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Communications

T-Mobile Bans Others' Apps On Their Phones 349

cshamis writes "T-Mobile has recently changed their policies and now tell their customers with appropriate data plans and with Java-Micro-App-capable T-Mobile phones: no third-party network applications. You can, of course, still use their incredibly clunky and crippled built-in WAP browsers, but GoogleMaps and OperaMini are left high and dry. Would anyone care to speculate if this move is likely to retain or repel customers?"
Power

GE Announces Advancement in Incandescent Technology 619

finfife writes to tell us that GE has announced an advancement in incandescent technology that promises to increase the efficiency of lightbulbs to put them on par with compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). "The new high efficiency incandescent (HEI(TM)) lamp, which incorporates innovative new materials being developed in partnership by GE's Lighting division, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and GE's Global Research Center, headquartered in Niskayuna, NY, would replace traditional 40- to 100-Watt household incandescent light bulbs, the most popular lamp type used by consumers today. The new technology could be expanded to all other incandescent types as well. The target for these bulbs at initial production is to be nearly twice as efficient, at 30 lumens-per-Watt, as current incandescent bulbs. Ultimately the high efficiency lamp (HEI) technology is expected to be about four times as efficient as current incandescent bulbs and comparable to CFL bulbs. Adoption of new technology could lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions of up to 40 million tons of CO2 in the U.S. and up to 50 million tons in the EU if the entire installed base of traditional incandescent bulbs was replaced with HEI lamps."The California legislature may want to revisit the wording of their proposed ban on incandescents (AB 722). How about mandating a level of efficiency rather than assuming that innovation can't happen?"
The Almighty Buck

Submission + - SAP skills shortage driving up salaries

bednarz writes: "A shortage of skilled SAP workers is making it difficult for IT departments to fill open jobs and caused the average salary for certain high-level SAP professionals to rise 15.6% in the past year. Consulting firm Foote Partners says the average base salary for directors of SAP program management rose from $115,468 to $133,500 in the calendar year that just ended. This increase dwarfs the typical increases in IT salaries of 3% to 5% a year. Network World has the story: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/021207-sap-w orkers.html"
GNU is Not Unix

Submission + - Sun looks to GPL3 for Java, Solaris

daria42 writes: Will Sun change the licence for Java and Solaris to the GNU GPL version 3? This article has some insightful comments from Sun boss Jonathan Schwartz. "Will we GPL Solaris? We want to ensure we can interact with the GPL community and the Mozilla community and the BSD community," he says.
It's funny.  Laugh.

Submission + - Watching mould grow for fun and profit

donak writes: "In a similar (blue?) vein to the (now decommisioned) coffee pot viewable at an English University website, West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers bring you "Cheddar growing Mould!" http://www.cheddarvision.tv/ Afficianados are no doubt going wild, in an understated English way."
The Internet

Wikipedia On the Brink? Or Crying Wolf? 380

netbuzz writes "Might Wikipedia 'disappear' three or four months from now absent a major infusion of cash donations? The suggestion has been made by Florence Devouard, chairwoman of the Wikimedia Foundation. And while her spokesperson has since backpedaled off that dire prediction, there can be little doubt that the encyclopedia anyone can edit could use a few more benefactors to go along with all those editors."
Networking

Submission + - RegisterFly's domain rights revoked

xiphoris writes: "RegisterFly, a popular discount domain registrar and web host, has had its reseller status revoked by eNom, its reseller. eNom sent me an email today notifying me that they are taking control of my domains:

This is a formal notice to owners of domains which have been registered through eNom via its reseller, RegisterFly.com. Over the last year, eNom has become aware of an increasing number of complaints from dissatisfied RegisterFly customers. As an eNom reseller, RegisterFly is contractually bound to adhere to certain standards of customer service in a speedy and diligent manner. Therefore, effective immediately, we have terminated RegisterFly as a reseller of domain names through eNom.
As a customer who has previously had extensive problems with RegisterFly, I am glad eNom is taking steps to make sure the poor saps who registered with RegisterFly keep their domains and receive good service."
Power

Submission + - Update: Energy Tower Power Calculations

rohar writes: "Since this story was originally posted, the efficiency and power output calculations of this Open Design Renewable Energy Project have been completed for implementations of a mid-sized installation for various climates.

Although the project is not at the pilot stage yet, the physics and math demonstrate that the system can meet the design criteria of a clean, renewable, feasible, location independant, reliable electrical generation system that can be built from common materials.

(corrected link from previous submission)"
Java

Submission + - The future of Open Source Java

An anonymous reader writes: Thanks largely to the open sourcing of the JDK, 2007 promises to be the most exciting year in Java programming. With the developer community in the driver's seat, expect to see Java programming propelled forward, backward, and sideways, probably all at once. This article takes a look at what's ahead for Java in Open Source and predicts what is coming for the Java platform.
The Courts

Journal Journal: No legal relief from spammers spoofing my domain name? 3

For a few years, spammers have been sending out spam pretending to be from my personal, vanity domain. I haven't seen many complaints recently, but it now costs me a considerable amount of time daily to delete hundreds of bounces from mail servers that don't recognized forged headers, etc. The recipients' mail filters are probably also down-rating my domain name as a result, too, further degrading the value of my domain name if I ever want to use it for a commercial venture. I am also concern

Censorship

Submission + - Police blotter: Teens prosecuted for racy photos

An anonymous reader writes: Two teens were prosecuted for having made and emailed racy photos of each other and are charged under anti child pornography laws.

Both were under 18 years old, hence their action (taking the pictures) is clearly illegal. However, the laws seem to have been intended to protect children from exploitative adults. This does seem to be a slippery slope right there.

The story is here http://news.com.com/Police+blotter+Teens+prosecute d+for+racy+photos/2100-1030_3-6157857.html?tag=new smap
Networking

MIT Scientists Reach Fiber-Optic Breakthrough 39

kcurtis writes "The AP (via boston.com) has a story about how MIT scientists have detailed a breakthrough in optics that could lead to cheaper, more efficient optical communications. From the story: 'Like polarizing sunglasses that block light waves oriented in different directions, the MIT researchers created a clever device that splits the light beams as they pass through a circuit. The device then rotates one of the polarized beams, before both beams are rejoined on their way out of the circuit, retaining the signals' strength. But it's not just that device that the researchers are touting. They're also trumpeting the innovative method they devised to integrate the optical circuitry with electronic circuitry on the same silicon chip.'"
Democrats

Submission + - Barack Obama launches social network

politics 2.0 writes: Barack Obama, the Democrat presidential hopeful, has launched his own social network which he's calling MyBarackObama.com. Obama already has an official presence of Facebook and YouTube, as well as an unofficial MySpace page — so why launch a social networking site of his own? As ZDNet's The Social Web notes: "It's clear that the two main functions of Obama's network is to help supporters organize events and connect locally with others — building on Dean's use of Meetup.com — as well as raise the much needed cash to fund the campaign."
Privacy

Submission + - Swedish SIGINT agency FRA the new "echelon"

kursu writes: "As we feared here in Sweden, the government has now approved FRA (Försvarets Radio Anstalt) which is a signal intelligence agency part of the Ministry of Defense to do in-depth wire-tapping of the internet traffic in Sweden.

The proposal was approved by the Lagrådet (law council) 2007-02-09.

This is just one of many laws passed lately that threats the democracy and free speech i Sweden.

Swedish: Oscar Swartz about the Regime supercomputers around the corner.
The new wiretapping law
National Defense Radio Establishment (FRA)
Wikipedia about ECHELON"

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