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2451.	Solve : CCleaner updated?
Answer» CCleaner updated v3.13.1600 Quote Version History v3.13.1600 (28 Nov 2011) - Added IE add-on manager. - Added Firefox Jumplist Cache cleaning. - IMPROVED Firefox and Thunderbird cache cleaning. - Improved Google CHROME Internet History cleaning for typed URLs. - Improved Google Chrome Canary Saved Form Information cleaning. - Improved Google Chrome Canary Saved Passwords cleaning. - Improved Recycle Bin cleaning with symbolic links. - Improved item exclusion feedback in Registry screen. - Improved keyboard usability on Intelligent Cookie scan dialog. - Added support for custom Thunderbird installation. e.g. CustomLocation1=THUNDERBIRD\|C:\Portable\Thunderbird\Data\profile - Added cleaning for Corel PaintShop Pro X4, Nero Video 11 and Nero Vision 10. - Improved cleaning for WinRAR, LogMeIn, OFFICE 2003, 2007 and 2010. - Added Indonesian translation. Download here > http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner I use the free version.Very useful app.

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2452.	Solve : York Facebook hacking student Glenn Mangham jailed?
Answer» A software development student from YORK who hacked into Facebook has been jailed for eight months. Glenn Mangham, 26, had EARLIER admitted INFILTRATING the SOCIAL networking website between April and May 2011. Mangham, of Cornlands Road, York, had shown search engine Yahoo how it could improve security and said he wanted to do the same for Facebook. Sentencing Mangham, JUDGE Alistair McCreath said his actions could have been "utterly disastrous" for Facebook. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17079853Yes, that happens when Facebook is the "victim", but what happens when smaller companies are the "victims"?

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2453.	Solve : The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale?
Answer» A credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to code goes on general sale for the first time today. The Raspberry Pi is a bare-bones, low-cost computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry. Sold uncased without keyboard or monitor, the Pi has drawn interest from educators and enthusiasts. Supporters hope the machines could help reverse a lack of programming skills in the UK. "It has been six years in the making; the number of things that had to go right for this to happen is enormous. I couldn't be more pleased," said Eben Upton of the Raspberry Pi Foundation which is based in Cambridge. Full story including video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918It fits in the palm of your hand. Has two USB, one Ethernet, a HDMI and VGA. SD slot. Requires small wall wort. It runs a form Debian Linux. Has a set of educational programs. Cost is at or under $35. Has great potential. The complaint some will make is that it is low-cost and has free software, therefore it is not what they want. Too many people still believe that you have to pend a lot of money to get an education. Not true! IMHO, the world needs more of this kind of technology. The potential for education of the everybody world is there. Example: Devices like the Raspberry Pi could be used to educate deaf people in any part of the world. Just a 2GB SD chip can hold 4 hours of sing-language video.Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 29, 2012, 11:53:43 AM Example: Devices like the Raspberry Pi could be used to educate deaf people in any part of the world. Just a 2GB SD chip can hold 4 hours of sing-language video. I hear you man!! I am so glad some one has finally created something to educate all the deaf people in the world. Just think how all those smug people that have been using good ole ink and paper text books as a MEANS of educations for years must now feel since the deaf have a means to learn like they do. mroilfield, You are welcome. I have a niece that is near total deaf. She can read lips a little, but is much more comfortable with people who use ASL (American Sign Language.) In fact there has been an effort to use more portable DVD players with small screens to help communicate with the deaf. A well-made ASL presentation is much better that TV with captions. Many ASL deaf struggle with standard English. ASL is not English. And Mexican SL is not Spanish. A DVD can do about 2 hours. But the use of SD RAM chips opens up the possibility of getting daily downloads that could be saved and used over again and shared with no wear. Or be erased. Small computer res like the Raspberry PI open the door for start-up companies to provide programmable devices for disadvantaged people who do not present a large market to the big companies. As for me, my handicap is my poor reading vision. I hear great and do some of my stuff with voice recognition. I read they are going to have voice recognition soon in very small computers. Some errors in grammar are because I can not see the mistakes. I can no LONGER read phonetically. Hopefully the Raspberry Pi will bring better communication to everyone anywhere in the world. There is a lot of bandwidth available on the satellites. They could have ASL broadcasts daily and it would have little impact on the commercial use. A device like the Raspberry could be fitted with a download device that will catch satellite data. OK apparently I didn't put as much into the SARCASM as i thought I did. As long as MANKIND has been able to write in some form or another we have had the technology to teach the everybody world. Only exception is the blind because they can't read normal writing but then again there was a method developed to teach them. I get tired of hearing how these type devices are going to help teach the world when most people that make those claims have never been outside their own countries to see what the rest of the world is like. Let's ignore the teach the deaf part of this and just say teach people in general in any part of the world. As this is an electrical device how do you plan it get utilized in place with little to no electricity or this just for people that are privileged enough to have this luxury? what happens when these break? Can they send them back for repair, are they expected to know how to fix it themselves, or are they cheap enough that they end up as another disposable electronic device filling some hole some where in a third world country like most discarded electronics? Don't get me wrong I do see some good things these can be used for but let's not continue to push electronics as the answer to the worlds education problem because until you sort out the various issues with using devices like this all over the world nothing beats good ole ink and paper

2453.

