Anonymous pokes fate bear, leaks FBI conference call about Anonymous
Anonymous has begun taunting its police pursuers in ever-more aggressive ways, upping the ante today by releasing an internal FBI conference call in which agents from across the country and police in the UK share status update (feeds.arstechnica)
JJ Abrams clinches new sci-fi show
It seems like every time I turn around JJ Abrams has a new project set up. ??read more (feedproxy.google)
HP ProLiant MicroServer with Free 2TB Hard Drive
Save $50 on the HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer and get a free 2TB hard drive with your purchase too. & (feedproxy.google)
Windows 8 screenshots of build 8220 leak, new info surfaces
New Windows 8 screenshots have leaked and some new information is surfacing. The words 'Consumer Preview' are now apparent on the builds and also, the start orb is now hiding. Read more... (neowin)
Silver treats cancer as effectively as chemo
For some time, silver has had something of a folk reputation as a treatment for cancer. And now, a group of British researchers have concluded that it is in fact just as effective as the leading c (feedproxy.google)
Thanks to DRM, Some Ubisoft Games Won't Work Next Week
hypnosec writes 'Several of Ubisoft's biggest titles won't be playable as of next week thanks to a server move by the publisher and the restrictive DRM that was used in their development. This isn't just multiplayer either. Because Ubisoft thought it wou (rss.slashdot)
Half of Fortune 500 firms infected with DNS Changer
Half of all Fortune 500 companies and major U.S. government agencies own computers infected with the 'DNS Changer' malware that redirects users to fake websites and puts organizations at risk of data theft, a security company said today. (rss.computerworld)
Why the brain slows down when we age
New findings by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol reveal why the brain may become less able to function as we grow older. In mice studies, the research identified a novel cellular mechanism (sodium channels) underpinning changes to the activity (kurzweilai)
How the GOP (and the Tea Party) Helped Kill SOPA
Hugh Pickens writes 'Strengthening intellectual property enforcement has been a bipartisan issue for the past 25 years, but Stewart Baker writes in the Hollywood Reporter that when the fight went from the committees to the floor and Wikipedia went down, (rss.slashdot)
How to tell apart the forgetful from those at risk of Alzheimer?s disease
It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer?s disease (AD), and identification of (feeds.sciencedaily)
Microsoft: Windows Phone 8 To Use NT Kernel
This is the kind of news just tailor-made for OSNews. After 16 years of trusty service, the venerable Windows CE will be history as far as Microsoft's mobile operating system offering goes - the next major version of Windows Phone will use the NT kernel f (osnews)
How to speed up a PC, 1980s style
Flashback a couple decades, to the days when everyone at this company is using IBM PC/ATs -- but that doesn't explain why the boss's PC takes minutes to delete a single email.read more (blogs.computerworld)
Why Desktop Apps Would Be Bad News for Windows 8 Tablets
Are you ready to pay for Facebook? You just may. Analyst Foad Fadaghi of Telsyte, an Australian technology research firm, tells news.com.au that premium accounts are an option to increase revenues. As I argued on Wednesday, Facebook now must answer to sha (feeds.betanews)
The IT Certs That No Longer Pay Extra
snydeq writes 'Overall employment in tech is improving, but the certs you could once count on for a job or extra pay are losing their value, InfoWorld reports. 'Businesses no longer value what are increasingly considered standard skills, and instead are (rss.slashdot)
Survey cites Amazon Kindle Fire likes and dislikes
Amazon sold about 5 million Kindles in the first couple months of sales. So, what do users like and dislike about it? A survey provides some answers. (feedproxy.google)
Stanford IT professor's new venture offers free, online technology classes
Free online courses from leading IT educators promise to teach students how to build a search engine or program a robotic car within a matter of weeks. (zdnet)
Civilian drones to fill the skies after law shake-up
Law changes mean uncrewed aerial vehicles aren't just for the military any more ? civilian uses are taking off, too (feeds.newscientist)
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