Comment Tesla has Come Back! (Score 1) 67
Oh, you silly Tesla. Only you would want to build a giant coil of self-naming.
Submission + - Apple may launch 'iPad mini' in early 2012 to fend (bgr.com)
zacharye writes: Apple may be working on a new entry-level tablet scheduled to launch early next year. “Our research is pointing to the unveiling of a lower priced iPad in the first few months of 2012 that is aimed at expanding the company’s market potential by tapping into a more price sensitive consumer segment,” the analyst wrote. “Essentially, this ‘iPad mini’ will also fend off the recently announced Amazon (AMZN, $235.48, NR) Kindle Fire that addresses the low-end tablet market with a $199 price tag but could lead to bigger tablet ambitions from the online retailer in the future.”...
Submission + - iPhone 4 prototype finder gets probation (wired.com)
think_nix writes: Brian Hogan who found an iPhone 4 prototype last year which was sold to Gizmodo for $5,000, has been sentenced to 1 year probation , 40 hours of community service and fined $250. Although the District Attorney's office was asking for jailtime. wired.com has the full story.
Submission + - Cyanogenmod 7.0 Firmware Released for 30 Devices (cyanogenmod.com)
VValdo writes: Cyanogenmod, the community-based, enhanced replacement firmware/operating system for cell phones and ereader/tablets, has just hit version 7.0. Based in Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread), CM7 is supported on about 30 devices.
Comment Not DRM, but copy protection. Still just as bad. (Score 1) 217
Fair enough, using the strict definition of DRM, Intel Insider isn't DRM, but it is still copy protection.
Comment Re:Not all bloggers, just those that make money (Score 1) 456
PA doesn't do the container deposit refund...
Comment Duh (Score 1) 185
I actually thought this was common knowledge for many years now. One of the biggest flawed security screens is the connect-the-dots unlock screen for Android. To really highlight that, just clean up the screen and attempt to unlock. Look at screen from the side. You should see smudges AND streaks. Those streaks can help you easily make out the direction to move in.
CentOS Project Administrator Goes AWOL 492
An anonymous reader writes "Lance Davis, the main project administrator for CentOS, a popular free 'rebuild' of Red Hat's Enterprise Linux, appears to have gone AWOL. In an open letter from his fellow CentOS developers, they describe the precarious situation the project has been put in. There have been attempts to contact him for some time now, as he's the sole administrator for the centos.org domain, the IRC channels, and apparently, CentOS funds. One can only hope that Lance gets in contact with them and gets things sorted out."