Solve : The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale?

Answer»

A credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to code goes on general sale for the first time today.

The Raspberry Pi is a bare-bones, low-cost computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry.

Sold uncased without keyboard or monitor, the Pi has drawn interest from educators and enthusiasts.

Supporters hope the machines could help reverse a lack of programming skills in the UK.

"It has been six years in the making; the number of things that had to go right for this to happen is enormous. I couldn't be more pleased," said Eben Upton of the Raspberry Pi Foundation which is based in Cambridge.

Full story including video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918It fits in the palm of your hand. Has two USB, one Ethernet, a HDMI and VGA. SD slot. Requires small wall wort.

It runs a form Debian Linux. Has a set of educational programs. Cost is at or under $35. Has great potential.

The complaint some will make is that it is low-cost and has free software, therefore it is not what they want. Too many people still believe that you have to pend a lot of money to get an education. Not true!

IMHO, the world needs more of this kind of technology. The potential for education of the everybody world is there.

Example: Devices like the Raspberry Pi could be used to educate deaf people in any part of the world. Just a 2GB SD chip can hold 4 hours of sing-language video.Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 29, 2012, 11:53:43 AM

Example: Devices like the Raspberry Pi could be used to educate deaf people in any part of the world. Just a 2GB SD chip can hold 4 hours of sing-language video.

I hear you man!! I am so glad some one has finally created something to educate all the deaf people in the world. Just think how all those smug people that have been using good ole ink and paper text books as a MEANS of educations for years must now feel since the deaf have a means to learn like they do.

mroilfield,
You are welcome. I have a niece that is near total deaf. She can read lips a little, but is much more comfortable with people who use ASL (American Sign Language.)
In fact there has been an effort to use more portable DVD players with small screens to help communicate with the deaf. A well-made ASL presentation is much better that TV with captions. Many ASL deaf struggle with standard English. ASL is not English. And Mexican SL is not Spanish.

A DVD can do about 2 hours. But the use of SD RAM chips opens up the possibility of getting daily downloads that could be saved and used over again and shared with no wear. Or be erased. Small computer res like the Raspberry PI open the door for start-up companies to provide programmable devices for disadvantaged people who do not present a large market to the big companies.

As for me, my handicap is my poor reading vision. I hear great and do some of my stuff with voice recognition. I read they are going to have voice recognition soon in very small computers. Some errors in grammar are because I can not see the mistakes. I can no LONGER read phonetically.

Hopefully the Raspberry Pi will bring better communication to everyone anywhere in the world. There is a lot of bandwidth available on the satellites. They could have ASL broadcasts daily and it would have little impact on the commercial use. A device like the Raspberry could be fitted with a download device that will catch satellite data.
OK apparently I didn't put as much into the SARCASM as i thought I did. As long as MANKIND has been able to write in some form or another we have had the technology to teach the everybody world. Only exception is the blind because they can't read normal writing but then again there was a method developed to teach them. I get tired of hearing how these type devices are going to help teach the world when most people that make those claims have never been outside their own countries to see what the rest of the world is like.

Let's ignore the teach the deaf part of this and just say teach people in general in any part of the world. As this is an electrical device how do you plan it get utilized in place with little to no electricity or this just for people that are privileged enough to have this luxury? what happens when these break? Can they send them back for repair, are they expected to know how to fix it themselves, or are they cheap enough that they end up as another disposable electronic device filling some hole some where in a third world country like most discarded electronics?

Don't get me wrong I do see some good things these can be used for but let's not continue to push electronics as the answer to the worlds education problem because until you sort out the various issues with using devices like this all over the world nothing beats good ole ink and paper

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2454.	Solve : Megaupload founder extradition papers filed by US?
Answer» A formal request for the extradition of Megaupload's founder has been filed in New Zealand by the US government. Prosecutors had had 45 days to make the application following Kim Dotcom's arrest in January. The papers also call for the extradition of three other senior members of Megaupload's staff. The men are accused of helping make it POSSIBLE for users to ILLEGALLY download copyrighted material through their file-sharing site. The accused deny criminal misconduct. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17257308 Seems the U.S are flexing there 'muscles' yet again over extradition's. You don't have to take on the world America. Why does "America" GET to censored in and get so many people extradited from other countries? If I do something wrong in my native COUNTRY, the US should have no say as to what happens me. On the other hand, and completely off-topic, I do completely agree (most of the time) when the US gets involved in conflicts around the world (such as Libya), where the citizens of that country are CALLING out for help.

