Comment Whoa So many missing! (Score 1) 4
Where was everyone else? Some of us showed anyways.
Submission + - BBC Keeps Android Flash Alive In The UK (techweekeurope.co.uk)
judgecorp writes: "Although Adobe wants to can mobile Flash, the Android Flash app has returned to the Google Play store in the UK after disappearing earlier this month. It has come back because of pressure from large organisations, in particular the BBC, whose popular iPlayer video on demand service uses Flash. The Android app is back, apparently or as long as it takes the BBC to move to HTML5"
Comment ebook (Score 1) 1
I would go for an ebook, the eink screen is better on your eyes for reading. I own a tablet and it is just to much to try to read a book on, but the eink screen device; I can just keep reading. let your eyes choose but I recommend the ebook.
Comment go for this (Score 2) 4
AirStation HighPower N600 Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Router - WZR-HP-AG300H
http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/wireless-n-routers-access-points/airstation-highpower-n600-gigabit-dual-band-wireless-router-wzr-hp-ag300h/
Comment sigh... (Score 5, Insightful) 239
Whatever happened to fair use? I mean really come on now, how does this help protect anything?
Comment police brutality.... (Score 2) 983
sounds like those police need to be taught a lesson.
Submission + - Intel's Sandy Bridge processors have a kill switch
An anonymous reader writes: Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors have a new feature that the chip giant is calling Anti-Theft 3.0. The processor can be disabled even if the computer has no Internet connection or isn't even turned on, over a 3G network. With Intel anti-theft technology built into Sandy Bridge, David Allen, director of distribution sales at Intel North America, said that users have the option to set up their processor so that if their computer is lost or stolen, it can be shut down remotely.
For those who want to protect their computers from thieves, the ability to remotely disable them sounds great. We're not sure the CPU is the component that should be targeted though. While a given stolen netbook, laptop, or desktop can no longer be turned on if Intel's new kill switch is flipped, there's nothing stopping the thief from taking out the HDD and putting it in another computer. As a result, you've only slightly slowed the criminal down and haven't really managed to ensure your sensitive data is protected.
For those who want to protect their computers from thieves, the ability to remotely disable them sounds great. We're not sure the CPU is the component that should be targeted though. While a given stolen netbook, laptop, or desktop can no longer be turned on if Intel's new kill switch is flipped, there's nothing stopping the thief from taking out the HDD and putting it in another computer. As a result, you've only slightly slowed the criminal down and haven't really managed to ensure your sensitive data is protected.
Woz Says Android Will Dominate 416
cloudcreator writes "Woz [said] that Android smartphones, not the iPhone, would become dominant, noting that the Google OS is likely to win the race similarly to the way that Windows ultimately dominated the PC world." Update: 11/19 04:54 GMT by T : Apparently, Woz's words were taken slightly out of context.
Submission + - Oracle: Google 'Directly Copied' Our Java Code (itworld.com) 1
itwbennett writes: On Wednesday, Oracle amended the lawsuit it filed against Google in August, saying that 'approximately one third of Android's Application Programmer Interface (API) packages' are 'derivative of Oracle's copyrighted Java API packages' and related documents. In particular, 'the infringed elements of Oracle America's copyrighted work include Java method and class names, definitions, organization, and parameters; the structure, organization and content of Java class libraries; and the content and organization of Java's documentation,' Oracle says. 'In at least several instances, Android computer program code also was directly copied from copyrighted Oracle America code,' Oracle alleges.
Submission + - Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU (engadget.com)
MBCook writes: "Turnkey CPU upgrades aren't just for mainframes any more. According to Engadget, OEMs (including Gateway) are selling computers with the Intel Pentium G6951, which can have extra cache and hyper-threading enabled through a $50 software unlock called Intel Upgrade Service."
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