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New German Government ID Hacked By CCC
wiedzmin writes Public broadcaster ARDs show Plusminus teamed up with the known hacker organization Chaos Computer Club (CCC) to find out how secure the controversial new radio-frequency (RFID) chips were. The report shows how they used the basic new home
Facebook Post Juror Gets Fined, Removed, Assigned Homework
eldavojohn writes A Michigan judge removed a juror after a Facebook comment and also fined her $250 and required her to write a five-page paper about the constitutional right to a fair trial. The juror was very sorry and the
Cisco Planning To Acquire Skype
rexjoec writes Cisco is making a bid for Skype. The deal, if successful, would derail a planned initial public offering from Skype and redraw the battle lines in the lucrative market of video communications. The rumored price is $5B.
Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes
A few readers have noted that another gulf oil rig has exploded. This one is off the coast of Lousiana. So far all the workers are accounted for, but they are in immersion suits waiting for rescue.
Open Source PS3 Jailbreak Released
tlhIngan writes Despite all the lawsuits and injunctions by Sony to keep the PS3 Jailbreak out of modders hands, it appears that a third party has made a clone. The best part is, it only requires a cheap (approximately $40)
Facebook Posting Juror Gets Fined, Removed, Homework
eldavojohn writes A Michigan judge removed a juror after a Facebook comment and also fined her $250 and required her to write a five page paper about the constitutional right to a fair trial. The juror was very sorry and
Charles Darwin's Best-Kept Secret
beschra writes BBC writes of terra-forming Ascension Island, one of the islands Charles Darwin visited. He and a friend encouraged the Royal Navy to import boat loads of trees and plants in an attempt to capture the little bit of
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Apple Announces Music Social Media Service: Ping | Driven Far Off
Apple today, at their annual music event, announced new iPods and an updated version of iTunes that includes a new social media service called Ping. iTunes 10, which is available now, features Ping which add social media capabilities to iTunes
Confirmed: T-Mobile G2 will have Android 2.2, Flash and 800MHz CPU
T-Mobile is calling it the fastest smartphone experience in America, but as it turns out, its Qualcomm Scorpion CPU is actually relatively slow -- the cellular carriers insider newsletter T-Mobile Scoop says the phones MSM7x30 chip will be clocked at
One man's desperate attempt to stop illegal rhino poaching; does anyone think this is ethi(...)
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MySpace Now Offers Sync with Facebook Profiles, Pages
When you can’t defeat the enemy, befriend him. This is the new strategy apparently adopted by the much struggling social networking site, MySpace.
FCC Questions Key Aspects of Google and Verizon’s Net Neutrality Proposal
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is diving deeper into Google and Verizons proposed net neutrality framework with a public notice and inquiry into
35 Logos with hidden messages in 2010
Here are 35 exceptionally creative logos that have a hidden message within them. FedEx logo design is an old example now, check new brilliant hidden logos here. Few logo designers are capable of creating negative space logo design.
Brett Dickins Wall Sculptures
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The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration
On Wednesday Apple said users of its music social network could find new friends via Facebook. But the feature disappeared and it appears to be over a disagreement between the two companies.
Survey: E-mail eats up your time off
Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.
Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control
Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.
Motor City getting in on electric fever
Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.
Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons
Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Securitys ranking of decades top Net swindles.
India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype
India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
Real Apple news
A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.
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Microsoft demos new 'social' phone
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Samsung BD-C6900 (photos)
The Samsung BD-C6900 has excellent Blu-ray performance and is loaded with features, but youre paying a lot for the 3D functionality.
Review: twelvesouth BookArc for iPad
Twelvesouths BookArc stands are a nice solution for docking the iPad on a desk or nightstand.
ViewSonic rolls out 'world's first' 27-inch full HD monitor
ViewSonic has just unveiled a new creation, the uniquely-named VX2739wm display. Dubbed as the "worlds first" 27-inch HD monitor with a 1ms response time, it should surely be a suitable choice...

