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Entries for October, 2010

US Says Genes Should Not Be Patentable

Geoffrey.landis writes “A friend-of-the-court brief filed by the US Department of Justice says that genes should not be patentable. ‘We acknowledge that this conclusion is contrary to the longstanding practice of the Patent and Trademark Office, as well as the practice of the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies that have in the [...]

Samsung reports Q3: $3.98 billion in profit on $35.8 billion revenue

South Korean electronics powerhouse Samsung has announced its Q3 financials via a press release. The outfit raked in an impressive $35.8 billion in revenue and $3.98 billion in operating profits, and about 25% of that profit came by way of its thriving telecommunications business. Samsung chiefs were quick to credit their mobile communications wing, which shipped [...]

How Not To Design a Protocol

An anonymous reader writes “Google security researcher Michael Zalewski posted a cautionary tale for software engineers: amusing historical overview of all the security problems with HTTP cookies, including an impressive collection of issues we won’t be able to fix. Pretty amazing that modern web commerce uses a mechanism so hacky that does not even have [...]

Deal of the Day – Save 25% on Call of Duty Black Ops for Xbox360 + Xbox Live 3 Month Gold Card

The LogicBUY Deal for Saturday is a great price for the Call of Duty Black Ops game for Xbox 360.  You’ll also receive a three month Live Gold Subscription card plus free overnight shipping.  The price is $59.99 – a $20 savings (25% off).  The game ships November 9, 2010. This deal expires October 31, [...]

Deal of the Day – Save 25% on Call of Duty Black Ops for Xbox360 + Xbox Live 3 Month Gold Card

The LogicBUY Deal for Saturday is a great price for the Call of Duty Black Ops game for Xbox 360.  You’ll also receive a three month Live Gold Subscription card plus free overnight shipping.  The price is $59.99 – a $20 savings (25% off).  The game ships November 9, 2010. This deal expires October 31, [...]

Deal of the Day – Save 25% on Call of Duty Black Ops for Xbox360 + Xbox Live 3 Month Gold Card

The LogicBUY Deal for Saturday is a great price for the Call of Duty Black Ops game for Xbox 360.  You’ll also receive a three month Live Gold Subscription card plus free overnight shipping.  The price is $59.99 – a $20 savings (25% off).  The game ships November 9, 2010. This deal expires October 31, [...]

Deal of the Day – Save 25% on Call of Duty Black Ops for Xbox360 + Xbox Live 3 Month Gold Card

The LogicBUY Deal for Saturday is a great price for the Call of Duty Black Ops game for Xbox 360.  You’ll also receive a three month Live Gold Subscription card plus free overnight shipping.  The price is $59.99 – a $20 savings (25% off).  The game ships November 9, 2010. This deal expires October 31, [...]

Deal of the Day – Save 25% on Call of Duty Black Ops for Xbox360 + Xbox Live 3 Month Gold Card

The LogicBUY Deal for Saturday is a great price for the Call of Duty Black Ops game for Xbox 360.  You’ll also receive a three month Live Gold Subscription card plus free overnight shipping.  The price is $59.99 – a $20 savings (25% off).  The game ships November 9, 2010. This deal expires October 31, [...]

Manchester’s Self-Described ‘Internet Troll’ Jailed For Offensive Web Posts

noob22 writes “According to BBC Online, ‘An “internet troll” who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed. Colm Coss, of Ardwick, Manchester, posted on a memorial page for Big Brother star Jade Goody and a tribute site to John Paul Massey, a Liverpool boy mauled to [...]

LG Electronics E900 Optimus 7 Review

LG Electronics has unveiled the Optimus 7 (the E900), a Windows Phone 7-equipped smartphone that packs a 3.8-inch touchscreen, 5.0-megapixel camera, 1-GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi into a svelte 125 x 59.8 x 11.5mm package. Video review after the break. Click here for more pictures. Here’s the bottom [...]