted by penguin_dance on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @09:54AM

penguin_dance writes: The LA Times reports that law enforcement is investigating the theft of computers and photographs for Steven Spielberg's fourth "Indiana Jones" film. There is a concern the thieves might try to sell them. In a related story apparently one of the laptops contained an entire script of the movie and the thief was attempting to sell it. An anonymous movie blogger alerted police who arrested the thief after a successful sting operation.

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," is due to be released next May.

Submission + - Paint that can generate electricity

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @02:04AM

An anonymous reader writes: Industrial Nanotech, Inc. based in Florida has announced it is now in the development stage of a thermal insulation material that will generate electricity. With the application of the paint coating, the thermal difference between inside and outside temperatures could be used to generate electricity, as well as save energy.

Submission + - Microsoft Announces New Zune Lineup, Wireless Sync (pcworld.com)

Submitted by BarlowBrad on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @01:47AM

BarlowBrad writes: From PC World: "Microsoft announced a new slate of Wi-Fi-equipped Zune players today, including $150 4GB and $200 8GB flash-based players, and a $250 80GB model that's slimmer than the original Zune. All of the new models feature touch-sensitive controls and wireless syncing with your PC, a much-demanded feature that Microsoft will also make available on the original 30GB Zune when the new models debut in mid November."

Wireless. More space than a Nomad. But draw your own conclusions.

Submission + - Redmond Magazine Readers Slam Word 2007

Submitted by msmoriarty on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @09:14PM

msmoriarty writes: A while back Slashdot took notice when Redmond magazine ('the independent voice of the Microsoft IT community') advocated dumping IE. Now the magazine has posted a Reader Review of Word 2007, and it looks like Microsoft's many changes to the program could mean a real opening for Open Office and the like in Windows IT shops. As one reader said in the article: '[Word 2007's] interface is such a shock...if people were looking to go to something open source, like StarOffice or OpenOffice, this would be the perfect time. It's no different than learning the new Word.'

Submission + - iPhone Security Hellhole? (eweek.com) 1

Submitted by

TheAncientHacker

on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @08:33PM

TheAncientHacker writes: "eWeek reports that not only is the iPhone's root password compromised, not only was the password a simple six character lower case word, but the entire freakin' system — all apps and utils and tools from the calculator to the kernel — run as root."

Submission + - New Zune Details (betanews.com)

Submitted by NoiPod4Me on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @07:26PM

NoiPod4Me writes: BetaNews updated the story they released last night, saying that details now indicate three new Zune players (1 80GB and a 4 and 8GB flash), as well as about 1 million songs available without DRM (read: MP3).

Submission + - Roll your own .Mac. notMac challenge has been met. (notmacchallenge.com)

Submitted by

Aaron Linville

on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @06:31PM

Aaron Linville writes: "The notMac challenge to replicate the synchronization services of Apple's .Mac has been met. Ben Spink (developer of CrushFTP) has created a SourceForge project with the source code for his entry, winning the contest's price of $8622. Emulation of the iDisk functionality of .Mac has been doable for awhile now, but the actual emulation of the .Mac synchronization servers, the functionality that allows applications to store and synchronize profile information online, has not been done until now."

Submission + - Rocket-Powered 21-Foot Long X-Wing Actually Flies (gizmodo.com) 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @06:25PM

An anonymous reader writes: Andy Woerner and his crazy rocketeer friends have built a 21-foot long X-Wing model that can actually fly. Yes, this is a real X-Wing powered by four solid-fuel rocket engines complete with radio-controlled moving wings. It blasts off in California next week, and we talked with Andy about the project, and how they expect it will do. Look at the pictures of the construction. It even has an R2-D2. I can't wait for this fly and/or blown-up.

Submission + - Microsoft offers licenses for fake Windows XP

Submitted by Stony Stevenson on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @05:17PM

Stony Stevenson writes: In the latest sign that Microsoft expects to support its Windows XP operating system for the foreseeable future, the company has introduced a new licensing program designed to let users of fake or pirated copies of the business version of the OS upgrade to fully licensed copies. To qualify, users of illegitimate versions of Windows XP Pro must pledge to use only genuine Microsoft software going forward and agree to have their software infrastructure audited. Resellers who push the Get Genuine Windows Agreement to customers will get a cut of any new license fees they generate, Microsoft said.

Submission + - Australian actresses are plagiarizing quantum mech (scottaaronson.com)

Submitted by Blue on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @04:59PM

Blue writes: A hilarious blog post from scottaaronson.com, the title says it all: Australian actresses are plagiarizing my quantum mechanics lecture to sell printers

Submission + - Apple to shut current users out of boot camp

Submitted by aws910 on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @04:30PM

aws910 writes: It looks like Apple is going to shut current boot camp users out when they release OSX 10.5(leopard), according to this article. The boot camp homepage corroborates this, saying(on the right sidebar) "To continue previewing Boot Camp after September 30, click the Download Now button above to install the latest version of Boot Camp Beta. You do not have to reinstall Windows. This new beta license will allow you to continue using Boot Camp until Mac OS X Leopard is available (expected October 2007).". I do respect Apple for this, though... unlike their rival, at least they properly labeled their beta as "beta".

Submission + - USC Deploys Google Apps For Students

Submitted by apok04 on Wednesday September 26, 2007 @12:18AM

apok04 writes: A new partnership between USC and Google will bring convenience and new opportunities for online collaboration to USC students. The tools provided to students include Gmail (2 GB), integrated chat and applications for calendaring and document and spreadsheet production. The program is called Google Apps For Education, and is hosted by Google.

Is Google making a play for an environment traditionally controlled by Microsoft? Maybe. Are there privacy concerns since the service is being controlled by an outside organization? Of course.

But as a USC grad student in engineering (among the first to try these out), I must say I am glad to have platform-independent collaboration tools for use in my group projects.

Submission + - Only private copy of Magna Carta for sale (nytimes.com)

Submitted by

cultjam

on Wednesday September 26, 2007 @12:13AM

cultjam writes: "The Perot Foundation will be auctioning its copy of the Magna Carta to raise funds for medical research to benefit injured soldiers. This is the only privately held copy which until recently had been on display at the National Archives."

Submission + - John Kerry Want Your Advice On Broadband Access (theseminal.com)

Submitted by

J-Ro

on Tuesday September 25, 2007 @10:25PM

J-Ro writes: "Senator John Kerry is taking your suggestions on how to expand broadband access in America in advance of Congressional hearings on the subject. One idea: Treat Internet access like a utility and make it universal, affordable, and net neutral. If you've got other ideas, go and leave him your thoughts!"

Submission + - Scientists freeze water at body temperature (physorg.com)

Submitted by

Spy der Mann

on Tuesday September 25, 2007 @06:20PM

Spy der Mann writes: "Harvard physicists have shown that specially treated diamond coatings can keep water frozen at body temperature, a finding that may have applications in future medical implants. The process works only for layers of ice of two to three nanometers, depending on the temperature."

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