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Submission + - A full VoIP PBX in a USB memory stick

Submitted by RogerMo on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @11:01PM

RogerMo writes: Looks like VoIP has a new form factor with a business bundling an asterisk deployment into a live-USB linux memory stick. From the site: " The VoIP TelePort is a voice over IP business phone system built into the form factor of a USB memory stick. This exciting new product brings the power and features of an expensive enterprise PBX into a small handheld USB memory stick. Plug-in the VoIP TelePort into any modern desktop, laptop or server with a USB port and you will have a full VoIP phone system."

Feed QuickTime, not Safari, to blame for MacBook vuln (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @10:52PM

pwn-2-own update

The zero-day vulnerability that allowed a hacker to commandeer a brand new MacBook Pro late last week resides in a flaw in Apple's QuickTime media player, the exploit's author says. The revelation corrects descriptions given last Friday that the exploit targeted Safari.

Digital Camera Vs. Camera Phone 373

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @10:50PM from the gonna-sell-a-lot-of-N95s dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNet.co.uk has done some simple head-to-head testing of camera phones alongside digital cameras to see which device takes the best quality pictures. The results are surprising, with Nokia's latest handset, featuring a built-in 5-megapixel camera, taking more vibrant pictures in medium light conditions than a 10-megapixel dSLR. Of course, the pictures aren't fully representative of how the images would look at full size; but given that most people resize images to put on Flickr, we could start to see a decline in dedicated digital cameras sales and an increase in camera phone sales."

Bookmark National FOSS conference scheduled for Romania in May | Linux.com (linux.com)

by Gabriel Radic on Friday April 20, 2007 @11:05AM

Submission + - China Launches Navigation Satellite

Submitted by ThanksL on Sunday April 15, 2007 @02:28AM

ThanksL writes: A Chinese rocket placed a navigation satellite in orbit Saturday as part of an effort to build a global positioning system, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The Long March 3-A rocket blasted off from the Xichang launching center in southwestern China and a short time later the satellite was maneuvered into orbit, 13,300 miles above the earth, Xinhua said.

Submission + - Which Is The Best Data Compressor?

Submitted by Dan on Sunday April 15, 2007 @01:48AM

Dan writes: Pitting over 10 of the most common data compressors, this guide finds out which is the most effective and fastest data compressor. Compressing everything from audio to video, documents and more, this comparison guide will help you choose the best data compressor for the job you have on hand. If you are into data compression, this guide is a must read.

Submission + - YouTube tricked into deleting 200 videos

Submitted by

ozmanjusri

on Sunday April 15, 2007 @01:21AM

ozmanjusri writes: "A 15-year-old West Australian boy, claiming he represented the clips' copyright owners, persuaded video-sharing website YouTube to remove more than 200 clips from the site. The clips, all from the comic current affairs show "The Chaser's War on Everything", were popular with viewers; one clip featuring featuring Charles Firth accosting Hillary Clinton had been viewed more than 100,000 times before it was taken down yesterday.

According to Stuff, this is in direct contrast to the TV station's policy on content sharing. Courtney Gibson, from Australia's public broadcaster ABC TV said; "[ABC wishes] to get our content out there on as many platforms as possible, run by as many different operators as possible.""

Journal Journal: 50 terabyte flash drive made of bug protein

Journal by Ergasiophobia on Sunday April 15, 2007 @12:29AM

A prototype USB drive using bug protein to store data in the neighborhood of around 50 terabytes worth of data could be here in less then 18 months. This idea first started out by coating DVDs with a layer of protein so that one day solid state memory could hold so much information that storing data on your computer hard drive will be obsolete, says Professor V Renugopalakrishnan of the Harvard Medical School in Boston while reporting on his findings at the International Conf

Submission + - Cell Phone Radiation May be Wiping Out Bees

Submitted by koreantoast on Sunday April 15, 2007 @12:23AM

koreantoast writes: An article in the British newspaper "The Independent" states that a limited study done by Landau University has found a possible link that the radiation from cell phones is interfering with the navigation system of bees, leading to the collapse of many commercial bee hives in the United States and Europe. The implications are serious: with the disappearance of a large number of bee hives, farmers will be unable to pollinate many of their crops, leading to shortages of many agricultural products. Although there is still a lot of research that needs to be done to confirm this link, the possibility is worrisome.

Feed What’s Online: Say Good Night, Bandwidth Hog (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Friday April 13, 2007 @11:12PM

Comcast is warning its customers to limit their bandwidth or face a one-year termination of service.

Comment Re:This Is Insightful??!!! (Score 0) 342

by digitallystoned on Tuesday December 13, 2005 @09:27PM (#14252572) Attached to: Diebold CEO Resigns Under Cloud

What Halliburton is: A shell (some would say "richly diversified") company, a large stake of which is owned by our nation's current VP.
....aka the US Governments Bitch

What they do: get government contracts worth millions, some of which were never put up for open bid processes.

And Diebold had a contract for voting machines??? See my point

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