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Submission + - AMD Releases Open-Source R600/700 3D Code (phoronix.com)

Submitted by lldmer
lldmer writes: Phoronix has reported AMD released open source code for 3D acceleration on R600/700 GPU's:

Since earlier this year we have been waiting for AMD to release documentation and/or code on the ATI R600 series concerning 3D acceleration so that the open-source Linux drivers can begin to support the newer ATI graphics processors. It has taken longer than expected for AMD to complete and release this information, but it's now available. AMD has released the fundamental Linux code needed to begin fostering the development of an open-source R600 3D driver. Furthermore, this code also concerns the latest R700 series of graphics processors! The microcode for the newest GPUs has also been released.
Security

Submission + - Symantec confirmation emails include passwords 1

Submitted by zmal
zmal writes: I recently purchased a new Vista system (necessary for work), which came with a free subscription to the Norton suite of security tools. As part of the installation, Symantec has you set up a "Norton Account". The confirmation email sent back from Symantec on creating a new account includes a link with the username and password for the new account in plaintext:

Received: from excu-mxob-1.symantec.com (excu-mxob-1.symantec.com [198.6.49.12])
        by XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Postfix) with ESMTP
        for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:28:38 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from cup2opsmtapin02.ges.symantec.com (cup2opsmtapin02.ges.symantec.com [155.64.1.103])
        by excu-mxob-1.symantec.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l7V6Rml6031676
        (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO)
        for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:48 -0700
Received: from excu-dns-1.symantec.com ([198.6.49.190])
        by cup2opsmtapin02.ges.symantec.com with esmtp (Exim 4.67)
        (envelope-from )
        id 1IQzyu-0004NQ-30
        for XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:48 -0700
Received: from nav1drmmtacl02.conxion.com ([206.204.54.213])
        by excu-dns-1.symantec.com with esmtp (Exim 4.52)
        id 1IQzyt-00008C-WB
        for XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:48 -0700
Received: from ussj-ebeapppdcl01.ges.symantec.com ([192.168.78.132] helo=ussj-ebeapppdcl01)
        by nav1drmmtacl02.conxion.com with esmtp (Exim 4.52)
        id 1IQzyt-00037r-Ub
        for XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:47 -0700
Message-ID: 2107168635
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:27:47 +0000 (GMT)
From: NortonAccount@symantec.com
To: XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX
Subject: One final step to confirm your Norton Account (Message-ID=2107168635)

(message contents...)

href="https://www.mynortonaccount.com/?email=XXXXX XXX%40XXXXXXX.com&password=XXXXXXXX"

I've included the message headers to show that the message is indeed coming out of Symantec, up to the point where it reaches my ISP's mail servers.

I expect better from all companies that do business on the Internet, but especially from security companies registering account details for security products. I tried to email Symantec about this, but mail to the contact addresses I found all bounced as undeliverable.
Censorship

Submission + - Search disabled on Torrentspy? (torrentspy.com)

Submitted by DarthBender
DarthBender writes: If you are in the US you cannot search for torrents on Torrentspy.com. From the site: "Sorry, but because you are located in the USA you cannot use the search features of the Torrentspy.com website.Torrentspy's decision to stop accepting US visitors was NOT compelled by any Court but rather an uncertain legal climate in the US regarding user privacy and an apparent tension between US and European Union privacy laws."
Businesses

Submission + - Acer Buys Gateway to Become #3 PC Manufacturer (reuters.com)

Submitted by dill
dill writes: "Taiwan's Acer will buy Gateway for $710 million, creating the world's No. 3 PC maker and doubling its U.S. presence while dealing a blow to arch-foe Lenovo's efforts to grow in Europe."
Bug

Submission + - Microsoft Update Memory Leak

Submitted by
mksolid
mksolid writes: "I'm a computer technician for a small IT company and I have been driven absolutely crazy since Friday with a problem that occurred when I would boot up any Windows XP desktop machines. When I opened Task Manager to monitor the resource usage, I noticed that the 'svchost.exe' process (run by the SYSTEM account) would take up 99% CPU time and cause a massive memory leak for the first 5-10 minutes after logging into a user account. I did virus scans, anti-spyware scans and anything that I could to ensure that the problem wasn't related to malicious software, and I even setup a clean test system and still had the same problems. I finally decided to use TDIMonitor and check the network for the culprit resource hog, and I discovered that the system was repeatedly sending out requests for various Microsoft files. I simply disabled Microsoft Update from the Windows Update page and the problem has gone away. Our machines now startup and operate very smoothly within seconds. I suppose the discovery is that there is a bug in Microsoft Update that causes a massive memory leak and it needs further investigation by Microsoft."
Linux Business

Submission + - Austin American Statesman gets Linux all wrong

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The Austin American Statesman published a story purporting to cover Dell's recent efforts to respond to the consumer demand for per-installed Linux. The article includes such including such lovely quotes as these:

Linux was simply not designed for the desktop.

Because Linux isn't compatible with most existing computers, what it can do is somewhat limited...For example, few computer-based games run on Linux.

Story here.

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