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Submission + - Apple Wins Injunction Banning Import of Some HTC P (allthingsd.com)

Submitted by squish18 on Monday December 19, 2011 @07:00PM

squish18 writes: All Things D reports that Apple as won an injunction banning the import of some HTC phones, starting in April, 2012. The ruling by the ITC stems from two claims of *647 patent concerning software used to enter personal data in mobile devices. It is interesting to note that the ITC has also reversed previous rulings regarding regarding infringement of two other *647 claims, as well as patent *263 claims.

Jobs Wanted To Destroy Android 988

Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, 2011 @08:49AM from the blunt-and-honest dept.

hype7 writes "It's clear Steve Jobs didn't pull any punches from the interviews for his forthcoming biography. In the latest release from the book, hosted over at AP, 'Isaacson wrote that Jobs was livid in January 2010 when HTC introduced an Android phone that boasted many of the popular features of the iPhone. Apple sued, and Jobs told Isaacson in an expletive-laced rant that Google's actions amounted to "grand theft." ... "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this." ... In a subsequent meeting with Schmidt at a Palo Alto, Calif., cafe, Jobs told Schmidt that he wasn't interested in settling the lawsuit, the book says. "I don't want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won't want it. I've got plenty of money. I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that's all I want." The meeting, Isaacson wrote, resolved nothing.'"

ToS Violations No Longer a Crime (On Their Own) 162

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:41AM from the just-take-care-of-that-tag-on-your-pillow dept.

nonprofiteer writes "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act previously made 'unauthorized access to a computer system' a crime — meant to apply to hackers, it also criminalized violations of a website's ToS or of a workplace's computer policies. The law is being changed to make the crime a felony rather than a misdemeanor, which led some to worry about the potential for its abuse. However, Senators Franken and Grassley added an amendment (PDF) to exempt violations of ToS and employer policies from the lists of felony activity. w00t for common sense."

Comment Programming suite != PLC (Score 1) 106

by squish18 on Thursday September 15, 2011 @11:16AM (#37409924) Attached to: Italian Hacker Publishes 0day SCADA Hacks

By the look of the Rockwell exploit, it only impacts the PC-based programming suite, rslogix. The worst of it would seem to be that you could aggravate a programmer trying to setup a system and NOT remotely take over and reconfigure a PLC system.

Then again, if your PLC network routes publicly, you deserve to be aggravated.

Star Wars To Air As Animated Sitcom 268

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 06, 2010 @02:46PM from the you-could-make-this-stuff-up dept.

The Bastard writes "As if the Star Wars Holiday Special and Jar-Jar weren't insulting enough to fans, George Lucas has decided to turn the franchise into an animated sitcom. I have a bad feeling about this." The article says that Seth Green is involved, which either sets off your late April Fool's Day alarm, immeasurable dread, or excitement.

Comment Re:Definitely down on VZW (Score 1) 677

by squish18 on Monday February 08, 2010 @05:31PM (#31065376) Attached to: Verizon Blocking 4chan

Yes, I can access it using the proxy (or my work's proxy, for that matter...)

Comment Definitely down on VZW (Score 1) 677

by squish18 on Monday February 08, 2010 @05:22PM (#31065212) Attached to: Verizon Blocking 4chan

On my laptop using a verizon PCMCIA cell card.... I can ping/load 4chan.org, pinging boards.4chan.org resolved DNS (to 204.152.204.174) but will not reply/load.

Amazon Kindle DX Details Revealed 312

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @12:38PM from the giving-newspapers-hope dept.

theodp writes with news that details for the Kindle DX are now available. "Specs-wise, the big changes are a larger 9.7-inch screen that rotates to landscape display, a PDF reader, and more storage space. The Kindle DX carries a $489 price tag (compared to the $359 Kindle 2)." Engadget has a series of pictures from Jeff Bezos' presentation, and the Amazon product information page has further details and a video. According to the press release, Amazon has worked out a deal with The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post to "offer the Kindle DX at a reduced price to readers who live in areas where home-delivery is not available."

Was the Amazon De-Listing Situation a Glitch Or a Hack? 396

Posted by Soulskill on Monday April 13, 2009 @10:17PM from the can't-it-be-both dept.

Miracle Jones writes "As Amazon struggles to re-list and re-rank gay, lesbian, and adult books on their website after massive public outcry against the secretive partitioning process, they are claiming that the entire situation was not the result of an intentional policy at all, are not apologizing, and are instead insisting that the situation was the result of 'a glitch' that they are now trying to fix. While some hackers are claiming credit for 'amazonfail,' and it is indeed possible that an outside party is responsible, most claims have already been debunked. How likely is it that Amazon was hacked versus the likelihood of an internal Easter weekend glitch? Or is the most obvious and likely scenario true, and Amazon simply got caught implementing a wildly-unpopular new policy without telling anyone?"

99.8% of Gamers Don't Care About DRM, Says EA 554

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @12:15PM from the they-also-don't-understand-it dept.

arcticstoat writes "If you thought that EA might have been humbled by the massive Internet backlash against its use of SecuROM in its recent games, then you'd be wrong. Speaking at the Dow Jones/Nielsen Media and Money Conference, EA's CEO John Riccitiello claimed that the whole issue had been blown out of all proportion. 'We implemented a form of DRM and it's something that 99.8 per cent of users wouldn't notice,' claimed Riccitiello, 'but for the other 0.2 percent, it became an issue and a number of them launched a cabal online to protest against it.'"

Third Undersea Cable Cut 655

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 01, 2008 @03:47PM from the someone-doesn't-like-connect-the-dots dept.

Many readers are reporting that another undersea fiber optic cable has been cut, apparently caused by another wayward anchor. It looks like Iran has completely lost Internet connectivity."

Diebold Security Foiled Again 201

Posted by Zonk on Thursday January 25, 2007 @05:11PM from the please-think-then-vote dept.

XenoPhage writes "Yet again, Diebold has shown their security prowess. This time they posted, on their website, a picture of the actual key used to open all of their Diebold voting machines. Ross Kinard of Sploitcast crafted three keys based on this photo. Amazingly enough, two of the three keys successfully opened one of the voting machines. But fear not, Diebold has removed the offending picture, replacing it with a picture of their digital card key. Take that, hackers!"

Comment Bosch DIVAR (Score 1) 383

by squish18 on Tuesday February 28, 2006 @12:33AM (#14814533) Attached to: A DVR Security System That Isn't Based on Windows?

As a Mfr.'s Rep, naturally I'm going to push a specific product. It has been mentioned here before, and with good reason. The Bosch Divar is probably the closest thing to what you are looking for. They run as a completely embedded system, and are thus (as you note) less prone to viruses. They also allow for easy spanning of locations, while allowing for centralized management. The other recommended option might be something like the philips netcam, which would allow you to implement using (perhaps existing) IP networks. We rep in the Midwest (Based near Chicago), so drop a reply if you're interested.

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