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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Quark-Gluon Plasma Observed At LHC
* Google's New Meta-Tags For News Story Authors
* Computer Glitch Leaves Some Australians Without Cash
* Australian Telstra Monopoly Dead
* KDE 4.6 Beta 1 – a First Look
* BP Ignored Safety Modeling Software To Save Time
* Symbian Foundation Sites To Close
* Who Will Win Control of the Web?
* Windows Phone 7 Sales Continue To Struggle
* Early Look At Acer's Iconia Dual Touchscreen Device
* DHS Seizes 75+ Domain Names
* Satellites Spy On Black Friday Shoppers
* X-37B Secret Space Plane To Land Soon
* Security Expert Warns of Android Browser Flaw
* Operation Payback Shuts Down IFPI Site
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| Quark-Gluon Plasma Observed At LHC
| from the particular-particles dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday November 26, @19:49 (Canada)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/26/2341212/Quark-Gluon-Plasma-Observed-At-LHC?from=newsletter
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Canadian_Daemon writes "A phase of matter created moments after the Big
Bang is thought to have been detected at the Large Hadron Collider in
Switzerland. 'Striking' [0]evidence of a quark-gluon plasma has been
observed by a team of researchers, including Canadians, at the facility
near Geneva, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
announced Friday."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/26/2341212&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/26/lhc-big-bang-quark-gluon-plasma.html
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| Google's New Meta-Tags For News Story Authors
| from the tree-of-attribution dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday November 26, @22:33 (The Media)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/0117252/Googles-New-Meta-Tags-For-News-Story-Authors?from=newsletter
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EreIamJH writes "Google News is [0]experimenting with meta-tags in an
effort to ensure that the correct news source is credited with an
article. The original-source meta-tag will identify the newspaper that
breaks a story, while syndication-source is for everyone who repeats the
story. Both meta-tags can appear multiple times ��� for instance an article
that sources information from other articles would include an
original-source tag for each article used in preparing the new article.
While the intention is worthy, I look forward to lots of snarky blogger
fights as journalists vent their hurt feelings for having been omitted as
an original source."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/0117252&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://googlenewsblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/credit-where-credit-is-due.html
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| Computer Glitch Leaves Some Australians Without Cash
| from the cascading-promises dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday November 27, @01:40 (Bug)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/013259/Computer-Glitch-Leaves-Some-Australians-Without-Cash?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "National Australia Bank payments to customers
were again delayed today after a computer glitch yesterday morning due to
a corrupted file in its mainframe computer. [0]Upset consumers are now
demanding compensation for any fees for late mortgage and credit card
payments, overdrawn accounts or bounced direct debits charged by any
institutions as a result of the mess."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/013259&from=newsletter
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| Australian Telstra Monopoly Dead
| from the let's-see-what-happens-next dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday November 27, @04:52 (Australia)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/0451248/Australian-Telstra-Monopoly-Dead?from=newsletter
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philmarcracken writes "The Senate recently passed a bill through the
Lower House for the separation of Telstra's retail and wholesale arms and
now that same bill has [0]just scraped by in the Upper House; 30 to 28.
The deal is worth $11 billion AUD for Telstra and is welcomed by them
despite Coalition opposition. This paves the way for the governmental
body NBNco to use Telstra's existing assets and expedite laying fibre
optic cables to the larger population densities."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/0451248&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/239853,telstra-split-bill-passes-senate.aspx
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| KDE 4.6 Beta 1 – a First Look
| from the looking-sharp dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday November 27, @08:03 (KDE)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/0215255/KDE-46-Beta-1-ndash-a-First-Look?from=newsletter
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dmbkiwi writes "The first beta release of KDE SC 4.6 was released
yesterday. OpenSUSE had packages up almost immediately, so being curious
as to what's new, I've downloaded and upgraded to the new release. These
are my [0]impressions thus far."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/0215255&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://everydaylht.com/2010/11/26/kde-4-6-beta-1-a-first-look/
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| BP Ignored Safety Modeling Software To Save Time
| from the show-of-hands-who-is-surprised dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @09:09 (Earth)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/1248219/BP-Ignored-Safety-Modeling-Software-To-Save-Time?from=newsletter
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DMandPenfold writes "BP [0]ignored the advice of safety modeling software
in an [1]attempt to save time before the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil
spill, according to a [2]presentation slide (PDF) prepared by US
investigators. The slide in question briefly appeared on the Oil Spill
Commission's website in error, but was quickly retracted. Advanced cement
modeling software, provided by BP's cement contractor Halliburton, had
highlighted [3]serious stability concerns with the well."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/1248219&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3250509/bp-ignored-safety-software-advice-to-save-time-oil-spill-investigators-find/
1. http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/11/23/23greenwire-missing-oil-spill-commission-document-shows-bp-17998.html
2. http://www.eenews.net/assets/2010/11/23/document_gw_01.pdf
3. http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/12/1323254/Modeling-Software-Showed-BP-Cement-As-Unstable
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| Symbian Foundation Sites To Close
| from the get-while-the-gettin's-good dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @10:12 (Operating Systems)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/1357248/Symbian-Foundation-Sites-To-Close?from=newsletter
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Following news earlier this month that Nokia is [0]taking back control of
Symbian platform development, the Symbian Foundation has now announced
that [1]its websites will shut down on December 17th. Source repositories
will no longer be hosted online, and user-submitted content databases may
be available later upon request. "We are working hard to make sure that
most of the content accessible through web services (such as the source
code, kits, wiki, bug database, reference documentation & Symbian Ideas)
is available in some form, most likely on a DVD or USB hard drive upon
request to the Symbian Foundation. Preparing this content will take some
time, hence it will not be distributable before 31st January 2011. A
charge may be levied for media and shipping.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/1357248&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1843232/Nokia-Reasserts-Control-Over-Symbian-OS
1. http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/Symbian_Foundation_web_sites_to_shut_down
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| Who Will Win Control of the Web?
