Wednesday, October 26, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-10-27

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Apple Granted Patent For Slide To Unlock
from the slide-to-unlock-a-can-of-worms dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 26, @05:13 (Patents)
with 571 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/0414206/apple-granted-patent-for-slide-to-unlock?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Releases Geothermal Potential Map of the US
from the cozy-warm-mantle dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @12:18 (Google)
with 344 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1549240/google-releases-geothermal-potential-map-of-the-us?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Nokia Unveils Its First Windows 7 Phone
from the elop-continues-to-have-wonderful-ideas dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @10:47 (Microsoft)
with 305 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1426228/nokia-unveils-its-first-windows-7-phone?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Netflix Loses 800,000 Subscribers After Qwikster Gaffe
from the rebranding-gone-wrong dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @09:36 (Businesses)
with 304 comments
http://slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1240248/netflix-loses-800000-subscribers-after-qwikster-gaffe?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Fukushima's Fallout Worse Than Thought
from the usda-recommended-daily-dose-of-cs-137 dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @08:54 (Japan)
with 270 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1219205/fukushimas-fallout-worse-than-thought?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

BT Ordered To Block Usenet Binaries Index
from the keeping-you-free-one-ip-at-a-time dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @10:05 (Censorship)
with 269 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1340218/bt-ordered-to-block-usenet-binaries-index?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Americas New CIO Wants To Disrupt Government and Make It a Startup
from the clean-slate dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @14:33 (Government)
with 251 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1734236/americas-new-cio-wants-to-disrupt-government-and-make-it-a-startup?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Your Tech Skills Have a Two Year Half-Life
from the use-it-or-lose-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @15:16 (Programming)
with 216 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1748201/your-tech-skills-have-a-two-year-half-life?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Antitrust Case Over, Microsoft Ties IE 10 To Win 8
from the same-as-it-ever-was dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @19:53 (Microsoft)
with 216 comments
http://slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/235219/antitrust-case-over-microsoft-ties-ie-10-to-win-8?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New York State Releases Sex Offender Facebook App
from the zynga-game-coming-soon dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @15:36 (Crime)
with 187 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/180258/new-york-state-releases-sex-offender-facebook-app?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

PROTECT IP Renamed To the E-PARASITE Act
from the a-rose-by-any-other-name dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @19:02 (Censorship)
with 179 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/2142219/protect-ip-renamed-to-the-e-parasite-act?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Official "Firefox With Bing" Released
from the looking-with-new-eyes dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @18:17 (Firefox)
with 170 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/2058248/official-firefox-with-bing-released?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

RIM PlayBook Email App Nowhere In Sight
from the hits-keep-coming dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @16:01 (Blackberry)
with 125 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/190208/rim-playbook-email-app-nowhere-in-sight?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Version of PROTECT IP Bill May Target Legal Sites
from the making-it-rain-in-washington dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 26, @08:15 (Government)
with 112 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/0451240/new-version-of-protect-ip-bill-may-target-legal-sites?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

"Holographic" Desk Allows Interaction With Virtual Objects
from the touch-away dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @13:48 (Microsoft)
with 82 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1725214/holographic-desk-allows-interaction-with-virtual-objects?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mitsubishi Hack Stole Nuclear, Defense Data
from the nothing-important-just-some-stuff dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 25, @21:55 (Security)
with 74 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/004238/mitsubishi-hack-stole-nuclear-defense-data?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

350 Years of Science Online
from the gradually-less-wrong dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 26, @02:11 (United Kingdom)
with 58 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/0355208/350-years-of-science-online?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

China Detains Internet Users For Spreading Rumors
from the we-heard-you-like-jail dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @16:47 (China)
with 56 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1924201/china-detains-internet-users-for-spreading-rumors?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Amazon Patents Gift Card Parental Controls
from the with-strings-atached dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @16:24 (Books)
with 51 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1926259/amazon-patents-gift-card-parental-controls?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Attack Tool Exploits SSL Renegotiation Bug
from the increment-arms-race dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 26, @00:01 (Encryption)
with 46 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/0327251/new-attack-tool-exploits-ssl-renegotiation-bug?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Expert: Duqu Is a Custom Attack Framework
from the kremlin-denies-involvement dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @13:03 (Security)
with 40 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1637214/expert-duqu-is-a-custom-attack-framework?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sensor Enables 3D Mapping of Rainforests
from the nsa-adapts-for-home-use dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday October 26, @11:32 (Science)
with 33 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/159203/sensor-enables-3d-mapping-of-rainforests?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Samsung's Solar-Powered Internet School
from the bright-ideas dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @17:10 (The Internet)
with 25 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1938219/samsungs-solar-powered-internet-school?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Book Review: Drupal 7 Themes
from the read-all-about-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 26, @17:32 (Book Reviews)
with 20 comments
http://books.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/2024219/book-review-drupal-7-themes?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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