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Lenovo Looking to Buy Seagate, May Raise Political Concerns 255

Posted by Zonk from the this-is-what-we're-worried-about dept.
andy1307 writes "According to an article in the New York Times, Lenovo has expressed an interest in buying Seagate. This has raised concerns among American government officials about the risks to national security in transferring high technology to China. From the article: 'In recent years, modern disk drives, used to store vast quantities of digital information securely, have become complex computing systems, complete with hundreds of thousands of lines of software that are used to ensure the integrity of data and to offer data encryption.'"

Police Launch Drones Over LA 496

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the eye-in-the-sky dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that law enforcement officials have launched a new form of drone aircraft to patrol the skies above Los Angeles. From the article: 'Police say the drone, called the SkySeer, will be able to accomplish tasks too dangerous for officers and free up helicopters for other missions. "This technology could be used to find missing children, search for lost hikers, or survey a fire zone," said Commander Sid Heal, head of the Technology Exploration Project of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "The ideal outcome for us is when this technology becomes instrumental in saving lives."'"

Samsung Ships the First Blu-Ray Player 255

Posted by CowboyNeal from the beat-ya-to-it dept.
DigitalDame2 writes "PCMag.com reports that beginning June 25th, consumers will be able to purchase the first Blu-Ray player: the Samsung BD-P1000. The BD-P1000 is twice the price of the HD-A1 ($999.99 list), but supports full 1080p playback, something the first generation of HD-DVD players do not. It also up-converts conventional DVDs to 1080p to improve video quality and comes with HDMI, Component, S-video, and composite outputs. The BD-P1000 will be sold at more than 200 retail locations, including Best Buy, Tweeter, and Circuit City, and 10 Blu-Ray titles will be available as well."

Chinese Mathematicians Prove Poincare Conjecture 288

Posted by Zonk from the late-night-math dept.
Joe Lau writes to mention a story running on the Xinhua News Agency site, reporting a proof for the Poincare Conjecture in an upcoming edition of the Asian Journal of Mathematics. From the article: "A Columbia professor Richard Hamilton and a Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman have laid foundation on the latest endeavors made by the two Chinese. Prof. Hamilton completed the majority of the program and the geometrization conjecture. Yang, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in an interview with Xinhua, 'All the American, Russian and Chinese mathematicians have made indispensable contribution to the complete proof.'"

EU Court Blocks Passenger Data Deal with U.S. 572

Posted by Zonk from the not-so-fast-cowboy dept.
Reinier writes "The BBC reports that the European Court of Justice has ruled the airline data agreement with the United States is illegal. The 'agreement' required airlines to share 34 items of personal data of their passengers with American authorities at least fifteen minutes before take-off of any flight to the US. The Court of Justice examined the agreement after the European Parliament objected. A PDF of the ruling is available online."

Lenovo Banned by U.S. State Department 474

Posted by Zonk from the somebody's-watching-me dept.
chrplace writes "The BBC is reporting that the Chinese-made Lenovo PCs are not allowed inside secure US networks." From the article: "Assistant Secretary of State Richard Griffin said the department would also alter its procurement process to ensure US information security was guaranteed. His comments came after Rep Frank Wolf expressed national security concerns. The company Lenovo insisted such concerns were unwarranted and said the computers posed no security risk."

Self-Censoring 'Chinese Wikipedia' Launched 429

Posted by Zonk from the taking-the-wik-out-of-wiki dept.
Billosaur writes "New Scientist is reporting that Baidu, China's largest search engine, is launching its own version of Wikipedia. The site, Baidupedia, differs from the more well-known Wikipedia in that it is self-censoring." From the article: "Unlike Wikipedia, which allows anyone to create and modify entries, Baidupedia is censored by the company to avoid offending the Chinese government. Entries to the encyclopaedia must first pass a filtering system before being added to the site. Baidupedia bars users from including any 'malicious evaluation of the current national system', any 'attack on government institutions', and prevents the 'promotion of a dispirited or negative view of life'."

Comment A Dismal "Analysis" (Score 1) 641

by coolMikeUSC (#14962151) Attached to: Ubuntu, Macintosh and Windows XP
He starts off decently, although he presents his "vast amazing incredible" experience to a fault. Having experience, also, doesn't directly translate to objectivity, as we see with this note on Ubuntu: "It fits mid-level desktop users and works for about 80 to 90% of enterprise users." I wonder what he thinks a "mid-level desktop user" is, or how many enterprise users he spoke with to determine that 80-90% of them (a massive percentage!) would agree that it "works" for them. An explanation of assumptions and evidence for claims would be part of any decent analysis. There isn't a single mention of his methodology, the factors considered by his analysis, nor any regularity of presentation. Either he honestly doesn't know what an objective analysis is or he's just trying to get published (on Slashdot, no less)...

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