| from the probably-some-fourteen-year-old dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @11:17 (Google)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/1417228/Who-Will-Win-Control-of-the-Web?from=newsletter
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Barence writes "Control of the web is up for grabs. Each of the big three
computing companies ��� Microsoft, Apple and Google ��� has its own radically
different vision to promote, as does the world's biggest creative
software company, Adobe. And HTML itself is changing, too. This article
[0]examines the case for each of the contenders in the war of the web
and, with the help of industry experts, assesses which ��� if any ��� is most
likely to emerge as victor."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/1417228&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/363175/who-will-win-the-battle-for-control-of-the-web
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| Windows Phone 7 Sales Continue To Struggle
| from the clippy-to-the-rescue dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @12:25 (Microsoft)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/1652230/Windows-Phone-7-Sales-Continue-To-Struggle?from=newsletter
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rtfa-troll writes "Even with the pre-Christmas buying rush, [0]Microsoft
is already desperately offering a new [1]buy one get one free offer
similar to the ones they gave for the KIN. According to the article,
'Windows Phone 7 devices can't even manage two per cent of the
fortnight's sales.' These aren't official Microsoft figures; they come
from online shopping sites. But since Microsoft official sales figures
seem [2]subject to manipulation, this is perhaps one of the better
guesses we will get at the success of Windows Phone 7 until well into
next year. This also strongly backs up [3]other reports of deeply
disappointing phone sales. Even Microsoft supporters have been wondering
for a while [4]whether it's time for Ballmer to go. If the sales reports
are true, then he may be pushed before he jumps."
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/1652230&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/26/windows_phone_7_sales/
1. http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/11/23/att.and.microsoft.start.bogo.holiday.deal.for.wp7/
2. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/15/156230/Did-Microsoft-Alter-Windows-Sales-Figures
3. http://www.businessinsider.com/is-it-possible-microsoft-only-sold-40000-phones-yesterday-2010-11
4. http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/215326.asp
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| Early Look At Acer's Iconia Dual Touchscreen Device
| from the inconvenience-of-a-table-with-the-weight-of-a-laptop dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @13:34 (Portables)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/179212/Early-Look-At-Acers-Iconia-Dual-Touchscreen-Device?from=newsletter
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iONiUM sends in news of an early glimpse at Acer's upcoming Iconia
laptop, on which they've replaced the keyboard area with [0]a second 14"
display that accepts multi-touch input. "The upright display acts as the
primary display, while the display that remains parallel with the surface
generally serves as a navigation panel, alternatively displaying a roomy
on-screen keyboard, a touch-wheel and other on-screen touch controls, or
even an extension of what's displayed on the primary display. The latter
option effectively provides a dual-monitor mobile device for
presentations or studying complex spreadsheets across both monitors, or
viewing one document in one monitor, and another on the second monitor.
The two monitors make the Iconia a hefty device ��� at 6.1 pounds it's
unlikely to be the device you throw in your bag for your commute."