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String Theory Finally Does Something Useful
String theory has finally made a prediction that can be tested with experiments — but in a completely unexpected realm of physics.The theory has long been touted as the best hope for a unified “theory of everything,” bringing together the
Ancient Nubians Made Antibiotic Beer
Chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Sudanese Nubians who lived nearly 2000 years ago shows they were ingesting the antibiotic tetracycline on a regular basis, likely from a special brew of beer. The find is the strongest yet that
Heavy European Snowfall Caused by ‘Weather Collision’
By Duncan Geere, Wired UKThe uncharacteristically snowy weather that hit Northern Europe and North America in the winter of 2009/10 was caused by a rare combination of two separate weather oscillations in the Atlantic and Pacific, claim meteorologists.The harsh winter
Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution
A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson’s latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.The debate centers around an idea called kin selection, which biologists
Hot Water Around Giant Carbon Star Creates Interstellar Mystery
Hot water discovered around a giant carbon star requires a new theory for the chemistry around stars to be explained. The new theory could significantly alter our understanding of what materials exist in interstellar space, and where water and life
Video: Mysterious Patterns Reveal Self-Organizing Muscle Fibers
                    runMobileCompatibilityScript(myExperience601174639001, anId);brightcove.createExperiences();The unexpected emergence of complex patterns in an apparently unremarkable dish of muscle cells may give researchers a valuable tool for studying self-organizing systems.Similar patterns are seen in bird
New Image of Superwind-Blowing Starburst Galaxy
The galaxy dominating the center of this image, called NGC 4666, is suffering a particularly intense fit of star formation. The starburst is thought to be caused by gravitational interactions with its neighboring galaxies, including NGC 4668 at the lower
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ASRock Core 100HT-BD Home Theater PC
ASRock delivers a Wii-sized home theater PC (HTPC) with a powerful Core i3 CPU, Intel HD Graphics, and a Blu-ray drive. We put
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Workstation Shootout: Nvidia Quadro 5000 Vs. ATI FirePro V8800
Nvidia sure didnt waste any time introducing its Fermi architecture to the workstation space. Its Quadro 5000
Time To Upgrade, Part 2: Picking The Parts To Replace
After looking at whether or not it makes sense to replace a PC built back
Tom's Hardware's Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded Up
Which SSD should you buy today? Seventeen flash-based drives battle across a benchmark suite that include throughput, I/O performance,
Roundup: Nine GeForce GTX 460 1 GB Boards Benchmarked
Happy with Nvidias GeForce GTX 460, we invited a dozen of the industrys top graphics companies to
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Hands-on with iTunes Ping, sans Facebook Connect
Because we all need another social network in our lives, Apple introduced Ping as part of iTunes 10 during its big media event this week. Described by Steve Jobs as
PSP Go straightens tie, knocks on death's door
Playing games on the PSP Go was one of the most annoying experiences possible in a job that can be full of annoying experiences; if it takes you hours to
Samsung fires first Android-powered salvo at iPad with Galaxy Tab
Apple became the biggest fish in the very small touchscreen tablet pond when it launched the iPad this past spring. But more fish will arrive starting mid-month when Samsung launches
Scammers using fake copyright infringement notices for profit
HADOPI, meet the internautes. The French high authority that oversees the countrys three strikes anti-P2P file-sharing campaign is now being used by spammers and scammers who attempt to trick people
Feature: Compromising Twitter's OAuth security system
Twitter officially disabled Basic authentication this week, the final step in the companys transition to mandatory OAuth authentication. Sadly, Twitters extremely poor implementation of the OAuth standard offers a textbook
Wagering on warfare: Black Ops multiplayer revealed
Even though its set to hit PCs and consoles in a little over a month, there has been little in the way of multiplayer details for the Treyarch-developed Call of
An ISP that knows nothing of "data hogs"
Pop quiz—which US Internet service provider made the following statement about a network upgrade?During the construction of this network we have given a lot of thought... to the business model
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DRM is Dead, RIAA Says
The RIAA says DRM is dead. Wait. What? Who are you people and what have you done with the real RIAA?For years the RIAA has defended the use of DRM, much to the dislike of millions of honest customers who
Undercover Cop Arrests Undercover Cop
You have to wonder how effective an undercover operation is when one undercover cop arrests another undercover cop for trying to sell him drugs. Regardless, once the newspaper ran this story, everyone’s cover was blown. If either police department bothered
Apple Approves Marijuana App
Let’s see, you can’t get an iPhone app showing boobies but you can get an app to help you find weed. I guess I’m not surprised by an iToke app, we are after all talking about Apple here. You now
Microsoft Responds to Obama’s Xbox Criticism
Damn you Xbox machine for making our kids stay up late and be stupid. If my kid ends up being a high school drop out, we know who to blame now! For our kids to excel, we must accept our
New Pirate Bay to Be Based on Give-And-Take Models
Does anyone seriously think this is going to work? Remember how much everyone loved Napster? Remember how much they liked it once it became a legit site? Yeah, that’s what is going to happen here too. The more you give,
Creating Font Using a Car
Here is your creative font of the day (its free too). A group of people made a new font using a computer, a sophisticated camera tracking system and a car. I use my car all the time to make fonts
Ping Pong Table-Door
