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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* The Effect of Internal Bacteria On the Human Body
* Disc-Free Netflix Streaming Arrives For the PS3 and Wii
* MIT Unveils Portable, Solar-Powered Water Desalination System
* One Step Closer To Speedier, Bootless Computers
* Google's Slideshow of Interesting Things
* Scientists Fight Back In Canada
* Zuckerberg's Side of 'The Social Network'
* Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley Dishes On Steve Jobs
* WD Launches 3 Terabyte HD
* Gene Simmons Threatens Anonymous Again and Gets DDoS'd
* Thief Returns Stolen Laptop Contents On USB Stick
* Hacker Business Models
* Spammers 'Gearing Up' Botnets For Holiday Rush
* Ray Ozzie Quit... What Took Him So Long?
* 2012 Mayan Calendar 'Doomsday' Date Might Be Wrong
* 'Officer Bubbles' Sues YouTube Commenters Over Mockery
* Antenna Arrays Could Replace Satellite TV Dishes
* Steve Jobs Lashes Out At Android
* Microsoft Announces Web-based Office365
* Details of Android 3.0, SIP, Video Chat
* The Case For Apple Buying Facebook
* Un-killable 'Evercookie' Killed<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... Sometimes
* Universal Sends DMCA Takedown On 1980 Report
* International Effort Brings an Open Standard For Docking In Space
* AMD Demos Llano Fusion APU, Radeon 6800 Series
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| The Effect of Internal Bacteria On the Human Body
| from the billions-of-allies dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday October 18, @21:57 (Medicine)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/0126252/The-Effect-of-Internal-Bacteria-On-the-Human-Body?from=newsletter
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meckdevil writes with this excerpt from the Miller-McCune magazine: "In a
series of recent findings, researchers describe bacteria that communicate
in sophisticated ways, take concerted action, influence human physiology,
alter human thinking, bioengineer the environment and control their own
evolution. ... The abilities of bacteria are interesting to understand in
their own right, and knowing how bacteria function in the biosphere may
lead to new sources of energy or ways to degrade toxic chemicals, for
example. But emerging evidence on the role of bacteria in human
physiology brings the wonder and promise ��� and the hazards of
misunderstanding them ��� up close and personal. ... Because [0]in a very
real sense, bacteria are us. Recent research has shown that gut microbes
control or influence nutrient supply to the human host, the development
of mature intestinal cells and blood vessels, the stimulation and
maturation of the immune system, and blood levels of lipids such as
cholesterol. They are, therefore, intimately involved in the bodily
functions that tend to be out of kilter in modern society: metabolism,
cardiovascular processes and defense against disease. Many researchers
are coming to view such diseases as manifestations of imbalance in the
ecology of the microbes inhabiting the human body. If further evidence
bears this out, medicine is about to undergo a profound paradigm shift,
and medical treatment could regularly involve kindness to microbes."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/0126252&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/bacteria-r-us-23628/
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| Disc-Free Netflix Streaming Arrives For the PS3 and Wii
| from the explaining-this-to-my-mom-just-got-easier dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday October 18, @23:59 (Movies)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/0132231/Disc-Free-Netflix-Streaming-Arrives-For-the-PS3-and-Wii?from=newsletter
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tkdog writes "Netflix has added Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii
to the list of devices that can [0]stream their catalog's content without
the need for a disc. On the Netflix blog, VP Greg Peters adds, 'In
addition to removing the need for discs, we've [1]developed a new user
interface on both applications that significantly improves the
experience. The new applications will allow you to search for content
directly from the device and you'll also be able to view an increasing
portion of our content library with subtitles or alternate audio
tracks.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/0132231&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/1018/Netflix-disc-free-streaming-comes-to-Sony-PS3-Nintendo-Wii
1. http://blog.netflix.com/2010/10/wii-and-ps3-to-be-disc-free.html
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| MIT Unveils Portable, Solar-Powered Water Desalination System
| from the water-the-chances dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 19, @01:07 (Earth)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/012206/MIT-Unveils-Portable-Solar-Powered-Water-Desalination-System?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "A team from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Field and Space Robotic Laboratory has [0]designed a new
solar-powered water desalination system to provide drinking water to
disaster zones and disadvantaged parts of the planet. Desalination
systems often require a lot of energy and a large infrastructure to
support them, but [1]MIT's compact system is able to cope due to its
ingenious design. The system's photovoltaic panel is able to generate
power for the pump, which in turn pushes undrinkable seawater through a
permeable membrane. MIT's prototype can reportedly produce 80 gallons of
drinking water per day, depending on weather conditions."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/012206&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/itw-portable-desalination-1015.html
1. http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/18/mit-unveils-compact-solar-powered-water-desalination-system/
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| One Step Closer To Speedier, Bootless Computers
| from the sufficiently-advanced-technology dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 19, @02:03 (Data Storage)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/18/2342219/One-Step-Closer-To-Speedier-Bootless-Computers?from=newsletter
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CWmike writes "Physicists at the University of California at Riverside
have made a breakthrough in developing a 'spin computer,' which would
[0]combine logic with nonvolatile memory, bypassing the need for
computers to boot up. The advance could also lead to super-fast chips.
