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Comment Re:Verizon isn't "3G" (Score 1) 115

Oh, and just to establish my credentials.. I'm a hardware engineer at a major cell phone chip company. I've built CDMA and UMTS base stations.

Not intending to troll, just testing my understanding: since UMTS is 3G and all of 3G is CDMA, isn't the last statement somewhat redundant, as in "I've used computers and Macs"?

Comment Re:Difficult? (Score 2) 327

I somehow doubt that somebody will implement software to open the device package and depassivate the chip to probe internal signals.

In essence, what he seems to have done is open the chip to extract the keys (or data that allowed computing the keys).

Comment Re:N900, please (Score 1) 182

AFAIK, it's a project to create an OS that is compatible with Maemo but entirely based on Free Software. One of the goals (IIRC) is to allow running programs using the Freemantle APIs on the semi-abandoned N800s and N810s.

Comment Re:crossing '7's and 'z's (Score 1) 613

I had the same experience traveling, then moving from Germany to the USA: you learn pretty quickly that you better leave off the downstroke on your 1s in those I94 forms.

Nowadays I use english style 1s and 9s, but cross out my 7s, which seems to work in either country.

Handhelds

Submission + - HP-35s calculator announced and withdrawn 1

leighklotz writes: "HP announced their 35th anniversary version of the groundbreaking HP-35 calculator on July 11th, and the New York Times featured [reg warning] it in their Circuits section today. Sadly, today was also the day that HP apparently withdrew the product to correct reported manufacturing defects. For calculator geeks, note that it has a big prominent ENTER button and reportedly features good tactile feedback. No news about the recall on HP's website..."

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