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Spanish Firm Wins Tablet Case Against Apple 151

Posted by samzenpus from the and-the-sue-goes-on dept.
pmontra writes "A Spanish company has won a legal case against Apple and will be able to sell an Android tablet that Apple had claimed infringes on the iPad patent. It is now seeking damages from Apple for a temporary seizure of its products by Spanish customs. Furthermore they are pursuing an antitrust complaint against Apple, alleging abusive anticompetitive behavior."

Comment Re:I don't know. (Score 1) 230

by sevenofnine (#37307134) Attached to: Apple's iCloud Runs On Microsoft Azure

I've been using .mac later MobileMe since 2002. Quite frankly 99$ has been a bargain. The syncing of calendars (+ syncing of outlook at work) alone has been worth it for me. Not to mention the syncing of my keychains, that feature was a gods sent, and with iCloud I'm a bit worried what to do now (no support for keychain syncing
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Anyways my point is, it might not have been worth it for you, but it sure as h*ll was worth it for me.
First Person Shooters (Games)

Combat Vets On CoD: Black Ops, Medal of Honor Taliban 93

Posted by Soulskill from the not-as-messy-as-the-real-deal dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Thom 'SSGTRAN' Tran, seen in the Call of Duty: Black Ops live action trailer and in the game as the NVA multiplayer character, gets interviewed and talks about Medal of Honor's Taliban drama. '... to me, it's a non-issue. This is Hollywood. This is entertainment. There has to be a bad guy if there's going to be a good guy. It's that simple. Regardless of whether you call them — "Taliban" or "Op For" — you're looking at the same thing. They're the bad guys.'" Gamasutra published a related story about military simulation games from the perspective of black ops veteran and awesome-name-contest winner Wolfgang Hammersmith. "In his view, all gunfights are a series of ordered and logical decisions; when he explains it to me, I can sense him performing mental math, brain exercise, the kind that appeals to gamers and game designers. Precise skill, calculated reaction. Combat operations and pistolcraft are the man's life's work."
Earth

The Story of My As-Yet-Unverified Impact Crater 250

Posted by Soulskill from the dent-in-the-world dept.
tetrahedrassface writes "When I was very young, my dad took me on a trip to his parents' farm. He wanted to show me 'The Crater.' We walked a long way through second generation hardwoods and finally stood on the rim of a hole that has no equal in this area. As I grew up, I became more interested in The Crater, and would always tell friends about it. It is roughly 1,200 feet across and 120 feet deep, and has a strange vibe about it. When you walk up to it, you feel like something really big happened here. Either the mother of all caves is down there, or a large object smashed into this place a long, long time ago. I bought aerial photos when I was twelve and later sent images from GIS to a geologist at a local university. He pretty much laughed me out of his office, saying that it was a sinkhole. He did wish me luck, however. It may be sinkhole. Who knows? Last week I borrowed a metal detector and went poking around, and have found the strangest shrapnel pieces I have ever seen. They are composed of a metal that reacts strongly to acids. The largest piece so far reacted with tap water and dish-washing detergent. My second trip today yielded lots of strange new pieces of metal, and hopefully, one day the truth will be known. Backyard science is so much fun. And who knows; if it is indeed a cave, maybe Cerberus resides there."
Transportation

Heroic Engineer Crashes Own Vehicle To Save a Life 486

Posted by kdawson from the delta-vee dept.
scottbomb sends in this feel-good story of an engineer-hero, calling it "one of the coolest stories I've read in a long time." "A manager of Boeing's F22 fighter-jet program, Innes dodged the truck, then looked back to see that the driver was slumped over the wheel. He knew a busy intersection was just ahead, and he had to act fast. Without consulting the passengers in his minivan — 'there was no time to take a vote' — Innes kicked into engineer mode. 'Basic physics: If I could get in front of him and let him hit me, the delta difference in speed would just be a few miles an hour, and we could slow down together,' Innes explained."
Science

Morphing Metals 121

Posted by samzenpus from the forge-ahead dept.
aarondubrow writes "Imagine a metal that 'remembers' its original, cold-forged shape, and can return to that shape when exposed to heat or a magnetic pulse. Like magic out of a Harry Potter novel, such a metal could contract on command, or swing back and forth like a pendulum. Believe it or not, such metals already exist. First discovered in 1931, they belong to a class of materials called 'shape memory alloys (SMA),' whose unique atomic make-up allows them to return to their initial form, or alternate between forms through a phase change."
Medicine

High Fructose Corn Syrup To Get a Makeover 646

Posted by samzenpus from the same-great-taste dept.
An anonymous reader writes "With its sweetener linked to obesity, some cancers and diabetes, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) doesn't want you to think 'fructose' when you see high fructose corn syrup in your soda, ketchup or pickles. Instead, the AP reports, the CRA submitted an application to the FDA, hoping to change the name of their top-selling product to 'corn sugar.'"

Comment Or have a biography made. (Score 1) 527

by Chakotay (#33255504) Attached to: Preserving Memories of a Loved One?

There are writers/editors who provide a biography service: they'll come over and talk about the past and write it all down. This helps you relive your memories while the biography is crated, and you get a limited edition biography to boot, that you can give to friends and loved ones.

Comment Re:Can it fit into most airport's taxiways and gat (Score 1) 459

True, but think of what 70% fuel usage reduction would bring. Fuel accounts for 30 - 40% of the ticket price, so a 70% reduction in fuel would cut ticket prices by 20 - 30%.

In Norway or Sweden (can't really remember which) there was also a trial with fuel efficient approaches, which reduce fuel consumption by up to 10% for shorter hauls. Instead of coming in high and fast, the plane would more gradually descend and decelerate, basically glide itself down to the airport. This requires stricter planning of approaches, though, and if you were to have to break off your approach for some reason the advantage would be completely lost...

Comment Re:News for nerds. (Score 1) 763

by Chakotay (#32123044) Attached to: How Do You Handle Your Keys?

Unfortunately, "man up and deal with it" is the only way to do this. That, and split up your keys in several bunches.

I've got a private bunch with my 3 house keys and my car key, and a work bunch with the 5 keys and 3 RFID tags that I need at work. The house bunch has a Toyota hanger from the dealership, and the work bunch has a nice metal hanger with the logo of my employer. Oh, and then I've got my bicycle key separately, with a handmade bronze crocodile hanger, souvenir from Sabou, Burkina Faso, where I sat the back of a live croc.

That way you generally only walk around with half your keys in the pocket, limiting the damage to your clothes. What's more, having a heavy bunch of keys in the pocket isn't very comfortable...
Idle

Submission + - the LackRack: home colocation made affordable (lackrack.org)

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An anonymous reader writes: The LackRack is the ultimate, low-cost, high shinyness solution for your modular datacenter-in-the-living-room. Featuring the LACK side table from Ikea, the LackRack is an easy-to-implement, exact-fit datacenter building block. It provides superior mounting for up to 8 U of 19" hardware, such as switches and other professional gear. Multi-shiny LackRack can also be painted to your specific preferences and the airflow is unprecedented.

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