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2455.	Solve : Video: Windows 8 Consumer Preview.?
Answer» Not EARTH shaking news, but a nice review anyway. Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Quick Overview http://www.helpdesktv.ca/windows/windows-8-consumer-preview-quick-overview.htmlInstalled it today...giving it a full workout tonite after dinner.Downloading now...No doubt the experts here can handle it. But here is what Bill Snyder says: Quote Windows 8: Attention Consumers, Do NOT Download It Yet Microsoft is INVITING consumers to be unpaid beta testers of a not-yet-finished operating system. But for the average PC user, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is intimidatingly different. It's also buggy enough to give you headaches. Wait until it's finished. Posted March 05, 2012 http://blogs.cio.com/windows/16871/windows-8-attention-consumers-do-not-download-it-yet Edit: You really have to read it! He sounds like a sissy to me... A BIT intimidated by a beta release of a brand new OS...yet he authors an article on it.....There are UPDATES for "buggy" beta OSs, ya know?

2455.

Solve : Video: Windows 8 Consumer Preview.?

Answer»

Not EARTH shaking news, but a nice review anyway.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Quick Overview
http://www.helpdesktv.ca/windows/windows-8-consumer-preview-quick-overview.htmlInstalled it today...giving it a full workout tonite after dinner.Downloading now...No doubt the experts here can handle it.
But here is what Bill Snyder says:
Quote

Windows 8: Attention Consumers, Do NOT Download It Yet
Microsoft is INVITING consumers to be unpaid beta testers of a not-yet-finished operating system. But for the average PC user, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is intimidatingly different. It's also buggy enough to give you headaches. Wait until it's finished.
Posted March 05, 2012
http://blogs.cio.com/windows/16871/windows-8-attention-consumers-do-not-download-it-yet

Edit: You really have to read it! He sounds like a sissy to me...

A BIT intimidated by a beta release of a brand new OS...yet he authors an article on it.....There are UPDATES for "buggy" beta OSs, ya know?

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2456.	Solve : Hackers attack Panda Labs site after Anonymous arrests?
Answer» Hackers identifying themselves with Antisec have ATTACKED the website of Panda Labs' anti-malware products. It follows yesterday's ARREST of an alleged member of the movement alongside others linked to the Lulzsec hacking collective. The SITE's front page was replaced with a message saying "Love to Lulzsec/Antisec fallen friends". It ACCUSED the firm of having helped police arrest other hackers last month. The company denies the claim. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17286690

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2457.	Solve : Anonymous hackers take down Vatican site?
Answer» The main WEBSITE of the Vatican was inaccessible Wednesday after what APPEARS to have been an attack by malicious hackers claiming to be affiliated with the ANONYMOUS hacking collective. An Associated Press story in USA TODAY quoted Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi as confirming the site's unavailability but declining to comment on the likely source of the problem. The Vatican could not be reached for comment at deadline. Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224989/Hackers_claiming_to_be_from_Anonymous_take_out_Vatican_site

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2458.	Solve : Publishers warned on ebook prices?
Answer» Five US PUBLISHERS are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books, reports the Wall Street Journal. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said the five had conspired to raise the prices of ebooks. Also included in the legal threat is electronics firm Apple because of its role in the way ebooks are priced. The threat comes as the publishers negotiate Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17300074About time... I got a Kindle for my Mom ...books from any VENDOR were priced identically from different vendors. That coupled with being LOCKED in by branding to 1 source really made me start sayin Hmmmm...Quote from: patio on March 08, 2012, 02:13:56 PM About time... Yeah definitely, I tried ebooks for a short time as I read a LOT but nothing compares to a book in your hand in my opinion. But the price fixing is just another way to screw over the end user. An alternative not MANY people know about is the local public library. I know SOMEONE with a Kindle and she goes to the library and can download two books at a time for free. You have to have a library card, but that's cheap.Yepper... That's exactly what i have Mom doin now... I take her up there about every 2 weeks...

2458.

Solve : Publishers warned on ebook prices?

Answer»

Five US PUBLISHERS are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books, reports the Wall Street Journal.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said the five had conspired to raise the prices of ebooks.

