Comment: Re:Microsoft calls this SmartScreen (Score 1) 61
Right, if you distribute software then you should sign the files and the reputation of the file will follow the reputation of the key.
Comment: Re:Microsoft calls this SmartScreen (Score 1) 61
Like I said, it's on Windows 8. On Windows 7 SmartScreen only has reputation on sites, not files.
A file that Microsoft has never seen before can rightfully be judged as suspicious. If it's something you know is OK, for instance because you compiled the program, then you know more than they do.
Comment: Microsoft calls this SmartScreen (Score 2) 61
It's only in Windows 8, but Microsoft does the same thing.
Comment: Re:In all fairness with this economy. (Score 1) 420
I think you overstate the point, but has it ever been easy to get a job as a contemptuous 19 year old college dropout? That's the person who would have a hard time getting a job now.
+ - iPad nano Fills Micro-Tablet Niche For Apple->
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lseltzer writes "Formerly known as the "iPod Touch" Apple is recasting this product as an affordable, easy-to-handle micro tablet. "It's the best 4-inch iPad we've ever made!" says Apple's Phil Schiller."
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+ - free online recharge->
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So what do you think about this new service.
http://www.teluguadds.com/ads/free-online-recharge/"
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Comment: Re:Other than revenue, what's the motivation? (Score 2) 172
Why do they need a motivation other than revenue? In fact, revenue should always be the only motivation for taxes. When the government tries to do social engineering through the tax code they always botch things.
Comment: where do you store it? (Score 2, Insightful) 276
It won't fit under the seat in front of you or the overhead bin.
+ - Unlocked Phones: How and Why to Do It->
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lseltzer writes "Many news stories recently have discussed the politics of unlocked phones, but if you want to use one what are the practical implications? Who sells unlocked phones? What carriers let you unlock theirs and activate others? BYTE explores these issues and tells you why you might want an unlocked phone and how you'd go about buying one and getting service for it."
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Comment: I think he's talking about Windows Mobile (Score 3, Interesting) 268
In the context of the article he's talking about Microsoft's *old* phone strategy. Windows Mobile was basically an attempt to do the Blackberry thing with Windows. It could have done worse, but obviously it didn't succeed, which is why they dumped it for Windows Phone.
I don't think he's criticizing Windows Phone.
+ - False Alert: Dead Not Rising From Graves->
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DeviceGuru writes "On Monday, an anonymous hacker hijacked a Montana TV station's Emergency Alert System and warned viewers of an ongoing zombie incident, in which 'the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.' The phony alert, which interrupted a teen cheaters segment of The Steve Wilkos Show, advised viewers not "to approach or apprehend these bodies as they are considered extremely dangerous.' A short YouTube video of the incident is available here. Serious, the very fact that the Emergency Alert System can be hacked so easily is scary enough!"
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+ - TV Emergency Alert System in Montana Hacked->
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lseltzer writes "An anonymous attacker hijacked the Emergency Alert System of a TV station in Great Falls, Montana, and broadcast false warning of the dead rising from their graves to attack the living."
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+ - When is a tablet not a tablet?->
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bob_jordan writes "Sony have released an all in one 20" touch screen desktop with an interesting feature. It has a battery and can (if your wrists are strong enough) be used as a 20" tablet computer. Albeit a 5kg tablet computer. Will there be much of a market for a 20" tablet PC?"
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+ - Email Domain Protection Effort Gains Traction->
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CowboyRobot writes "An industry effort to protect corporate brands from email domain spoofing has been adopted by Google, Yahoo, AOL, and Microsoft, as well as major Russian and Chinese email providers in the past year, bringing the trusted email standard Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) to 60 percent of email users worldwide and 80 percent of U.S. consumers. Facebook messaging engineer Michael Adkins says large and small domains from various vertical markets are adopting DMARC. "I've been working on email-related abuse issues for close to 10 years now. The standards, [such as] DKIM, sort of sit there and nothing happens," Adkins says. "But with DMARC, this is the end of a very long road for a lot of people in the industry. We're finally seeing everything click into place""
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Comment: It's "Samsung," not "Android" (Score 1) 229
Nobody uses the term "Android" when pitching to consumers, but Samsung is particularly aggressive about differentiating their software.
If all the distributions competed only on hardware it would be a boring market.