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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Now You Can Use the Nook Touch<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... As a Kindle
* Tom's Hardware Dissects Ubuntu 11.4's Interface and Performance
* International Monetary Fund Hit By Cyber Attack
* NASA's Aquarius Launched To Help Map the Oceans' Salt
* The Internet Is Killing Local News, Says the FCC
* Could PayPal Be an In-Store Option?
* Why Doesn't 'Google Kids' Exist?
* US Funding Stealth Internets to Circumvent Repressive Regimes
* Apple Sued Over Use of iCloud Name
* France To Launch a National Patent Troll
* Comcast Offering Home Security Bundle
* Apple Store Employee Attempts To Form Union
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| Now You Can Use the Nook Touch<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... As a Kindle
| from the twain-meet-film-at-11 dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @22:06 (Android)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/2259240/Now-You-Can-Use-the-Nook-Touch--As-a-Kindle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Barnes & Nobles' latest e-reader has already
been hacked. In a couple of surprise videos this morning, the hacker
zoryl showed the Nook Touch [0]running the Kindle app and running ADW
Launcher. the second video also [1]hints at the presence of Bluetooth."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/2259240/Now-You-Can-Use-the-Nook-Touch--As-a-Kindle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/06/11/nook-touch-now-runs-the-kindle-app/
1. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/06/11/nook-touch-has-bluetooth-now-runs-adw-launcher-video/
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| Tom's Hardware Dissects Ubuntu 11.4's Interface and Performance
| from the hey-it-takes-a-while-for-all-the-screenshots dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday June 12, @00:57 (GNOME)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/003247/Toms-Hardware-Dissects-Ubuntu-114s-Interface-and-Performance?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader links to an [0]exhaustive look at the latest Ubuntu,
running at Tom's Hardware. "The new Unity interface is broken down into
its individual elements and explained ad nauseam. Overall the article is
objectively balanced, the author does a good job of pointing out specific
design flaws and shortcomings instead of complaining about how Unity
doesn't work for him specifically. The walkthrough of the uTouch gesture
language is exciting (wish I had multi-touch), though a full listing of
keyboard and mouse shortcuts come in handy, too. Towards the end of the
article there are benchmarks between Lucid, Natty with Unity, and Natty
with the Classic interface. The performance of the Unity interface isn't
bad at all, but that kernel power issue does rear its ugly head."
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/003247/Toms-Hardware-Dissects-Ubuntu-114s-Interface-and-Performance?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ubuntu-11.04-natty-narwhal,2943.html
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| International Monetary Fund Hit By Cyber Attack
| from the prithee-cease-with-such-vile-news dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday June 12, @03:50 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/0527201/International-Monetary-Fund-Hit-By-Cyber-Attack?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]DotNM writes "CityNews and other media outlets are reporting that the
[1]International Monetary Fund has been hit by a 'cyber attack.' They are
withholding most of the details; however, it is known that the World Bank
has shut down a 'link' between them and the IMF." Adds reader Hugh
Pickens, "A cyber security expert told Reuters the infiltration had been
a targeted attack, which installed software [2]designed to give a nation
state a 'digital insider presence' at the IMF. 'The code was developed
and released for this purpose,' said Tom Kellerman, who has worked for
the Fund. Bloomberg quoted an unnamed security expert as saying the
[3]hackers were connected to a foreign government ��� however, such attacks
are very difficult to trace."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/0527201/International-Monetary-Fund-Hit-By-Cyber-Attack?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.mattdean.ca/?src=sdimf
1. http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/international/article/136637--imf-hit-by-cyber-attack
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13740591
3. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-11/imf-computer-system-infiltrated-by-hackers-said-to-work-for-foreign-state.html
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| NASA's Aquarius Launched To Help Map the Oceans' Salt
| from the pepper-mines-have-all-been-mapped dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday June 12, @06:39 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/0638255/NASAs-Aquarius-Launched-To-Help-Map-the-Oceans-Salt?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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oxide7 writes "NASA launched a satellite featuring an brand-new
instrument which will be able to measure the saltiness of Earth's oceans.
