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In this issue:
* New Android Malware Robs Bandwidth For Fake Searches
* Bandwidth Being Throttled In Bahrain?
* The Document Foundation Launches €50K Challenge, Legal Entity Quest
* Stanford, UCD Researchers Say 100% Renewable Energy Possible By 2050
* Data Retention Should Last One Year, US Gov't Tells Australia
* Kids Who Skip School Get Tracked By GPS
* Egyptian 'Net Killed By Intimidation, Not a Switch
* Driver Sued For Updating Facebook In Fatal Crash
* Intel CEO: Nokia Should Have Gone With Android
* A Car You Can Drive With Your Thoughts
* Are Tablets Just Too Expensive?
* House Passes Amendment To Block Funds For Net Neutrality
* Last.Fm Founder Criticizes Apple Over Music Subscription Fees
* BitTorrent Ponders Releasing World ISP P2P Speed Report
* Goodbye, HD Component Video
* Vint Cerf Says No To IPv7, Yes To InterPlanetary Web
* Hummingbird-Size Wing-Flapping Drone Unveiled
* New SHA Functions Boost Crypto On 64-bit Chips
* National Security Jobs To Rival Silicon Valley Over the Next 10 Years?
* Sony Unveils First PlayStation Phone
* Anonymous Goes After GodHatesFags.com
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| New Android Malware Robs Bandwidth For Fake Searches
| from the what-would-the-appropriate-penalty-be? dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday February 17, @19:51 (Android)
| https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/005247/New-Android-Malware-Robs-Bandwidth-For-Fake-Searches?from=newsletter
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adeelarshad82 writes "We've been hearing about various Android malware
spreading through the Chinese markets. Well, here's another one to look
out for: meet ADRD (aka Trojan:Android/Adrd.A) which is [0]expert in
sucking your bandwidth. The malware downloads a list of search URLs and
then performs those searches at random in the background, which as the
screen shots [in the linked article] show leads to excessive data
charges. Similar to other Android malware this too is distributed through
wallpapers which are infected repackaged versions of legit wallpapers."
Adds reader Trailrunner7: "Lookout, a mobile security vendor, said it has
identified [1]14 instances of the malware repackaging itself in various
wallpaper apps and specifically in the popular game RoboDefense, made
available in alternative application markets. The trojan works by duping
an infected app into sending encrypted data containing the device���s IMEI
and IMSI to a remote host. HongTouTou then receives a set of search
engine target URIs and search keywords to send as queries. It then uses
these keywords to emulate search processes, creating searches in the
search engine yielding the top results for those keywords and clicking on
specific results. To the search engine, the searches appear to be coming
from a mobile user using a mobile web browser with User-Agent
corresponding to the UCWeb browser."
Discuss this story at:
https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/005247/New-Android-Malware-Robs-Bandwidth-For-Fake-Searches?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380475,00.asp
1. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-android-trojan-surfaces-china-021611?utm_source=Threatpost&utm_medium=Tabs&utm_campaign=Today's+Most+Popular
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| Bandwidth Being Throttled In Bahrain?
