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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!    MP Seeking To Outlaw Written Accounts of Child Abuse  From the watch-what-you-write department First time accepted submitter Anduril1986 writes "A UK Conservative MP is seeking to expand censorship in another 'think of the children' debate. The plan this time is to make it illegal to possess written accounts of child abuse. According to Sir...   Alibaba Says Google Threatened Acer With Banishment From Android  From the they'd-have-to-use-windows-phone department Spy Handler writes "In a Microsoft-esque move, Google threatened Acer with banishment from Android if it went ahead with its new cellphone project with Alibaba (China's version of Amazon), using an OS called Aliyun. Acer has remained silent on the...   WD Builds High-Capacity, Helium-Filled HDDs  From the it-slices-it-dices-it-sings-in-falsetto department Lucas123 writes "Western Digital subsidiary HGST today announced that after 10 years of development it is preparing to release 3.5-in data center-class HDDs that are hermetically sealed with helium inside. The helium reduces drag and wind...   Ask Slashdot: What Tech For a Sailing Ship?  From the sextant-and-anchor department Razgorov Prikazka writes "There is a lot of technology involved in sailing these days. EPIRB, FHV-DSC, GPS, NAVTEX, Inmarsat, fishfinders/depth sounders, different kinds of radar (with MARPA or ATA) — you name it and there are dozens of...   BMW Cars Vulnerable To Blank Key Attack  From the now-that-is-a-catchy-slogan department Techmeology writes "Thieves have discovered how to steal BMW cars produced since 2006 by using the onboard computer that is able to program blank keys. The device used — originally intended for use by garages — is able to reprogram the...   QR Codes As Anti-Forgery On Currency Could Infect Banks  From the fiat-money's-been-hacked-long-ago department New submitter planetzuda writes "Invisible nano QR codes have been proposed as a way to stop forgery of U.S. currency by students of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Unfortunately QR codes are easy to forge and can send you to a...   Ask Slashdot: When Is It a Good Idea To Incorporate?  From the when-you're-visiting-delaware department First time accepted submitter stairmaster writes "A couple of months ago I came across an opportunity to supplement my income by doing some consulting work (read mobile app development) on the side. It appears that I will be doing this work for...   Wozniak On the Samsung Patent Verdict  From the no-sir-I-don't-like-it department dgharmon writes "'I hate it,' Wozniak told Bloomberg in Shanghai today, referring to the patent battle. He thinks the ruling will be overruled. Samsung will of course appeal, and this case will go back and forth for months still, but Wozniak just...   Ubuntu NVIDIA Graphics Driver: Windows Competitive, But Only With KDE   From the layers-to-work-through department An anonymous reader writes "The NVIDIA Linux driver across multiple GeForce graphics cards can compete with Microsoft Windows 7 on Ubuntu, but only when using the KDE desktop and not the default Unity/Compiz. It turns out based upon recent desktop...   Nintendo WiiU Price and Release Date Announced  From the water-sports-games-I-hope department YokimaSun writes "Nintendo has revealed the release date of the Wii U: in Japan it will launch on the 8th December, and in the U.S. it will launch on November 18th. The console will ship in two versions: a basic version with 8GB of internal memory...   Fragmentation Comes To iOS  From the all-nimbly-pimbly department dell623 writes "While the fragmentation issues in iOS are nowhere near as bad as Android, it can no longer be considered non existent. I have prepared a chart showing which features will be available on which device. While some restrictions are...   French Court Levies First Fine Under 3-Strikes Piracy Law  From the but-those-songs-were-priceless department itwbennett writes "In the first trial resulting from the controversial three-strikes copyright law, a French court on Thursday fined a man €150 for failing to secure his Internet connection. His negligence led to the illegal download of...   DHS Gets Public Comment, Whether It Wants It Or Not  From the why-not-just-sell-your-dhs-stock? department OverTheGeicoE writes "The motion to force DHS to start its public comment period is still working its way through the court (DHS: 'We're not stonewalling!', EPIC: 'Yes, you are!'). While we wait for the decision, Cato Institute's Jim Harper points...   Australia Attorney General Proposes New Laws To Stop Twitter Trolls  From the tweet-nicely department CuteSteveJobs writes "Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has flagged new laws to end anonymous trolling via Twitter: 'Twitter should reveal the identities of the anonymous trolls who are breaking the law by abusing others online.' The new...   Chip and Pin "Weakness" Exposed By Cambridge Researchers  From the get-them-where-they're-weak department another random user writes "A vulnerability in the widely used chip and pin payment system has been exposed by Cambridge University researchers. Cards were found to be open to a form of cloning, despite past assurances from banks that chip and pin...

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