The new transistor technology, which one lead scientist believes could
become a reality in about five years, would reduce power consumption to
the point where eventually computers, mobile phones and other electronic
devices could remain on all the time. The breakthrough came when
scientists at UC Riverside successfully injected a spinning electron into
a resistor material called graphene, which is essentially a very thin
layer of graphite. The graphene in this case is one-atom thick. The
process is known as '[1]tunneling spin injection.' A lead scientist for
the project said the clock speeds of chips made using tunneling spin
injection would be 'thousands of times' faster than today's processors.
He describes the tech as a totally new concept that 'will essentially
give memory some brains.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/18/2342219&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191460/Researchers_one_step_closer_to_bootless_computer_
1. http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v105/i16/e167202
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| Google's Slideshow of Interesting Things
| from the concentrated-brain-candy dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 19, @05:08 (Google)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/0345246/Googles-Slideshow-of-Interesting-Things?from=newsletter
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Kilrah_il writes "Google's Creative Labs came out with [0]a slideshow of
interesting things on the web. In the slideshow you will find 'a lot of
interesting HTML5 apps, iPhone apps, visualization tools, 3D projections,
art projects, creative YouTube videos, crowdsourcing services and many
other interesting things.' It's basically a collection of fascinating
little projects people have made and then distributed to the internet at
large. Guaranteed to ruin your productivity for today. You can [1]view it
with Google Docs."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/0345246&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/10/world-is-full-of-interesting-things.html
1. https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0Abmo0iWBO2gEZGY3cnc3dnpfMzM4Y3o2bmduZDY&hl=en&authkey=CJ2Ug_IF
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| Scientists Fight Back In Canada
| from the five-minute-major-but-no-instigator-penalty dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 19, @08:10 (Canada)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/0312236/Scientists-Fight-Back-In-Canada?from=newsletter
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Trufagus writes "The current Canadian government is widely regarded as
'anti-science,' and this year they have stepped up their efforts to
undermine scientists and [0]control their contact with the media. But now
[1]the federal scientists are fighting back and have just [2]launched
their own website. Gary Corbett, president of the Professional Institute
of the Public Service of Canada, said, 'If science isn't supported then
you're going to find that [3]decisions are going to be made more at the
political level,' on Monday as the union launched their website."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/0312236&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/13/1832216/Canadian-Government-Muzzling-Scientists
1. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/10/18/federal-union-government-science.html
2. http://www.publicscience.ca/portal/page/portal/science
3. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/federal-scientists-go-public-in-face-of-restrictive-media-rules/article1761624/
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| Zuckerberg's Side of 'The Social Network'
| from the wonder-how-he-pronounces-beelion dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @08:50 (Facebook)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1234209/Zuckerbergs-Side-of-The-Social-Network?from=newsletter
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alkasem sent in a video clip where Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at
Y-Combinator, tells [0]his side of The Social Network. He says [the
movie-makers] "can't wrap their head around the idea that someone might
build something because they like building things." I did really like
that a monologue describing Zuckerberg building his first website was
shockingly technically accurate ��� they mention tools, tasks and
languages, and show screenshots that were all more or less exactly how we
were doing things back then.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1234209&from=newsletter
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| Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley Dishes On Steve Jobs
| from the still-rich dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @09:36 (Businesses)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1247245/Ex-Apple-CEO-John-Sculley-Dishes-On-Steve-Jobs?from=newsletter
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digitaldc writes "Here's a full transcript of the [0]interview with John
Sculley on the subject of Steve Jobs. It's long but worth reading because
