“The iPod is a locked down device when it comes to easily adding software. you’ll know that with some trickery (ok, a lot of trickery) you can do things like install Linux on the iPod, and customize the interface somewhat. But all of these changes are hacks, outside the purview of the typical Apple consumer. Which leads us to the iPhone.”
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Network neutrality debates aren’t theoretical in the UK, where ISPs have banded together to tell the BBC that its iPlayer TV “catch-up” service will destroy their networks. The choice: be throttled or pay up.
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Gutsy is another cutting-edge release, with AppArmor installed and parts of KDE 4 in Kubuntu- not to mention a full Compiz Fusion desktop by default. A rumor suggests Firefox 3 will be included. Don’t worry, though, KDE 4 will be optional, GNOME will be at the stable version 2.20, and the planned kernel is already stable- they’re using 2.6.22.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming
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Source: Brian White
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Snappy retinal scanners have been in the works for some time, and now Panasonic is apparently hoping to hasten those annoying ID checks by enabling security personnel to confirm the true identity of a person walking through in just “two seconds.” Additionally, this scanner does not require subjects to “focus on the equipment,” packs “multiple two-megapixel cameras,” and in case you couldn’t guess, is being marketed towards airports and high-security office buildings. No word just yet on when these may be rolled out for public use, but anything (well, almost) that speeds up our traveling is smiled upon by us.
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Source: Darren Murph
InfoWorld - AMD is announcing plans to extend its CPU instruction set Tuesday to make it easier for software developers to exploit the power of multi-core processors when building applications.
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Part of the problem with designing flexible batteries and supercapacitors has always been the necessity of layering such devices. Typically, two electrode layers sandwich two charge-holding layers, with an insulating layer in the middle of it all. As the layers build up, flexibility goes out the window.
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Filed under: Storage
The tech-world rumor mill tends to ceaselessly turn, and this week is no different as its attention gets focused on hard drives, or more specifically — hard drive production. According to ETNews, a Korean tech blog, increased demand for PMPs and GPS navigators, as well as recent earthquakes in Japan, have led to a price hike in 80GB and 160GB drives due to shortages from the manufacturers. Obviously this story calls for a healthy grain-of-salt attitude, as we’ve seen no outward sign that there’s any significant movement when it comes to hard drive prices (except to say they’re steadily shrinking), though according to ETNews, prices jumped 10 percent this month. If you believe the report, domestic demand for drives is expected to be in the region of 13 million units (in Korea, we assume), but current estimates have production falling 1.95 million (or 15 percent) off the mark. Obviously, that kind of slip would have an impact on the manufacturers bottom line, but until there’s some hard evidence, we wouldn’t recommend selling off your Hitachi stock.
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Source: Joshua Topolsky