An anonymous reader quotes MacRumors: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday reopened a longstanding patent lawsuit related to Samsung copying the design of the iPhone nearly six years ago…according to court documents filed electronically this…
How A Professional Poker Player Conned a Casino Out of $9.6 Million
Phil Ivey is a professional poker player who’s won ten World Series of Poker bracelets — but he’s also got a new game. An anonymous reader write: In 2012, Ivey requested that the Borgata casino let him play baccarat with…
Windows 10 Upgrade Bug Disabled Cntrl-C In Bash
An anonymous reader quotes InfoWorld: A massive set of changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was rolled into Windows Insider build 15002… If this is any hint, Microsoft’s goal is nothing short of making it a credible alternative…
Microsoft's Security Bulletins Will End In February
Remember how Microsoft switched to cumulative updates? Now Computerworld points out that that’s bringing another change. An anonymous reader quotes their report: Microsoft next month will stop issuing detailed security bulletins, which for nearly 20 years have provided individual users…
Researchers Create A Lithium-Ion Battery With Built-In Flame Retardant
An anonymous reader quotes Engadget: One big problem with lithium-ion batteries is that they have the tendency to catch fire and blow up all kinds of gadgets like toys and phones. To solve that issue, a group of researchers from…