Akamai employee tried to sell secrets to Israel

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CWmike writes A 43-year-old former employee of Akamai pleaded guilty to espionage charges after offering to hand over confidential information on the company web acceleration for an agent posing as an Israeli official consular Boston. Starting in September 2007, Elliot Doxer played a complex 18-month long game of swashbuckling with James Cromer, a man he thought was an agent of Israeli intelligence. He provided pages and pages of data Cromer confidential, providing a list of Akamai customers and contracts, information. regarding practices of corporate security, and even a list of employees 1300 Akamai, including mobile numbers, departments and e-mail Doxer information delivered to a box Drop Dead 62 times its motivation. In order to help Israel and to obtain information about his son and ex-wife, who lived outside the U.S. prosecutors said in court filings. Doxer faces 15 years in prison on charges.

Nissan Leaf mod offers state of the battery more precise, less streamlined within

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from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/nissan-leaf-mod-offers-more-accurate-battery-status/:

Car mods take many forms – including, even, a piece of cardboard with some switches and LED display. The car is modded in this case is the Nissan Leaf , and the mod in question (still in its temporary form here, fortunately) is simple but important. This is a homebrew device that connects to the port of the sheet of diagnostic OBD-II and shows the exact state of battery charge, as opposed to a little less specific bars that are displayed on the table leading edge. Absolutely necessary? Not exactly, but the mod seems to be catching on with a growing contingent of DIY spirit of the forum members Leaf. Follow the source link below for a few more and some more details to build your own.

Engadget HD Podcast 263 – 08.30.2011

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We had a lot to talk about on the podcast this week Engadget HD but first we had a few affairs to attend to our giveaway BTS (you came right?) And Fantasy Football trash talk. After that, a combination of DirecTV and new leaks from Google and Apple had us in the mood to talk about the state of the television industry and everything that stands in the way of innovation. Fortunately, there is someone working on new technologies, and the ATSC is working on standards for the dissemination of 3D and other new features to be delivered via the antenna. After that, we turned to the Xbox 360, which is of some 3D games from Microsoft, including Halo: CE birthday, and a new brand ESPN3 app. To wrap things we had to get in some new HD display, with a new projector from Sony web application that allows you to find exactly what size of your TV room can handle before you dig in shows HDTV This week, Blu-ray and video games.

James Gosling Leaves Google

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scottbomb writes Well, it did not take long: After only a few months at Google, Java founder James Gosling has left the giant search engine to access a small company specializing in ocean-based start-up robotics. In a brief blog about his new company, Gosling said: They have a growing fleet of autonomous vehicles that stray from the ocean to collect data from a variety of onboard sensors and uploading it to the cloud. Robots have a lot of satellite uplink / communication speed GSM / WiMax and redundant GPS units. They have a lot of deployments. For example, there is a set of robots patrolling the sea around the well in the Gulf Macondo Mexico in the water chemistry control. The harvest energy from the craft waves for propulsion and can remain at sea for a very long time. The longer a unit has been out is 2 , 5 (ish) years. They can cross oceans …. slowly. They travel at 1-2 knots, which is a high speed data collection.

Fuel to newspapers and bacteria

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Its debut on the first page, written Lifyre Scientists at Tulane found a naturally occurring bacteria (called TU-103) that produces butanol. While the butanol-producing bacteria are not new, there are some important points about This particular bacterium. It is the first naturally occurring bacteria that directly converts cellulose, butanol, without the need for cellulose processing into sugar first, and it may do so in the presence of oxygen, which kills other bacteria that produce butanol. Streamlining the process could significantly reduce the production cost of butanol. This bacterium could allow virtually any plant product, such as newspaper clippings or grass to be used to produce fuel for vehicles conventional.

Novell wins against SCO Again

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P3rf3ss3r duh wrote The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has just affirmed the decision of the District Court of SCO against Novell (PDF) in its entirety. The decision is quite a good read and explains why the court rejected in its entirety, the SCO attempts to re-argue the case before the Court of Appeal. Is this the last gasp for SCO or will they try to appeal to the Supreme Court? Paris lines open 11 … Realistically it’s the end of the line of the case.

Motorola has announced Pro + Gingerbread, a few other improvements

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As it turns out, more is to become the new suite of Moto. Shortly after the announcement of the + Challenge , a phone that offers a moderate bump specifications of its predecessor, Hellomoto is back at it again with the Pro +. The obvious follow-up of the Motorola Pro (or Pro Droid , as it is called in the U.S.) has not brought much improvement to the table. It is decorated with the same processor 1GHz, 3.1-inch VGA (640 x 480) display, 512MB of RAM and five megapixels, the greatest differences in the new model are the inclusion of Android 2.3, 4 GB of internal memory, an improved battery (1600 mAh) and a rounded design – unlike the original search square. It is due in Asia and in Europe beginning in October, so keep an eye on … if this more is enough to excite you. Head below for the full press release.

Lenovo ThinkPad tablet tab Galaxy vs Samsung 10.1 … Fight!

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We have seen before, but not against one of its main rivals: the Galaxy Tab 10.1 . Now they are there, sharing a small table space – but did not get along too well.

First tab 10.1 is thin and light on his feet. In addition, the ThinkPad tablet is great and would love to be in charge of your lifestyle company.

Due to limited customizations Honeycomb, the Lenovo deal with this largely because the angle of a certain company and the stylus-friendly software, a large part of the device comes with pre-installed.

Join us after the break for a quick demonstration, plus a look back at our first hands on the thing.

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Akamai employee tried to sell secrets to Israel

Nissan Leaf mod offers state of the battery more precise, less streamlined within

Engadget HD Podcast 263 – 08.30.2011

James Gosling Leaves Google

Fuel to newspapers and bacteria

Novell wins against SCO Again

Motorola has announced Pro + Gingerbread, a few other improvements

Lenovo ThinkPad tablet tab Galaxy vs Samsung 10.1 … Fight!