Comment Fake (Score 1) 283
The publisher of the info is a known troll, hasn't ever released anything, and has already been trounced by people that know this stuff. False alarm.
Comment Don't worry (Score 1) 178
They are going to get rooted anyway,and also, Motorola is known for looooooooooong release cycles for patches so it will stay that way.
Comment Re:What about servers? (Score 0, Redundant) 451
Also, Slashdot, I set this account to use the "classic" interface, why are you making me click buttons to see comments now?! I just want to see the page, not have to keep clicking "show more". This comment entry box is terrible too, the "Reply" button is too close to the box itself.
Seems like I'm not the only one. First I had to figure out how to show the full text for all the page, and now I have to browse the comments in a frame 80% of my browser because I'm stuck with a sidebar (that wont scroll, btw). This seriously sucks, I want my classic UI back!!! Also, wtf is the checkbox with no text!?
Submission + - Detained at the border (blogspot.com)
An anonymous reader writes: I was detained last night by federal authorities at San Francisco International Airport for refusing to answer questions about why I had travelled outside the United States.
The end result is that, after waiting for about half an hour and refusing to answer further questions, I was released – because U.S. citizens who have produced proof of citizenship and a written customs declaration are not obligated to answer questions.
The end result is that, after waiting for about half an hour and refusing to answer further questions, I was released – because U.S. citizens who have produced proof of citizenship and a written customs declaration are not obligated to answer questions.
Submission + - ISP threatened by Argentine Govt. (google.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: The argentine government has taken away the license of Argentina's biggest ISP. The cable company Fibertel is part of the Grupo Clarín, a media consortium critical of Mrs. Fernández administration. Out of the blue, over one million users found out last Thursday that they will have to find a new provider in 90 days.
Comment Re:Building up Android (Score 1) 184
Not free, but available. For most of the world, the market doesn't show paid applications at all.
The regions with higher piracy, are those not served by the paid portion of the Android market.
Googles fault really.
Comment Re:Building up Android (Score 1) 184
If they had cared, they would have created a global market accesible to the whole word (infrastructure is there, they just dont want to). 90% of the world isn't able to buy paid apps from the store, only free.
Comment Re:Can we say, Sprint NASCAR?!? (Score 1) 415
There's a readme file on the release with a bit more of information.
Comment Re:Can we say, Sprint NASCAR?!? (Score 1) 415
Only what the original releaser stated.
Comment Re:Can we say, Sprint NASCAR?!? (Score 5, Informative) 415
A general android exploit working on every phone has been found already:
http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2010/07/android-trickery.html
It comes with source :)
Comment Re:EA is a pirate! (Score 1) 214
Hes mad at the right person. EAs authentication scheme locked him out. Its EAs fault if someone else could "keygen" his serial. As a paying customer, he shouldn't be affected by the pirates.
As usual, only paying customers are affected by DRM and copy protection. The pirates just crack the thing and forget about it.
Comment Re:Firefox IS getting infected in the wild (Score 2, Insightful) 369
Define "Infected Firefox installations"
Maybe you mean "PC with Firefox installed thats infected by a {virus|trojan|keylogger|spyware}" ?
Still, installing Firefox doesn't prevent you from catching something for running infected software or prevents someone from installing some crap that puts toolbars or BonziBuddy into your PC....
Submission + - Motorola leaves LiMo Foundation board (goodgearguide.com.au)
angry tapir writes: "Motorola is so focused on Android that it has dropped its board seat on the LiMo Foundation, the mobile Linux group it helped found. The LiMo Foundation, started by companies including Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, NEC and Samsung, has built a standard middleware layer that can run on different mobile Linux OSes. Android, which is supported by Google and has replicated some of the development done in the LiMo Foundation, is based on Linux and could thus join the LiMo foundation, though it has not."
Submission + - Carl Sagan on Marijuana (boingboing.net) 1
eldavojohn writes: "BoingBoing is reporting that allegedly Carl Sagan wrote a piece for "Marihuana Reconsidered" under the pseudonym Mr. X that appears to look fondly upon the science of trippin' balls. Puff the Magic Sagan's full piece can be found here. It opens with 'It all began about ten years ago. I had reached a considerably more relaxed period in my life — a time when I had come to feel that there was more to living than science, a time of awakening of my social consciousness and amiability, a time when I was open to new experiences.' Too bad old Mr. Cosmos couldn't enjoy his latest vocals."
Scientists Deliver Bee Toxin To Tumors Via "Nanobees" 98
ScienceDaily is reporting that Washington University School of Medicine researchers have found a way to deliver bee toxin to tumors using nano-spheres they call "nanobees." The results in mice showed a cessation of growth or even shrinkage of tumors while the surrounding tissue was protected from the toxin. "The core of the nanobees is composed of perfluorocarbon, an inert compound used in artificial blood. The research group developed perfluorocarbon nanoparticles several years ago and have been studying their use in various medical applications, including diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis and cancer. About six millionths of an inch in diameter, the nanoparticles are large enough to carry thousands of active compounds, yet small enough to pass readily through the bloodstream and to attach to cell membranes."
