Feeds
34641 items (30128 unread) in 5 feeds
OpenSource
(5751 unread)
-
SourceForge.net: Front page news
(802 unread)
-
Slashdot: IT (4949 unread)
Security
(11331 unread)
-
Digg / Security (11331 unread)
Linux
(13046 unread)
-
-
Slashdot: Linux (1658 unread)
Digg / Security (14 unread)
-
Eternal Copyright: a modest proposal
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 11:04pm CET by Digg
On Tuesday 14th, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) posted a message on RnBXclusive.com, stating: "If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law." SOCA's threat is a stirring defence of [...] -
Court Finds Social Network Add-On Violated Spam, Hacking Laws
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 9:17pm CET by Digg
In a potentially troublesome decision, a federal district court has found that a start-up violated anti-spam and computer crime laws by creating and marketing a browser to let users view their social networking accounts in one place. The case demonstrates the difficulties facing those who seek to empower users to interact with closed services like Facebook in new and innovative ways. -
Apple's 30th birthday salute to Steve Jobs yanked off YouTube
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 8:33pm CET by Digg
Produced by Apple employees in 1985, tribute was first widely circulated after Jobs died... Until Sony yanked it from YouTube. -
Why connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot is about to get easier
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:46pm CET by Digg
In the near future, getting your smartphone, tablet or laptop connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot won't be an exercise in frustration. The Wi-Fi Alliance will begin to certify wireless devices for its industry-wide Passpoint initiative this July. Goodbye to splash-screens and network-specific log-ins! -
6 great smartphones that won’t cost you one single penny
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:20pm CET by Digg
Smartphones are here to stay, and it's no surprise why. They connect us to Facebook, help us find directions to the office, take pictures, and can even let us connect our laptops to the internet from the side of the road. But they're just so darned expensive... or so you think. -
Will You Be Twitter's 500 Millionth User?
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:18pm CET by Digg
Reports state Twitter may reach 500 million users on Wednesday. -
3D printing to build robotic dinosaur models
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 5:57pm CET by Digg
Drexel University is starting to create 3D scans of fossils to better study the motion of giant dinosaurs through small-scale robotic models. Read this blog post by Martin LaMonica on Cutting Edge. -
Watch Steve Jobs' Life In a Facebook Timeline
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 5:31pm CET by Digg
Someone built a Facebook timeline with the life of Steve Jobs. It's quite nice to go through it and look at his life in this format, rather than having to suffer through Isaacson's rushed out prose. -
The Recycling of Electronic Goods
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:52pm CET by Digg
More than 100 million pounds of electronic materials are recycled each year in the United States. Consumers have numerous options for turning over their electronic materials to recyclers, including through local drop-off centers, retailers, repair shops, electronics manufacturers, charities and at special events. -
Pirate Bay vows to go underground over blocking threat
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:22pm CET by Digg
File-sharing site Pirate Bay vows to carry on after the High Court lays the foundations for its closure. -
D-Wave Defies World of Critics With ‘First Quantum Cloud’
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:34pm CET by Digg
Geordie Rose has a Ph.D. in quantum physics, but he's also a world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a Canadian national champion wrestler... -
Apple Battles to Avoid iPad Ban in China
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:24pm CET by Digg
The latest stage of Apple’s battle to use the “iPad” trademark in China saw heated exchanges in a Shanghai court, as the technology giant fought to avoid disruption to global supplies of its best-selling tablet. -
An E-Mail App Arrives for the BlackBerry Tablet
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 3:38am CET by Digg
Research in Motion on Tuesday finally brought e-mail to its tablet computer, the BlackBerry PlayBook, which initially could send or receive e-mails only by being connected to a BlackBerry phone. -
Privacy Spat: Microsoft vs. Google vs. the truth
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 12:35am CET by Digg
According to one expert, who played a role in creating the privacy standard at issue here, says they're all partially right ... but ultimately wrong.