From the why didn’t I think of that files comes the amazing ping pong table/door! From the looks of it, this amazing product not only makes you popular, it gets you chicks too! Comments
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iBUYPOWER Paladin XLC: Enthusiast Class
Our readership is composed largely of people who prefer to roll their own, but recently we've had the opportunity to take a look at some interesting desktop machines from big name manufacturers. Now we tread on much more challenging terrain:
Sandy Bridge Graphics Update
Last week we published our preview of Intel's 2011 Core microarchitecture update, codenamed Sandy Bridge. In the preview we presented a conservative estimate of what shipping Sandy Bridge performance will look like in Q1 2011. I call it conservative because
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review: Keeping RIM's Flame Alive
This summer has been a busy one for smartphone platforms. We started the summer with an Apple iOS update that remedied a number of the primary concerns with Apple’s iDevice platforms, followed by the launch of the iPhone 4. Meanwhile,
ASRock 890FX Deluxe: Comprehensive Motherboard Review & Investigation of Thuban Performance Scaling
We kick off our long overdue focus on AMD with an in-depth review of ASRock's 890FX Deluxe 4. Landing with an MSRP of $180, the Deluxe 4 slots in between the very best 890GX motherboards and
Toshiba Satellite A660D-ST2G01: AMD's Quad-Core Phenom II P920 Joins the Mobile Party
We've looked at AMD's slightly older Tigris platform in the form of their M300 and M600 processors. While performance of those parts was better than previous AMD designs, Intel still maintained a healthy lead in performance and battery life. That
AnandTech 2010 Server Upgrade: The CPUs
Years ago I used to publish a series of articles called Behind AnandTech. We'd occasionally do a massive server upgrade and I'd publish detailed specs, shots and info about the upgrade as we went along the
Intel Atom N550 Notebooks
Intel has launched their first dual-core Atom processor designed purely for netbooks, the N550. The new CPU has led to the netbook manufacturers scrambling to update their products to feature the latest silicon. Intel promises that there will be a
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Toward a local syzygy: aligning deals, check-ins and places
The check-in is hardly the apogee of the local consumer experience. It works, for now, but it wont be the long-term solution for customer/business relationships and physical point of presence. So what will replace it? Heres a look at the
Data Week: Becoming a data scientist
Data Week is a new series that brings together notable stories and developments from the data world. Links in this edition include: the connection between visualizations and art, advice on becoming a data scientist, BigCouch goes open source, and more.
Four short links: 2 Sep 2010
Guardian Science Blogs -- the latest in a series of science blog aggregators. Nobody is too sure what benefits a blog umbrella like Discovery or Nature (or the Guardian) offers bloggers. Regardless of this, the content is fantastic. v2ex: A
Fun Project Honeynet Log Challenge: Log Mysteries
Project Honeynet just released its latest Forensic Challenge 5 - Log Mysteries. It is based on logs from a compromised virtual server and requires quite a bit of digging through messy log data.
TOC's Wednesday Devices, and Gadgets and EReaders Update #2
The IFA traditionally offers an early indication of what gadgets will sell well through Christmas. Its no wonder so much attention is focused on the show with order volume stemming from last years show reaching nearly $3.8 billion.
View From the Trenches: Surviving Change
I am a veteran of the format wars. I started as an innocent civilian, caught on the side of Beta while the DVD army pushed the front closer and closer to my home. Later, I joined the motion picture special
What we can learn from data, 3-D and a giant globe
IBM researcher and Web 2.0 Expo speaker Julia Grace spends her days digging into data. Her tools are a little unusual, though. Instead of spreadsheets and bar graphs, she uses visualizations and a seven-foot-tall, three-dimensional globe. Grace discusses life with
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VMworld: Day Two news roundup
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 04:48:00SUSE, security and storage at the foreDay two of the VMworld 2010 conference in San Francisco saw host companyVMware and Novell announce the
FCC delays on net neutrality decision
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 03:23:00Looking for still more consultation on internet’s futureThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said that it is delaying aruling on the future of
Salesforce pieces together Jigsaw for CRM
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 03:03:00Tool to manage, analyse contact informationSalesforce.com has added a new contact management and analysis tool to itscustomer relationship management (CRM) service.The company said
Apple overhauls iPod line-up
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 02:05:00iTunes adds social networking serviceApple has unveiled the latest generation of its iPod portable media playerline.The updates cover the entire iPod lineup, from
GlobalFoundries maps out 28nm future
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 01:50:00Unveils first ARM A9 design and 90nm Flash plansGlobalFoundries has been laying out its schedule for moving into 28nm andsmaller chip production and
Analyst warns CDM reforms could spark carbon price spike
BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 00:15:00Point Carbon report suggests attempts to tackle dodgy offset credits couldlead to constrained supply of Certified Emission ReductionsReforms to the UNs Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) currently
Onzo and SEE reveal plan for smart heat meters
BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 00:15:00Companies announce fresh funding to support development of smart meterfunctionality for heating and hot water systemsSmart meters capable of measuring and managing a buildings electricity usein
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Cocoa Memory Management: the 7 Step Program
Cocoa memory management is fairly straightforward, so I shouldnt have to post this. But I will, if only to prevent someone else from doing so. Only longer. And wronger.