there are some awesome insights into how Jobs does things. It's also one
of the frankest CEO interviews you'll ever read. Sculley talks openly
about Jobs and Apple, admits it was a mistake to hire him to run the
company and that he knows little about computers. It's rare for anyone,
never mind a big-time CEO, to make such frank assessment of their career
in public."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1247245&from=newsletter
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| WD Launches 3 Terabyte HD
| from the more-please dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @10:14 (Data Storage)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1335209/WD-Launches-3-Terabyte-HD?from=newsletter
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[0]MojoKid writes "Today, Western Digital announced the world's highest
density hard drive, as they reach the 3TB mark with their newest, 5th
generation Caviar Green product. The [1]Caviar Green 3TB serves up a
super-sized combination of reduced power consumption, lower operating
temperature, and a quieter operation. Unfortunately, if you're still
using Windows XP, don't expect your system to make full use of any 3TB
drive (yet). The problem is that older operating systems, in combination
with a legacy BIOS and master boot record (MBR) partition table scheme,
face a barrier at 2.19TB. Existing motherboards utilizing BIOS
(non-UEFI), GPT ready operating systems like Windows 7 64-bit, and
appropriate storage class drivers, can address the entire capacity of
hard drives larger than 2.19TB. Another issue is that a number of host
bus adapter (HBA) and chipset vendors don't offer driver support for
these types of drives. To provide [2]a solution for this compatibility
issue, Western Digital bundles an HBA with the Caviar Green 3TB drive
that allows the operating system to use a known driver to correctly
support extra large capacity drives. This solution is reportedly just
temporary until the rest of the industry catches up."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1335209&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/printarticle.aspx?articleid=1576
2. http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Western-Digital-Caviar-Green-3TB-Hard-Drive-Review/?page=2
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| Gene Simmons Threatens Anonymous Again and Gets DDoS'd
| from the hack-and-lol-all-night dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @11:08 (Security)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1420224/Gene-Simmons-Threatens-Anonymous-Again-and-Gets-DDoSd?from=newsletter
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BussyB writes "Rather than shutting him up, the 'Operation Payback' DDoS
attack on his websites only made Simmons more angry and outspoken. None
of those threats seemed to bother Anonymous, however, and the group
promptly [0]launched another DDoS attack on both of Simmons' websites and
rendered them inaccessible once again."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1420224&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.myce.com/news/gene-simmons-threatens-anonymous-gets-ddosed-again-35503/
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| Thief Returns Stolen Laptop Contents On USB Stick
| from the it's-been-a-pleasure-being-your-victim dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday October 19, @11:18 (Crime)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1350214/Thief-Returns-Stolen-Laptop-Contents-On-USB-Stick?from=newsletter
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While it's true that Sweden is responsible for unleashing IKEA and ABBA
on humanity, not everything they produce is terrible. Their thieves are
some of the most considerate in the world. An unnamed professor at Ume��
University [0]received a USB stick with all his data after his laptop was
stolen. From the article: "The professor, who teaches at Ume�� University
in northern Sweden, was devastated when ten years of work stored on his
laptop was stolen. But to his surprise, a week after the theft, the
entire contents of his laptop were posted to him on a USB stick. 'I am
very happy,' the unnamed professor told the local V��sterbottens-Kuriren
newspaper. 'This story makes me feel hope for humanity.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1350214&from=newsletter
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| Hacker Business Models
| from the doing-what-they-can dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @11:56 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1526259/Hacker-Business-Models?from=newsletter
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wiredmikey writes "The industrialized hackers are [0]intent on one goal ���
making money. They also know the basic rules of the business of
increasing revenues while cutting costs. As hackers started making money,
the field became full of 'professionals' that inspired organized cyber
crime. Similar to industrial corporations, hackers have developed their
own business models in order to operate as a profitable organization.