| from the oh-just-a-coincidence dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday February 17, @22:56 (Censorship)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/17/2354243/Bandwidth-Being-Throttled-In-Bahrain?from=newsletter
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mahiskali writes "In light of recent uprising and protests in Bahrain,
reports are coming in showing slower than usual internet access across
the country. Broadband providers are claiming this is due to
[0]high-usage and heavy load, but Twitter is [1]abuzz claiming a
government-imposed lockdown. Accounts on the popular media-sharing site
[2]Bambuser have reportedly been [3]blocked as well."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/17/2354243/Bandwidth-Being-Throttled-In-Bahrain?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IT_193710.html
1. http://storify.com/justamira/slow-internet-in-protesting-bahrain
2. http://bambuser.com/
3. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/15/bahrain-a-second-day-of-protests-continues-video/
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| The Document Foundation Launches €50K Challenge, Legal Entity Quest
| from the gotta-be-legal-gotta-be-safe dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday February 18, @02:02 (Open Source)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/0021207/The-Document-Foundation-Launches-euro50K-Challenge-Legal-Entity-Quest?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "The Document Foundation, the group
responsible for forking the OpenOffice.org project away from Oracle's
control and into the shiny new LibreOffice suite, has [0]announced a
drive to raise ���50,000 to set up as a legal entity. The Foundation,
formed by [1]numerous OpenOffice.org community members tired of the
overbearing hand of Oracle preventing them from progressing the
development of the popular open source productivity suite, has passed
several recent milestones. It's released a [2]full feature-complete
version of its LibreOffice productivity suite, and announced deals with
companies including Canonical to have LibreOffice replace OpenOffice.org
as the [3]default productivity suite in several Linux distributions."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/0021207/The-Document-Foundation-Launches-euro50K-Challenge-Legal-Entity-Quest?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/2/17/document-foundation-launches-50k-challenge/
1. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/11/2/openofficeorg-exodus-begins/
2. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/1/25/libreoffice-33-gets-first-stable-release/
3. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/1/24/libreoffice-scores-ubuntu-distribution-win/
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| Stanford, UCD Researchers Say 100% Renewable Energy Possible By 2050
| from the triumph-of-the-will dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday February 18, @05:04 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/0056241/Stanford-UCD-Researchers-Say-100-Renewable-Energy-Possible-By-2050?from=newsletter
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thecarchik writes with news of an analysis published in Energy Policy by
researchers from Stanford University and the University of
California-Davis. "There are no technological or economic barriers to
[0]converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources, said
author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, saying it is only a question
of 'whether we have the societal and political will.' During this decade,
the two 'fuels of the future' [1]will be electricity and gasoline. Beyond
that, we can't project."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/0056241/Stanford-UCD-Researchers-Say-100-Renewable-Energy-Possible-By-2050?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1055509_rearchers-100-percent-green-energy-possible-by-2050
1. http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1052019_forget-hydrogen-here-they-are-the-two-fuels-of-the-future
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| Data Retention Should Last One Year, US Gov't Tells Australia
| from the governments-tend-toward-such-things dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday February 18, @08:03 (Privacy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/0436232/Data-Retention-Should-Last-One-Year-US-Govt-Tells-Australia?from=newsletter
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mask.of.sanity writes "The United States and Australia will enter
bilateral talks in an attempt to unify controversial policies that would
force [0]internet providers to retain logs on the online habits of
citizens. The US has urged Australia to take a moderate approach as it
drafts its legislation and [1]said it should not keep logs for longer
than a year. Some EU nations keep the logs for as long as five years,
although European nations [2]disagree over the need for the plan." And of
course, that's also how long we should keep recordings of everyone's
phone calls, and copies of their (opened) mail, too.
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/0436232/Data-Retention-Should-Last-One-Year-US-Govt-Tells-Australia?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_data_retention
1. http://www.zdnet.com.au/data-retention-should-last-one-year-ag-339309726.htm
2. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/215135,lessons-learned-from-europes-data-retention-laws.aspx
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| Kids Who Skip School Get Tracked By GPS
| from the tag-them-and-release-them-back-into-the-wild dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @08:46 (Education)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1311231/Kids-Who-Skip-School-Get-Tracked-By-GPS?from=newsletter
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suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from the Orange County Register:
"Frustrated by students habitually skipping class, police and the Anaheim
Union High School District are [0]turning to GPS tracking to ensure they
come to class. The six-week pilot program is the first in California to
test GPS. Seventh- and eighth-graders with four unexcused absences or
more this school year are assigned to carry a handheld GPS device, about
the size of a cell phone. Five times a day, they are required to enter a
code that tracks their locations ��� as they leave for school, when they
arrive at school, at lunchtime, when they leave school and at 8 p.m."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1311231/Kids-Who-Skip-School-Get-Tracked-By-GPS?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-288730-students-program.html
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| Egyptian 'Net Killed By Intimidation, Not a Switch
| from the break-that-router-or-i'll-break-you dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @09:28 (Censorship)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/140247/Egyptian-Net-Killed-By-Intimidation-Not-a-Switch?from=newsletter
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "In the wake of the Egyptian revolution of the past
weeks, much tech buzz has focused on the 'kill switch' that Mubarak's
government used to try to stop Internet-based networking. The New York
Times [1]gives the details. As blogger Kevin Fogarty points out, the
process involved less high-tech derring do and more [2]intimidation of
tech workers by regime thugs."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/140247/Egyptian-Net-Killed-By-Intimidation-Not-a-Switch?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/technology/internet/29cutoff.html&OQ=_rQ3D4&OP=5b2f8a18Q2Fm_2Q7DmQ5BPQ5CQ7BEPP(XmXHQ27Q27mHQ27mXQ2Fm(2Q5CTQ24P!PdkmxQ24(2EQ242(mXQ2FQ5CA(P88eT(u!
