Comment Re:i heard about this yesterday (Score 1) 219
I believe it's meant to keep out spammers. If they revoke your account for uploading a spammy/malware app, you'll have to think twice before spending $25 on a new account. Also, I think it helps Google identify you as a real person.
Comment Re:No support (Score 2, Insightful) 219
It's called a Developer phone for a reason; you have to know what you're doing.
If you modify the OS, compile it and put it on your phone, you can't expect Google (or any other company) to support it for free.
If you modify the OS, compile it and put it on your phone, you can't expect Google (or any other company) to support it for free.
Comment Arduino, breadboard and a soldering iron... (Score 1) 372
Stop coddling the boy. Give him some real tools to play with. An arduino, breadboard and a soldering iron should do the trick.
The United States Space Arsenal 297
ntmokey writes "When China tested a missile on its own satellite in January, the nation's aggressive statement immediately raised eyebrows among the world's other space-faring nations. Popular Mechanics looks at the implications of a conflict in space — including debris that could render space unusable for decades — and examines the United States' own space arsenal."
Submission + - Google Desktop goes Linux (com.com)
mytrip writes: "Google was set to launch late on Wednesday a beta version of Google Desktop search for Linux in a sign of encouragement by the search giant for Linux on the desktop.
Google Desktop allows people to search the Web while also searching the full text of all the information on their computer, including Gmail and their Web search history. Because the index is stored locally on the computer, users can access Gmail and Web history while offline."
Submission + - Microsoft pays bloggers to tout lame MS slogan
Stony Stevenson writes: In an effort to inject Microsoft's latest slogan from hell ("People-ready business") into popular usage (and no doubt raise its Google page rank), Microsoft asked a passel of A List Bloggers to excrete blurbs on what this meaningless phrase means to them. Michael Arrington, Om Malik, Fred Wilson, Richard MacManus and a handful of others happily agreed to churn out some mush for Microsoft, which it later used in banner ads.
But what it really meant to these guys was income. Redmond paid the bloggers for every user who clicked through to the PRB microsite. And that caused other bloggers, lead by Gawker chief Nick Denton, to rightfully question their ethics. A spitball war has been raging ever since.
PC worlds Harry McCracken details the sordid affair here, while this article looks at Microsoft's slogan woes.
From the article: "A big part of the problem is that "people-ready business" is such a lame slogan. (The full version — "Dynamic IT for the people-ready business" — is even worse.) Simply using it in a sentence makes you sound like an idiot.Why not simply say "Clueless corporate clones struggling desperately to look hip"? That would at least have the benefit of accuracy."
But what it really meant to these guys was income. Redmond paid the bloggers for every user who clicked through to the PRB microsite. And that caused other bloggers, lead by Gawker chief Nick Denton, to rightfully question their ethics. A spitball war has been raging ever since.
PC worlds Harry McCracken details the sordid affair here, while this article looks at Microsoft's slogan woes.
From the article: "A big part of the problem is that "people-ready business" is such a lame slogan. (The full version — "Dynamic IT for the people-ready business" — is even worse.) Simply using it in a sentence makes you sound like an idiot.Why not simply say "Clueless corporate clones struggling desperately to look hip"? That would at least have the benefit of accuracy."
