Comment Re:None of the Above (Score 2) 137
The logos from the contest were only for displaying in October. The person with the best logo is winning a Nexus 7, not replacing the permanent logo.
Comment Re:Don't complain about crime then (Score 1) 254
Your speedometer can legally overstate your speed by 10%, so if your speedometer says 110km/h then your actual speed can be between 99 and 110 legally. However, if your actual speed is higher than what the speedometer says then your car (in Australia) is not roadworthy, so car manufacturer's always set the speedometers to say you're going faster than you actually are. (The Australian Design Regulations also specify that the speedometer must be accurate up to 40km/h)
Comment Re:Microsoft cares about privacy (Score 1) 558
Isn't that what Adsense is supposed to do? Display ads based on the page content.
Comment Re:Hypocrites (Score 1) 182
I'm sure the actual system won't take long to manufacture, considering Google did all the hard work of creating the controller APIs and incorporating it into the SDK. What they'll be spending the development time on is the app store infrastructure so they can take their cut of sales.
Comment Re:And the electronic garbage pile expands (Score 1) 428
Put them on ebay, there are people who would be happy to buy them.
Comment Re:Total number (Score 1) 428
Even though they killed the Meego line I'm looking at getting an N9, because I've realised that I don't really use any apps that aren't available on all phone OS's and Nokia's are still the best phones for making actual phone calls.
Maybe if Jolla produces a popular phone Nokia may revisit the decision to produce only Win phones and they can return to topping smart phone sales.
Maybe if Jolla produces a popular phone Nokia may revisit the decision to produce only Win phones and they can return to topping smart phone sales.
Comment Re:Two hates do not make a right (Score 1) 1052
According to the media that I've been reading neither Samsung or HTC have submitted their LTE patents to the FRAND pool.
Comment Re:Most valuable private company ever at $910/shar (Score 1) 398
Saudi Aramco was estimated to be worth $781 billion in 2005
Comment Re:Between the lines (Score 1) 69
If they were to package it with a wireless game controller then it would be a be a viable game system as well
Comment Re:Someone might want to tell HTC (Score 1) 165
The answer to each of those is "No" btw, and I'm actually trying to recall when phones got cameras, I'm pretty sure that was prior to the iPhone, but front facing and video calling were iPhone firsts, I think. Also, IIRC, BES came into being quit a bit before the iPhone was released, and was one of the reasons BB was at the top of the smart phone heap.
A quick check on google indicates that cameras were being added to phones in the 90s and according to the Apple site the iPhone 3GS didn't have a front facing camera; which means my Nokia N70 (released in 2005) clearly beat Apple to video calling and I know that it wasn't the first.
Comment Re:7 and 8 inchs sizes at LogicSupply (Score 1) 142
Another option would be to convert a non touch solution with a conversion kit. eg http://www.touchscreen-me.com/touch-screen-conversion.php
Submission + - The Fall and fall of the Data Haven SeaLand (arstechnica.com)
Fluffeh writes: "Ars Technical has a great article and history of SeaLand a data haven and place where you can host almost anything, as long as it follows the very bare laws of SeaLand Government.
"HavenCo's failure—and make no mistake about it, HavenCo did fail—shows how hard it is to get out from under government's thumb. HavenCo built it, but no one came. For a host of reasons, ranging from its physical vulnerability to the fact that The Man doesn't care where you store your data if he can get his hands on you, Sealand was never able to offer the kind of immunity from law that digital rebels sought. And, paradoxically, by seeking to avoid government, HavenCo made itself exquisitely vulnerable to one government in particular: Sealand's.""
"HavenCo's failure—and make no mistake about it, HavenCo did fail—shows how hard it is to get out from under government's thumb. HavenCo built it, but no one came. For a host of reasons, ranging from its physical vulnerability to the fact that The Man doesn't care where you store your data if he can get his hands on you, Sealand was never able to offer the kind of immunity from law that digital rebels sought. And, paradoxically, by seeking to avoid government, HavenCo made itself exquisitely vulnerable to one government in particular: Sealand's.""
Submission + - Australian Consumer Watchdog Sues Apple over iPad Marketing (delimiter.com.au)
Fluffeh writes: "Australia’s competition regulator will today take iconic technology giant Apple to court for advertising its new iPad tablet as featuring “4G” speeds — which are not supported on Australian telecommunications networks. One of the key features of the new iPad is support for 4G speeds, however, the 4G speeds which the new iPad supports will not be available in Australia, with Apple’s technical specifications page only listing it as supporting the 700Mhz and 2100Mhz spectrum bands, neither of which are being used in Australian telcos to provide 4G services. The case is a bit shaky in many opinions though, as Apple does state in the fine print "4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the US; and on Bell, Rogers and Telus networks in Canada. Data plans sold separately. See your carrier for details.""
Submission + - Liquid metal batteries may be the solution to renewable energy (youtube.com)
MMatessa writes: What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and the wind's not blowing. In this talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: "We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap."
Comment Re:Missing Option : It already is (Score 1) 317
You mean all my hours in this simulation were wasted?
