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Submission + - HP Unveils New Ultrathin Monitor

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: Hewlett-Packard unveiled its newest monitor, the HP 2310e, a 23-inch LCD monitor that's less than an inch thick and has touch capability. The 2310e can also utilize ATI's Eyefinity technology for spreading screen images across up to six displays, a boon for gamers. The 2310e measures 16.46 by 21.97 by 0.53 inches. Its extremely thin profile is partly due to the use of WLED backlights, which are smaller than the cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) used in many other LCD monitors. The screen has a resolution of 1,920-by-1,080 (1080p) and a 16:9 aspect ratio. It can be tilted but can't pivot or be rotated from a landscape to a portrait view. The screen has a 8,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a 70 percent Color Gamut.
Science

Submission + - NanotechTea Bag’To Filter Water for Pennies (singularityhub.com)

Submitted by kkleiner
kkleiner writes: Researchers at Stellenbosch University’s Water Institute have developed a new water filtration system that uses activated carbon and nanofibers to quickly filter out pathogens. The carbon and nanofibers are placed in common tea bags and then fitted into a bottle. Fill the bottle with dubious water, install a filter, and drink. It’s that easy. The ultimate price for these ‘tea bag’ nanfiber filters could be around half a cent (USD) each and be able to handle around 1 L before being replaced.
Unix

Submission + - Welcome OpenIndiana- Project launched officially

Submitted by donadony
donadony writes: As expected, Yesterday afternoon OpenIndiana project was publicly announced. OpenIndiana “is a brand new distribution of OpenSolaris, constructed by the community, for the community. The primary goal is to be a binary and package compatible drop in replacement for the official OpenSolaris and forthcoming Solaris 11 and Solaris 11 Express releases.This project was created to address the longstanding issue that the OpenSolaris distribution has constructed entirely by Sun/Oracle, not by the community. Depending on a single commercial entity has led to several issues, notably that bug fixes and security updates are only available via a paid for support subscription, that community participation has been limited in steering the direction of the operating system, and that commercial decisions have led to stricter licensing terms. ISOs are available for download also the first screenshot are available for this project.
Idle

Submission + - Shaq sued for computer hacking. (nbcsports.com)

Submitted by Cwix
Cwix writes: An IT worker hired by Shaquille O'Neal is suing the NBA star, accusing him of computer hacking and destroying evidence, and contending that O'Neal attempted to frame another employee by planting child pornography on his computer. Also, that O'Neal covered up email evidence of an alleged affair by throwing a computer in a lake.

Some of the allegations:

        * Shaq hacked into the voicemails and phone systems of Darling and Vanessa Lopez, a mistress who is currently suing O'Neal. He deleted Lopez's messages and changed her password.

        * O'Neal used his law enforcement contacts, both active and retired, to obtain restricted information about one of his mistresses, Alexis Miller, while he was involved in a legal battle with her.

        * Shaq threw a personal computer holding much of this evidence in the lake behind his home.

        * Shaq conspired with active law enforcement as well as ex-members of law enforcement to frame Darling for a criminal offense and destroy any evidence that Darling might have against O'Neal.
Space

Submission + - Boeing teams to offer spaceflight trips (networkworld.com)

Submitted by coondoggie
coondoggie writes: Aerospace giant Boeing and outer space tourism proprietors Space Adventures teamed up today to offer low Earth orbit (LEO) flight services onboard Boeing's future commercial crew spacecraft. Under this agreement, Space Adventures will market passenger seats on commercial flights aboard the Boeing Crew Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) spacecraft. Boeing's (CST)-100, which is under development, can hold seven and is bigger than NASA's Apollo orbiter but smaller than NASA's Orion.
Security

Submission + - Facebook Most Dangerous Social Tool for Businesses (securityweek.com)

Submitted by wiredmikey
wiredmikey writes: Facebook is by far the most popular and most dangerous social media tool among SMBs, with 69 percent of respondents reporting that they have active accounts with this site, followed by Twitter (44 percent), YouTube (32 percent) and LinkedIn (23 percent) according to a recent study.

Facebook is the top culprit for companies that experienced malware infection (71.6 percent) and privacy violations, e.g. the leaking of sensitive company information (73.2 percent). YouTube took the second spot for malware infection (41.2 percent), while Twitter contributed to a significant number of privacy violations (51 percent). For companies suffering financial losses from employee privacy violations, Facebook was again cited as the most common social media site where these losses occurred (62 percent), followed by Twitter (38 percent), YouTube (24 percent) and LinkedIn (11 percent). [More]

Submission + - World's First Tokomak (Fusion Reactor) (physicscentral.com) 1

Submitted by GarryFre
GarryFre writes: It has been said that Fusion is 50 years away for quite decades but now work has actually been started ...