2. http://www.itworld.com/node/137339
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| Driver Sued For Updating Facebook In Fatal Crash
| from the heading-to-the-store-for-kzzrjdzodddkla-oh-crap dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @10:12 (Facebook)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1430222/Driver-Sued-For-Updating-Facebook-In-Fatal-Crash?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "21-year-old Chicago motorist Araceli Beas has
been [0]accused of attempting to update her Facebook page on her cell
phone when she allegedly struck and killed 70-year-old Raymond Veloz. The
victim's daughter, Regina Cabrales, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in
Cook County Circuit Court, asking for an unspecified amount of money.
Cabrales alleges in her suit that Beas operated her vehicle without
keeping a proper and sufficient focus, drove while using an electronic
communication device, and failed to slow down to avoid an accident. As
proof, she points to the fact that Beas' Facebook page showed an update
posted at 7:54 AM on December 7, 2010, which is the same time that
Veloz's cell phone records showed a call being made to 911."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1430222/Driver-Sued-For-Updating-Facebook-In-Fatal-Crash?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/driver-sued-for-updating-facebook-during-fatal-crash/215?tag=mantle_skin;content
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| Intel CEO: Nokia Should Have Gone With Android
| from the completely-impartial-observations dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @10:57 (Android)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1535257/Intel-CEO-Nokia-Should-Have-Gone-With-Android?from=newsletter
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[0]nk497 writes "Intel CEO Paul Otellini has said [1]Nokia made a mistake
choosing Windows Phone 7, and should have gone with Android ��� but
admitted the money on offer may have been too much to ignore. 'I wouldn't
have made the decision he made, I would probably have gone to Android if
I were him,' he said. 'MeeGo would have been the best strategy but he
concluded he couldn't afford it.' Otellini said some closed mobile
platforms will 'certainly survive,' but said open systems will 'win' in
the end." Reader c0lo notes a followup to yesterday's news that open
source software was [2]banned from Windows Marketplace. It seems even
[3]Microsoft's own MS-RL open source license runs afoul of the
[4]Application Provider Agreement (PDF). The article suggests that these
rules should give Nokia pause about their new partnership.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1535257/Intel-CEO-Nokia-Should-Have-Gone-With-Android?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/
1. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/365362/intel-ceo-nokia-should-have-gone-with-android
2. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/17/1429229/Microsoft-Bans-Open-Source-From-the-Windows-Market
3. http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2011/02/microsoft-bans-its-own-licenses/index.htm
4. http://create.msdn.com/downloads/?id=638
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| A Car You Can Drive With Your Thoughts
| from the just-don't-think-about-facebook dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @11:40 (Transportation)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1558258/A-Car-You-Can-Drive-With-Your-Thoughts?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "German researchers have demonstrated [0]a car
that can be driven with brain power alone. In the video, a driver wears
an EEG head cap, which records brain activity. Software converts the
neural signals into steering and acceleration commands, feeding the data
into the car's drive-by-wire system. The brain-car interface, which the
researchers call the 'BrainDriver,' is far from being commercially
viable. But it could one day allow disabled and paralyzed people to gain
more mobility. It could also, the researchers say, help people control
autonomous vehicles, like a future driverless cab; just by thinking,
passengers would tell the cab where to go."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1558258/A-Car-You-Can-Drive-With-Your-Thoughts?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-software/braindriver-a-mind-controlled-car
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| Are Tablets Just Too Expensive?
