by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, MONEY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the and-they’ll-pass-the-spendings-on-to-you dept. PayPal, Google Wallet and other online payment systems face higher transaction fees from MasterCard in retaliation for their refusal to share data on what people are spending. Visa is likely to follow suit....
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, ENTERTIANMENT, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the hope-they-do-justice-to-the-moon-level-music dept. Many Slashdotters are probably aware of the 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System platformer classic DuckTales (video, designed around the Disney cartoon series. Capcom announced today at their PAX East panel...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, MONEY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
CASP is ‘toughest technical test’ in network security from CompTIA The Department of Defense (DOD) has begun including the security certification known as “CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner” (CASP) in its accepted roster of industry-based...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 25, 2013 | DATA, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
Blackstone Group has reportedly sent a preliminary counterbid to buy out Dell, which would rival the current proposed offer of US$24.4 billion from Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell made in early February. Blackstone, an equity firm, submitted its offer to Dell on...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
from the and-it-can-be-yours-for-free dept. UEFI guru Matthew Garrett, who cleared the Linux kernel in Samsung laptop bricking issues, has come to rescue beleaguered users by offering a survival guide enabling them to avoid similar issues. According to Garrett,...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the still-hungover-from-sopa dept. Slashdotters may remember the launch of the Internet Defense League, a network for website owners that would allow for the replication of a media campaign similar to the one that took down SOPA. Now it plans to spring into...