Digging has begun in the south of France on the planned site for the world's first Fusion Reactor. A tokomak is a torus shaped magnetic confinement device which is necessary to withstand the temperatures associated with fusion that are so high, solid materials can't hold them. As such, the building represents the future core of ITER. (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor).

It will be interesting to see if it takes 50 years to build it.
Science

Submission + - Scientists Cut Greenland Ice Loss Estimate By Half (yahoo.com)

Submitted by bonch
bonch writes: A new study on Greenland's and West Antarctica's rate of ice loss halves the estimate of ice loss. Published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the study takes into account a rebounding of the Earth's crust called glacial isostatic adjustment, a continuing rise of the crust after being smashed under the weight of the Ice Age. 'We have concluded that the Greenland and West Antarctica ice caps are melting at approximately half the speed originally predicted,' said researcher Bert Vermeeersen.

Submission + - Indian Government to launch $35 Android tablet (techeye.net)

Submitted by bossanovalithium
bossanovalithium writes: The Indian government is to launch its $35 Android tablet in January 2011, surprising naysayers and making it the most accessible tablet computer on the market, which will in turn bump Android sales even higher in comparison with the iPad.

When India announced that it was working on building a super cheap portable computer, some people scoffed at the idea. Even the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) scheme has currently only managed a $200 laptop and is working on a $100 tablet with semiconductor firm Marvell, which suggested that a dirt cheap alternative to the iPad was not really possible.

But it looks like they're going to have to bite their tongues. In late July the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal, unveiled an Android tablet that would cost in the region of $35, shocking skeptics and inviting the commendation of OLPC, which said the tablet would help with “eliminating poverty, saving the environment and creating world peace.”
Security

Submission + - Understanding Computer Security: Compromise Vector (infosecisland.com)

Submitted by
climenole
climenole writes: "The most important concept to understand in computer security is compromise vector. It is the key concept to understanding everything there is know about computer security and hacking. Once you get your mind wrapped around the concept, you will view computer security from a completely different perspective.

Simply put, compromise vectors are the various avenues of attack that can be used to compromise systems, information and credentials."
Education

Submission + - California swaps math textbooks for iPads (thehill.com)

Submitted by MexiCali59
MexiCali59 writes: Four of California's largest school districts will be trying something new on eighth-grade algebra students this year: giving them iPads instead of textbooks. The devices come pre-loaded with a digital version of the text, allowing students to view teaching videos, receive homework assistance and input assignment all without picking up a pen or paper. If the students with iPads turn out to do improve at a faster pace than their peers as expected, the program could soon spread throughout the Golden State.

Submission + - European Parliament all but rejects ACTA (laquadrature.net)

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: European Parliament today adopted Written Declaration 12/2010 (http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Written_declaration_ACTA_12/2010) which basically tells the Commission to all but drop the negotiations. From the article:"Citizens from all around Europe helped to raise awareness about ACTA among Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) by collecting, one by one, more than 369 signatures. With Written Declaration 12/20103, the European Parliament as a whole takes a firm position to oppose the un-democratic process of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agremeent (ACTA), and its content harmful to fundamental freedoms and the Internet ecosystem."
Sci-Fi

Submission + - The death of 3D (sciencefictionworld.com)

Submitted by
bowman9991
bowman9991 writes: "With box office returns trending downwards since Avatar’s release, and a lack of quality films effectively taking advantage of the medium, James Cameron’s self-proclaimed 3D renaissance appears to be slowly fading.How long before studios realise that 3D does not guarantee box office success and start pulling back from investing in it? How long before 3D is viewed as a distraction rather than an addition, with audiences deciding that paying even a small amount extra to see a film in 3D is just not worth it? As Cameron attacks 'Piranha 3D' as a film that 'cheapens' the 3D medium and reminds people of the 'bad 3D horror films from the 70s and 80s' it’s fair to ask whether 3D is once again being viewed as an unnecessary, expensive gimmick."
Image

The Rise and Fall of Quicksand In the Movies 6

Posted by samzenpus from the no-more-fire-swamp dept.
Ant writes "Slate reports how '... quicksand has all but evaporated from American entertainment — rejected even by the genre directors who once found it indispensable... Quicksand once offered filmmakers a simple recipe for excitement: A pool of water, thickened with oatmeal, sprinkled over the top with wine corks. It was, in its purest form, a plot device unburdened by character, motivation, or story...'"

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