Also included in the legal threat is electronics firm Apple because of its role in the way ebooks are priced.

The threat comes as the publishers negotiate

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17300074About time...
I got a Kindle for my Mom ...books from any VENDOR were priced identically from different vendors.
That coupled with being LOCKED in by branding to 1 source really made me start sayin Hmmmm...Quote from: patio on March 08, 2012, 02:13:56 PM

About time...

Yeah definitely, I tried ebooks for a short time as I read a LOT but nothing compares to a book in your hand in my opinion. But the price fixing is just another way to screw over the end user. An alternative not MANY people know about is the local public library. I know SOMEONE with a Kindle and she goes to the library and can download two books at a time for free. You have to have a library card, but that's cheap.Yepper...
That's exactly what i have Mom doin now...
I take her up there about every 2 weeks...

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2459.	Solve : Holey chip! IBM drills holes into optical chip for terabit-per-second s...?
Answer» IBM researchers have built a prototype optical chip that can transfer a terabit of data per second, using an innovative DESIGN requiring 48 tiny holes drilled into a standard CMOS chip, facilitating the movement of light. Much FASTER and more power-efficient than today's optics, the so-called "Holey Optochip" technology could enhance the power of supercomputers. LinkWow! They are going to actually mass-produce it and put in on the marker at an attractive price. This means the fiber optical Internet and public data will become CLOSER to everyone. Optical switches have been an area of concern in fiber technology. In perspective, Intel had some RELATE news awhile back: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2006/09/7773.ars But the announcement by IBM is way ahead, ... mm aaa - one might say lights years away. There are a few brains I'd like to try that on.

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2460.	Solve : Hackers had 'full functional control' of Nasa computers?
Answer» Hackers gained "full functional control" of key Nasa COMPUTERS in 2011, the agency's inspector general has told US lawmakers. Paul K Martin said hackers took over Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) computers and "compromised the ACCOUNTS of the most privileged JPL users". He said the attack, involving Chinese IP addresses, was under investigation. In a statement, Nasa said it had "made significant progress to PROTECT the agency's IT systems". Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17231695I THINK these are the only type of hack stories that should be reported. Seems like many of the recent stories of sites going down are due to DDOS attacks, which in my mind are nothing compared to an attack like this. Pretty impressive/scary someone getting into control NASA computers. Yeah, my site was DDos'd last YEAR and it wasn't in any newspapers or anything. But like you say the 'real' hacks are the ones that actually mean something. I think a lot is 'sensationalism' by the media to target the people who don't know about computers. A DDOS attack to somebody who has no knowledge still sounds a bit scary.

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2461.	Solve : Apple unveils new iPad with high-definition screen?
Answer» Apple has unveiled a new iPad with a high-definition screen. It said the resolution of the display was 2,048 by 1,536 pixels. The tablet is also powered by a new A5X chip with improved graphics performance. Chief EXECUTIVE Tim Cook claimed to have "redefined once again the category Apple created". Apple dominates the market but should face a fresh challenge later this year when tablets running the full Windows 8 SYSTEM are expected to go on sale. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17292424Fastest growing segment of the "computer" portion of the industry but i cannot yet understand why. Might be an age thing. My limited exposure to them has me believing they are less functional than a laptop (i suppose this may change at least in the software side with Win . However i suspect they will still be lacking certain hardware accessibility that i would want. In this case i guess the gotta haves will be happy. truenorthI'm with you don't understand the desire either, but I guess if you were a traditional user who's just consuming media and surfing the web (which I think most people are) it would be attractive. What really baffles me is how Apple can get people to spend $500+ EVERY 12-months and how they can get so many people to desire their products so much that they're willing to purchase the product without even knowing the specs. Also, why are they just calling it the new iPad. That would be a nightmare for support, customers calling in saying the have the iPad could mean the first gen iPad or now the third gen iPad. Guess they could rely off of model numbers, but still. There is a sea change. Peale want video that can take with them. The current technology makes it possible for about the same price you paid two years ago for something more ordinary. The is a rumor about a projection device on a smart phone. Set it on your coffee table and watch big screen TV on you living room wall. Great when you go to a cheap hotel in Tijuana. The device has not been announced. But you can go to Home Depot now and get the special paint to IMPROVE reflective properties of the wall.One quart is enough.Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 09, 2012, 08:37:58 PM Great when you go to a cheap hotel in Tijuana. Arguably, if you hadn't bought the expensive phone, you might not have needed a cheap hotel...

2461.

Solve : Apple unveils new iPad with high-definition screen?

Answer»

Apple has unveiled a new iPad with a high-definition screen.