| from the just-wait-for-them-to-come-out-with-subtablets dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @12:22 (Handhelds)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1653249/Are-Tablets-Just-Too-Expensive?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Over at PCWorld they're asking a simple but
valid question: [0]Are tablets just too expensive? They point out that,
weight-for-weight, pure silver is cheaper than most tablets, and that,
like jewelery, tablets are highly thievable. The worst thing might be
that the nascent tablet platform gets written-off as a high-priced niche
for people with more money than sense."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1653249/Are-Tablets-Just-Too-Expensive?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219653/high_prices_threaten_to_kill_tablet_adoption.html
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| House Passes Amendment To Block Funds For Net Neutrality
| from the one-way-or-another dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @13:05 (The Internet)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1737258/House-Passes-Amendment-To-Block-Funds-For-Net-Neutrality?from=newsletter
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Charliemopps sends this quote from the National Journal: "The House
passed an amendment Thursday that would [0]bar the Federal Communications
Commission from using any funding to implement the network-neutrality
order it approved in December. The amendment, approved on a 244-181 vote,
was offered by Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology
Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., to legislation that would fund
government agencies for the rest of fiscal year 2011. Walden and other
critics of the FCC's net-neutrality order argue it will stifle innovation
and investment in broadband. "
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1737258/House-Passes-Amendment-To-Block-Funds-For-Net-Neutrality?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.nationaljournal.com/house-passes-amendment-to-block-funds-for-net-neutrality-order-20110217
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| Last.Fm Founder Criticizes Apple Over Music Subscription Fees
| from the blood-from-a-stone dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @13:49 (Businesses)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1752225/LastFm-Founder-Criticizes-Apple-Over-Music-Subscription-Fees?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Apparently not one to mince words, Last.fm
founder Richard Jones lambasted Apple for their recently announced App
Store [0]subscription rules. '[1]Apple just ****ed over online music subs
for the iPhone,' Jones wrote in IRC earlier this week. Taking things
further, Jones angrily theorized that by effectively preventing
subscription services like Rhapsody and Spotify from thriving on iTunes,
Apple is paving the way for its own music subscription service where it
will, surprise surprise, face little to no competition." Jones argues
that music service subscriptions don't operate at margins "[2]anywhere
near 30%," and that the dramatic loss in revenue will be tough to
survive. Another article suggests that Apple's fee structure will
[3]highlight the publishing industry's broken business model. Some
analysts [4]expect it to raise antitrust concerns, though the wave of
Android tablets hitting the market may [5]stifle that sentiment.
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1752225/LastFm-Founder-Criticizes-Apple-Over-Music-Subscription-Fees?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/02/15/1856211/Apple-To-Keep-30-of-Magazine-Subscription-Revenue
1. http://www.edibleapple.com/lastfm-founder-says-apple-just-fd-over-online-music-subscriptions/
2. http://pastebin.com/VFfkh8QL
3. http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/apples-ipad-subscriptions-troubles-all-around-832
4. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704409004576146613997208194.html
5. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-18/apple-s-ipad-rivalry-may-ward-off-antitrust-probes-eu-says.html
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| BitTorrent Ponders Releasing World ISP P2P Speed Report
| from the who-throttles-the-throttlers dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @14:30 (The Internet)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1911225/BitTorrent-Ponders-Releasing-World-ISP-P2P-Speed-Report?from=newsletter
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[0]Mark.JUK writes "The San Francisco-based inventor of the hugely
popular peer-to-peer (P2P) internet file sharing protocol [1]BitTorrent
has revealed that it is considering whether or not to release the
[2]broadband performance (speed) data for more than 9,000 ISPs around the
world. The technology company claims that the data forms part of its new
project, which is sadly still in the very early stages of development,
but could one day give consumers a near real-time perspective of how
their ISP is performing. It wouldn't just cover P2P traffic either, with
BitTorrent also tracking general HTTP transfers too. BitTorrent claims
that its service can, for example, display that most UK ISPs
'aggressively throttle BitTorrent traffic after 6 p.m. at night,' with
speeds suddenly going 'off a cliff.' Suffice to say that such information
could prove to be very useful for consumers and advocates of Net
Neutrality."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1911225/BitTorrent-Ponders-Releasing-World-ISP-P2P-Speed-Report?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.ispreview.co.uk/
1. http://www.bittorrent.com/
2. http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/02/18/bittorrent-considers-release-of-world-broadband-isp-p2p-performance-report.html
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| Goodbye, HD Component Video
| from the pixels-are-a-privilege-not-a-right dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @15:15 (Media)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1952257/Goodbye-HD-Component-Video?from=newsletter
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[0]glogger writes "Jim Willcox, the video expert at Consumer Reports,
bids farewell to our ability to get high-definition video via the analog
component-video connections on Blu-ray players. Thanks to Hollywood
pirate-paranoia, potentially [1]millions of law-abiding viewers will have
their choices restricted. Quoting: 'Hollywood studios now have the right
to insert an ICT "flag" into a Blu-ray movie; if it detects that a player
is using an analog connection that doesn't support HDCP, it downconverts
the video's 1080p (1920 by 1080) native resolution to 960 by 540 (540p):
better than DVD quality but only about one-quarter of full HD quality.
