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Java

Submission + - Java 7 Update 7 released (oracle.com)

JavaBear writes: Oracle have just released the u7 release of their Java 7 with the following bug fix mentioned in their release notes:

This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities. For more information, see Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2012-4681.

Submission + - LulxSec running rampant (twitter.com)

JavaBear writes: LulzSec claims that they have taken down Minecraft and EVE Online, and are targeting others in a campaign they call "TitanicTakedownTuesday".
Television

Submission + - Comedian George Carlin dies at 71 (google.com)

JavaBear writes: We have lost a great comedian today, George Carlin died of heart failure.

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Irreverent US comedian George Carlin, who became known as a voice of the 1970s counterculture and was one of the country's best known funny men, died on Sunday aged 71, US media reported. The Grammy award winner, whose career spanned five decades, died of heart failure.
He will be missed.

Handhelds

Submission + - Nokia recalls up to 46 million batteries

JavaBear writes: Now it's Nokia's turn to recall batteries, up to 46 million of them. It's the Nokia batteries branded BL-5C produced between December 2005 and November 2006, they shipped with these phones:
Nokia 1100, 1100c, 1101, 1108, 1110, 1112, 1255, 1315, 1600, 2112, 2118, 2255, 2272, 2275, 2300, 2300c, 2310, 2355, 2600, 2610, 2610b, 2626, 3100, 3105, 3120, 3125, 6030, 6085, 6086, 6108, 6175i, 6178i, 6230, 6230i, 6270, 6600, 6620, 6630, 6631, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6682, 6820, 6822, 7610, N70, N71, N72, N91, E50, E60
You can check if your battery needs to be replaced by visiting this advisory: http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

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