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Technology Blamed For Helping UK Rioters
from the don't-post-angry dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 09, @10:55 (Crime)
with 601 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1413233/Technology-Blamed-For-Helping-UK-Rioters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab Blocked in the EU
from the former-lovers-quarrel dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @14:55 (Patents)
with 344 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1832254/Sale-of-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Blocked-in-the-EU?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Verizon Cracks Down On Jailbreak Tethering
from the nickels-and-dimes-and-dollars-oh-my dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @22:50 (Wireless Networking)
with 273 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/0048216/Verizon-Cracks-Down-On-Jailbreak-Tethering?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Macs More Vulnerable Than Windows For Enterprise
from the commencing-holy-war dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 09, @09:32 (Security)
with 263 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1323253/Macs-More-Vulnerable-Than-Windows-For-Enterprise?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

$1.5 Billion Star Trek Theme Park Coming To Jordan
from the risa-in-the-desert dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 09, @10:12 (Earth)
with 220 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1356222/15-Billion-Star-Trek-Theme-Park-Coming-To-Jordan?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mozilla's Nightingale: Why Firefox Still Matters
from the greenspun's-tenth-browser dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @13:26 (Firefox)
with 211 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1710220/Mozillas-Nightingale-Why-Firefox-Still-Matters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

External Thunderbolt Graphics Card On Its Way
from the hook-to-the-big-monitor-on-the-wall dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 09, @04:30 (Graphics)
with 197 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2318216/External-Thunderbolt-Graphics-Card-On-Its-Way?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

World's First Cybernetic Athlete To Compete
from the no-respect-for-hearing-aids-or-pacemakers dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 09, @07:22 (Medicine)
with 192 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/0118202/Worlds-First-Cybernetic-Athlete-To-Compete?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DARPA Set To Blast Falcon Mach 20 Test Flight
from the are-we-there-yet dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 09, @12:41 (The Military)
with 178 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1641248/DARPA-Set-To-Blast-Falcon-Mach-20-Test-Flight?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

California DNA Collection Law Struck Down
from the mark-of-the-beast dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @17:19 (Privacy)
with 156 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2046237/California-DNA-Collection-Law-Struck-Down?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Patent Troll Lawyer Sanctioned Over Extortion Tactics
from the slap-that-wrist dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 09, @11:48 (Patents)
with 129 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1518258/Patent-Troll-Lawyer-Sanctioned-Over-Extortion-Tactics?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Building Blocks of DNA Confirmed In Meteorites
from the we-are-all-made-of-stars dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 09, @08:51 (Space)
with 125 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1232254/Building-Blocks-of-DNA-Confirmed-In-Meteorites?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Microsoft Demonstrates Practical Homomorphic Computing
from the garbage-looking-in-garbage-looking-out dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 09, @08:08 (Cloud)
with 124 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/0159225/Microsoft-Demonstrates-Practical-Homomorphic-Computing?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Law School Amplifies Critics Through SLAPP Suit
from the who-does-number-two-work-for? dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @21:28 (Censorship)
with 117 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/0026233/Law-School-Amplifies-Critics-Through-SLAPP-Suit?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Nokia Killing Symbian and S40 In North America
from the build-your-own-coffin dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @16:34 (Cellphones)
with 114 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2013227/Nokia-Killing-Symbian-and-S40-In-North-America?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Apple Sued Over OS X Quick Boot
from the the-rms-says-patents-are-baaaad dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @18:06 (Patents)
with 113 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2135239/Apple-Sued-Over-OS-X-Quick-Boot?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

India Wants To Monitor Twitter, Facebook
from the you-bet-they-do dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 09, @01:41 (Security)
with 106 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2236225/India-Wants-To-Monitor-Twitter-Facebook?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

ARM Sees Mobile As the Future Gaming Platform of Choice
from the fanciest-way-to-play-tetris dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @14:10 (Graphics)
with 95 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1748232/ARM-Sees-Mobile-As-the-Future-Gaming-Platform-of-Choice?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare Since 2006
from the solar-flares-carrier-lost dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @15:20 (Space)
with 88 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1850224/Sun-Unleashes-Most-Powerful-Flare-Since-2006?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DHS Creating Database of Secret Watchlists
from the veracity-is-optional dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 09, @19:34 (Government)
with 69 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2318246/DHS-Creating-Database-of-Secret-Watchlists?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Samba 3.6 Released With SMB2 Support
from the who-needs-windows dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @16:15 (Software)
with 65 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1949239/Samba-36-Released-With-SMB2-Support?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Compromised WordPress Blogs Poison Google Image Searches
from the blame-jessica-alba dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 09, @18:50 (Google)
with 62 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2232247/Compromised-WordPress-Blogs-Poison-Google-Image-Searches?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Breaking Motion Capture Out of the Studio
from the in-disney-land-actor-captures-motion dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 09, @15:49 (Media)
with 34 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/1924208/Breaking-Motion-Capture-Out-of-the-Studio?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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