What do these business models look like? Data has become the hacker's
currency. More data, more money. So the attack logic is simple: the more
attacks, the more likely victim ��� so you automate ..."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1526259&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/inside-look-hacker-business-models
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| Spammers 'Gearing Up' Botnets For Holiday Rush
| from the black-friday-is-gonna-suck dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @12:32 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1543238/Spammers-Gearing-Up-Botnets-For-Holiday-Rush?from=newsletter
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chicksdaddy writes "Spam ��� there's less of it, but [0]it's much nastier,
according to the latest statistics from Google's Postini e-mail security
service. According to a post on Google's Enterprise blog, the viral
content of spam e-mail (both malicious links and attachments) was up 111%
from the same quarter in 2009, even as spam volume overall dropped 24%.
The Summertime malware push may be evidence of a push to pump up bot
networks in advance of the busy holiday online shopping season, according
to Google researchers."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1543238&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/spammers-gearing-botnets-holiday-rush-101910
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| Ray Ozzie Quit... What Took Him So Long?
| from the paychecks-aren't-bad dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @13:11 (Microsoft)
| https://slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1552232/Ray-Ozzie-Quit-What-Took-Him-So-Long?from=newsletter
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GMGruman writes "The mainstream press acts surprised that Microsoft's
[0]chief software architect is resigning, but InfoWorld's Woody Leonhard
explains through a review of Ozzie's efforts at Microsoft how [1]the
Redmond giant has consistently ignored and squandered the design savvy
that Ozzie has tried to bring to the table. If you ever wondered why
Microsoft's products like Windows and Office are so bloated and
underwhelming, while Apple's are almost always wonderful experiences,
this analysis will solve that mystery. And you too will wonder how Ozzie
could have lasted so long at a company that doesn't believe in design."
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1552232&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/search/ozzie
1. http://www.infoworld.com/t/software-service/ray-ozzies-leaving-microsoft-what-took-him-so-long-123
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| 2012 Mayan Calendar 'Doomsday' Date Might Be Wrong
| from the 60-day-reprieve dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday October 19, @13:46 (Idle)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1359252/2012-Mayan-Calendar-Doomsday-Date-Might-Be-Wrong?from=newsletter
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[0]astroengine writes "A UC Santa Barbara associate professor is
[1]disputing the accuracy of the mesoamerican 'Long Count' calendar after
highlighting several astronomical flaws in a correlation factor used to
synchronize the ancient Mayan calendar with our modern Gregorian
calendar. If proven to be correct, Gerardo Aldana may have nudged the
infamous December 21, 2012 'End of the World' date out by at least 60
days. Unfortunately, even if the apocalypse is rescheduled, doomsday
theorists will unlikely take note."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1359252&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/the-2012-mayan-calendar-doomsday-date-might-be-wrong.html
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| 'Officer Bubbles' Sues YouTube Commenters Over Mockery
| from the Ricky-and-Julian-disapprove dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday October 19, @13:55 (Canada)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1410222/Officer-Bubbles-Sues-YouTube-Commenters-Over-Mockery?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "'Officer Bubbles' ��� the Toronto Police
Constable who was videotaped threatening a G20 protester with arrest for
assault over the crime of blowing bubbles at a police officer has had
enough of mocking videos and comments on YouTube. He has decided to
[0]sue everyone involved (commenters included) for more than a million
dollars each. The complaint is detailed in his [1]statement of claim ���
most of the comments seem fairly tame by internet standards; if this goes
anywhere, everyone is going to have to watch what they say pretty
carefully. The lawsuit appears to have been successful in intimidating
the author of the mocking cartoons into taking them down."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1410222&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/877471--hamilton-man-stands-up-to-officer-bubbles-over-comments
1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/39541458/Officer-Bubbles-Statement-of-Claim
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| Antenna Arrays Could Replace Satellite TV Dishes
| from the yes-have-some dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @14:28 (Television)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/1658259/Antenna-Arrays-Could-Replace-Satellite-TV-Dishes?from=newsletter
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Zothecula writes "There was a time not so very long ago when people who
wanted satellite TV or radio required dishes several feet across. Those
have since been replaced by today's compact dishes, but now it looks like
even those might be on the road to obsolescence. A recent PhD graduate
from The Netherlands' University of Twente [0]has designed a microchip
that allows for a grid array of almost-flat antennae to receive satellite
signals."
