RSA Denies Taking NSA Money to Backdoor Crypto; Is Ruby Dying?

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend RSA Denies Taking NSA Money to Backdoor Crypto Is Ruby Dying? Alan Turing Pardoned The iOS 7 Jailbreak Fiasco Why Do Mobile Versions of Websites Suck? Hot Comment: "Microsoft should extend support for XP...but only on a cash-for-patch..." From the Vault: Slovak Police Planted Explosives on Air Travelers Watch It: A Step Toward True Virtual Reality Gaming Poll Booth: What computing device do you use most while on vacation? Sponsored Resource: Achieving Success with a Flexible Workplace RSA Denies Taking NSA Money to Backdoor Crypto The Register reports that RSA has shot back at accusations, based on documents released by Edward Snowden, that the company intentionally used weaker crypto at the request of the NSA, and accepted $10 million in exchange for doing so. Sound Off>> Is Ruby Dying? John Moses writes that he has been working with node.js a lot lately and discussed with co-workers if node.js is taking steam away from Ruby, adding that he thinks a graph on the release date of gems over time could help determine an answer. Sound Off>> Alan Turing Pardoned British mathematician Alan Turing, who is considered the father of computer science, broke Nazi codes that helped win World War II. But he was prosecuted for being gay, which contributed to his suicide. Now, nearly 60 years after he took his own life, Turing has been officially pardoned by the Queen. Sound Off>> The iOS 7 Jailbreak Fiasco Evad3rs' new iOS 7 jailbreak featured a Chinese app store that sold pirated software, and which was pulled from Evasi0n7 soon after launch. Latest rumors say that the exploit used for Evasi0n7 was stolen, offered up for sale, so the Evad3rs did a deal with TaiG instead. Sound Off>> Why Do Mobile Versions of Websites Suck? Kelbear notes that many companies still have crippled and broken mobile pages and asked Slashdotters to share the obstacles they've seen in their own companies that have delayed or defeated efforts to develop competent mobile sites. Sound Off>>   The Solution is Obvious "Microsoft should extend support for XP...but only on a cash-for-patch basis. Sell patches at $5 a pop for XP users, or a One-Year Security Update Subscription for $20. It's a win-win situation...." --by Nova Express Read More>>   Slovak Police Planted Explosives on Air Travelers Three years ago, news outlets reported that Slovakian Police planted explosives on eight unsuspecting air travelers. Seven were stopped by airport security, including one man who was arrested and held upon arriving at a Dublin airport. Read More>>  A Step Toward True Virtual Reality Gaming Virtuix Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill video game peripheral for virtual reality games developed by Virtuix. With the device and an "immersive" headset, you can play games equipped to use these devices with your whole body moving in any direction you choose. Timothy Lord catches up with the company's product manager and brings you a look at the system in action.  Watch the Video>>   What computing device do you use most while on vacation? Desktop Laptop Tablet Smartphone E-Reader Game console I stay away from electronics on vacation I'm Amish, you insensitive clod! Cast Your Vote>>   Achieving Success with a Flexible Workplace Flexible workplace forward thinkers are reporting productivity increases and cost decreases of 20% or more. Learn to achieve these benefits for your business by downloading the IBM executive report Achieving success with a flexible workplace: Forward thinkers' best practices to enhance productivity, spur innovation and reduce costs. The report contains findings from a recent IBM survey covering user mobility, user support, collaboration and security. Find Out More>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.