Comment Samsung Bada (Score 1) 478
Try Samsung's Bada (also linux-based), it can be found on the Samsung Wave line-up of phones. Nothing stored in the cloud at all and has a great UI (looks like a bastard son of iOS and Android).
Comment Cyanogenmod? (Score 2) 521
I fully expect a Cyanogenmod port for this within the coming weeks. I'll buy one as soon as a stable release is out.
Comment Environmental Concerns? (Score 0) 215
Given the fact that they would need to dredge deep oceans to mine rare earths, the potential environmental damage to marine ecosystems (that are not even fully understood) will probably be not worth any amount of mineral yield.
Comment Re:Sounds like a big risk to me (Score 1) 605
Microsoft is heavily invested into Facebook, so we can't expect Zuck and the gang to join any joint ventures to provide a Skype alternative.
Comment Any ideas? (Score 1) 307
Remove any and all security and privacy settings on social networks. Only then will you get the desired coverage and not limit users to "within their existing friend groups."
Comment Re:An even split between bluray and dvd (Score 1) 1162
what are worldwide figures? What are figures by country? Just because the US doesn't adopt something doesn't mean it's not getting adopted. The US has access to web streaming in HD of many shows and movies that the rest of the world does not - could that have anything to do with it?
In Asia (with the exception of Japan and South Korea), Blu-ray is way behind DVD's for the simple reason that there are no pirated blu-ray discs for sale out on every street corner. Pirated DVD's are quite ubiquitous and have been improving substantially in quality, due mainly to the various leaked screeners prior to a film's release.
DVD9's that contain HD content are starting to gain traction, however.
In the case of online media, there is also hardly any access to good streaming HD content in Asia due to region-specific policies.
Comment Flash memory milestones? (Score 1) 153
This goes to show that Samsung could quite possibly have just reached milestones in their flash memory production, which is why they are willing to let go of their HD unit.
Comment Zuckerberg more sinister than portrayed (Score 5, Funny) 350
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Submission + - Richard Branson Announces Virgin Oceanic Submarine (dailytech.com)
It's the tripnaut! writes: Richard Branson has just revealed that he intends to build a vessel capable of exploring some of the deepest parts of the oceans around the world. The article further states: "The sub, which was designed by Graham Hawkes, weighs 8,000 lbs and is made of carbon fiber and titanium. It has an operating depth of 37,000 ft and can operate for 24 hours 'unaided.'"
Comment Slatedroid.com... (Score 3, Informative) 396
...Is probably the best resource online for all the Android tablets around, even the cheap sub $100 ones from China (clones that run Froyo are at least $140).
Comment Re:Thanks for the info... (Score 2, Informative) 133
While we are on the topic, anyone seen a good solution to scan, OCR, and reconvert existing crappy pdfs to improve them?
I've tried quite a few free and proprietary OCR's and the best available right now, imho, is ABBYY Finereader. Other than fonts, it also easily recognizes tables, diagrams and illustrations. But most of all, it can read and render 189 languages (including Chinese and Cyrillic) accurately. A free trial version is available.
Comment Get to the source? (Score 1) 115
I don't understand why the DOD doesn't go directly to Cisco to purchase the equipment? Why still go through potentially shady deals with middlemen?
Submission + - 'Long-term harm' of too much TV for toddlers (bbc.co.uk)
It's the tripnaut! writes: According to the BBC, a recent study revealed that 'The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10.'
Submission + - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty July 27, 2010. (marketwatch.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Blizzard announces StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty release date.
Submission + - NYC bomb plot SUV bought on Craigslist for cash (cbsnews.com)
Itninja writes: This will no doubt create an anti-craigslist uproar. I imagine that, by the time it hits Fox News, the headline will read something like: "Craisglist Support Terrorist".
From the article: "S...the last registered owner of the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder...told authorities he recently sold the vehicle to a "Middle Eastern" or "Hispanic" looking man for $1,300 cash in $100 bills on Craigslist.
From the article: "S...the last registered owner of the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder...told authorities he recently sold the vehicle to a "Middle Eastern" or "Hispanic" looking man for $1,300 cash in $100 bills on Craigslist.