Data [0]from the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft will help scientists
understand better the processes that drive ocean circulation and the
movement of freshwater around the planet."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/0638255/NASAs-Aquarius-Launched-To-Help-Map-the-Oceans-Salt?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/161321/20110611/aquarius-salt-mapper-hits-orbit-video.htm
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| The Internet Is Killing Local News, Says the FCC
| from the locality-locality-locality dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday June 12, @08:22 (United States)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/0616245/The-Internet-Is-Killing-Local-News-Says-the-FCC?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Art3x writes "The rise of the Internet has led to a [0]'shortage of
local, professional, accountability reporting' (Here's [1]the AP's
version) says a [2]a 475-page report by the FCC, and the consequences
could be 'more government waste, more local corruption,' 'less effective
schools' and other problems. Even though there are more media choices
today than ever, newspapers have been laying off reporters, leaving a gap
that is yet to be filled."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/0616245/The-Internet-Is-Killing-Local-News-Says-the-FCC?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/06/fcc-report-on-media-warns-of-decline-in-quality-local-news-.html
1. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJzhJpbSxYIYhrS0j8efM7Frw-3g?docId=c12a5d232d5a4acba393a066a2c58f73
2. http://transition.fcc.gov/osp/inc-report/The_Information_Needs_of_Communities.pdf
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| Could PayPal Be an In-Store Option?
| from the expanding-markets dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @09:57 (The Almighty Buck)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1158234/Could-PayPal-Be-an-In-Store-Option?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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daria42 writes "PayPal has long been one of the most-used payments option
on the Internet; its history serving eBay's millions of users has now
expanded into a wider remit across many e-commerce sites. But will the
company ever become a valid option for point of sale payments at actual
[0]physical retail stores? Yes, according to PayPal's global president
Scott Thompson ��� and PayPal's working on that right now, with one option
based on mobile phones on the way and two others in development. It'll be
interesting to see how far the company gets with its plans; personally
I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be using such a system."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1158234/Could-PayPal-Be-an-In-Store-Option?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://delimiter.com.au/2011/06/12/paypal-chief-hits-australia-wants-pos-payments/
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| Why Doesn't 'Google Kids' Exist?
| from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-the-children? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @11:24 (Google)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/148208/Why-Doesnt-Google-Kids-Exist?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "Slate's Michael Agger wishes there was a website his
6-year-old son could visit on his own to watch amateur Star Wars Lego
movies and other stuff he's curious about. 'But I don't leave him alone
on YouTube,' he laments, 'because I never know if some strange-ass video
will appear in the 'Related Videos' section.' Agger suggests that
[0]Google should create Google Kids, a search engine that filters the Web
for children. 'Think back to when you were a kid and your parents dropped
you off at the library,' explains Agger. 'In the children's section, the
only "inappropriate" stuff to be found was Judy Blume's Forever, which
someone's older sister had usually already checked out anyway. Similarly,
Google Kids would be a sort of children's section of the Web, focused on
providing high-quality results based on age.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/148208/Why-Doesnt-Google-Kids-Exist?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.slate.com/id/2296647/
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| US Funding Stealth Internets to Circumvent Repressive Regimes
| from the under-the-radar dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @12:55 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1511221/US-Funding-Stealth-Internets-to-Circumvent-Repressive-Regimes?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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snydeq writes "The Obama administration is leading a global effort to
[0]deploy 'shadow' Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can
use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by
censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks. According to a
report from CBS News: '...by the end of the year the State Department
will have spent $70 million on efforts to provide alternate pathways for
dissidents to access the Internet and telecommunications services. One
group received $2 million to develop an "Internet in a suitcase" that
