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chrb writes
"Following on from the discussion about Apple disabling GPS in Egyptian iPhones, we have a new case of the conflict between the traditional secrecy of government, and the widening availability of cheap, accurate GPS devices around the world. On 5th December, two software engineers employed by Biond Software in India were arrested for mapping highways using vehicle based GPS devices. Further evidence against the pair emerged when it was found that a laptop they had been using in the car contained some photos of the local airforce base. The company claims they had been commissioned by Nokia Navigator to create maps of local roads and terrain. Following an investigation by the Anti Terrorist Squad of Gujarat the cartographers have now been charged with violating the Official
Secrets Act and will remain in custody."
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ianchaos writes:
Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians. According to MSNBC, Nike designers and researchers looked at the feet of more than 200 people from more than 70 tribes nationwide and found that in general, American Indians have a much wider and taller foot than the average shoe accommodates. The average shoe width of men and women measured was three width sizes larger than the standard Nike shoe.
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KeepQuiet writes:
Jason D. O'Grady at ZDnet links to a Newsweek interview with Bill Gates where he "dares anybody" to exploit Vista. This is not going to end well.
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jkl6648 writes:
Kodak recently announced that they are getting into the ink jet market, the catch?.. They plan to undercut all other manufactures age old pricing model of selling the printer for cheep, and making all the money on inks. Kodak plans to sell a black ink cartridge for $9.99, and a full color cartridge for $14.99. Will this new pricing structure cause the other printer manufactures to reexamine their pricing models? Will consumers finally get fed up with paying out the nose for ink?
