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Gut-Check Time For Windows 8, Microsoft
from the you'll-feel-a-slight-pinch dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday September 11, @20:18 (Microsoft)
with 487 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/11/2334231/Gut-Check-Time-For-Windows-8-Microsoft?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

EU Extends Music Copyright to 70 Years
from the what's-another-twenty-years? dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @12:40 (EU)
with 399 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1534213/EU-Extends-Music-Copyright-to-70-Years?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

5 Years In Prison For Selling Fake Cisco Gear
from the does-that-even-match-the-warranty-period? dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday September 11, @23:19 (The Courts)
with 234 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/0115247/5-Years-In-Prison-For-Selling-Fake-Cisco-Gear?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Explosion At French Nuclear Site Kills One
from the someone-save-the-camembert dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @09:40 (Power)
with 234 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1227235/Explosion-At-French-Nuclear-Site-Kills-One?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

YouTube Disables Comments and User Uploads For Korean Users
from the somewhere-a-congressman-drools dept.
posted by timothy on Monday September 12, @05:11 (Censorship)
with 211 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/045211/YouTube-Disables-Comments-and-User-Uploads-For-Korean-Users?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: Network Backup Solution Out of the Box?
from the no-fuss dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @13:26 (Networking)
with 205 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1638210/Ask-Slashdot-Network-Backup-Solution-Out-of-the-Box?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HTC Considering Buying Own OS
from the you-got-to-feed-it-and-let-it-outside dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @08:52 (Operating Systems)
with 201 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1212244/HTC-Considering-Buying-Own-OS?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Appropriations Bill Threatens Future Space Science Missions
from the give-us-plutonium-or-give-us-death dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @14:08 (NASA)
with 197 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1725242/Appropriations-Bill-Threatens-Future-Space-Science-Missions?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

50 New Exoplanets Found, Billions More Await
from the billions-and-billions dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @15:34 (Space)
with 151 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1846204/50-New-Exoplanets-Found-Billions-More-Await?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Fusion Garage Going After Lower-Price Tablet Market
from the wising-up dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @14:50 (Handhelds)
with 149 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1835226/Fusion-Garage-Going-After-Lower-Price-Tablet-Market?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Kevin Mitnick Answers
from the buy-one-mitnick-get-one-free dept.
posted by timothy on Monday September 12, @11:08 (Security)
with 138 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1234252/Kevin-Mitnick-Answers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Japan's Richest Man Outlines Renewable Energy Plan
from the new-meaning-to-green-energy dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @16:59 (Japan)
with 130 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/2034202/Japans-Richest-Man-Outlines-Renewable-Energy-Plan?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

PostgreSQL 9.1 Released
from the new-and-shiny dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @15:10 (Databases)
with 120 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1843256/PostgreSQL-91-Released?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Amazon To Launch Digital Book Rental Service
from the this-book-will-self-destruct dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @10:25 (Books)
with 107 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1312236/Amazon-To-Launch-Digital-Book-Rental-Service?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Polymer Gel Shows Promise For Smaller, Cheaper Batteries
from the also-in-naturally-sweetened-varieties dept.
posted by timothy on Monday September 12, @02:14 (Power)
with 101 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/0335205/Polymer-Gel-Shows-Promise-For-Smaller-Cheaper-Batteries?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

IBM's Watson To Help Diagnose, Treat Cancer
from the fighting-sickness-with-robots dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @17:43 (AI)
with 99 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/2059243/IBMs-Watson-To-Help-Diagnose-Treat-Cancer?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Glowing Cats a New Tool in AIDS Research
from the healing-glow dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @11:32 (Biotech)
with 96 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1512208/Glowing-Cats-a-New-Tool-in-AIDS-Research?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Covenant - a New Open Source Strategy
from the a-modest-proposal dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @11:53 (Open Source)
with 87 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1452227/The-Covenant---a-New-Open-Source-Strategy?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

UK: Open Standards Must Be Restriction Free
from the keeping-it-free dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday September 12, @08:07 (Open Source)
with 86 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/1123248/UK-Open-Standards-Must-Be-Restriction-Free?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Demand For Custom Datacenter Servers Rising
from the shut-up-and-take-my-money dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @16:15 (Cloud)
with 52 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/208244/Demand-For-Custom-Datacenter-Servers-Rising?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Boosting Battery Storage With Seaweed
from the giving-batteries-a-kelping-hand dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @19:18 (Power)
with 35 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/237223/Boosting-Battery-Storage-With-Seaweed?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Broadcom To Buy NetLogic For $3.7 Billion
from the bigger-fish-eats-smaller-fish dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday September 12, @18:31 (Businesses)
with 25 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/12/227228/Broadcom-To-Buy-NetLogic-For-37-Billion?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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