Comment Old News (Score 1) 287
From TFA:
The study concludes that a significant number of teens are very susceptible to peer pressure and also have permissive or absent parents, said Dr. Scott Frank, the study's lead author.
Duh?
Comment For the Pistols (Score 1) 155
God save the Queen!
Submission + - Politician threatens to close twitter accounts (news24.com)
hedleyroos writes: The South African ANC Youth League is upset about twitter accounts portrating themselves as its controversial leader. They have gone so far as to contact the US embassy in South Africa to assist in shutting down the satirical accounts. From their spokesperson: 'We don't want to expose our strategy on how we will get them. But we will get them and we are going to report them to the police. It's fraud, this thing, it's unacceptable, it's against the law. We will also institute civil claims against them and sue them.'
A radio personality added further fuel to the fire by encouraging people to create more such accounts.
A radio personality added further fuel to the fire by encouraging people to create more such accounts.
Submission + - California woman sues Apple over iPhone upgrade (computerworld.com) 1
digitaldc writes: A California woman last week sued Apple in state Superior Court, claiming that last summer's iOS 4.0 upgrade turned her iPhone into an "iBrick" that was slower and less reliable than before the update.
Bianca Wofford of San Diego County, Calif., who filed the lawsuit Oct. 29, has asked a judge to grant her case class-action status, which if awarded, would let any California resident join the suit.
According to Wofford's lawsuit, Apple's iOS 4 June upgrade made her iPhone 3G "virtually unusable" because the new operating system degraded the phone's performance and caused it to frequently crash.
Bianca Wofford of San Diego County, Calif., who filed the lawsuit Oct. 29, has asked a judge to grant her case class-action status, which if awarded, would let any California resident join the suit.
According to Wofford's lawsuit, Apple's iOS 4 June upgrade made her iPhone 3G "virtually unusable" because the new operating system degraded the phone's performance and caused it to frequently crash.
Submission + - Creating a Battery Smaller Than a Grain of Salt (gizmag.com)
Zothecula writes: As development of micro- and nano-scale devices continues to advance, so does the need for an equally-tiny method of powering them. There’s not much point in developing a surveillance micro air vehicle the size of a housefly, for instance, if it requires a watch battery in order to fly. That’s why DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is funding a project to create really tiny batteries. Just how tiny are we talking, here? Well, they’re aiming for something smaller than a grain of salt.
Submission + - Apple Unveils New Direction For OSX (thinq.co.uk)
Stoobalou writes: When Apple announced that yesterday's keynote event was tagged 'Back to the Mac', we all assumed that the fruity gadget maker would be focusing its attention on its grown-up computers rather than the iOS devices which have been hogging the limelight lately.
That's partly true, but Steve Jobs' sneak peak at the forthcoming OSX 10.7 Lion owed more than a little to the company's mobile operating system.
It seems that everyone is so enamoured by the simple functionality of Apple's portable, proddable devices that the company's engineers have decided to take all of the best bits from iOS4 and add them to the full-blown operating system.
That's partly true, but Steve Jobs' sneak peak at the forthcoming OSX 10.7 Lion owed more than a little to the company's mobile operating system.
It seems that everyone is so enamoured by the simple functionality of Apple's portable, proddable devices that the company's engineers have decided to take all of the best bits from iOS4 and add them to the full-blown operating system.
Comment Pandora (Score 1) 489
If I want "more music choices" I will simply create a new Pandora station using the Pandora app for iPhone. Hell, I'll even pay the $36.00/yr to remove the adds, receive better audio quality, and support the Music Genome Project. What I will not do, however, is turn on FM radio.
Comment A few things.. (Score 1) 1
First, there's a difference between keeping the apps available through Apple's App Store squeaky clean and how consumers choose to make use of the devices they've purchased. There's very little difference between how one makes use of their phone and its features and how one makes use of one's laptop or desktop. If critics suddenly start calling for Apple to regulate how, when, and for what purposes FaceTime may be used I sure hope they're willing to demand that other companies, e.g. Dell, AT&T, Verizon, etc., do the same. Their devices and networks are used for similar, if not identical, activities.
Second, IMO I wouldn't worry about this being more than a brief flare. From TFA:
"You can have the phone on your face, or other body parts, but not both at the same time," said Teagan Presley, who acts in adult films and performs in video chats. "Most customers want the full package, and it's going to be difficult holding a phone."
Sure it's cool that you can do this on an iPhone, just like it was cool that, when the first iPhone came out, someone managed to get World of Warcraft to run on it. However, it's just not practical.
Comment Related Article (Score 1) 1
A similar story was posted just a few weeks ago.
Link: http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/07/07/0115240/Forest-Bathing-Considered-Healthful
Submission + - Embrace trees, get cured of cancer 1
JobEnd writes: Scientific evidence shows that feeling and hugging trees could bring down the body's stresses and anxiety which in turn helps it create healthy cells to kill cancer cells. "Many people feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of us know there is also scientific evidence about the healing effects of nature." says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, who authored the report.
Submission + - iPhone = iPorn? (skunkpost.com) 1
crimeandpunishment writes: You knew this was coming. The adult industry has found a way to cash in on the iPhone 4. The phone's FaceTime videoconference feature is leading to a whole new way to reach out and touch someone. Adult entertainment companies are now offering video-sex chat services for iPhones...which puts Apple in a tough spot. It has always kept iPhone apps squeaky clean....no porn allowed.
Comment Re:Solution to theft (Score 1) 390
Solution #2: Do not have any possessions whatsoever.
Comment I can see it now... (Score 1) 272
From the article: "I anticipate in the not-too-distant future this will be as standard a part of your resume as where you went to school."
John Smith
Graduated from (somewhere) University; Degree in (something).
Captain of the (somewhere) University Debate Team.
Guild Leader of NO FAT CHICKS on Burning Blade, ICC achievements include, but not limited to, Kingslayer, Glory of the Icecrown Raider.
Whoopie!
Comment Obligatory (Score 1) 298
But will it run Linux?
Comment Where's your hard data? (Score 0, Flamebait) 514
"RIM's co-CEOs say that Apple's claims 'appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public's understanding of an antenna design issue and to deflect attention from Apple's difficult situation.'"
No. Apple is attempting to correct the public's understanding of the antenna design issue. Did you watch the press conference? If you're going to make assertoric claims I hope you have the hard data to back them up.
