by Joseph Forbes | Mar 27, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, MONEY, PIRACY, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The MPAA, RIAA and the Internet providers participating in the “six strikes” anti-piracy scheme have informed the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee about their plans. The MPAA’s Marianne Grant gave a detailed overview explaining how they gather evidence...
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 | HARDWARE, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technicals
from the round-rock-rumble dept. Seven weeks ago, Dell announced a definitive agreement to be taken private by a group led by founder and CEO Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, assisted by a $2 billion loan from Microsoft and debt financing...
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...
