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Comment Less is more... (Score 1) 301

by shay_rossignol (#33265734) Attached to: New Jaguar XJ Suffers Blue Screen of Death
This is why I prefer my 2000 Jeep TJ with zip up windows, manual fold-down top, manual adjusting mirrors, and where the most technologically advanced item is the RFID chip in the key and ignition. That way the government can't shut down my car with a few strokes on the keyboard, and that would be hacker-serial killer won't be able to control my car :P.
Cellphones

Submission + - Some Overheating 3GS iPhones Glow Pink

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Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "The Telegraph reports that dozens of users of the recently released iPhone 3GS have reported overheating issues, with some iPhone owners unable to pick up the device because the handset gets so hot to the touch while others say the casing turns pink with the heat. "I am definitely experiencing issues with the iPhone running warm and quick battery life lost," writes Tom Goldstein on one discussion board. "The phone seems to warm up almost immediately if I am doing anything that pulls data over the network. It doesn't get burning hot, but very noticeably warm." Some users have said the device has been too hot to put to their ear while making a phone call, and others say the overheating seems to occur when owners are using the iPhone's mapping software, which uses the handset's built-in GPS technology to pinpoint their location and provide directions. Melissa J. Perenson writes at PC World that "I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot — not just on the back, but the entire length of the front face, too." Some gadget experts believe faulty batteries could be the cause of overheating and poor battery life. "My guess is there's going to be a whole lot of batteries affected because these [iPhones] are from very large production runs," said Aaron Vronko who fixes iPods and iPhones. "If you have a problem in the design of a series of batteries, it's probably going to be spread to tens of thousands [of device], if not hundreds of thousands, and maybe more." Apple was not available for comment."
Microsoft

Submission + - The Truth Behind the Death of Linux on the Netbook (groklaw.net)

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eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: "Groklaw brings us news of Microsoft holding the smoking gun in regards to the death of Linux on netbooks. You see, the question of Linux on netbooks in Taiwan was put forth to the Taiwan Trade Authority director who replied, 'In our association we operate as a consortium, like the open source consortium. They want to promote open source and Linux. But if you begin from the PC you are afraid of Microsoft. They try to go to the smart phone or PDA to start again.' It's simple, fear will keep them in line. PJ points out 'So next time you hear Microsoft bragging that people *prefer* their software to Linux on netbooks, you'll know better. If they really believed that, they'd let the market speak, on a level playing field. If I say my horse is faster than yours, and you says yours is faster, and we let our horses race around the track, that establishes the point. But if you shoot my horse, that leaves questions in the air. Is your horse *really* faster? If so, why shoot my horse?'"
Programming

Submission + - Erlang's creator speaks about open source dev (cio.com.au)

Submitted by Seal
Seal writes: Erlang, originally created by Ericsson in 1986, is a functional programming language which was released as open source around 10 years ago and flourished ever since. In this Q&A, Erlang creator Joe Armstrong talks about its beginnings as a control program for a telephone exchange, its flexibility and its modern day usage in open source programs. "In the Erlang world we have over twenty years of experience with designing and implementing parallel algorithms. What we loose in sequential processing speed we win back in parallel performance and fault-tolerance," Armstrong said. He also mentions how multi-core processors pushed the development of Erlang and the advantages of hot swapping. He is also thrown the question: Will computer science students finally have to learn about dining philosophers?!
Medicine

Submission + - Hospital turns away ambulances after EHRs go down (networkworld.com)

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CurtMonash
CurtMonash writes: "The Indianapolis Star reports that Tuesday Morning, Methodist Hospital turned away patients in ambulances, for the first time in its 100-plus history. Why? Because the electronic health records (EHR) system had gone down the prior afternoon — due to a power surge — and the backlog of paperwork was no longer tolerable.

If you think about that story, it has a couple of disturbing aspects. Clearly the investment in or design of high availability, surge protection, etc. were sadly lacking. But even leaving that aside — why do problems with paperwork make it necessary to turn away patients?

Maybe the latter is OK, since there obviously were other, more smoothly running hospitals to send the patient to. Still, the whole story should be held up as a cautionary tale for hospitals and IT suppliers everywhere."
Operating Systems

Google's Android To Challenge Windows? 269

Posted by Soulskill from the depends-how-strong-the-android-is dept.
PL/SQL Guy writes "Search giant Google is set to offer its free Android mobile-phone operating system for computers, opening a new front in its rivalry with Microsoft by challenging the dominance of the company's Windows software. Acer Inc., the world's second-largest laptop maker, will release a low-cost notebook powered by Android next quarter, said Jim Wong, head of information-technology products at the Taipei-based company. Calvin Huang, an analyst at Daiwa Securities Group Inc, says that adoption of Android-based netbooks will likely eat into Windows' share of PC operating systems." Meanwhile, notes reader Barence, Asus is continuing to distance itself from Android, saying it "isn't a priority."
Role Playing (Games)

FF XIII Timeframe Set, FF XIV Confirmed 140

Posted by Soulskill from the new-ip-is-still-for-sissies dept.
Square Enix announced at E3 that Final Fantasy XIII is planned for release this winter in Japan, and spring 2010 for North America. A new trailer was released as well. A separate announcement brought details about Final Fantasy XIV Online, an MMORPG due out in 2010 for Windows and the PS3. A teaser website was launched, with a trailer and some information about the developers working on the project. "Final Fantasy XIV Online is being developed with a simultaneous worldwide release in mind. The game will be initially released in English, Japanese, French, and German. The game will be produced by Hiromichi Tanaka (Final Fantasy I, II, III, and XI) and Nobuaki Komoto (Final Fantasy IX and XI) will serve as director. Longtime Final Fantasy fans will be happy to hear the Nobu Uematsu will return to provide the score."

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