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Submission + - Maker of phone still a mystery, but getting sued

Submitted by

netbuzz

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @06:16PM

netbuzz writes: "The maker of the cell phone has yet to be publicly identified or acknowledge involvement, but that's not slowing the legal action that was certain to spring from last weekend's residential hotel fire in California. Network World reports that a press conference could be held as early as tomorrow at which the maker of phone will almost certainly be unmasked. Efforts to learn that company's identity today proved an exercise in frustration.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1051 6

(Note to Slashdot editors: This item is an update to one submitted early today that is still "pending."

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1050 5

Thanks.)"

Submission + - eclipse

Submitted by

addylives

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @06:09PM

addylives writes: "What are the requirements for Eclipse 3.2 ? Thank you."

Submission + - PS3 Prices in Britain actually...cheaper?

Submitted by

fistfullast33l

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @06:02PM

fistfullast33l writes: "IGN UK is reporting that an apparently leak on Sony's official website in Ireland showed a retail price of 629.99 EUR for the 60GB version and 529.99 EUR for the 20GB version...30 EUR higher than previously expected. The author points out, however, "the news isn't likely to affect anyone in the UK too much, with 629.99 EUR roughly equating to 413.962 GBP. In other words, still a tenner cheaper than we were expecting to pay anyway." Later on he cites a reliable source as saying it likely will be 425 GBP for the 60GB version. Sounds like it might be time to make plans to go to Paris on launch day. Or possibly an opportunity for some eBay arbitrage."

Submission + - Cisco's iPhone violates GPL, expert says

Submitted by General Lee's Peking on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @06:01PM

General Lee's Peking writes: From the article:

Even while Cisco is suing Apple for violating its iPhone trademark, an open-source enthusiast is accusing Cisco itself of infringing copyright in the same product.

Submission + - FLASH 9 for linux!

Submitted by anim123 on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @06:00PM

anim123 writes: Flash 9 announced officially by ADOBE!You can download it from here. The end of FLASH sites not functioning well on a LINUX BOX is over! Finally you can enjoy FLASH 9 on a Linux BOX. Cheers to all FLASHERS!

Submission + - Matt Stone replies to Richard Dawkins

Submitted by

Chris Gray

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:59PM

Chris Gray writes: "After Richard Dawkin's lukewarm response to his appearance on the South Park episode, Go God Go, creator Matt Stone has fired off a reply, imaginatively entitled "Richard Fucking Dawkins", accusing (among other things) Dawkins having a cult of followers. From the article:

"Wich are you more mad about, the fact that we made you sound stupid, or the fact that you're a complete fucking idiot dude! Look, Trey and I may not be Christians, but we also don't push our ways on people, and from the looks of things, you have a fucking cult going, not a belief, or a scientific fact, A fucking CULT."

Stone has also been accused of deleting comments to his blog post that don't support his view, justifying it as, "No, It's just that people with no display images, deserve no spot on my blog comment, nerd."

A cache of the blog post is available in case of its removal."

Political Bloggers May Be Forced to Register 658

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:44PM from the papers-please dept.

Thebes writes "Under Senate Bill S.1, political bloggers with a readership of over 500 who comment on policy matters or hope to incite 'grassroots' action amongst their readers would be forced to register with the Federal Government as lobbyists."

EA Commits to Xbox Live Arcade Title 18

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:39PM from the bounce-bounc-win dept.

njkid1 writes "Electronic Arts has committed to launching a game for Xbox Live Arcade, their first ever downloadable console game. Entitled Boom Boom Rocket, it's slated to be a musical rhythm game using rockets to keep the beat. From the coverage at Eurogamer: 'Originally conceived by Pogo.com, the game challenges you to trigger rockets to the beat of the music whilst travelling through a 3D cityscape. The better your timing, the higher your score. Ian Livingstone has composed 10 original tracks for Boom Boom Rocket, each choreographed into three skill levels. Master these to unlock new firework designs.'"

Submission + - Charge your car's battery with a PC Power Supply?

Submitted by

SirTicksAlot

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:24PM

SirTicksAlot writes: "What would you do if you car's battery is dead and you don't have anybody around to give you a jump? Need to have it working in time for the morning commute? This is what I did when I was in this situation. This is a quick tutorial on how to charge you car's battery using a power supply from a PC."

Submission + - MySpace to offer parental notification software

Submitted by Jim_Maryland on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:21PM

Jim_Maryland writes: MySpace.com, News Corp.'s popular online social network, plans to offer free parental notification software in a bid to appease government critics, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Parents will be able to use the software, named "Zephyr," to find out what name, age and location their children use to represent themselves on MySpace, the Journal said.

It would not allow parents to read their children's e-mail or see their profile pages, and it would alert children that their information was being shared, the paper reported.

Full article at Reuters

Journal Journal: How a spreadsheet turns into a global QC management system:

Journal by ObiWanStevobi on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:13PM

How a spreadsheet turns into a global QC management system:

Submission + - Swedish wiretap bill killed - by the secret police

Submitted by

Scared Poor Fat Anonymous Cow-Ard

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:12PM

Scared Poor Fat Anonymous Cow-Ard writes: "The Swedish weekly newspaper Ny Teknik (New Technology) reports (in Swedish) that a couple of FRA employees (more or less the Swedish NSA) recently tried to pass a bill that gave them unlimited wiretapping rights.

This bill included all types of electronic communication, and was sent for review 22th December 2006. It included a passage that requested any objections to be sent back no later than 8 January 2007, and the bill to be passed 3 days latter. The idea was of course to pass the bill when while legislators where off due to Christmas holidays.

The bill would have been passed if not, to everyones surprise, the Swedish Secret Polis (SÄPO) had publicly objected. The Secret Police stopped this bill, which they call a "coup", by publishing a harsh response (PDF file, more Bork Bork) only four days before that deadline."

Submission + - Free CD with Purchase of MP3s

Submitted by

Washizu

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:02PM

Washizu writes: "One of my favorite bands, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, is offering a great deal to their fans. Their new CD, Some Loud Thunder, comes out on January 30th but if you buy the album now they will let you download DRMless 192Kbps Mp3s of the entire album and then send you a "free" CD when the album is released on the 30th.

I bought it and was given a link to download them that they say will work three times before it goes dead. Pretty neat!"

Cancer Drug May Not Get A Chance Due to Lack of Patent 471

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @05:02PM from the when-patents-go-wrong dept.

theshowmecanuck writes to mention that in a recent study, researchers at the University of Alberta Department of Medicine have shown that an existing small, relatively non-toxic molecule, dichloroacetate (DCA), causes regression in several different cancers. From the article: "But there's a catch: the drug isn't patented, and pharmaceutical companies may not be interested in funding further research if the treatment won't make them a profit. In findings that 'astounded' the researchers, the molecule known as DCA was shown to shrink lung, breast and brain tumors in both animal and human tissue experiments."

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