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Comment Re:this just encourages them (Score 1) 262

by RazorDaze on Wednesday November 10, 2010 @09:48PM (#34192588) Attached to: T-Mobile G2 'Permaroot' Achieved

(b) is probably incorrect, since the cost of the device may well be subsidized by the presumed profits generated by locking the device down in the first place, and indeed the hardware itself sold at a loss to encourage a wide market base. See the original xbox for reference.

Can Time Slow Down? 444

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday December 12, 2007 @02:04PM from the there-is-no-spoon dept.

Ponca City, We Love You writes "Does time slow down when you are in a traffic accident or other life threatening crisis like Neo dodging bullets in slow-motion in The Matrix? To find out, researchers developed a perceptual chronometer where numbers flickered on the screen of a watch-like unit. The scientists adjusted the speed at which the numbers flickered until it was too fast for the subjects to see. Then subjects were put in a Suspended Catch Air Device, a controlled free-fall system in which 'divers' are dropped backwards off a platform 150 feet up and land safely in a net. Subjects were asked to read the numbers on the perceptual chronometer as they fell [video]. The bottom line: While subjects could read numbers presented at normal speeds during the free-fall, they could not read them at faster-than-normal speeds. 'We discovered that people are not like Neo in The Matrix,' Eagleman said. 'The answer to the paradox is that time estimation and memory are intertwined: the volunteers merely thought the fall took a longer time in retrospect'."

Comment Re:the real issue (Score 1) 526

by RazorDaze on Sunday October 07, 2007 @12:17AM (#20885025) Attached to: Japanese Stealth Fighter Announced as 'Return of the Zero'

More likely that the Japanese only asked to buy F-22s so that the US would say no, so that they could continue to enjoy the benefits of free American military protection.

Building their own stealth jets is probably a prestige move, maybe a business move if they want to export them.

HMV Canada Cuts Music CD Prices 271

Posted by kdawson on Thursday August 30, 2007 @10:55AM from the signs-of-sanity dept.

umStefa notes a CBC story reporting that the largest music retailer in Canada, HMV, has slashed prices on CDs and is attributing the move to demand by customers for lower prices. The back catalog of popular artists will see price cuts of up to 33%; the cuts average 20% across the board. The Canadian version of the RIAA is spinning the news as being a direct result of music piracy.

Feed Engadget: Hon Hai to buy Quanta? (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Monday August 27, 2007 @09:32PM

Filed under: Cellphones, Desktops, Laptops, Portable Audio, Portable Video

It's been a busy day for tech acquisitions: first, Acer ponied up to acquire Gateway, which in turn was rumored to be interested in Packard Bell, and now we're hearing rumors that Quanta and Hon Hai, two of the biggest device manufacturers around, are ready to tie the knot. The rumor's actually been floating around for a while -- long enough for Hon Hai to have denied it several times -- but Quanta's CEO, Michael Wang, resigned over the weekend, in part because he disagreed with the acquisition plan. Hon Hai (also known as FoxConn) is probably best known for manufacturing the iPod, but the company isn't particularly strong in the laptop segment, where Quanta is the clear leader. Nothing's been announced yet, but it's a dramatic time in the Asian ODM world -- stay tuned.

[Via BloggingStocks]

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Voice Over IP Under Threat? 148

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 05, 2007 @11:11AM from the keeping-phone-calls-expensive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The IT Observer is discussing the possible scary future of Voice over IP targeted viruses, and what that could mean for the consumer. The article discusses the likelihood that VoIP is going to become even more popular, and the damage that a targeted 'flash virus' could perpetrate in a very short amount of time. From the article: 'Let's imagine a scenario that could become commonplace in the near future: A user has an IP telephony system on his computer (both at home and at work). In his address book on the computer there is an entry, under the name Bank, with the number 123-45-67. Now, a hacker launches a mass-mailing attack on thousands or millions of email addresses using code that simply enters users' address books and modifies any entry under the name Bank to 987-65-43. ... If any of these users receives a message saying that there is a problem in their account, and asking them to call their bank (a typical phishing strategy), they may not be suspicious, as they are not clicking on a link in an email ... If they use their VoIP system to call the bank, they will be calling the modified number, where a friendly automated system will record all their details. ' "

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