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Submission + - Security solution for a laptop

Submitted by

computernut

on Thursday January 11, 2007 @09:29PM

computernut writes: "I recently had a bike stolen in the middle of the night from outside my apartment, and it made me think about the safety/security of my laptop and other electonic gizmos that I own. I take the standard precautions with my laptop, I carry a laptop lock cable where ever I take the laptop, use a non laptop bag to carry it and just ordered one of these security stickers There are plenty of articles that crop up on the web that talk about laptop security. A google search brought back plenty... here's one, and another and another and another What methods do other slashdoters use to protect their laptops and other electronic items in the real world ? Has anyone ever had an occasion when one of these methods has actually saved something of theirs ?"

Submission + - Intel countersues Transmeta

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 11, 2007 @09:22PM

An anonymous reader writes: After being sued by Transmeta for patent infringement last year, the fangs are out at Intel. In a suit filed in Delaware, Intel claims Transmeta has infringed on 7 of its patents. The whole saga revolves around chips designed to be energy efficient. Go greenies!

Submission + - iPhone not running OS X

Submitted by

rochlin

on Thursday January 11, 2007 @06:47PM

rochlin writes: "The iPhone looks to be running on a Samsung provided ARM core processor. That means it's not running on an Intel (or PPC) core. That means it's not running OS X in any meaningful sense (Apple can brand toilet paper as running OS X if they like). Darwin, the BSD based operating system that underlies what Apple has previously called OS X does not run on ARM processors. The Darwin/Apple Public Source licensing agreement says the source would have to be made available if it is modified and sold (paraphrased. read it yourself). A Cingular rep has said the iPhone version of the OS source will not be made available. It will be closed, like the iPod OS and not Darwin. So if it ain't Darwin, it ain't OS X (in any meaningful way).An InfoWorld article on an FBR Research report breaks down iPhone component providers and lists Samsung as the chip maker for the main application/video cpu. So, that leaves the question... What OS is this phone really running? (not Linux or the source would need to be open)"

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