This ensures that high-def video is available only through the
copy-protected HDMI outputs.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/1952257/Goodbye-HD-Component-Video?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/
1. http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2011/02/goodbye-hd-component-video-hello-analog-sunset.html
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| Vint Cerf Says No To IPv7, Yes To InterPlanetary Web
| from the free-watson-from-the-bonds-of-earth dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @15:57 (The Internet)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2033211/Vint-Cerf-Says-No-To-IPv7-Yes-To-InterPlanetary-Web?from=newsletter
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[0]jbrodkin writes "IPv6 is here, but what's up with IPv7? Nothing, says
Vint Cerf. While one day there may be another new Internet Protocol,
[1]work is not happening on it now. 'At the moment there doesn't seem to
be any incentive for inventing yet another one,' he said in an interview.
However, he contends that 2011 will be a Big Year for his pet project,
[2]the extraterrestrial 'InterPlanetary Internet.' The 'Bundle' network
protocols will be tested in space and standardized to 'make them
available to all the space-faring countries.' As they are used with more
spacecraft, 'we can literally grow an interplanetary network that can
support both man and robotic exploration.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2033211/Vint-Cerf-Says-No-To-IPv7-Yes-To-InterPlanetary-Web?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:jbrodkin@nww.com
1. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/021811-vint-cerf-ipv7.html
2. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/021811-cerf-interplanetary-internet.html
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| Hummingbird-Size Wing-Flapping Drone Unveiled
| from the time-to-fill-your-bird-feeder-with-batteries dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @16:41 (Robotics)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2131253/Hummingbird-Size-Wing-Flapping-Drone-Unveiled?from=newsletter
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[0]garymortimer writes "AeroVironment, Inc. has [1]demonstrated a tiny
new drone called a 'Nano Hummingbird.' The hand-made prototype aircraft
has a wingspan of 16 centimeters (6.5 inches) tip-to-tip and has a total
flying weight of 19 grams (2/3 ounce), which is less than the weight of a
common AA battery. This includes [2]all the systems required for flight;
batteries, motors, communications systems and video camera. The aircraft
can be fitted with a removable body fairing, which is shaped to have the
appearance of a real hummingbird. The aircraft is larger and heavier than
an average hummingbird, but is smaller and lighter than the largest
hummingbird currently found in nature."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2131253/Hummingbird-Size-Wing-Flapping-Drone-Unveiled?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.suasnews.com/
1. http://www.suasnews.com/2011/02/3815/aerovironment-develops-world%E2%80%99s-first-fully-operational-life-size-hummingbird-like-unmanned-aircraft-for-darpa/
2. http://www.gizmag.com/aerovironment-nano-hummingbird/17918/
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| New SHA Functions Boost Crypto On 64-bit Chips
| from the t-rkwmwxtnv-swc-yregtqx-jwdc-gtav-ytgu-gute-pcjkgwxcra dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @17:24 (Encryption)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2217206/New-SHA-Functions-Boost-Crypto-On-64-bit-Chips?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "The National Institute of Standards and
Technology, guardian of America's cryptography standards, has
[0]announced a new extension to the SHA-2 hashing algorithm family that
promises to boost performance on modern chips. Announced this week, two
new standards ��� SHA-512/224 and SHA-512/256 ��� have been created to
directly replace the SHA-224 and SHA-256 standards. They take advantage
of the speed improvements inherent in SHA-512 on 64-bit processors to
produce checksums more rapidly than their predecessors ��� but truncate
them at a shorter length, reducing the overall timespan and complexity of
the digest." Further details are [1]available from NIST (PDF).
