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Submission + - A Deeper Look Into Android 3.0

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: Google is getting ready to show off Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb later today and it's definitely going to give iOS a run for its money. Google's new OS carries a completely overhauled user interface. Not only does the interface have deeper, darker colors to increase battery life but also the home screen now provides the ability to view multiple widget as well as the functionality of stacking items within a widget like pictures or videos. Along with the UI, Google has also improved the multitasking functionality. The existing method of accessing running or recently opened applications has been grown to display in-app screens instead of just the name of the app and an icon. One of the biggest differences between Honeycomb and other operating systems running on tablets is that, Honeycomb along with the apps running on it are optimzed for dual core processing. Natively, Android will run the garbage collector on one core and an app on another. However, the tools are there to utilize both cores for your app, and to benefit from the performance gains that will occur. To take a shot at Blackberry's market, Google has ensured that the tablet carries business features like password expiration and encrypted storage tools. Finally the OS adds support for legacy Bluetooth devices which is not available on most of the other tablets in the market today.

Submission + - China starts molten salt nuclear reactor project (energyfromthorium.com)

Submitted by greg_barton
greg_barton writes: The blog Energy From Thorium blog reports, "The People’s Republic of China has initiated a research and development project in thorium molten-salt reactor technology, it was announced in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) annual conference on Tuesday, January 25." The liquid-fluoride thorium reactor is an alternative reactor design that 1) burns existing nuclear waste, 2) uses abundant thorium as a base fuel, 3) produces far less toxic, shorter lived waste than existing designs, and 4) can be mass produced, run unattended for years, and installed underground for safety.

Comment Re:Really? We Allow this S***? (Score 1) 120

by ozgood (#34137316) Attached to: ITU's Definition Aside, T-Mobile Pushes 4G Label In New Ad Campaign
Lying? By rule Verizon's new LTE network isn't technically 4G. Neither is Sprint's WiMax. T-Mobile's HSPA+ network is an upgrade and significantly increases data rates for the users. I guess technically it would be like 3.5G but from the very loose 3G and 4G marketing speak, 4G fits for me. Maybe when T-Mobile goes to advanced LTE they will call it 4.5G.

Comment Re:Archimedes, again? Really? (Score 1) 795

by ozgood (#33937826) Attached to: President Obama To Appear On Mythbusters
If you drive a car you HAVE to have insurance. If you go to the hospital you HAVE to have insurance. Who goes to the hospital? EVERYBODY.

I wish the focus would be on health insurance reform so that the doctors and facilities providing the services make most of the money, not administrative costs and executive compensation.
The Military

Military Personnel Weigh In On Being Taliban In Medal of Honor 171

Posted by Soulskill from the identity-conflict dept.
SSDNINJA writes "This is a feature from gamrFeed that interviews nine US service members about playing as the Taliban in the upcoming Medal of Honor. One soldier states that games like MoH and Call of Duty are 'profiteering from war.' Another says, 'Honestly, I don't really see what the whole fuss is about. It's a game, and just like in Call of Duty, you don't really care about what side you're taking, just as long as you win. I don't think anyone cares if you're part of the Rangers or Spetznaz, as long as you win.' An excellent and interesting read."

Comment Re:Forced to include in EU? (Score 1) 292

by ozgood (#31089624) Attached to: Opera For iPhone To Test Apple's Resolve
What about the ipod touch? if you put the two devices together then they do have a substantial market share. Competition law could come into play here. You are right that it wouldn't be exactly like Microsoft's case but it might be for a judge to decide whether or not Apple is playing fair.

Comment Re:Android sales since 2007 are up ERROR%! (Score 2, Informative) 445

by ozgood (#30657910) Attached to: Android Phone Demand Up 250%, iPhone Down
In context he was right... search engines retain information and he cant guarantee that google can keep the information that it gathers private. His inner politician must have been off that day because he should have used more PC words. But i actually applaud him for being honest, and saying something that we all know to be true... with the patriot act in play, no information is private or safe if the feds want it.

You're underlying issues arnt with google but with all search engines because they are required to keep this information.

Comment Re:Not until it stores the maps local on the devic (Score 1) 439

by ozgood (#29928231) Attached to: Will Google and Android Kill Standalone GPS?
Dude... they just released it. Tom Tom sucked when it was first released, and you have to pay for upgrades. Google collects massive amounts of data (it's what they specialize in). They've only just started to put it all together. Imagine a couple of releases later. This service will rock, give it time.

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