Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
sophos.com — Sophos recently tested Windows 7 against 10 in the wild viruses. The result? 8 of the 10 ran successfully on the newest version of Windows. Windows 7 may be the most secure Windows ever, but is that good enough? (Submitted by extremulus) More…
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False alarm: new Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
electronista.com — Word that Apple had disabled Atom support in a Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta seed may have been premature, an update from the same discoverer says. A newer build, 10C535, now appears to have brought the feature back and hints that the lack of Atom support may have been a bug or an otherwise temporary action. (Submitted by Commodus) More…
MPAA Wants Congress to ‘Encourage’ Three Strikes, Filtering,
wired.com — The Motion Picture Association of America wants Congress to encourage internet providers to filter out pirated movies, and to punish customers who repeatedly engage in piracy with a “graduated response” that might include disconnection from the net. (Submitted by hellengineer) More…
Microsoft Linux: Ex-Microsoftie says it should happen
networkworld.com — A former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination. But he goes further. He thinks Microsoft and its customers would be better off if the company ditched Windows and instead built its own version of the Linux operating system. (Submitted by ubernoggin) More…
Apache Software Foundation: 10 years an open-source leader
networkworld.com — It's been 10 years since the Apache Software Foundation was founded, creating what has become a series of communities filled with focused project entrepreneurs working on a laundry list of innovative efforts, one of which landed in the White House just a few weeks ago. ASF is celebrating the milestone this week at ApacheCon in Oakland. (Submitted by nahsrocketeer75) More…
Best Buy Adds Rental Service Bloatware To All Net Gadgets
thedrilldown.com — To compensate for slumping DVD sales, Best Buy announced a partnership with CinemaNow that would add a digital delivery service within all Internet capable devices-- but one with far too many compromises. (Submitted by RachelJTM) More…
Fed’s Search of Twittering Anarchist Upheld
wired.com — Federal authorities can resume combing through the notebooks, memory cards and computers of an Twittering anarchist being investigated for violating a anti-rioting law, a federal court judge ruled. A U.S. district court judge found no reason to throw out the government’s search of the home of a 41-year old social worker who ... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
iPhone, RIM taking over smartphone market
appleinsider.com — The latest Q3 2009 smartphone market figures from Canalys show RIM and Apple gobbling up the smartphone market as overall growth in the segment begins to slow. The global smartphone market grew just 4% over the previous year ago quarter, a major slowdown from last year's 27.9% expansion over Q3 2007. (Submitted by AmyVernon) More…
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