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/1658259&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/antennae-arrays-could-replace-satellite-dishes/16677/
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| Steve Jobs Lashes Out At Android
| from the battle-of-the-billions dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @15:17 (Google)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/187242/Steve-Jobs-Lashes-Out-At-Android?from=newsletter
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[0]Ponca City writes "Steve Jobs doesn't usually make a guest appearance
on Apple's post-earnings conference calls with analysts, but this time he
made an exception, [1]attacking Google for marketing its operating system
as 'open' versus Apple's 'closed' iOS. 'Google loves to characterize
Android as "open" and iOS and iPhone as "closed." We find this a bit
disingenuous, and clouding the real difference between our two
approaches,' said Jobs. 'Android is very fragmented. Many Android
[manufacturers], including the two largest, HTC and Motorola, install
proprietary user interfaces to differentiate themselves from the
commodity Android experience. The user's left to figure it out. Compare
this to iPhone, where every handset works the same.' Jobs stated that the
real debate is between 'fragmented versus integrated' and which is better
for the consumer. 'When selling to users who want their devices to just
work, we believe integrated will trump fragmented every time. And we also
think our developers can be more innovative if they can target a singular
platform rather than a hundred variants.' Jobs also criticized the
Android Marketplace, pointing out that there are at least three other app
stores being launched by vendors, causing confusion for users and work
for developers. 'This is gonna be a mess for both users and developers,'
Jobs said. 'Contrast this with Apple's integrated App Store, which offers
users the easiest-to-use, largest app store in the world, preloaded on
every iPhone.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/187242&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://poncacityweloveyou.com/
1. http://www.macworld.com/article/154969/2010/10/jobs_rim_android.html
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| Microsoft Announces Web-based Office365
| from the case-of-the-me-toos dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @16:03 (Microsoft)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/194241/Microsoft-Announces-Web-based-Office365?from=newsletter
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suraj.sun writes "Aiming to bolster its hosted software for businesses,
Microsoft announced today that it is adding [0]Web-based versions of
Office to its collection of hosted software for business, Office365. It
will also offer traditional Office as a subscription-based service.
Microsoft is pricing the service as low as $6 per user per month, though
that version includes only the Web-based versions of Office."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/194241&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20020029-56.html
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| Details of Android 3.0, SIP, Video Chat
| from the we-are-the-robots dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @16:50 (Google)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/2013201/Details-of-Android-30-SIP-Video-Chat?from=newsletter
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dkd903 was one of several folks to note that a bunch of details about
Google's Android 3.0 are [0]beginning to leak out. The platform is
codenamed Gingerbread; it includes video chat to compete with the iPhone,
and a graphical overhaul to try to make it look a bit better compared to
its rivals.
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/2013201&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://phandroid.com/2010/10/18/exclusive-first-android-gingerbread-details/
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| The Case For Apple Buying Facebook
| from the large-fortunes dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @17:38 (Businesses)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/2050211/The-Case-For-Apple-Buying-Facebook?from=newsletter
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The article makes the case that Jobs has been hinting that he wants to
actually spend some of the $51 billion Apple has been sitting on, and
that [0]Facebook is a likely candidate. Considering how thin the Ping
social network is, and the integration issues the two companies have had,
there are some good reasons for such a deal. And a heck of a lot of
reasons why not.
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/2050211&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/The-Case-for-Apple-Buying-Facebook-5445
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| Un-killable 'Evercookie' Killed<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... Sometimes
| from the use-silver-bullets dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @18:22 (Privacy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/210255/Un-killable-Evercookie-Killed--Sometimes?from=newsletter
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Trailrunner7 writes "The persistent method that security researcher Samy
Kamkar introduced last week for storing tracking data on a user's
machine, known as the 'Evercookie,' [0]is even more worrisome when used
on mobile devices, according to another researcher's analysis. The
Evercookie is a simple method for forcing a user's machine to retain
browser cookies by storing the data in a number of different locations.
