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KindMind writes
"The Register writes about developer reactions to the Mac App Store. One says: "The hardest thing ... is not creating software. It's selling it," he said. "In order to sell things, you need exposure.", and that "the Mac App Store provides that exposure". But another says, "There are other costs to doing business in the App Store ...you lose control over the relationship with the customer. We don't know who our App Store customers are.""Link to Original Source
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KindMind writes
"The Register has a story on a researcher that has developed a network card firmware based rootkit. From the story: Guillaume Delugré, a reverse engineer at French security firm Sogeti ESEC, was able to develop proof-of-concept code after studying the firmware from Broadcom Ethernet NetExtreme PCI Ethernet cards ... Using the knowledge gained from this process, Delugré was able to develop custom firmware code and flash the device so that his proof-of-concept code ran on the CPU of the network card. You can read more on his blog."Link to Original Source
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KindMind writes
"CNN Money reports that flash is coming to the iPhone and iPad via Skyfire. Skyfire will dynamically translate Flash to HTML5 for viewing on the iPhone and iPad. Skyfire was previously noted on Slashdot as doing the same thing for Android.
But according to the article, there will be limitations: "But one major website that Skyfire won't have an effect on is Hulu, which blocked the app from downloading its videos. Hulu, which hosts TV shows and movies from the major networks and studios, is free for PC users in the United States. But mobile users have to pay $10 a month for a subscription to Hulu Plus. The app won't translate games or other non-video content that runs in Flash, however. Still, Glueck estimates that the number of websites and videos that Skyfire will open up to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users is in the 'millions.'"."Link to Original Source
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KindMind writes
"Clarian Power, a Seattle startup, is promising "plug-in" solar panels at $600 to $800 installed per panel for homeowners and small businesses. A typical installation is three panels, at around $2400 installed. These generate about 200 watts a panel, so a three panel systems would be 800 watts A single panel would save 30 to 40 kilowatt hours per month, translating to around $50 a year in energy cost savings. The estimated payback for a setup like this is estimated at four years, with tax credits and rebates taken into account. This is a supplemental power system, for replacing outside utility power, not for selling back to the utility company. The target date to have these for sale is sometime in 2011."
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KindMind writes
"Crocodiles originally tagged with help from Steve Irwin have been tracked crossing the open ocean. From the article (quote from Dr Hamish Campbell of Queensland university): "The late Steve Irwin, the original Crocodile Hunter, developed innovative capture techniques of crocodiles to ensure the team were 100 percent safe. Steve was instrumental in the strategies developed to minimize stress on crocodiles throughout the research and he was integral to the success of the research project." The article goes on to say: "He (Dr Campbell) has logged crocodiles making open-sea journeys across hundreds of kilometers. His analysis indicates that the crafty crocodiles don't swim much during such trips, but rather travel with the tides and ocean currents. If the sea isn't flowing the way the croc wants, it will normally beach itself somewhere handy and wait for conditions to change.""Link to Original Source
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KindMind writes
"CNN has an analysis of the Nexus One's sluggish start and lessons learned that looks at the Nexus One as a Google "real word" way of testing the Android OS and getting feedback. From the article: "Indeed,Nexus One sales are barely a blip on the market-share charts. Google sold only 135,000 units in its first 74 days, compared to 1 million iPhones and 1.05 million Droids in those phones' first 74 days. But that doesn't mean the Nexus One is a failure: Far from it. In fact, it's a sort of inspired experiment, a laboratory for Google to get a taste of the mobile-handset business, up close and personal.""
