Comment Re:Between the lines (Score 1) 69
If they were to package it with a wireless game controller then it would be a be a viable game system as well
Comment Re:Someone might want to tell HTC (Score 1) 165
The answer to each of those is "No" btw, and I'm actually trying to recall when phones got cameras, I'm pretty sure that was prior to the iPhone, but front facing and video calling were iPhone firsts, I think. Also, IIRC, BES came into being quit a bit before the iPhone was released, and was one of the reasons BB was at the top of the smart phone heap.
A quick check on google indicates that cameras were being added to phones in the 90s and according to the Apple site the iPhone 3GS didn't have a front facing camera; which means my Nokia N70 (released in 2005) clearly beat Apple to video calling and I know that it wasn't the first.
Comment Re:7 and 8 inchs sizes at LogicSupply (Score 1) 142
Another option would be to convert a non touch solution with a conversion kit. eg http://www.touchscreen-me.com/touch-screen-conversion.php
Submission + - The Fall and fall of the Data Haven SeaLand (arstechnica.com)
Fluffeh writes: "Ars Technical has a great article and history of SeaLand a data haven and place where you can host almost anything, as long as it follows the very bare laws of SeaLand Government.
"HavenCo's failure—and make no mistake about it, HavenCo did fail—shows how hard it is to get out from under government's thumb. HavenCo built it, but no one came. For a host of reasons, ranging from its physical vulnerability to the fact that The Man doesn't care where you store your data if he can get his hands on you, Sealand was never able to offer the kind of immunity from law that digital rebels sought. And, paradoxically, by seeking to avoid government, HavenCo made itself exquisitely vulnerable to one government in particular: Sealand's.""
"HavenCo's failure—and make no mistake about it, HavenCo did fail—shows how hard it is to get out from under government's thumb. HavenCo built it, but no one came. For a host of reasons, ranging from its physical vulnerability to the fact that The Man doesn't care where you store your data if he can get his hands on you, Sealand was never able to offer the kind of immunity from law that digital rebels sought. And, paradoxically, by seeking to avoid government, HavenCo made itself exquisitely vulnerable to one government in particular: Sealand's.""
Submission + - Australian Consumer Watchdog Sues Apple over iPad Marketing (delimiter.com.au)
Fluffeh writes: "Australia’s competition regulator will today take iconic technology giant Apple to court for advertising its new iPad tablet as featuring “4G” speeds — which are not supported on Australian telecommunications networks. One of the key features of the new iPad is support for 4G speeds, however, the 4G speeds which the new iPad supports will not be available in Australia, with Apple’s technical specifications page only listing it as supporting the 700Mhz and 2100Mhz spectrum bands, neither of which are being used in Australian telcos to provide 4G services. The case is a bit shaky in many opinions though, as Apple does state in the fine print "4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the US; and on Bell, Rogers and Telus networks in Canada. Data plans sold separately. See your carrier for details.""
Submission + - Liquid metal batteries may be the solution to renewable energy (youtube.com)
MMatessa writes: What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and the wind's not blowing. In this talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: "We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap."
Comment Re:Missing Option : It already is (Score 1) 317
You mean all my hours in this simulation were wasted?
Comment Re:Mandatory G+ signup clarification (Score 1) 171
1) When signing up I said I was in Uzbekistan which might have skewed the results.
2) My system has a fair number of Google related cookies.
Comment Re:Get over it... (Score 1) 171
I tested the signup process about 10 minutes ago through gmail.com and it doesn't create a g+ account. There is a bolded option in the profile window to join but it isn't that prominent
Comment Re:Mandatory G+ signup clarification (Score 1) 171
I just tested with the signup from the gmail page and required fields for personal information are first name, last name, gender and DOB. None of these have to be correct as the account I made has a name of test test and was born 1 Jan 1912. It also did not link to a google+ account or create a public profile
Comment Re:A theoretical future call to Disney (Score 1) 380
But it's also the title of several public domain films. Looking on IMDB shows 19 other films/documentaries either named "Snow White" or some derivation of it.
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Comment Re:No (Score 1) 287
I meant that the copyright owner is the one who should be hiring some guy to verify the infringement before sending a takedown notice as they are the ones who have identified these videos as infringing.
Comment Re:No (Score 1) 287
But surely they should have time to check the results of whatever program they are using to flag videos as infringing. Assuming a music video is 5 minutes long a single employee paid to watch flagged videos would be able to 12 per hour, there are approximately 250 working days per year Which means one employee could check 12*6*250 = 18,000 clips for infringement. So unless music companies are sending more than 18,000 DMCA notices per year the cost of verifying infringement is not particularly high.