Engadget has some [1]pictures and a video of the device.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/179212&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.pcworld.com/article/211469/acer_brings_dualscreen_laptop_to_reality.html?tk=hp_new
1. http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/acer-iconia-first-hands-on/
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| DHS Seizes 75+ Domain Names
| from the going-for-the-gusto dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @14:43 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/1910232/DHS-Seizes-75-Domain-Names?from=newsletter
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Many readers have sent in an update to [0]yesterday's story about the
Department of Homeland Security's seizure of torrent-finder.com, a domain
they believe to be involved in online piracy. As it turns out, this was
[1]just one of dozens of websites that were [2]targeted by Immigration
and Customs Enforcement. "In announcing that operation, John T. Morton,
the assistant secretary of ICE, and representatives of the Motion Picture
Association of America called it a long-term effort against online
piracy, and said that suspected criminals would be pursued anywhere in
the world. 'American business is under assault from counterfeiters and
pirates every day, seven days a week,' Mr. Morton said. 'Criminals are
stealing American ideas and products and distributing them over the
Internet.'" The TorrentFreak article we discussed yesterday has been
updated with [3]a list of the blocked sites.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/1910232&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/26/1450257/US-Government-Seizes-Torrent-Search-Engine-Domain
1. http://www.osnews.com/story/24074/US_Government_Censors_70_Websites
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/27/technology/27torrent.html
3. http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-seizes-bittorrent-search-engine-domain-and-more-101126/
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| Satellites Spy On Black Friday Shoppers
| from the bet-you-can't-see-through-my-roof dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @15:44 (Businesses)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/1852229/Satellites-Spy-On-Black-Friday-Shoppers?from=newsletter
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[0]MojoKid writes "Those satellites in space don't just take spy
pictures. On this Black Friday 2010, [1]they actually took pictures of
you, and your rush to Black Friday shopping deals. The research is being
done to see what consumer demand this year means for retail stocks. The
trend, so far, has been favorable. The companies involved in this are
Remote Sensing Metrics and Digital Globe. Remote Sensing Metrics is a
Chicago-based consulting firm that analyzes the satellite imagery. In
turn, it purchases those images from Colorado-based company Digital
Globe, which operates its own satellites."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/1852229&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/News/Satellites-Used-to-Track-Black-Friday-Mall-Traffic/
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| X-37B Secret Space Plane To Land Soon
| from the not-secret-enough dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @16:50 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/2043219/X-37B-Secret-Space-Plane-To-Land-Soon?from=newsletter
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[0]Phoghat writes "The highly classified X-37B Space Plane is scheduled
to land soon. It was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on April 22
atop an Atlas 5 rocket, and the Air Force is still being very secretive
on all aspects of the flight. We do know that [1]it's set to touch down
at Vandenberg Air Force Base's 15,000-foot runway, originally built for
the Space Shuttle program. In many ways, the craft resembles a Shuttle
with stubby wings, landing gear and a powerful engine that allows the
craft to alter its orbit (much to the dismay of many observers on the
ground). Its success has apparently given new life to [2]its predecessor,
the X-34, which had been mothballed."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/2043219&from=newsletter
Links:
0. mailto:tjsobieski@gmail.com
1. http://www.universetoday.com/80127/the-fall-and-rise-of-x/
2. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/12/991229181217.htm
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| Security Expert Warns of Android Browser Flaw
| from the memory-leak-leading-to-robot-revolt dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @17:53 (Google)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/213219/Security-Expert-Warns-of-Android-Browser-Flaw?from=newsletter
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justice4all writes "Google is [0]working on a fix to a zero-day flaw
discovered by British security expert Thomas Cannon that [1]could lead to
user data on a mobile phone or tablet device being exposed to attack.
Cannon informed Google before posting information about the flaw on his
blog. 'While doing an application security assessment one evening I found
a general vulnerability in Android which allows a malicious website to
get the contents of any file stored on the SD card,' Cannon wrote. 'It
would also be possible to retrieve a limited range of other data and
files stored on the phone using this vulnerability.'" Sophos's Chester
Wisniewski adds commentary on how this situation is [2]one of the
downsides to Android's increasing fragmentation in the mobile
marketplace.
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/213219&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/security-expert-warns-of-android-browser-flaw-14370
1. http://thomascannon.net/blog/2010/11/android-data-stealing-vulnerability/
2. http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/26/android-how-security-can-work-while-failing/
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| Operation Payback Shuts Down IFPI Site
| from the countering-a-distributed-denial-of-liberty-attack dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @18:58 (Movies)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/2250233/Operation-Payback-Shuts-Down-IFPI-Site?from=newsletter
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newtley writes "Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music's
main IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry) [0]website
is down. Not coincidentally, [1]there's an Operation Payback post
addressing the Pirate Bay crew's [2]lost sentencing appeal: 'Dear IFPI,
MAFIAA and other parasites, The recent verdict in the Swedish Appeal
Court (ThePirateBay spectrial) provoked this statement from Operation:
Payback. We emphasize our statement with a Distributed Denial-of-Service
attack aimed at the IFPI's website.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/2250233&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/46198/
1. http://anonops.net/
2. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/26/1629213/Pirate-Bay-Trio-Lose-Appeal
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