The method also has the ability to recreate deleted cookies if it finds
that the user has removed them. Created by Kamkar as a demonstration of a
way that sites could use to persistently track users even after they
clear their browser cookies, the Evercookie has drawn the attention of a
number of other researchers who have spent some time looking for methods
to defeat it. A researcher in South Africa took a look at the way the the
Evercookie works on both Safari on the desktop and on mobile devices, and
found that it can be undone in some circumstances. However, he also found
that the mobile version of Safari fares far worse in its handling of the
Evercookie than the standard version does."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/210255&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/researchers-find-methods-kill-persistent-evercookie-101910
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| Universal Sends DMCA Takedown On 1980 Report
| from the i-see-what-you-did-there dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 19, @19:05 (Music)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/2136205/Universal-Sends-DMCA-Takedown-On-1980-Report?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "For many, many years, every time some new
technology has come along, the music industry has insisted that it's
going to "kill" the industry. The player piano was supposed to kill live
music. So was the radio. And, of course, every time this happens the
press is willing to take the industry's word at face value. In 1980, the
news program 20/20 posted a report all about how "home taping is killing
music," with various recording industry execs insisting the industry was
on its last legs unless something was done. Someone posted that 20/20
episode to YouTube a few years back, where it sat in obscurity until
people noticed it a couple weeks ago. And suddenly, [0]Universal Music
issued a takedown notice for the show. Universal Music does not own
20/20, and there were only brief clips of music in the show. It appears
the only reason for Universal to issue the takedown is that it doesn't
want you seeing how badly it overreacted in the past."
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/2136205&from=newsletter
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| International Effort Brings an Open Standard For Docking In Space
| from the best-place-to-dock dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday October 19, @19:50 (Canada)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/2251230/International-Effort-Brings-an-Open-Standard-For-Docking-In-Space?from=newsletter
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[0]FTL writes "Engineers from the US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe
[1]have come together to publish an [2]International Docking Standard for
spaceships. Currently the space station has [3]three [4]different
[5]types of incompatible docking ports, and the Chinese are [6]developing
their own. Standardizing on one type would permit interoperability and
facilitate emergency rescues."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/2251230&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://eman.resarf.lientatodhsals/
1. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/oct/HQ_10-266_Docking_Standards.html
2. http://www.internationaldockingstandard.com/
3. http://www.nasa.gov/missions/shuttle/f_docking.html
4. http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5549/39077250qk6.jpg
5. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13755857/
6. http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_To_Conduct_Maiden_Space_Docking_In_2011_999.html
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| AMD Demos Llano Fusion APU, Radeon 6800 Series
| from the onward-ever-onward dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday October 19, @19:54 (AMD)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/238218/AMD-Demos-Llano-Fusion-APU-Radeon-6800-Series?from=newsletter
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[0]MojoKid writes "At a press event for the impending launch of AMD's new
Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 series graphics cards, the company took the
opportunity to provide an early look at the [1]first, fully functional
samples of their upcoming 'Llano' processor, or APU (Applications
Processer Unit). For those unfamiliar with Llano, it's 32nm 'Fusion'
product that integrates CPU, GPU, and Northbridge functions on a single
die. The chip is a low-power derivative of the company's current Phenom
II architecture fused with a GPU that will target a wide range of
operating environments at speeds of 3GHz or higher. [2]Test systems
showed the integrated GPU had no trouble running Alien vs. Predator at a
moderate resolution with DirectX 11 features enabled. In terms of the
Radeon 6800 series, board shots have been unveiled today, as well as
scenes from AMD's upcoming tech demo, Mecha Warrior, showcasing the new
graphics technology and advanced effects from the open source Bullet
Physics library."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/19/238218&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-Reveals-Radeon-HD-6800-Series-Demos-Llano-and-Mecha-Rampage/
2. http://hothardware.com/image_popup.aspx?image=big_amd-llano-demo.jpg&articleid=14854&t=n
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