Comment Very unlikely? well, why didn't you say so? (Score 0) 373
"As that seems very unlikely to be true"
since when has quantum mechanics bother with what we find likely?
Comment Single Hand usage? (Score 0) 110
Though this seems very nice, and of course impressive at first, i have to wonder how good it will work with just one hand. Seems kinda difficult to imagine. I'm more impressed by the fact that we're seeing flexible screens closer to market
Comment Patents... (Score 0) 110
...hope they applied for some, before Apple gets a hold on them
Submission + - Sony Ericsson to become just Sony (telecoms.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Ericsson is bailing out of handset JV Sony Ericsson, leaving Sony to integrate the devices portfolio with its consumer electronics.
Submission + - Sony forces gamers to waive right to sue (bbc.co.uk)
Aneurysm writes: Sony has changed the terms and conditions required to sign into the PSN network. Lurking within the small print is a waiver forcing gamers to give up the right to join a class action lawsuit for any future security breaches; rather they must go through a Sony appointed abitrator. To opt out of this clause Sony is requiring written confirmation within the next 30 days. The Register also has information.
Submission + - #TakeWallStreet Briefly Trends Globally on Twitter (msn.com)
giltwist writes: In an attempt to utilize social media in a manner similar to this springs protests in Egypt, Adbusters and Anonymous have created the hashtag #takewallstreet and met in NYC today to protest corporate corruption, particularly against Citizens United. Photos and videos from the scene indicate an unusually large police presence despite the peaceful nature of the protest. From the article:
More than 1,000 demonstrators descended on New York City's Financial District on Saturday for what could be a days-long protest of what they said was corporate greed favoring the rich at the expense of ordinary people.
Submission + - Google Doodles Freddie Mercury 65th Birthday (itproportal.com)
hypnosec writes: On behalf of all Queen listeners around the world (except the US) who want to pay homage to the legendary Freddie Mercury on his 65th birthday, search giant Google had dedicated the latest version of its Google Doodle to the Queen front man.
Submission + - Apple Claims Android Started With Them (gizmodo.com)
cynop writes: Apple pretty much is saying now that Android started with them. According to the article in Gizmodo:
"In the early 1990s, Android head honcho Andy Rubin worked as a low-level Apple engineer. And that, according Apple's latest ITC filing, is grounds enough for them to potentially block Android in the US.
Apple now asserts that Rubin's superiors at Apple were the inventors of that realtime API patent and he worked for them at the very time they made that invention. (...) It's possible that he then contributed to the implementation of the claimed invention.
(...)If Apple were to sue Google directly over this particular patent, the could conceivably get an injunction. Against the entire platform. As well as lots, and lots, and lots, of money.
"In the early 1990s, Android head honcho Andy Rubin worked as a low-level Apple engineer. And that, according Apple's latest ITC filing, is grounds enough for them to potentially block Android in the US.
Apple now asserts that Rubin's superiors at Apple were the inventors of that realtime API patent and he worked for them at the very time they made that invention. (...) It's possible that he then contributed to the implementation of the claimed invention.
(...)If Apple were to sue Google directly over this particular patent, the could conceivably get an injunction. Against the entire platform. As well as lots, and lots, and lots, of money.
Submission + - Mozilla Unveils Slick "Firefox For Tablets" (businessinsider.com) 1
Mightee writes: "In a blog post today, Mozilla unveiled Firefox for tablets, a work in progress that takes the best of Android Honeycomb and Firefox and blends the two together into a delicious browser concoction.
Dubbed "an evolution of its phone-based predecessor," Firefox for tablets was built to look like Android Honeycomb, while retaining trademark Firefox UI details like the back button."
Dubbed "an evolution of its phone-based predecessor," Firefox for tablets was built to look like Android Honeycomb, while retaining trademark Firefox UI details like the back button."
Submission + - Facebook Testing Translate Feature For Comments (zdnet.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Facebook is testing a translation feature that could overcome the language barrier many users experience on the social network. If a comment posted on a Page is in a language that is different than the one your Facebook account is set to, a Translate button may show up just below it and beside the existing Like button. Clicking on the button will translate the comment to your account language. After translation, an Original button appears instead, and if you click that it will revert the comment to the original version (and presumably offer the Translation button again).
Comment Apple axed the optical drive first... (Score 0) 394
...In their 2011Mac Minis . With app stores pushed to the consumers, Optical Drives seems to fade away. Even Microsoft is supporting natively the .iso files in win8, another nod to a system with no optical drive.
Submission + - 3G MacBook Pro auction pulled from eBay by Apple (everythingnew.net)
hasanabbas1987 writes: "Remember the MacBook Pro 3G prototype which had a SIM slot and an retractable antenna and was up for grabs on eBay ? Well its taken off auction when a higher power, namely Apple, intervened. However the mysterious prototype did fetch a good $70,000 from bids but we guess the owner was looking to hit the magical 6 digit mark. Well no marks will be reached now because the gig is officially off. The seller of the device also revealed that the antenna was held in place with two magnets – a MagSafe-like connection, which would simply come off if knocked off or bumped. Still no intentions from the seller as what he’s going to do with it but he will be angry with himself for not selling it for $70,000."
Submission + - England: back to Dickensian times? (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
rmstar writes: In the aftermath of the civil unrest in the UK, two guys were sentenced to four years in jail for Facebook postings that incited to riots that never happened. The judge openly acknowledges that the harsh sentences are not for the alleged crime, but are supposed to act as a deterrent against similar actions. Is this the end of freedom of expression in the UK?
Comment indignation? (Score 0) 145
Indignation? Anger? Really? For managing to obtain one of the best kept secrets in the cellphone bussines because some Apple employe left it at a bar? I think not. After the way Apple handled the whole affair, using every legal trick in their arsenal which led in ,among other things the raiding of a gizmodo writer, i think all the bad feelings were pointed at them. They just didn't have a solid case on them.
Submission + - Samsung installs keylogger on its laptops (networkworld.com)
carusoj writes: "A user discovered a keylogger pre-installed on two brand-new Samsung laptops that the company admitted was there to "monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used." Mohamed Hassan wrote in Mich Kabay’s Security Strategies newsletter that as soon as he received his Samsung R525 laptop, he ran a full system scan and found a commercial keylogger called StarLogger."