BANANA CARAMEL PIE
BANANA CARAMEL PIE IS NOT THAT HARD IF YOU THINK IT IS HARD THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU BANANA CARAMEL PIE REQUIRES BOTH PATIENCE AND RICE IF YOU HAVE NEITHER GO TO HELL
Games People Play: A Book Review
Welcome to the K5 Book Club! Discussions on K5 have brought up this book. In an unrelated situation, real life people have recommended the same book to me. Mildly cultish following and also a nice short read. Dated but charming,
To Save The Gulf, Send The Enterprise
The real Planet Earth has an ongoing situation that could use a ship of superheros like those in Gene Roddenberrys Star Trek soap opera. 60+ days have passed since the Deepwater Horizons explosion and sinking. BP company engineers have been
Salaryman's Bank Performance Report
Salaryman arrived to the car-park just as Bosss chauffeur was stamping on his cigarette. “Boss will be down in a second,” the chauffeur said. “You dont happen to have a laptop running OS/2, do you?” “No, I dont,” Salaryman said,
Booting Up with Salaryman
Salaryman set his coffee mug on his desk. On a coaster, of course. Salaryman respected his banking firm too much to stain their solid oak desks with his fresh-ground Brazilian coffee. Smacking his lips, Salaryman hit the space bar on
Why I Almost Gave OpenBSD $100,000--But Didn't
It is never a happy occasion to realize that a not-for-profit group, no matter how destitute or successful, is undeserving of charitable donations. And just last week I had such an unhappy realization. I wanted to donate a sizable sum
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Woman Sues Facebook After Getting Banned
Michael Scott points us to a story of a woman who not only drove from Maryland to California to go to Facebooks offices to complain about having her account banned, but (when that didnt get the account reinstated) then she
Music Publishers Angry That Apple Didn't First Grovel To Them About 60-Second Song Previews
Its really incredible to watch music industry folks shoot themselves in the foot over and over again with a simple inability to understand that promotions can lead to more sales, and that you dont need to get paid for every
Bartenders Looking For Greater Intellectual Property Protection For Drinks
Copycense points us to yet another story about another person in another industry whining about not getting enough monopoly privileges from the government. This time, believe it or not, its bartenders wanting to protect mixed drink recipes. Seriously. Unfortunately, the
Reminder: You Don't Own Your Ebooks; Amazon Locks Customer Out And Doesn't Respond To Help Requests
Weve pointed out in the past that if youre buying ebooks on devices like the Kindle or the iPad, its important to remember that youre not really buying the books, and you dont really own them. Were seeing that once
Connecting With Fans Is About More Than Getting People To Pay Attention To You
When I first start talking about this whole CwF+RtB thing, I tended to focus more on the RtB -- Reason to Buy part of it, because I naturally assumed that was the big problem. After all, the big thing we
Filipino Gov't Loses Court Case Because It Relied On Wikipedia
A few years back, we discussed whether or not it was appropriate for judges to cite Wikipedia, noting that some were against the idea. Now, Slashdot points us to a case over in the Philippines, where the Filipino government has
Is Falsely Being Accused Of File Sharing With An Automated Pre-Settlement Letter A Form Of Hara(...)
With law operations like ACS:Law in the UK and US Copyright Group in the US sending out thousands upon thousands of pre-settlement (i.e., pay us or well sue you) letters for those it accuses of copyright infringement, based on extremely
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AMD Announces Inexpensive DisplayPort to Single-Link DVI Adapter
AMD Expands Monitor Range for ATI Eyefinity with New Adapter
Nvidia Reportedly Working on a New Core-Logic Set
Nvidia Rumored to Launch GPU with Chipset I/O Functions
Globalfoundries to Start Risk Production Using 20nm/22nm in Late 2012
Globalfoundries on Track for Volume Production at 20nm/22nm Nodes in 2013
AMD Displays Die-Shot of Upcoming Eight-Core "Orochi" Processor for the First Time
AMD Shows Off Die-Short of 32nm Bulldozer-Based Orochi Chip
Graphics Chips to Gain Horsepower and Programmability - Chief Scientist of Nvidia
CPUs and GPUs Will Get Close to Each Other, But Will Not Converge
Globalfoundries Adds Another 28nm Fabrication Process to Roadmap
Globalfoundries New 28nm HPP Process to Boost Performance
PNY Offers Discounts to Owners of BFG Technology Graphics Cards
Owners of BFG May Get New Boards with 25% Discount
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