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Wired
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 5
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
by Ken Denmead
4 Feb 2012 at 9:01pm
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 4
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
by Ken Denmead
3 Feb 2012 at 9:01pm
AMD Eyes ARM Alliance in War on Intel
Could the low-power-chip design that's used in your iPhone someday show up inside the chips built by Intel-rival Advanced Micro Devices? Definitely maybe. Or as AMD's brand new Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster put it to us: "The answer is not no."
by Robert McMillan
3 Feb 2012 at 4:54pm
How Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' Would Stack Up Against iOS 5, Android 4
Microsoft's Windows Phone OS is often criticized for lagging far behind iOS and Android. But on Thursday, a leaked description of Microsoft's next big mobile OS, Windows Phone 8, came to light, revealing how the operating system will improve. But can it really compete? We handicap Apollo against iOS 5 and Android 4.
by Christina Bonnington
3 Feb 2012 at 4:52pm
Sugar May Be Bad, But Is the Alternative Worse?
Given the recent controversy over sugar, one might look to artificial sweeteners for an easy alternative to thorny scientific and ethical questions. But to anyone seeking pastel-packaged reassurance that regulators won't ever need to pry donuts from their cold, dead and pudgy fingers, science offers only more uncertainty.
by Brandon Keim
3 Feb 2012 at 4:15pm
Motorola Tablet Snafu Exposes Some Users to Privacy Risks
Today Motorola issued a fail alert of epic proportions: From October to December 2011, 100 out of 6,200 refurbished Xooms sold from Woot.com may contain the previous owner's personal data.
by Christina Bonnington
3 Feb 2012 at 3:56pm
Me @the Zoo Exemplifies Internet's Infiltration of Indie Film
Nothing illustrates the web's growing influence on filmmakers more effectively than Me @the Zoo, a feature-length documentary that premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
by Angela Watercutter
3 Feb 2012 at 3:54pm
Why Margarita Can Purr, but Can't Roar
by Brian Switek
3 Feb 2012 at 3:47pm
Cosmonaut Couture: Russian Photo Shoot Makes Space Sexy
In a resurgent space-themed fashion shoot, supermodel Natalia Semanova mingles with real-life cosmonauts in Star City, the home of Russia's space training program. We interview the spread's photographer, Arthur Elgort, for the back story.
by Dave Mosher
3 Feb 2012 at 3:31pm
Sonic Youth
The Chevy Sonic, a 40-mpg, sub-$20K subcompact, has got the price point, performance and spunk necessary to stand out in a perennially crowded category.
by Christina Bonnington
3 Feb 2012 at 3:26pm
MacWorld News
Weekly Wrap: Lion bugs, iBooks Author, Final Cut Pro X
Once a week, we gather together to recap the best stories published on Macworld over the past seven days. This week, those include software updates from Apple--and the problems that go along with them--tips on using your Mac more efficiently, and plenty more.
by Lex Friedman
4 Feb 2012 at 12:55pm
The Week in iPhone Cases: iLove
It's nearly Valentine's Day, and what better way to show you care than by helping to protect a beloved iPhone?
by Marco Tabini
4 Feb 2012 at 11:00am
The Macalope Weekly: Who to blame?
We have to blame someone, right? How about Apple?
by The Macalope
4 Feb 2012 at 7:00am
Remains of the Day: Undercover boss
John Browett masqueraded as an ordinary salesman, The Daily reveals its subscriber numbers, and a former Apple product manager unveils the not-so-secret secrets of the iPhone's development.
by Dan Moren
3 Feb 2012 at 4:30pm
Apple revises Snow Leopard security update
Apple updated the latest Snow Leopard security update, 2012-001, to version 1.1. While the company didn't spell out what changed, many users who installed the previous version of the update had encountered problems with the Rosetta technology used to run PowerPC-based apps.
by Dan Moren
3 Feb 2012 at 3:57pm
Apple updates iBooks Author license, clarifies restrictions
Apple on Friday updated the end user license agreement for iBooks Author, clarifying the restrictions on where the program's output may be sold.
by Dan Moren, Lex Friedman
3 Feb 2012 at 12:41pm
Under the Gavel: Motorola patents trump Apple in Germany
Motorola has won a pair of injunctions against Apple in Germany, one against certain iPhones and iPads, and another against push email in iCloud. But the bigger question is whether this means war between Apple and Google at last.
by Dan Moren
3 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
Snow Leopard update breaks Rosetta, third party offers fix
Security Update 2012-001 for Mac OS X 10.6.8 can cause crashes, printing problems, and other issues with Rosetta applications; you can attempt to restore support with a patch created by a group of sysadmins at a Nebraska high school.
by Jim Metzendorf
3 Feb 2012 at 11:45am
Three online faxing services compared
Though you might be tempted to ditch your office fax machine, you probably have to send out at least a few faxes every year. Luckily, a number of services can help, even if you don't have a fax machine connected to an old telephone line.
by David Daw
3 Feb 2012 at 11:00am
Rage: Campaign Edition brings mayhem to the Mac
The makers of the popular (and quite violent) Doom and Quake franchises have brought their newest mutant-slaughtering game to the Mac. Rage: Campaign Edition, from Id Software, debuted Thursday on the Mac App Store.
