Monday, August 15, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-08-16

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Proof Positive - Extended Validation SSL Increases Online Sales and Transactions
Understand how the proper IT security policies can actually drive more sales. It also discusses how Extended Validation (EV) works, why phishing is such a problem, and how to get better results using EV SSL.
http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51427554/
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Mozilla To Remove User-Facing Firefox Version Numbers
from the numbers-are-a-distraction dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @13:57 (Firefox)
with 558 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/177257/Mozilla-To-Remove-User-Facing-Firefox-Version-Numbers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Bill
from the didn't-see-that-coming dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @08:42 (Android)
with 524 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1228202/Google-To-Acquire-Motorola-Mobility-For-125-Bill?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: Laptop + DSLR Backpacks
from the do-my-research-for-me dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @11:43 (Transportation)
with 262 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1445237/Ask-Slashdot-Laptop--DSLR-Backpacks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Too Hot For Intel?
from the the-creams-do-nothing dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @09:19 (Intel)
with 216 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1311205/Sandy-Bridge-E-CPUs-Too-Hot-For-Intel?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Flawed Evidence In EU Apple vs. Samsung Case
from the blame-the-metric-system dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @15:19 (The Courts)
with 207 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1758224/Flawed-Evidence-In-EU-Apple-vs-Samsung-Case?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Jupiter-Sized Alien Planet Is Darkest Ever (Barely) Seen
from the none-more-black dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 15, @05:04 (Space)
with 200 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/0257205/Jupiter-Sized-Alien-Planet-Is-Darkest-Ever-Barely-Seen?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The FCC Says ISPs Aren't Hitting Advertised Speeds
from the stop-dropping-my-packets dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @10:10 (Networking)
with 195 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/146236/The-FCC-Says-ISPs-Arent-Hitting-Advertised-Speeds?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Music Copyright War Looming
from the your-uppance-will-come dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @16:00 (Music)
with 179 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1913246/Music-Copyright-War-Looming?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Pakistan Lets China View US Stealth Technology
from the probably-made-there-anyway dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @17:24 (The Military)
with 178 comments
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/2057255/Pakistan-Lets-China-View-US-Stealth-Technology?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Drug Companies Lose Special Protection On Facebook
from the now-available-in-rectal-suppositories dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 15, @08:12 (Businesses)
with 168 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/0411239/Drug-Companies-Lose-Special-Protection-On-Facebook?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

China Cracks Down On Fake Apple Stores
from the love-apple-but-a-tomato dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday August 14, @22:50 (China)
with 143 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/0152200/China-Cracks-Down-On-Fake-Apple-Stores?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Does Android Violate the GPL? Not So Fast
from the sanity-check dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @16:41 (Android)
with 128 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1959226/Does-Android-Violate-the-GPL-Not-So-Fast?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Star Wars Coins Issued By Pacific Island Nation
from the judge-this-coin-by-its-size-would-you? dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 15, @11:26 (Star Wars Prequels)
with 114 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1446217/Star-Wars-Coins-Issued-By-Pacific-Island-Nation?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

How Linux Mastered Wall Street
from the penguins-in-charge dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @19:27 (The Almighty Buck)
with 109 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/2245224/How-Linux-Mastered-Wall-Street?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Essex Police Arrest Man Over Blackberry Water Fight Plan
from the watch-how-you-play dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 15, @16:19 (Security)
with 107 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1523245/Essex-Police-Arrest-Man-Over-Blackberry-Water-Fight-Plan?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

<em>EVE Online</em> Ponzi Scheme Nets $50k Worth of In-Game Currency
from the almost-enough-for-a-monocle dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @16:58 (Crime)
with 107 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1951230/EVE-Online-Ponzi-Scheme-Nets-50k-Worth-of-In-Game-Currency?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Egyptian Charged For Threatening Facebook Post
from the gotta-be-gentle-with-that-thing dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 15, @01:55 (Censorship)
with 100 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/0156222/Egyptian-Charged-For-Threatening-Facebook-Post?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

WPA/WPA2 Cracking With CPUs, GPUs, and the Cloud
from the its-different-cuz-its-cloudy dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @12:33 (Security)
with 91 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1554241/WPAWPA2-Cracking-With-CPUs-GPUs-and-the-Cloud?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Fluidinfo, Wikipedia For Databases
from the all-your-base-are-belong-to-us dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @13:16 (Databases)
with 71 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1629207/Fluidinfo-Wikipedia-For-Databases?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mussels With Hydrogen Fuel Cells Found
from the more-efficient-than-the-coal-burning-shrimp dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @14:58 (Power)
with 67 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/187217/Mussels-With-Hydrogen-Fuel-Cells-Found?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

US and UK Zombies Demand Top Dollar
from the prefer-domestic-spam dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 15, @11:01 (Security)
with 58 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1442241/US-and-UK-Zombies-Demand-Top-Dollar?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

NASA Opens New Office For Space Missions
from the directorate-of-hot-air-balloons dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @18:47 (NASA)
with 56 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/2153239/NASA-Opens-New-Office-For-Space-Missions?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Book Review: Getting Started With Audacity 1.3
from the read-all-about-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 15, @14:39 (Book Reviews)
with 42 comments
http://books.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/1342248/Book-Review-Getting-Started-With-Audacity-13?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

SpyEye Trojan Source Code Leaked
from the without-the-consent-of-major-league-baseball dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 15, @18:05 (Security)
with 33 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/15/2125203/SpyEye-Trojan-Source-Code-Leaked?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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