could be easily carried and set up in a foreign country.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1511221/US-Funding-Stealth-Internets-to-Circumvent-Repressive-Regimes?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20070687-503544.html
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| Apple Sued Over Use of iCloud Name
| from the the-i's-have-it dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @14:26 (Cloud)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1639258/Apple-Sued-Over-Use-of-iCloud-Name?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]tekgoblin writes "iCloud Communications is [1]suing Apple for the use
of the iCloud name which they have the rights to. According to the
lawsuit: 'The goods and services with which Apple intends to use the
���iCloud��� mark are identical to or closely related to the goods and
services that have been offered by iCloud Communications under the iCloud
Marks since its formation in 2005. However, due to the worldwide media
coverage given to and generated by Apple���s announcement of its ���iCloud���
services and the ensuing saturation advertising campaign pursued by
Apple, the media and the general public have quickly come to associate
the mark ���iCloud��� with Apple, rather than iCloud Communications.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1639258/Apple-Sued-Over-Use-of-iCloud-Name?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.twitter.com/tekgoblin
1. http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011/06/12/apple-sued-over-used-of-icloud-name/
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| France To Launch a National Patent Troll
| from the got-to-get-them-all dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @15:58 (Software)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1840232/France-To-Launch-a-National-Patent-Troll?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]zoobab writes "France is creating a state sponsored patent fund,
FranceBrevets, which primary focus will be to sponsor, acquire and
license patents [1]in the ICT (read software patents) sector. The patent
fund is at the initiative of the minister of Research, Val��rie P��cresse,
the Ministry of Industry, Energy and digital economy, Eric Besson. The
primary target of the fund is to collect licenses on those patents, which
is already seen in France as the [2]biggest patent troll of the country.
France is also [3]supporting the European Unitary Patent, which is seen
by many at the final attempt to validate software patents in Europe."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1840232/France-To-Launch-a-National-Patent-Troll?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.zoobab.com/
1. http://www.agglotv.com/?p=15499
2. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110609/09021214636/french-government-creates-its-own-giant-patent-troll.shtml
3. http://pro.clubic.com/legislation-loi-internet/propriete-intellectuelle/brevet-logiciel/actualite-427882-france-brevet-brevet-unitaire-europeen.html
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| Comcast Offering Home Security Bundle
| from the we'll-protect-your-home-sometime-between-8am-and-noon dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @17:32 (Security)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1945221/Comcast-Offering-Home-Security-Bundle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]vaporland writes "Bloomberg reports that media giant Comcast has begun
offering [1]home security bundles with cable or phone service in selected
markets. From the article: 'The Philadelphia-based company is starting
Xfinity Home Security in seven markets for $39.95 a month. It lets users
remotely adjust lights and thermostats, watch cameras, and get e-mail or
text alerts when doors and windows are opened and closed. Customers can
watch live video of their homes on an Xfinity website or with an Apple
Inc. iPad application.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/1945221/Comcast-Offering-Home-Security-Bundle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.vaporland.com/
1. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-07/comcast-to-roll-out-home-security-business-in-expansion-beyond-cable-tv.html
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| Apple Store Employee Attempts To Form Union
| from the jobs-needs-better-jobs dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 12, @19:03 (Businesses)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/2036248/Apple-Store-Employee-Attempts-To-Form-Union?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Cory Moll, a part-time employee at an Apple
store in San Francisco, is [0]attempting unionize Apple store employees.
The [1]Apple Retail Workers Union is an attempt to fight for better wages
and benefits and to address what he says are unfair practices in the
company's glass-and-steel retail showrooms. 'The core issues are
definitely involve compensation, pay, benefits,' said Mr. Moll, who has
received little public support from employees so far, though he said he
has emails expressing support. An Apple representative confirmed Mr. Moll
is an employee, but declined to comment on the union effort."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/12/2036248/Apple-Store-Employee-Attempts-To-Form-Union?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/apple-store-employee-starts-union/article2057482/
1. http://www.appleretailunion.com/
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