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Comment iPhone sells out... (Score 0) 327

by tix6174 on Sunday October 09, 2011 @03:05PM (#37655536) Attached to: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Sell Out

and it's a sign that it's not such a disappointment after all. Yet when RIM sells out of the new Bold 9900 it's all a setup to create "buzz". Maybe RIM is learning from Apple finally. BTW - Try to find a 16Gb Playbook lately? I don't see that posted on Slashdot. Sounds like Slashdot should change the name to applefandot

Submission + - RMS on Jobs: "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad (latimes.com)

Submitted by Garabito on Sunday October 09, 2011 @12:22PM

Garabito writes: Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, has posted on his personal site: "As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, 'I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone.' Nobody deserves to have to die — not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty of bigger evils than theirs. But we all deserve the end of Jobs' malign influence on people's computing." His statement has spurred reaction from the community; some even asking to the Free Software movement to find a new voice.

Submission + - B&N Yanks DC Titles After Exclusive Amazon Dea

Submitted by theodp on Saturday October 08, 2011 @09:06PM

theodp writes: In response to DC Entertainment's agreement to exclusively offer digital versions of certain titles in Amazon Kindle format, Nook maker Barnes & Noble has begun pulling DC Entertainment's graphic novels off its shelves. Confirming the decision, B&N said in a statement, 'To sell and promote the physical book in our store showrooms, and not have the eBook available for sale would undermine our promise to Barnes & Noble customers to make available any book, anywhere, anytime.' Nice to see the pair is still able to keep their feud fresh on the 11th anniversary of the 1-Click patent infringement lawsuit.

Submission + - Magnetic brain stimulation makes learning easier (gizmag.com)

Submitted by cylonlover on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @08:10PM

cylonlover writes: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a technology that temporarily activates – or inactivates – parts of the brain using magnetic stimulation. Its ability to selectively turn areas of the brain on or off allows the functions and interconnections of the brain to by studied in a noninvasive and painless manner. Now researchers have shown that the technology can be used to enable rats to learn more easily. While smarter rats probably aren’t high on anyone’s wish list, the technology shows potential for allowing TMS to better treat a variety of brain disorders and diseases in humans, such as severe depression and schizophrenia.

Submission + - OnLive Aiming to Become Netflix of Games (industrygamers.com) 1

Submitted by donniebaseball23 on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @06:39PM

donniebaseball23 writes: OnLive may have its long-term sights on entertainment besides games, especially with the hiring of Pandora executive Etienne Handman, but for now the cloud-based service is laser focused on taking a chunk of the games market. It's launched a Netflix inspired all-you-can-eat plan for $9.99/month (first month free). "The meteoric growth of Netflix reflects the enormous consumer demand for flat-rate instant-play media,” said Steve Perlman, OnLive Founder and CEO. “OnLive PlayPack is uniquely positioned to address this demand in the realm of high-performance video games, instantly delivering games at $9.99/month to TVs, PCs, Macs and iPad, and soon Android tablets, smartphones and Blu-ray players.”

Submission + - Comcast activates IPv6 trial users (comcast6.net)

Submitted by Spacecase on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @06:07PM

Spacecase writes: Comcast announced the first group of trial users have been activated on their IPv6 Native Dual Stack solution. Considering the recent news about IPv4 addresses becoming scarce this looks to be one of the better solutions to get out of the IPv4 problems.

Submission + - US Dept. of Justice, ICE Still Seizing Domains (torrentfreak.com) 1

Submitted by Chaonici on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @05:58PM

Chaonici writes: Operation In Our Sites, a US initiative to crack down on websites related to online copyright infringement, appears to be ongoing. Rojadirecta is a site that links to (but does not host) broadcasts of major sporting events, including soccer matches. It is highly popular in Spain, where it has prevailed twice in court after its legal status was challenged. However, US authorities have now seized the .org domain of the website without notifying the site's owner or its web host, GoDaddy. Rojadirecta can still be accessed through .com, .es, .me, and .in domains, which are not controlled by the US, but rojadirecta.org currently redirects to this well-known image.

Submission + - AT&T Sued for Systematic iPhone Overbilling

Submitted by Hugh Pickens writes on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @05:58PM

Hugh Pickens writes writes: UPI reports that AT&T is facing a lawsuit that says AT&T routinely bills for 7 percent to 14 percent more data transactions than normally takes place that could blossom into a costly class-action case. Court papers claim that attorneys set up a test account for an iPhone, then closed all of its apps and left the device unused for 10 days. AT&T still billed the account for 2,292 KB of usage. "A significant portion of the data revenues were inflated by AT&T's rigged billing system for data transactions," say court papers filed on behalf of AT&T customer Patrick Hendricks. "This is like the rigged gas pump charging you when you never even pulled your car into the station." Attorneys say they would file to have the case moved to class-action status, which makes the outcome relevant to all of AT&T's iPhone accounts.

