Comment Re:Not a hardware company? (Score 5, Funny) 150
They really don't think of the Xbox as hardware?
No, they were thinking outside of the x box
Comment This stinks! (Score 3, Interesting) 391
This whole Microsoft / Secure Boot situation is outrageous, it should never be allowed to be implemented, linux distro's should not be having to get anything signed by Microsoft. Hopefully some judge someday will see sense and kill it and also force Microsoft to carry positive mentions of other OS's in their advertisements in a similar fashion as the Apple / Samsung tablet ruling.
Comment 20 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up (Score 1) 195
Not the other way around as stated in the summary.
Comment These ads are onliy in audio calls. (Score 1) 178
TFA mentions that the ads are only for audio calls, not video calls. So not all that intrusive. In audio calls you can minimise the skype window or have a different window in the foreground on top of it.
Comment Re:Limited usefulness? (Score 1) 140
Good point. It makes me think that this will make congestion at the stations a lot worse with people staying on platforms longer to browse and upload photos etc.
Submission + - Facebook Admits It Doesn't Know How Mobile Works (businessweek.com)
deltaromeo writes: As Facebook moves inexorably toward its much-anticipated initial public offering, attention has been focused on all kinds of things about the giant network with the $100 billion potential market valuation—including the earth-shattering fact that Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg insists on wearing a hoodie during his meetings with Wall Street bankers and analysts. But what investors should be more focused on is the problem Facebook highlights in the most recent amendment to its S-1 securities filing: namely, that its mobile business is noticeably light on advertising revenue and that the company isn’t exactly sure how (or whether) it can fix that.
Submission + - Finally, a Shark With Frickin' Laser Beams (wired.com)
deltaromeo writes: Marine biologist Luke Tipple attached a 50-milliwatt green laser to a lemon shark off the coast of the Bahamas in late April. The escapade was sponsored by Wicked Lasers, a consumer-focused laser manufacturer based in Hong Kong that produces some of the most brilliant — and potentially dangerous — handheld lasers in the world.
Submission + - British ISPs Ordered To Block The Pirate Bay (techweekeurope.co.uk)
judgecorp writes: "British ISPs have been ordered to block the Pirate Bay. Sky, virgin, TalkTalk, Everything Everywhere will be getting court orders to block the site, joining BT, which is still discussing a request to block the site that came through last year."
Submission + - Google cars snooping on WiFi users not an accident (rt.com)
deltaromeo writes: Google bosses were informed their Street View cars would collect e-mails, names, addresses and other personal data from Wi-Fi users around the world, a government report shows. But the company insists the message didn’t get through.
Neither a mistake nor the work of an unauthorized engineer was behind Google's massive harvesting of Wi-Fi communications that included e-mails, passwords and other sensitive personal information across three continents in 2007-2010, indicates the recent report filed by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Neither a mistake nor the work of an unauthorized engineer was behind Google's massive harvesting of Wi-Fi communications that included e-mails, passwords and other sensitive personal information across three continents in 2007-2010, indicates the recent report filed by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Submission + - Canonical releases Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin (extremetech.com)
MrSeb writes: "No one can accuse Canonical of sitting around during the first quarter of 2012. With no less than six different release announcements since January, it seems that everything that Mark Shuttleworth’s company has been working on for the past few years is crystallizing all at once. With the release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS today, Canonical is looking to end the quarter on a high note by providing a stable release that is aimed directly at enterprise deployments. Precise Pangolin doesn’t offer any new functionality that fans of the Ubuntu platform haven’t already seen — but it will be the first time that enterprise users get to use the controversial Unity UI..."
Submission + - Mozilla Testing Click-to-Play Option For Plugin Content (threatpost.com) 1
Trailrunner7 writes: Mozilla is developing a feature in Firefox that would require some user interaction in order for Flash ads, Java scripts and other content that uses plugins to play. In addition to easing system slowdowns, the opt-in for Web plugins is expected to reduce threats posed by exploiting security vulnerabilities in plugins, including zero-day attacks.
"Whether you hate them or love them, content accessed through plugins is still a sizable chunk of the web. So much so, that over 99% of internet users have Flash installed on their browser," writes Mozilla's Jared Wein, the lead software engineer on the project, in a blog post.
"Whether you hate them or love them, content accessed through plugins is still a sizable chunk of the web. So much so, that over 99% of internet users have Flash installed on their browser," writes Mozilla's Jared Wein, the lead software engineer on the project, in a blog post.
Comment fail (Score 1) 162
When security measures involve trying to keep people quiet about its flaws, I think it's time to accept the security is broken!
Also, this paragraph of the UK Card Associations complaint letter attempts to downplay the effectiveness of the hack, looks to me like it's just there to deter anyone considering trying it.
Fortunately, the type of attack described in the research is difficult to undertake and is unlikely to carry a sufficient risk-reward ratio to interest genuine fraudsters. And, in the unlikely event that such an attack were to take place
Yeah right!
Submission + - Can Google be considered a Monopoly? (tekgoblin.com)
tekgoblin writes: A monopoly is defined as "the exclusive posssession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service" does Google fall under this definition? You decide.
Submission + - Advertising Standards Authority gets online power (bbc.co.uk)
deltaromeo writes: I am against censorship, so I am against this new power being given..
"The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.
It means that online marketing and ads will, from 1 March 2011, be subject to the same strict advertising rules as traditional media.
The ASA will also have the power to ban marketing statements on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
Last year, the body received over 3,500 complaints but over half of the adverts were outside of its remit."
On the plus side, the ASA decisions in the past have nearly always been based on common sense and they don't over-zealously ban advertisements or fine the company unless they are truly misleading. They are independent at the moment but who knows when the gov't might decide to take control or exert it's influence on the ASA...and decide that the anti-authoritarian tone of your website is inciting hatred, and then order the removal of all links pointing to your site (a link can be considered an ad, they aren't going to investigate whether you paid for it or not), effectively silencing you. It will be a nightmare to police, with affiliate / ad servers / advertiser all often in different countries and outside their governance..
"The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.
It means that online marketing and ads will, from 1 March 2011, be subject to the same strict advertising rules as traditional media.
The ASA will also have the power to ban marketing statements on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
Last year, the body received over 3,500 complaints but over half of the adverts were outside of its remit."
On the plus side, the ASA decisions in the past have nearly always been based on common sense and they don't over-zealously ban advertisements or fine the company unless they are truly misleading. They are independent at the moment but who knows when the gov't might decide to take control or exert it's influence on the ASA...and decide that the anti-authoritarian tone of your website is inciting hatred, and then order the removal of all links pointing to your site (a link can be considered an ad, they aren't going to investigate whether you paid for it or not), effectively silencing you. It will be a nightmare to police, with affiliate / ad servers / advertiser all often in different countries and outside their governance..
Submission + - Netflix has no limit on amount of days off (telegraph.co.uk)
deltaromeo writes: Netflix lets its staff take as much holiday as they want, whenever they want – and it works
Silicon Valley success story, Netflix, shows how a non-policy on holidays can provide the break you need.
Silicon Valley success story, Netflix, shows how a non-policy on holidays can provide the break you need.
