Court rules hash analysis is a Fourth Amendment
A federal court has ruled that sophisticated hash value analysis of a hard drive counts as a “search” under the Fourth Amendment, but legal experts expect an appeal.
Archive for October, 2008
RIAA defendant enlists Harvard Law prof, students
Another file-sharing case is moving to trial, but the defendant has recently picked up some powerful allies: a Harvard Law prof and his class of students. Together, they argue that the entire underpinnings of the RIAA campaign are flawed and unconstitutional
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) has been released
After 6 months of development, here it is!
Windows Media Player 12’s surprising new features
Though many previously bundled applets are now will ship separately to Windows 7, Windows Media Player remains part of the core OS. Windows 7 will ship with Windows Media Player 12, which includes some surprising new features.
7 Mind-Blowing Projects From Microsoft Research
Everyone knows Microsoft never invents anything. Everything is bought in, copied from Apple or built by the PC manufacturer. Right? Not so, according to Rick Rashid, who’s been running Microsoft Research for 17 years. He coined the term NUMA - non-uniform memory access for handling cache in multi-processor systems - and popularized the idea of a…
Opera Browser Not Allowed in iPhone App Store
The NY Times profiles Opera Software, the company that distributes the Opera browser for multiple platforms. According to the article, however, Apple is not allowing an iPhone version of the browser into the App Store.
Mozilla Plans for Firefox 2.0’s Final Days
Mozilla is considering just two more security updates for Firefox 2.0 before it retires the browser at the end of this year.
Google Releases Third Beta of Chrome
Besides improving the performance and stability of a number of plugins, including Flash, Sliverlight, and Quicktime, as well as fixing some security issues, Google also finally added the ability to add words to the built-in spell checker.
Microsoft goes black, making Chinese see red
An anti-piracy tactic by Microsoft Corp. that turns some computer users’ screens black has set off a wave of indignation among Chinese consumers, posing renewed problems for the software maker in the huge China market.
Confirmed! Jack Thompson Is Now Officially Disbarred
Miami attorney… sorry, former Miami attorney John B. “Jack” Thompson, was officially disbarred over the weekend. Florida judge Dava Tunis recommended permanent disbarment for the attention seeking lawyer on September 25th, a change reflected on the Florida Bar’s official web site, which notes that he is “not eligible to practice in Florida.”
Microsoft promises Windows 7 beta for early 2009
Microsoft today showed off Windows 7 in a comprehensive demonstration, highlighted new key features such as a more extensively deployed ribbon interface, a cleaned up taskbar, new search capabilities, multi-touch and DirectX 2D acceleration.
Why Spore Sucks: We Found Who to Blame
While Will Wright headed the movement for science to take a primary role, one man apparently thought that would be too complex for the wider audience…
