Aviran - Slashdot User

iPhone OS 3.1.3 unlock app posted-> 0

Submitted by Aviran on Tuesday February 09 2010, @06:21AM

Aviran writes "Owners of unlocked iPhones who want to upgrade to the recently released OS 3.1.3 and want to retain the ability to use whatever Sim meets their needs can now do so. The iPhone Dev Team have released a suitable version of its PwnageTool utility."
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Microsoft Is Sponsoring Sex Parties-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 25 2010, @09:04AM

An anonymous reader writes "EIM, a Microsoft software distributor is suing Microsoft for terminating their partnership after they refused to participate in a drug and sex party sponsored by the Microsoft."
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YouTube Takes On Last.fm, Pandora and Jango-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 22 2010, @04:06AM

An anonymous reader writes "YouTube debut a new feature where you can search for music by artist, mix and create play lists with a push of a button. Also just like other music streaming site such as Pandora, you can discover similar artists and listen to continues music"
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NIST Investigating Mass Flash Drive Vulnerability-> 0

Submitted by Lucas123 on Friday January 08 2010, @03:43PM

Lucas123 writes "A number of leading manufactures of encrypted flash drives have warned their customers of a security flaw uncovered by a German company. The devices in question use the AES 256-bit encryption algorithm and have been certified using the FIPS 140-2, but the flaw appears to circumvent the certification process by uncovering the password authentication code on host systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said it's investigating whether it needs to modify its standards to include password authentication software on host systems. Security specialist Bruce Schneier was blunt in his characterization of the flaw: "It's a stupid crypto mistake and they screwed up and they should be rightfully embarrassed for making it.""
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Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks Due to Burn Hazard-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 08 2010, @03:00PM

An anonymous reader writes "The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer, today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 Notebook computers. Acer has received three reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in slight melting of the external casing. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported."
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France To Cut Off Internet For Pirates 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 02 2008, @06:19AM

An anonymous reader writes "The French Senate has approved a three strikes law for Internet users who download copyrighted entertainment without paying for it. If after two warning a person continues to download pirated music and movies the internet service providers would cut off access for a year."

Multi-User Desktop Now Free 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 30 2008, @06:42AM

An anonymous reader writes "WunderWorks, an Interaction Solutions Company, Announced Today it Has Made Available a Free Version of its TeamPlayer Multi-User, Multi-Mouse-Keyboard Software. It enables multiple users to work together on a single standard Windows computer. The software works with multiple mice and keyboards or other input devices in all existing software."

Mandatory biometric batabase for all ISRAELIS-> 0

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Nevison_one

on Wednesday October 29 2008, @12:27PM

Nevison_one writes "I can't find english pages about it YET, but this thing — http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3577046,00.html was just approved in the Israeli Parliament, according to Haaretz (hebrew edition).

Apparently, one of the main selling points was "we'll be exempt from US visas".

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OpenOffice3 breaks OpenOffice2-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 28 2008, @09:54PM

An anonymous reader writes "OpenOffice 3's new file locking only works with OpenOffice3 — all other apps are currently ignored, including OpenOffice 2! This makes it a show-stopper for corporate use as there is no way you can safely introduce the new version in a staged roll-out."
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Honda Makes Motorcycle Talk To Oncoming Cars 146

Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 22 2008, @04:12PM
from the ground-traffic-control dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The system generates warnings to riders and drivers of other vehicles by continuous exchange of positioning data from satellite GPS sources. This is particularly relevant as road users approach intersections, alerting them to other vehicles that are potentially on a collision course, allowing avoidance manoeuvres."