Friday, August 26, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-08-27

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Acer CEO Declares a Tablets Bubble
from the that-seems-hard-to-believe dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @20:04 (Portables)
with 632 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/2331232/Acer-CEO-Declares-a-Tablets-Bubble?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

RealNetworks Sues Dutch Webmaster Over Hyperlink To Freeware
from the verhuur-zoekend-gedrag dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 26, @02:07 (Software)
with 286 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/0030246/RealNetworks-Sues-Dutch-Webmaster-Over-Hyperlink-To-Freeware?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

IBM Building 120PB Cluster Out of 200,000 Hard Disks
from the go-big-or-go-home dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @10:16 (Data Storage)
with 267 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1349214/IBM-Building-120PB-Cluster-Out-of-200000-Hard-Disks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Social Media a Threat To Undercover Cops
from the which-might-in-some-cases-be-a-good-outcome dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 26, @06:00 (Facebook)
with 229 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/0958209/Social-Media-a-Threat-To-Undercover-Cops?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The EFF Reflects On ICE Seizing a Tor Exit Node
from the when-dumb-things-happen dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 26, @08:10 (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
with 224 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/0017203/The-EFF-Reflects-On-ICE-Seizing-a-Tor-Exit-Node?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Theoretical Shoe Inserts Could Power Your Gadgets
from the sole-source-of-energy dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @10:59 (Handhelds)
with 195 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1441231/Theoretical-Shoe-Inserts-Could-Power-Your-Gadgets?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Press Reacts To Steve Jobs' Departure — in 1985
from the didn't-know-what-they-were-missing dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @23:04 (Businesses)
with 177 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/0021222/The-Press-Reacts-To-Steve-Jobs-Departure-mdash-in-1985?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

China Removes Cyberwar Video, Denies Everything
from the it-was-the-one-armed-man dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @11:38 (China)
with 167 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/151215/China-Removes-Cyberwar-Video-Denies-Everything?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Razer Announces Dedicated Gaming Laptop
from the wait-how-much dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @16:03 (PC Games (Games))
with 162 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1920241/Razer-Announces-Dedicated-Gaming-Laptop?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Was This the Phishing E-mail That Took Down RSA?
from the hello-sir-madam dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @09:35 (Security)
with 161 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1247257/Was-This-the-Phishing-E-mail-That-Took-Down-RSA?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mobile Carriers Impose Handicaps On Smartphones
from the how-now-brown-cow dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @13:01 (Cellphones)
with 149 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/159225/Mobile-Carriers-Impose-Handicaps-On-Smartphones?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

PS3 <em>Counter-Strike</em> To Support Keyboard and Mouse
from the what-took-you-so-long dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @12:20 (First Person Shooters (Games))
with 147 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/156243/PS3-Counter-Strike-To-Support-Keyboard-and-Mouse?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

CERN Studies Connection Between Cosmic Rays and Climate Change
from the outer-space-attacks dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @16:22 (Science)
with 139 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/2019200/CERN-Studies-Connection-Between-Cosmic-Rays-and-Climate-Change?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

'Instant Cosmic Classic' Supernova Discovered
from the transfixed-by-distant-lights dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @08:52 (Space)
with 136 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1236202/Instant-Cosmic-Classic-Supernova-Discovered?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Protecting a Laptop From Sophisticated Attacks
from the living-inside-a-faraday-cage-doesn't-count dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @17:04 (Security)
with 128 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/2033226/Protecting-a-Laptop-From-Sophisticated-Attacks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ugandan Seeks To Build Backyard Space Shuttle
from the we-are-the-dreamers-of-dreams dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday August 26, @15:40 (Space)
with 109 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1646259/Ugandan-Seeks-To-Build-Backyard-Space-Shuttle?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Coordinated, Global ATM Heist Nets $13 Million
from the get-rich-really-really-quick-schemes dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @14:58 (Security)
with 108 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1839228/Coordinated-Global-ATM-Heist-Nets-13-Million?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

VMware vSphere 5 Released
from the increment-versioncount dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @12:38 (Virtualization)
with 76 comments
http://slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1618251/VMware-vSphere-5-Released?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Injunction Blocks "Don't Be Friends" Law For Missouri Teachers
from the you-can't-be-friends-says-the-government dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 26, @18:50 (Facebook)
with 76 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/2245257/Injunction-Blocks-Dont-Be-Friends-Law-For-Missouri-Teachers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

GameStop Offers $50 Certificate For Coupon Fiasco
from the token-effort-for-stealing-tokens dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 26, @19:39 (Businesses)
with 71 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/2333238/GameStop-Offers-50-Certificate-For-Coupon-Fiasco?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Oil Slick In Gulf Waters Linked To BP Well
from the gift-that-keeps-on-giving dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @18:31 (Earth)
with 67 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/2152226/New-Oil-Slick-In-Gulf-Waters-Linked-To-BP-Well?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Book Review: Ghost In the Wires
from the read-all-about-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday August 26, @14:19 (Security)
with 57 comments
http://books.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1558245/Book-Review-Ghost-In-the-Wires?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Using GPS To Detect Secret Nuclear Tests
from the find-me-a-gas-station-and-some-uranium dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @13:40 (Science)
with 43 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/1543243/Using-GPS-To-Detect-Secret-Nuclear-Tests?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Scientists Map Spiraling Light For Faster Net
from the data-in-the-fiber-goes-round-and-round dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 26, @17:50 (Networking)
with 41 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/2146211/Scientists-Map-Spiraling-Light-For-Faster-Net?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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