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Thursday, March 08, 2012

Torvalds to bad security devs: "Kill yourself now"

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Torvalds to bad security devs: "Kill yourself now"
Linux creator Linus Torvalds last week posted a searing rant to Google+ hammering the developers of OpenSUSE for "mentally diseased" security measures. Read More


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iPads trailblaze for Windows 8
Two things happened yesterday: Apple introduced the New iPad and Microsoft said it's relying on Windows 8 tablets to satisfy the tablet craving business users demonstrate by bringing their own devices – mostly iPads – to work. Read More


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Free tool restores Start button to Windows 8
StarDock, a company known for software that customizes Windows has released a free tool that restores the Start button to Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Read More

AT&T reluctant to support FCC call to adopt new PC security measures
The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants the ISP broadband providers to help battle botnets by being more active in helping their subscribers eradicate malware infections on their PCs. But AT&T's chief security officer said AT&T is reluctant to go beyond its current anti-malware efforts. Read More

Wikipedia parent finally ditching Godaddy over SOPA support
The Wikimedia Foundation, making good on a Dec. 23 promise by Jimmy Wales during the height of the anti-SOPA firestorm, has publicly announced it is transferring all of its domain names from GoDaddy to MarkMonitor as punishment for GoDaddy's early support of the failed anti-piracy legislation. Read More


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Short Take: Apple's 'New iPad' has retina display, 4G LTE
Short Take: Apple's 'New iPad' has retina display, 4G LTE Keith Shaw talks with Computerworld News Editor Ken Mingis about the "new iPad" (not iPad 3 or iPad HD), which now features a higher-resolution retina display, better camera, faster processor and support for 4G LTE wireless networks. From: networkworld Views: 27 0 ratings Time: 05:25 More in Science & Technology Read More

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A University of Pittsburgh research team is claiming a communications breakthrough that they say could be used to speed up electronic devices such as smartphones and laptops in a big way. Their advance is a demonstrated access to more than 100 terahertz of bandwidth (electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwave light), whereas electronic devices traditionally have been limited to bandwidth... Read More

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