New Crossover Release With Improved Compatibility 104

Posted by kdawson on Friday March 05, 2010 @11:44AM from the lin-win dept.

solanum writes "On March 2nd Crossover 9.0 was released. CrossOver 9 features a new user interface that focuses on making installation of Windows software quicker and easier than previous versions. Another new feature is CrossOver's ability to download installation 'recipes' directly from CodeWeavers online Compatibility Database. 'If another CrossOver user has figured out how to use CrossOver to install a Windows application, they can upload that installation recipe to our database,' said Jeremy White, CodeWeavers chief executive officer. 'As we go forward, and build this online storehouse, CrossOver will begin to automatically install that same application for other users. This enables us to move closer to a world where CrossOver will begin to run the majority of Windows apps, and not just an officially supported subset. In other words, our diabolical plot for world domination is going exactly as planned,' he added. Early reviews and comments are positive, and my own experience is that many more Windows applications work in this new version than previously."

Lost Nazi Uranium Found In a Dutch Scrapyard 205

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 23, 2010 @12:25AM from the sturm-und-drang dept.

colin_faber writes "Lewis Page of the Register is reporting that forensic nuclear scientists at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre traced the two pieces of metal found in a Dutch scrapyard — described as a cube and a plate — back to their exact origins and dates. Apparently both came from ores extracted at the 'Joachimsthal' mine in what is now the Czech Republic from the former Nazi nuclear-weapons programme of the 1940s." The article runs through the roadblocks that, unknown to the Allies, the Nazi regime erected against their possible success in any nuclear bomb development during the war.

Comment Quit (Score 1) 578

by tix6174 on Saturday February 20, 2010 @07:47PM (#31214234) Attached to: Fingerprint Requirement For a Work-Study Job?

If you don't like the terms of work then don't work there.

Submission + - Notes from the No Lone Zone - ICBM Security (crypto.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @08:33PM

An anonymous reader writes: Computer security guru Matt Blaze takes a tour of a decommissioned ICBM complex in Arizona. Cool photos, insightful perspective on two man control, perimeter security, human factors and why we didn't blow ourselves up.

Submission + - Russians Claim More Climate Data Was Manipulated (telegraph.co.uk) 6

Submitted by DustyShadow on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @06:27PM

DustyShadow writes: On Tuesday, the Moscow-based Institute of Economic Analysis (IEA) claimed that the Hadley Center for Climate Change had probably tampered with Russian-climate data. The IEA believes that Russian meteorological-station data did not substantiate the anthropogenic global-warming theory. Analysts say Russian meteorological stations cover most of the country’s territory, and that the Hadley Center had used data submitted by only 25% of such stations in its reports. Over 40% of Russian territory was not included in global-temperature calculations for some other reasons, rather than the lack of meteorological stations and observations. The data of stations located in areas not listed in the Hadley CRU survey often does not show any substantial warming in the late 20th century and the early 21st century.

Submission + - 94 New Species Described by CA Academy of Sciences (treehugger.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @06:07PM

An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences traversed four continents and two oceans to uncover 94 new species in 2009, proving that while sometimes in this digital age the world can feel like a small place, much of it has yet to be explored. Among the 94 discoveries were 65 arthropods, 14 plants, 8 fishes, 5 sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil mammal. Why does it matter? As Dr. David Mindell, Dean of Science and Research Collections at the Academy, explained, “Humans rely on healthy ecosystems, made up of organisms and their environments. Creating a comprehensive inventory of life on our planet is critical for understanding and managing resources. Yet a great many life-forms remain to be discovered and described."

Submission + - Nearby "Super Earth" may have atmosphere (sciencedaily.com)

Submitted by

Luminary Crush

on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @05:00PM

Luminary Crush writes: "Astronomers announced that they have discovered a "super-Earth" which seems to have an atmosphere orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. They found the distant planet with a small fleet of ground-based telescopes no larger than those many amateur astronomers have in their backyards. Although the super-Earth is too hot to sustain life, the discovery shows that current, ground-based technologies are capable of finding almost-Earth-sized planets in warm, life-friendly orbits."

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