Comment I think Google Fiber is in trouble... (Score 2) 23
They almost certainly harvest all kinds of information about their users to help subsidize the low price of service.
Comment Re:And soon it won't be (Score 5, Informative) 401
A normal update does require you to unlock the phone to accept the update. They're talking about leveraging recovery mode which can be used to force load an image onto a phone that might be otherwise unusable. See here - https://support.apple.com/en-u...
Comment Re:What? (Score 3, Informative) 172
Here you go. It came up about 2 years ago now - http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/30/did-airport-scanners-give-boston-tsa-agents-cancer/
Comment Re:Reliability, reliability, reliability. Left han (Score 1) 1013
How would a striker fired pistol get it's non-existent trigger snagged ?
Comment Re:Yes and No (Score 1) 382
The shuttle actually still flies hourly today (although with the same security theater and other hassles) but it now operated by US Airways -
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/traveltools/intheair/shuttleinfo.html
Facebook Reportedly Filing $5 Billion IPO Today 268
hypnosec writes "Today is the day when Facebook may be submitting all required paperwork to regulators for its $5 billion initial public offering. According to the source close to the deal, Facebook has selected Morgan Stanley along with four others — Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Barclay's Capital to handle this IPO. Morgan Stanley will be taking "lead left" role in this supposedly biggest IPO from Silicon Valley. According to International Financing Review, the preliminary target of $5 billion will be increased by many folds in coming few months as a response to the demands of investors. Sources close to this matter disclosed that this might turn out to be defining moment for current web investments. The deal might rise to $10 billion which eventually will make Facebook a social networking empire valued between $75 billion to $100 billion. In fact, $75 billion is definitely an undervaluation compared to previous expectations."
Zynga Seeks $1 Billion In IPO 93
bizwriter writes "Zynga finally filed its IPO paperwork today, as it wants to raise $1 billion. And while the reports of how well it did were significantly overstated, this is a company that still makes significant revenue and profit. If you thought that LinkedIn's IPO was hyped and hyper, Zynga's going to put that all to shame."
Does Wiretapping Require Cell Company Cooperation? 174
decora writes "Recently the dictator of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, accidentally admitted to wiretapping journalist Irina Khalip. Khalip is the wife of Andrei Sannikov, one of the many opposition presidential candidates who was imprisoned after the election in 2010. I am wondering how Lukashenko did this? Can a government tap a modern cellphone system without the company knowing? Or would it require cooperation, like when AT&T and others helped the NSA perform warrantless wiretapping on Americans?"
NetBeans 7.0 Is Now Available 137
An anonymous reader writes "Oracle releases NetBeans IDE 7.0, which introduces language support for development to the proposed Java SE 7 specification with the JDK 7 developer preview. The release also provides enhanced integration with the Oracle WebLogic server, as well as support for Oracle Database and GlassFish 3.1. Additional highlights include Maven 3 and HTML5 editing support; a new GridBagLayout designer for improved Swing GUI development; enhancements to the Java editor, and more."
Comment Dupe ! (Score 3, Informative) 204
The same story was posted last night @ 8:20 PM EST-
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/01/05/0035206/Apple-Patent-Hints-at-Net-Booting-Cloud-Strategy
Comment Re:Answers. (Score 1) 705
So a peering disagreement somehow constitutes "blocking all streaming video" ? Enough said.
Comment Re:Answers. (Score 1) 705
Do you have some citation to back up the assertion that Comcast has tried to block off streaming video ? I don't remember ever hearing this.
Comment Re:Why do they need to do traffic shaping? (Score 1) 705
Or maybe the problem is on Netflix's end ? Your ISP can't guarantee the quality across the internet that's out of their control.
Comment Oblig Wargames Reference (Score 1) 197
Mr. Potato Head, Mr. Potato Head ! Backdoors are NOT secrets !
TSA Bans Toner and Ink Cartridges On Planes 633
Grond writes "The US has banned toner and ink cartridges from passenger aircraft in the wake of last month's bomb plot. 'The printer cartridge ban affects cartridges over 16 ounces.' No word yet on whether that's a weight or volume measurement or whether it's a per-cartridge or per-passenger limit."
The ban comes alongside a prohibition on air cargo originating from Yemen and Somalia. Bruce Schneier's blog points out another potential consequence from the recent bomb plot: the end of in-flight Wi-Fi.
