p2pnet headline roundups: Aug 14
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Facebook Source Code Leaked – TechCrunch
We just received a tip that the source code for the Facebook main index page has been leaked and published on a blog called Facebook Secrets. There are at least two possible ways that the source code got out – the first is that a Facebook developer has sent it out, or the more likely option that a security hole or other method has been used on either one of the Facebook servers or in their source code repository to reveal the code. The blog that published the code only has a single post on it, so it was created exclusively to publish this code – meaning that whoever is behind this both isn’t taking credit for the hole and doesn’t want to be associated with it. While there is no certain way to verify if the code is actually from Facebook, by taking a quick look through the code and by double-checking some paths that have been referenced, we can say with some certainty that this seems to be both real and also a recent version of the main Facebook page.
Facebook PHP Source Code Leaked: Whoops – Cibnemablend
Amateur Programming Error Exposes Facebook Code – Wired
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Getting Social Networks to Socialize – Michael Geist
Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have become part of the daily routine for millions of Internet users who connect with friends, share photos, and reach out to other people with similar interests. The popularity of social networks has resulted in an unfortunate by-product, however – the mushrooming number of requests that come from dozens of these sites. While not quite spam, the steady stream of requests for Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections, Dopplr travellers, or Plaxo contact updates, highlights the lack of interoperability between social network sites and significantly undermines their usefulness.
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One Laptop Per Child, Reviewed by 12-Year-Old – Freedom to Tinker
[I recently got my hands on one of the One Laptop Per Child machines. I found the perfect person to review the machine. Today’s guest blogger, SG, is twelve years old and is the child of a close friend. I lent the laptop to SG and asked SG to write a review, which appears here just as SG wrote it, without any editing. –Ed] “All in all, this laptop is great for its price, its job, and its value. It is almost perfect. Just speed it up, give it a little more battery charge hold, and you have yourself the perfect laptop. I’m sure kids around the world will really love, enjoy, and cherish these laptops. They will be so useful. This program is truly amazing.”
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File-Sharing Kids: “I really don’t care, it’s not my problem. Singers and actors are rich enough” – Torrentfreak
According to a study into children’s safety and how they use the internet, European kids appear to have a basic grasp of the law when it comes to file-sharing. However, they aren’t really bothered by it and just carry on downloading – music in particular.
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Microsoft draws up online advertising battle plans – Associated Press
In closing a $6-billion US buyout of digital marketing company aQuantive on Monday, Microsoft is taking the first step in its quest to leapfrog Yahoo and challenge Google in the online advertising business – an ambitious plan, given that the software maker lags far behind in search traffic and advertising revenue. The Bush administration asked a world trade panel on Monday to force China to crack down on pirated goods, like U.S. movies and software.
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Nokia issues battery warning – The Register
Batteries used in a range of Nokia handsets, from the 1100 to the latest E60, are at risk of overheating during charging. Of 300 million BL-5C batteries manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. for Nokia last year, 46 million belong to the dodgy batch. One hundred incidents have already been reported, but none have resulted in explosions, fire, or even a burnt finger. However, Nokia has said if your phone has a BL-5C battery you should probably keep an eye on it when charging.
Nokia warns of faulty battery in 46m phones – Mobile Choice
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Rats leave SCO’s sinking ship – The Inquirer
Shareholders are abandoning the anti-Linux bad boy SCO faster than a well-greased leopard on its way to a wildebeest convention. Now that federal district Judge Dale Kimball has decided that Novell owns the Unix copyrights, SCO is finding itself without a big chunk of revenue and owing Novell huge amounts of cash. The robed but not wigged one, Kimball admitted when he made his ruling that Novell was unlikely to get much of the money that SCO owes it.
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What cellphone service providers don’t want you to know – CanWest News Service
There’s a mutiny quietly brewing in the cellphone world. Users are rising up to liberate their phones from the shackles of their service providers. Hugo Vilchez is one of the rebel leaders. He unlocks customers’ handsets, making them free to operate on other networks. That’s because cellphones are programmed by service providers only to work in their own networks. But an unlocked phone that works on Rogers Wireless, for instance, can easily be switched over to AT&T in the U.S.
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Hotmail users get 5GB storage for free – TechSpot
Microsoft on Monday launched a series of updates to its Windows Live Hotmail service, most notably, free accounts will now get the new storage size of 5GB, while paying customers of Hotmail Plus or MSN Premium will get 10GB. The move follows Google’s recent announcement that it will begin offering paid storage that can be used across several of its products, including the email service Gmail and photo site Picasa. Gmail users currently get nearly 3GB of free storage, while both Yahoo and AOL already offer unlimited free storage for their email services.
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U.S. pushes ahead in WTO piracy case against China – Reuters
“Over the past several years, China has taken tangible steps to improve (intellectual property rights) protection and enforcement. However, we still see important gaps that need to be addressed,” Sean Spicer, spokesman for U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, said in a statement.
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