Comment Database Error (Score 2) 232
I don't know if Cmdrtaco's site is slashdotted or just broken, but it's currently returning "Error establishing a database connection" when you try visit it.
Comment Re:Interesting but wrong (Score 2) 239
You're incorrect about the app having a different name. Apple bought Siri in 2010. The app, called Siri, continued to be available in Apple's app store even after the company was purchased. It was removed from the store when the iPhone 4S was released.
Submission + - Gorilla Glass 2 to Debut at CES (ibtimes.com)
redletterdave writes: "Corning, the maker of incredibly strong specialty glass for smartphones and tablets called Gorilla Glass, will introduce the next-generation of its scratch and damage-resistant glass at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. From Jan. 10 to Jan. 13, Corning will showcase Gorilla Glass 2 on a bevy of new devices, including TVs, home appliances and even touchscreen car interiors. Corning hopes to engage with CES attendees, including technology companies and hardware and software developers, to discuss the benefits of using Gorilla Glass on new tech innovations. Gorilla Glass 2 is said to have the same strength of the first iteration of Gorilla Glass, but be significantly thinner to accommodate tablet and smartphone makers. At CES 2012, Corning will explore a slew of new ways to use Gorilla Glass technology. Corning will showcase an 82-inch multi-touch LCD prototype to demonstrate how Gorilla Glass 2 can be used in large formats but still maintain its integrity for being both touch-sensitive and durable. The centerpiece at Corning's CES 2012 booth will be a massive video wall completely covered in Gorilla Glass, accompanied by Gorilla Glass sound speakers. Corning claims Gorilla Glass is roughly 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic."
Submission + - XKCD hits 1000 (xkcd.com)
pyronide writes: The webcomic and Slashdot meme staple XKCD has posted its thousandth comic today. The comic contains Randal Munroe's signature stick figures arranged to depict the number "1000". Sadly, there are no flying ferrets or raptors visible.
Submission + - Hackers download antivirus source code from Symant (foxnews.com)
TankSpanker04 writes: ""This is going to end up being egg on the face of Symantec more than anything else," Anup Ghosh, founder and CEO of Virginian security firm Invincea, told FoxNews.com. "What they're trying to do here is embarrass companies. These guys are out there flexing their muscles, saying 'Hey, I have source code from Symantec to publicly humiliate them."
Perhaps this is a thank-you card from the hacker community for Symantec's efforts in unraveling Stuxnet."
Perhaps this is a thank-you card from the hacker community for Symantec's efforts in unraveling Stuxnet."
Submission + - Why Even IT WIll Embrace Consumerization (infoworld.com)
GMGruman writes: "Many IT pros fear or dislike the notion of the consumerization of IT, where users gain more control over their technologies. But Savio Rodrigues says that IT will embrace consumerization, as its principles migrate into the tools that IT itself uses. He points out it is already happening, such as through appliances and workload-optimized systems."
Submission + - Galaxy S And Galaxy Tab Won't Get Android 4.0 (theverge.com)
bonch writes: Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S smartphone, which sold 10 million last year, and the Galaxy Tab tablet won't be receiving the Android 4.0 update, known as 'Ice Cream Sandwich.' Samsung claims the devices lack enough RAM and ROM to run Android 4.0 alongside TouchWiz and other custom 'experience-enhancing' software. Note that the Galaxy S runs the same hardware as the Nexus S, which is already receiving the Android 4.0 update.
Comment Re:It's a tablet, not a ball & chain. (Score 1) 521
While I agree with you that most artistic content creation done on an iPod Touch/iPhone is not great, I've also seen some pretty impressive things created on these devices.
Comment Re:Giant SUV's (Score 1) 263
There's also the problem of someone following you too closely. In that case, even if you've left yourself enough room to stop, you get rammed from behind by the person riding your bumper.
Submission + - HP Slashes TouchPad Prices by $100 (thisismynext.com)
jigamo writes: After last weekend's $100-instant savings promotion on the HP TouchPad, the company just announced a decision to make the price cut permanent. That puts the 10-inch tablet at $399 for the 16GB version and $499 for the 32GB model. Additionally, the company highlighted the sizable over-the-air software update for webOS 3.0, which provided improvements to things like email, photos, calendar, audio/video, autocorrect, and rotation.
Submission + - Gizmodo off the hook in iPhone 4 investigation (edibleapple.com)
An anonymous reader writes: When Gizmodo ran photos of Apple’s iPhone 4 months before Apple even officially acknowledged it existed, the blogosphere exploded with excitement.
But when details leaked explaining how Gizmodo came to find itself in possession of a pre-release iPhone 4, that excitement quickly turned into indignation, and for some, anger.
Now, Gimzodo and Gizmodo editor Jason Chen have been let off the hook by the San Mateo DA's office.
But when details leaked explaining how Gizmodo came to find itself in possession of a pre-release iPhone 4, that excitement quickly turned into indignation, and for some, anger.
Now, Gimzodo and Gizmodo editor Jason Chen have been let off the hook by the San Mateo DA's office.
Submission + - Amazon Releases Web-based Kindle Cloud Reader (engadget.com)
jigamo writes: Last week I submitted a request to Amazon asking if they planned to release a version of their Kindle software that would work on my Cr-48, and I was told that they appreciated my feedback and would pass it along. Today, Engadget posted a story that announced the release of Kindle Cloud Reader, a web-app that gives both online and offline access to your Kindle library. The app is currently only supported in Chrome, Safari, and Safari on the iPad, but Amazon says that support for additional browsers is coming soon.
Submission + - A Look Into Black Hat's Wireless Network (net-security.org)
Orome1 writes: Aruba Networks, which provided and maintained the wireless network for last week’s Black Hat USA 2011 conference, today provided some interesting statistics around the network’s use. Apple devices were most prevalent at 43.3 percent of all devices (28.4 percent alone for iOS iPad and iPhone, with another 14.9 percent running OS X). Linux users composed 35 percent of the total, while Windows users represented 21.8 percent. While the majority of attendees used the Black Hat PSK network, almost 200 attendees utilized the PEAP/EAP-TLS “secured” network. Aruba captured a huge amount of security events, the most interesting of which were IP spoofing, AP spoofing, Power save DoS attacks and Block ACK attacks. Talk about a hostile environment.
Comment Re:Apps (Score 1) 213
If you're having trouble with multiple sign-ins, another option is to use the browser's private mode for a second session. I'm not sure how well this works in IE or Firefox, but in Chrome the private session is isolated from the main one and runs at the same time as the main session. I haven't tested this extensively, but it's allowed me to open both my Gmail and Google Apps accounts at the same time.
Comment Re:Privacy (Score 1) 312
Great explanation. Additionally, a public profile gives you the option to choose whether your profile is indexed by search engines (Google intuitively calls the option "search visibility"). If you're concerned about people finding your profile when they search for you, this is a great option that allows sharing your profile only with people who have the URL.
