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Comment Re:no upgrades?? (Score 1) 636

by bled (#31248422) Attached to: Google Android — a Universe of Incompatible Devices

CyanogenMod is a customized, aftermarket firmware distribution for the HTC Dream and Magic cell phones, and the Google Nexus One. (NOT The Hero, Tattoo, Cliq, Droid, Galaxy, or anything else on the unsupported phones page.)

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Main_Page

I have a Galaxy (i7500) as well and it really sucks that Samsung just lets it rot away.

Comment Android Devices (Score 1) 684

by bled (#31138954) Attached to: It's 2010; What's the Best E-Reader?
I have already been waiting for years to see a good eBook reader, but I'm still not satisfied with the dedicated readers on the market (especially the prices...). So a few weeks ago I discovered that my Samsung Galaxy i7500 is one really awesome eBook reader (and it's even cheaper than a Kindle!). I have installed Aldiko on it and use it to read free books (Little Brother, all the Sherlock Holmes novels, etc.). It's so much more appropriate for reading eBooks than one would imagine. A lot better than any paper book. However, I also have to note that this method of eBook reading is not suitable for annotations or the like. Battery life is another concern, of course. But it's really just perfect if you want to read a novel in bed or on a train or wherever you would usually read a paper book.
Biotech

Successful Stem Cell Replacement of Windpipe 116

Posted by timothy from the difficult-to-gasp dept.
thepacketmaster writes "In what is being hailed as a medical milestone, CNN reports a woman suffering from long-term tuberculosis had her lower trachea and bronchial tube replaced by tissue grown from her own stem cells. A team from the universities of Barcelona, Spain; Bristol, England; and Padua and Milan, Italy, decided to go ahead with the surgery instead of having to remove her left lung. The operation, reported Wednesday in the British medical journal The Lancet, has been hailed as a major leap for medicine that could offer new hope for patients suffering from serious illness."
The Media

BBC's Open Player Claims Not Followed Through 311

Posted by timothy from the working-on-it-working-on-it dept.
ruphus13 writes "BBC's iPlayer was originally built on Microsoft's DRM-protected technology, and has never really been liked by folks like the FSF. The BBC is trying to play nice, though, recently claiming, 'the BBC has always been a strong advocate and driver of open industry standards. Without these standards, TV and radio broadcasting would simply not function. I believe that the time has come for the BBC to start adopting open standards such as H.264 and AAC for our audio and video services on the web.' This article argues that actions speak louder than words, and this is where the BBC falls short. 'The fact that both AAC and H.264 are encumbered with patent licenses that make their distribution under free licenses problematic flies in the face of this definition. It's good to see a major organization like the BBC switching from closely held secretive codecs to more widespread and documented ones. But it would be even better to see them throw their considerable weight behind some truly open formats.'"

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