by Joel Mathis
3 Feb 2012 at 10:20am
US CERT Technical Cyber Alert System Documents
SB12-030: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 23, 2012
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 23, 2012
TA12-024A: "Anonymous" DDoS Activity
"Anonymous" DDoS Activity
SB12-023: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 16, 2012
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 16, 2012
SB12-016: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 9, 2012
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 9, 2012
TA12-010A: Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
SB12-009: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 2, 2012
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 2, 2012
TA12-006A: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Vulnerable to Brute-Force Attack
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Vulnerable to Brute-Force Attack
SB12-002: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 26, 2011
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 26, 2011
SB11-360: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 19, 2011
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 19, 2011
SB11-353: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 12, 2011
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 12, 2011
Slashdot
Finding Lost Recording From the 1880s
An anonymous reader writes "The NY Times recently ran a story on the discovery of a cache of wax cylinder records, recorded in Europe in the 1880s, of Otto von Bismarck, Helmuth von Moltke, and various musicians. 'In June 1889, Edison sent Wangemann to Europe, initially to ensure that the phonograph at the Paris World’s Fair remained in working order. After Paris, Wangemann toured his native Germany, recording musical artists and often visiting the homes of prominent members of society who w...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 11:26pm
India Turns Down American Fighter Jets, Buys From France
An anonymous reader writes "While America had offered the F-16, F-18 and now the stealth F-35 fighter, India picked for its new multi-role attack jet a low cost, older French plane. Why? For one, it's cheaper, and two, if American/Indian relations go bad, can they get the parts and equipment to keep the planes in the air? It seems prudence beat out the latest in technology."
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by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 8:27pm
New Hampshire Passes 'Open Source Bill'
Plugh writes "In a victory for transparency and openness in government, and saving tax dollars, New Hampshire has passed HB418. State agencies are now required by law to consider open source software when acquiring software, and to promote the use of open data formats."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 5:25pm
Text Message Brands Quebec Man a Terror Suspect
An anonymous reader writes "Saad Allami likely never expected that a simple text message of encouragement would have turned his life upside down. But as seen in a similar case of absurd overreaction by authorities, a simple text message is all it takes to have yourself branded as a terrorist. From the article: 'The Quebec man says he was arrested by provincial police while picking up his seven-year-old son at school. A team of police officers stormed into his home, telling his wife she was m...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 4:21pm
Apple Overturns Motorola's German iPad and iPhone Sales Bans
SpuriousLogic sends this excerpt from a BBC article detailing the suspension of a sales ban on certain Apple products in Germany:
"Motorola Mobility had forced Apple to remove several iPad and iPhone models from its online store [yesterday] after enforcing a patent infringement court ruling delivered in December. An appeals court lifted the ban after Apple made a new license payment offer. However, Germany-based users may still face the loss of their push email iCloud service after a separat...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 3:10pm
LibreOffice Developer Community Increasingly Robust
New submitter someWebGeek writes "LibreOffice, the community-driven fork of OpenOffice, appears to have a very healthy and growing group of code contributors. The Document Foundation has published new stats that portray the climbing rates of developer involvement both in terms of numbers of people and numbers of code commits. One of the most encouraging aspects, as noted by Ryan Paul in an article at Ars, is that non-corporate code contributions by independent volunteers constitute the large...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 2:09pm
Canada's Massive Public Traffic Surveillance System
New submitter cqwww writes "A small magazine in Victoria, BC just uncovered a massive public traffic surveillance system deployed in Canada. Here's a quote from the article: 'Normally, area police manually key in plate numbers to check suspicious cars in the databases of the Canadian Police Information Center and ICBC. With [Automatic License Plate Recognition], for $27,000, a police cruiser is mounted with two cameras and software that can read license plates on both passing and stationary ...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 1:01pm
German Government Endorses Chrome As Most Secure Browser
New submitter beta2 writes "Several articles are noting that the German IT security agency BSI is endorsing Google Chrome browser: 'BSI ticked off Chrome's anti-exploit sandbox technology, which isolates the browser from the operating system and the rest of the computer; its silent update mechanism and Chrome's habit of bundling Adobe Flash, as its reasons for the recommendation. ... BSI also recommended Adobe Reader X — the version of the popular PDF reader that, like Chrome, relies on a sa...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 11:54am
Milky Way Magnetic Fields Charted
eldavojohn writes "Using radio telescope data, scientists from around the world have plotted the Milky Way Galaxy's magnetic field in the form of Faraday Depth. From the article, 'For 150 years, scientists have measured cosmic magnetic field by observing the Faraday effect. They know that when polarized light passes though a magnetized medium, the plane of polarization turns. This concept is called Faraday rotation. The strength and direction of the magnetic field governs the amount of rotat...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 10:50am
New Book Helps You Start Contributing To Open Source
jrepin writes "This new book Open Advice is the answer to: 'What would you have liked to know when you started contributing?' 42 prominent free and open source software contributors give insights into the many different talents it takes to make a successful software project; coding, of course, but also design, translation, marketing and other skills. They are here to give you a head start if you are new. And if you have been contributing for a while already, they are here to give you some in...
by Soulskill
4 Feb 2012 at 9:45am
Sophos Latest Virus Alerts
17 Apr 2011 Troj/Mdrop-DKE
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