Day: November 3, 2012

Solar Panel Breaks "Third of a Sun" Efficiency Barrier

Zothecula writes “Embattled photovoltaic solar power manufacturer Amonix announced on Tuesday that it has broken the solar module efficiency record, becoming the first manufacturer to convert more than a third of incoming light energy into electricity – a goal once branded ‘one third of a sun’ in a Department of Energy initiative. The Amonix module clocked an efficiency rating of 33.5 percent.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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GameStop’s Former PR Chief Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Almost $2 Million [UPDATE]

Chris Olivera, formerly the vice president of corporate communications for GameStop, pleaded guilty on Thursday to an embezzlement scheme that netted him $1.9 million over the course of two years. More »

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Microsoft Escapes Kaspersky's Top 10 Vulnerabilities List

An anonymous reader writes “Security firm Kaspersky has released its latest IT Threat Evolution report. There were some interesting findings in the report, as always, but the most interesting thing that stuck out was all the way at the bottom: ‘Microsoft products no longer feature among the Top 10 products with vulnerabilities. This is because the automatic updates mechanism has now been well developed in recent versions of Windows OS.'” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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