Google Kills Apps Support For Internet Explorer 8 ; Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues

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Also, join today to enter for a chance to win a cash prize of $1,000, $500 or $200. Learn More!  Learn More!    Google Kills Apps Support For Internet Explorer 8   From the start-at-the-feet-and-kill-up department An anonymous reader writes "Google today [Friday] announced it is discontinuing support for Internet Explorer 8 in Google Apps, including its Business, Education, and Government editions. The kill date is November 15, 2012. After that, IE8 users...   X11 Window System Turns 25 Years Old  From the old-enough-to-rent-a-car department An anonymous reader writes "The widely used X11 Window System has turned 25 years old today. Version 11 of the X Window System is likely to remain in use for many years to come for backwards compatibility with the many legacy applications,...   Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues  From the reality-not-compatible-with-expectations department An anonymous reader writes "On Thursday we discussed news that Google pressured Acer and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to cancel the launch of a phone running the Aliyun OS. Google has now addressed the issue, speaking out on the importance of...   Are Commercial Games Finally Going To Make It To Linux?  From the yes-no-maybe department colinneagle writes "Those of us who actively promote Linux as a viable desktop alternative to Windows are often greeted with the following refrain: 'Nobody will use Linux because there are no good games.' The prevailing wisdom is that the...   Ask Slashdot: How To Prove IT Knowledge Without Expensive Certificates?  From the use-these-stickers-and-sparkle department An anonymous reader writes "I'm starting my Ph.D in psychology this year and plan to finance this period with IT freelance work, mostly building websites with Drupal and setting up Linux networks, servers, etc.. Now I have a little problem: Since...   Apple Wins Again — ITC Rules They Didn't Violate Samsung Patents  From the mercy-rule-goes-into-effect-soon department An anonymous reader writes "A preliminary ruling from the International Trade Commission found that Apple did not violate four of Samsung's patents in the design of the iPhone. 'The patents in the complaint are related to 3G wireless technology,...   Can Nintendo Court the Casuals Again?  From the i-think-they'll-manage department An anonymous reader sends this quote from Eurogamer: "Do you remember the last time? When the Wii launched at the tail end of 2006, it was to an air of excited curiosity that went well beyond the borders of core gamers, with Nintendo conjuring...   Zynga Sues EA For 'Anti-competitive' Practices  From the fight-fight-fight department An anonymous reader writes "In early August, Electronic Arts sued Zynga for allegedly copying EA's Sims Social game. Zynga has now launched a counterattack, suing EA for 'anticompetitive and unlawful business practices, including legal threats and...   Wrong Number: Why Phone Companies Overcharge For Data  From the now-tell-me-something-I-don't-know department MrSeb writes "A recent study (PDF) conducted by UCLA professor Chunyi Peng shows that carriers generally count data usage correctly, but those customers who commonly use their device in areas with weak signal strength or to stream audio or video...   Report Hints At Privacy Problem of Drones That Can Recognize Faces  From the well-this-water's-just-a-bit-warm department New submitter inotrollyou writes "Drones are getting more sophisticated, and will soon carry 'soft' biometrics and facial recognition software. In other news, sales of hats, tinfoil, and laser pointers go up 150%. Obviously there are major privacy...   Chrome To Get 'Do Not Track'  From the saddling-up-in-the-tracking-arms-race department puddingebola tips news that support for the 'do-not-track' privacy setting will soon be coming to Google Chrome. The feature was implemented for Chromium v23.0.1266.0 in a recent revision. Google has said DNT will make it into the public release...   Pirate Bay Co-Founder Detained In Sweden  From the stockholm-syndrome department wiredmikey writes "The co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website was detained in Sweden on Friday, days after his deportation from Cambodia, officials said. Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, 27, faces a one-year prison sentence for promoting...   Google Glass: Future of Movies Or Monkey Cam 2.0?  From the had-no-idea-monkeys-could-rollerskate department theodp writes "When it comes to Google's futuristic Glass goggles, people seem to fall into two camps. On the one hand, you have people like NY Times Arts critic Mike Hale, who goes gaga over how fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg put Google...   Bringing Free Software To a Street Near You  From the first-hit-is-free-but-so-are-all-the-others department Blug_fred writes "It's that time of year again; the nights are drawing in, the leaves are beginning to turn, and literally hundreds of teams of dedicated F/OSS enthusiasts from around the world are preparing to hit the streets in celebration of...   Intel Demos 7Gpbs Wireless Docking  From the gives-you-richer-more-vibrant-cancer department Lucas123 writes "Intel for the first time demonstrated the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) docking specification using an Ultrabook, which was able to achieve 7Gbps performance, ten times the fastest Wi-Fi networks based on the IEEE 802.11n standard. The...

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