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Stories · 3

  1. Web Browsing on Your PSP

    Games · Portablegames · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the i-wish-i-got-free-review-units dept. · 247 comments
    yodha writes "A guy has hacked the hidden browser inside the PSP to view external webpages. His webpage has info on that, some screenshots and a video. Yes, you can get Slashdot on a PSP! The PSINext forum and engadget are covering the same news."

  2. U.S. Biometric Passports By Late 2004

    Yro · Usa · · posted by michael · from the papers-please dept. · 421 comments
    truthsearch writes "The Register is reporting 'Current plans call for the new passport books to include a contactless smart chip based on the 14443 standard, with a minimum of 32 Kbytes of EEPROM storage. The chip will contain a compressed full-face image for use as a biometric. European biometric passports, by contrast, are planned to feature both retinal and fingerprint recognition biometrics on their smart cards.' How they tie this to '9/11 fears' is curious considering the hijackers had valid paperwork."

  3. Brazil Mandates Shift to Free Software

    Linux · Linux · · posted by CowboyNeal · from the freedom-through-mandatory-compliance dept. · 503 comments
    truthsearch writes "LinuxToday is reporting news and a response about Brazil making Open Source mandatory for 80% of all computers in state institutions and businesses, setting up a 'Chamber for the Implementation of Software Libre.'" This is a big win for Linux, but is making it mandatory going too far? It would seem wiser to support a solution that favors the best tool for the job, which may not always be an open source product.