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Submission + - Firefox's Web Push Notification System Announced (arstechnica.com)

eldavojohn writes: Describing Notifications as 'somewhere between email and IM', Mozilla has announced this push technology as a way to receive notifications from websites without having to keep them open in your browser — as well as receiving them on your mobile device. A JavaScript API reveals early interface ideas by the team. This core concept is not new — both Google and Apple have their own push notification systems for Android and iOS respectively. However, 'It's important to note that this push notification system is distinct from the existing desktop notification mechanisms that are already defined in pending standards. The desktop notifications that websites like GMail and Seesmic Web display to Chrome users, for example, will only work when the website is left open in a tab. Mozilla's push notification system moves beyond that limitation.' Mozilla is attempting to take push notifications to the entire web for any website to use.

Submission + - Anonymous intercepts FBI conference call (telegraph.co.uk)

DrDevil writes: A member of the computer hacking group Anonymous has hacked into a telephone conference between the FBI and Scotland Yard (London Police) and posted it on the internet.

The Daily Telegraph has a comprehensive article on the hack at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9059580/Anonymous-hackers-intercept-conversation-between-FBI-and-Scotland-Yard-on-how-to-deal-with-hackers.html.

The audio of the call can be heard at http://t.co/vrdop7No.

Comment Re:Mosquitoes will go the way of the dinosaur! (Score 1) 521

It's all fun and games until the land-bound female mosquitoes grow legs, increase their reproductive cycles, and size. This won't seem like such a good idea when there's millions of chihuahua sized free range mosquitoes on the lose...good lord, man, that would spawn a new reality show "The Mosquito Bandito". Oh the humanity! ;-)

Comment Re:What next? (Score 5, Funny) 319

Don't forget the grave danger posed by paper cuts - they should ban paper too. Computers can cause eyestrain, those should probably go. Many text books are heavy and could cause injury if dropped or thrown, so those are gone. I guess the kids should all just go to individual padded cells where they listen to instructional reading piped over speakers....wait, speakers can be turned up too loud causing hearing loss......

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