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 Microsoft Accused of Hindering Firefox Browser: Mozilla Posted by: comforteagle
From the Not This S**t Again dept.:
The company behind the Firefox Web browser says Microsoft Corp. is hindering its ability to distribute the software on some devices being designed for the next version of the Windows operating system.
Mozilla Corp.'s contention focuses on future tablets and personal computers that exploit chip designs licensed from ARM Holdings which are being supported for the first time in the next version of Microsoft's flagship Windows software.
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Jury Says Google Violated Java Copyright: Google Posted by: comforteagle
From the Blow dept.:
In what could be a major blow to Android, Google's mobile operating system, a San Francisco jury issued a verdict today that the company broke copyright laws when it used Java APIs to design the system. The ruling is a partial victory for Oracle, which accused Google of violating copyright law.
But the jury couldn't reach agreement on a second critical issue—whether Google had a valid "fair use" defense when it used the APIs. Google has asked for a mistrial based on the incomplete verdict, and that issue will be briefed later this week.
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Microsoft Now Using Linux Supernodes: Linux Posted by: comforteagle
From the Linux dept.:
Microsoft has drastically overhauled the network running its Skype voice-over-IP service, replacing peer-to-peer client machines with thousands of Linux boxes that have been hardened against the most common types of hack attacks, a security researcher said.
The change, which Immunity Security's Kostya Kortchinsky said occurred about two months ago, represents a major departure from the design that has powered Skype for the past decade. Since its introduction in 2003, the network has consisted of "supernodes" made up of regular users who had sufficient bandwidth, processing power, and other system requirements to qualify. These supernodes then transferred data with other supernodes in a peer-to-peer fashion. At any given time, there were typically a little more than 48,000 clients that operated this way.
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Obama Administration Threatens To Veto CISPA: Legal Posted by: comforteagle
From the Winning a Constant Threat dept.:
The White House today escalated its opposition to a cybersecurity-related surveillance bill with a formal veto threat.
In a new statement, the White House's Office of Management and Budget said that the CISPA bill endangered Americans' privacy and inappropriately shielded private companies from liability.
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Schmidt testifies Android did not use Sun's IP: Android Posted by: comforteagle
From the Did Not! Did Too! dept.:
Google developed its Android smartphone software without using Sun's intellectual property and its use of Java in Android was "legally correct," Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, testified in court Tuesday.
Schmidt was on the stand for day seven of the jury trial between Oracle and Google. Oracle wrapped up the copyright portion of its arguments Tuesday, allowing Google to begin its defense.
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Harvard: Journals Too Expensive, Switch To Open Access: Data Posted by: comforteagle
From the Dissemination dept.:
Harvard recently sent a memo to faculty saying, 'We write to communicate an untenable situation facing the Harvard Library. Many large journal publishers have made the scholarly communication environment fiscally unsustainable and academically restrictive. This situation is exacerbated by efforts of certain publishers (called "providers") to acquire, bundle, and increase the pricing on journals.' The memo goes on to describe the situation in more detail and suggests options to faculty and students for the future that includes submitting articles to open-access journals.
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Mozilla smartphone to go on sale in 'late 2012': Mozilla Posted by: comforteagle
From the Late dept.:
Mobile phones running an operating system developed by makers of the Firefox web browser will go on sale in late 2012.
The first handsets running Mozilla's "Boot to Gecko" (B2G) software will be available in Brazil on Telefonica Vivo's mobile network.
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Linus Wins 2012 Millennium Technology Prize: Tech Posted by: comforteagle
From the Come On Down dept.:
Technology Academy Finland has today declared two prominent innovators, Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka, laureates of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, the prominent award for technological innovation. The laureates, who will follow in the footsteps of past victors such as World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee, will be celebrated at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday 13 June 2012, when the winner of the Grand Prize will be announced. The prize pool exceeds EUR 1 Million.
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Israel Announces World's First Cyber Defense Army: Security Posted by: comforteagle
From the Cyber dept.:
To combat this new virtual frontier, the IDF made history on Tuesday by graduating its first class of ‘Cyber Defenders’. Just one year prior, the IDF General Staff established a Cyber Defense Division in the C4I Directorate, which is responsible for protecting IDF networks from hackers and infiltrations.
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Windows 8 Version Names Announced: Microsoft Posted by: comforteagle
From the Competition dept.:
Windows 8 is the official product name for the next x86/64 editions of Windows.
For PCs and tablets powered by x86 processors (both 32 and 64 bit), we will have two editions: Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. For many consumers, Windows 8 will be the right choice. It will include all the features above plus an updated Windows Explorer, Task Manager, better multi-monitor support and the ability to switch languages on the fly (more details on this feature can be found in this blog post),which was previously only available in Enterprise/Ultimate editions of Windows. For China and a small set of select emerging markets, we will offer a local language-only edition of Windows 8.
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