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2217206/New-SHA-Functions-Boost-Crypto-On-64-bit-Chips?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/2/18/nist-boosts-crypto-faster-sha-2-functions/
1. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/fips180-4/Draft-FIPS180-4_Feb2011.pdf
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| National Security Jobs To Rival Silicon Valley Over the Next 10 Years?
| from the government's-digital-transition dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @18:10 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2239238/National-Security-Jobs-To-Rival-Silicon-Valley-Over-the-Next-10-Years?from=newsletter
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AHuxley writes "The Capital reports on a new cyber curriculum at a
Maryland high school to [0]feed the ever growing needs of the NSA and
Cyber Command. A quote from Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) about job growth
in the local national security sector stands out: '... in 10 years, there
are going to be more tech jobs than Silicon Valley.' Could the new
funding for the expansion of the National Security Agency and the Army's
new Cyber Command be the next big growth area for the US?"
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2239238/National-Security-Jobs-To-Rival-Silicon-Valley-Over-the-Next-10-Years?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/sch/2011/02/14-29/form_engagements.html
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| Sony Unveils First PlayStation Phone
| from the seeing-what-sticks dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday February 18, @18:34 (Cellphones)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2249201/Sony-Unveils-First-PlayStation-Phone?from=newsletter
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KRK-TR writes "Sony Ericsson has [0]unveiled the first 'PlayStation
phone,' called the Xperia Play. The device resembles a regular smart
phone but has gaming buttons that slide out from beneath the screen."
Eurogamer got some [1]hands-on time with the device, and they had this to
say: "The recessed digital controls are precise and responsive but have a
hard, microswitch-style 'click' to them which contrasts with the soft,
springy touch of a PSP or a Dual Shock pad. There are left and right
shoulder buttons recessed into the handset ��� you need to find these with
the tips of your index fingers, rather than the joints as you're used to.
The most interesting inputs are the twin circular touch-pads between the
buttons. These effectively replace the on-screen virtual analogue sticks
that blight so many smartphone games ��� and they do the job well. ...
Despite the nominal similarity to PSPgo, it doesn't bear any family
resemblance to or design hallmarks of SCE products, and indeed is only
passingly identifiable as a Sony Ericsson phone. It's very much an
anonymous Android handset with the added novelty of game controls."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2249201/Sony-Unveils-First-PlayStation-Phone?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/32370/?a=f
1. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-17-xperia-play-hands-on
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| Anonymous Goes After GodHatesFags.com
| from the will-change-the-church's-facebook-relationship-status dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday February 18, @18:59 (The Internet)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2336216/Anonymous-Goes-After-GodHatesFagscom?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Anonymous is now recognised as a serious
force to be taken seriously, but its activities aren't confined to mass
global protests, as the [0]Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, is
[1]discovering, according to p2pnet. Says the Examiner, 'Fred Phelps'
Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for their "Love Crusades," obnoxious
displays of insensitivity and homophobia at the funerals of fallen
American soldiers. The controversial if monotone message of the "Love
Crusade" seems to be to blame everything that is wrong in the world on
homosexuality. The crusades are part of a hate-based mission started in
Kansas by the WBC and Fred Phelps.' In an [2]open letter on AnonNews,
'We, the collective super-consciousness known as ANONYMOUS ��� the Voice of
Free Speech & the Advocate of the People ��� have long heard you issue your
venomous statements of hatred, and we have witnessed your flagrant and
absurd displays of inimitable bigotry and intolerant fanaticism,' says
Anonymous, stating 'Should you ignore this warning, you [3]will meet with
the vicious retaliatory arm of ANONYMOUS.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/18/2336216/Anonymous-Goes-After-GodHatesFagscom?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_baptist_church
1. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/49177
2. http://anonnews.org/?p=press&a=item&i=449
3. http://www.examiner.com/humanist-in-national/anonymous-delivers-ultimatum-to-westboro-baptist-church
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