Comment Re:Why not free? (Score 2) 532
Shouldn't they all be free or have just a symbolic fee in the public university?
Because it costs money to provide the education, even with state support.
Comment Re:liberal pres vs conservative pres (Score 1) 638
You are asking a bigot to think. Now stop that!
Why Google Should Buy the Music Industry 472
Glyn Moody writes "According to one story about Google's attempts to launch its own music service, 'the search giant is "disgusted" with the labels, so much so that they are seriously considering following Amazon's lead and launching their music cloud service without label licenses.' So here's a simple solution: Google should just buy the major record labels — all of them. It could afford them — people tend to forget that the music industry is actually relatively small in economic terms, but wields a disproportionate influence with policy makers. Buying them would solve that problem too."
Submission + - Blackberry Playbook Disappoints
adeelarshad82 writes: After months of anticipation, RIM's debut tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, is finally here. Good-looking, well-built tablet, the 14.4-ounce, 5.1-by-7.6-by-0.4-inch BlackBerry PlayBook features a black frame. Its 7-inch screen has a resolution of 1,024 by 600 pixels, which is lower than the iPad 2's, but since it's a smaller display, it actually seems sharper. The back panel features a 5-megapixel camera—far higher resolution than the rear-facing lens on the iPad 2. The 3-megapixel front-facing camera sits above the screen, and blows away the VGA-quality lens on the iPad 2. The bottom panel houses a micro HDMI output, a micro USB connector, and a magnetic charging port. The tablet supports 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. As far as the OS goes, the good news is that the user interface for the new BlackBerry Tablet OS is beautiful, graceful, and operates with a simplicity that rivals that of the Apple iPad 2 and bests the Motorola Xoom's oft-cluttered screens. The bad news is that, at launch, there are a lot of features missing.
Submission + - Flash on Android: Look But Don't Touch (infoworld.com)
snydeq writes: "InfoWorld's Neil McAllister test-drives Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.0 and finds its shortcomings too sweeping to be chalked up to beta status. 'The worst part is the player's inconsistent behavior. This gets really frustrating when there's lots of HTML and Flash content mixed on a Web page. The UI turns into a tug-of-war between the browser and the Flash Player, where each touch produces varying effects, seemingly at random,' McAllister writes. 'As far as I could tell, there was one thing and one thing only that the Flash Player for Android 3.0 accomplished successfully. On the stock Android browser, Flash content is invisible, so you don't notice Flash-based advertising. With the Flash Player installed, however, all those ads suddenly appear where once there were none, their animated graphics leaping and scuttling under your fingertips like cockroaches on a dinner tray — some achievement.'"
Submission + - GrooveShark Pulled from Android App Market (arstechnica.com)
maczealot writes: Following Apple's removal of the GrooveShark app from their App Marketplace Google has followed with removing it from the Android Marketplace. The app is still available from the company's website for Android devices that allow sideloading and iDevices that are jailbroken. GrooveShark contends that they are like YouTube and as long as they comply with all DMCA takedown notices are within the confines of current law.
Comment Re:Was Microsoft Riight? (Score 1) 716
I see your assumption, but the Xoom has had quality issues (mostly thanks to Google), so I would not consider them to be equivalent.
It may very well be that Google does not understand the "real public need." The 16:9 aspect ratio of the screen makes it too difficult for me to use. While it may be good for reading, the text is just too darn small for me.
Comment Re:Was Microsoft Riight? (Score 1) 716
Could you explain your logic here? If seems as if you are saying "if a == b then c == d"
Submission + - Enterprise-friendly Cell Phones Lose Market Share (techtarget.com)
rsmiller510 writes: "Android and iPhone continue to make significant market share gains, as RIM and Microsoft continue to bleed market share. IT seems to have stopped buying cell phones and is letting end users decide. From a support perspective, that means IT has to be prepared to deal with iOS and Android, and probably sooner than later."
Comment Re:Oh stuff it (Score 2) 98
You don't have a job, do you?
If companies waited until Japan can back to production then they would have to lay people off, which would have a severe ripple effect in your local economy.
If companies waited until Japan can back to production then they would have to lay people off, which would have a severe ripple effect in your local economy.
Submission + - Dell: Apple iPad Will Fail In The Enterprise (techspot.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Dell has declared that the Apple iPad will not succeed in the enterprise. The device has been selling really well, and is even ahead of its competitors in the business world, but those are just the results for the short term. Andy Lark, Dell's global head of marketing for large enterprises and public organizations, believes that in the longer term, the iPad will fail.
WP7 Predicted To Beat iPhone By 2015 377
WrongSizeGlass writes "InformationWeek is reporting that Windows Phone 7 will overtake Apple's iPhone by 2015 according to IDC. IDC predicts 2015 will bring: Android 45.4%, WP7 & WinMobile 20.9%, iOS 15.3%, RIM 13.7%, Symbian 0.2%, and 'Others' 4.6%. These numbers would move WP7 into 2nd place and leave iOS in 3rd place with a slightly smaller piece of the smart phone pie than they current hold (15.7%). The author of the InformationWeek story isn't buying IDC's forecast, because of WP7's anemic sales to date and Microsoft's recent stumbles with its first two updates. I have to wonder if WP7 will still be Microsoft's smartphone OS in 2015 or if they'll have moved to WP8."
Submission + - Firefox 4 More Than Doubles IE9's Market Share (techspot.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Internet Explorer 9 was released on March 15, 2011. On that day, it had 0.88 percent market share. Firefox 4 was released on March 21, 2011. On that day, it had 1.40 percent market share.
On March 26, 2011, IE9 had 1.57 percent market share while Firefox 4 had 3.66 percent market share. In other words, Firefox 4 already has more than double the market share of IE9.
On March 26, 2011, IE9 had 1.57 percent market share while Firefox 4 had 3.66 percent market share. In other words, Firefox 4 already has more than double the market share of IE9.
Submission + - Samsung Galaxy Ad Misleads With Fake Interviews (pcworld.com)
unassimilatible writes: A Samsung ad campaign for the latest Galaxy Tab is misleading, to say the least. Actors pretending to be real people in fake interviews in a fake magazine misquoting a bad first-gen Galaxy tab review, are exposed — by the actual review writer. Netizens "are having fun pointing out other curious things about the interviews, such as the fact that "leading New York real-estate CEO Joseph Kolinski" raves about the 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab even though the only 8.9-inch Tabs that Samsung itself had on hand at CTIA were non-working models." Kolinski is actually an actor, not a CEO, Jim.
Submission + - Could rooting Android devices become mainstream? (npr.org)
grahamsaa writes: NPR's Weekend Edition aired a story today on how rooting the Nook Color can turn it into a full fledged and relatively inexpensive Android tablet. The story claims that the process takes about half an hour, and only requires the purchase of a Nook and a microSD card, and points listeners to a YouTube tutorial on how to root the device. Could this signal a change in how mainstream users see devices like this? Could rooting Android devices like the Nook ever become mainstream?