It said the resolution of the display was 2,048 by 1,536 pixels. The tablet is also powered by a new A5X chip with improved graphics performance.

Chief EXECUTIVE Tim Cook claimed to have "redefined once again the category Apple created".

Apple dominates the market but should face a fresh challenge later this year when tablets running the full Windows 8 SYSTEM are expected to go on sale.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17292424Fastest growing segment of the "computer" portion of the industry but i cannot yet understand why. Might be an age thing. My limited exposure to them has me believing they are less functional than a laptop (i suppose this may change at least in the software side with Win . However i suspect they will still be lacking certain hardware accessibility that i would want. In this case i guess the gotta haves will be happy. truenorthI'm with you don't understand the desire either, but I guess if you were a traditional user who's just consuming media and surfing the web (which I think most people are) it would be attractive. What really baffles me is how Apple can get people to spend $500+ EVERY 12-months and how they can get so many people to desire their products so much that they're willing to purchase the product without even knowing the specs.

Also, why are they just calling it the new iPad. That would be a nightmare for support, customers calling in saying the have the iPad could mean the first gen iPad or now the third gen iPad. Guess they could rely off of model numbers, but still. There is a sea change. Peale want video that can take with them. The current technology makes it possible for about the same price you paid two years ago for something more ordinary.

The is a rumor about a projection device on a smart phone. Set it on your coffee table and watch big screen TV on you living room wall. Great when you go to a cheap hotel in Tijuana. The device has not been announced. But you can go to Home Depot now and get the special paint to IMPROVE reflective properties of the wall.One quart is enough.Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 09, 2012, 08:37:58 PM

Great when you go to a cheap hotel in Tijuana.

Arguably, if you hadn't bought the expensive phone, you might not have needed a cheap hotel...

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2462.	Solve : Will FCC block Verizon??
Answer» First, a brief introduction, As our need for more data grows, so does the need for more wireless spectrum. As a result, cell phone companies have been SQUABBLING over the acquisition of the spectrum. Here in the USA the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in charge of spectrum allocation. The phone companies want more. If they get it hear in the USA, it might happen also in other countries. Now to the point t of this. The new controversy is a deal that Verizon struck up last December to purchase Advanced Wireless Systems (AWS) spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, LLC, a joint effort from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Verizon would pay $3.9 billion for acquiring the spectrum, allowing them to expand their LTE network. Now look at this: Quote T-Mobile Attempts To PERSUADE FCC To Block Verizon’s Acquisition Of Cable Company Spectrum by Axl Logan http://www.talkandroid.com/93502-t-mobile-attempts-to-persuade-fcc-to-block-verizons-acquisition-of-cable-company-spectrum/#.T1stBnmAZz9 That was almost two weeks ago. Here is the latest: Quote Sprint, T-Mobile TELL FCC to put brakes on Verizon spectrum deal March 07, 2012, 6:30 AM — Verizon's proposed spectrum deal with major cable companies came under more criticism today as a broad range of companies and public interest groups asked the Federal Communications Commission to halt proceedings on the deal. ... http://www.itworld.com/networking/256288/sprint-t-mobile-tell-fcc-put-brakes-verizon-spectrum-deal What this means is that whoever has more spectrum has an advantage over the others in big CITIES. And can expand their network into any areas already WELL covered by other carriers.

2462.

Solve : Will FCC block Verizon??

Answer»

First, a brief introduction,

As our need for more data grows, so does the need for more wireless spectrum. As a result, cell phone companies have been SQUABBLING over the acquisition of the spectrum.

Here in the USA the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is in charge of spectrum allocation. The phone companies want more. If they get it hear in the USA, it might happen also in other countries.

Now to the point t of this. The new controversy is a deal that Verizon struck up last December to purchase Advanced Wireless Systems (AWS) spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, LLC, a joint effort from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Verizon would pay $3.9 billion for acquiring the spectrum, allowing them to expand their LTE network.

Now look at this:
Quote

T-Mobile Attempts To PERSUADE FCC To Block Verizon’s Acquisition Of Cable Company Spectrum
by Axl Logan
http://www.talkandroid.com/93502-t-mobile-attempts-to-persuade-fcc-to-block-verizons-acquisition-of-cable-company-spectrum/#.T1stBnmAZz9

That was almost two weeks ago.
Here is the latest:
Quote

Sprint, T-Mobile TELL FCC to put brakes on Verizon spectrum deal
March 07, 2012, 6:30 AM — Verizon's proposed spectrum deal with major cable companies came under more criticism today as a broad range of companies and public interest groups asked the Federal Communications Commission to halt proceedings on the deal. ...
http://www.itworld.com/networking/256288/sprint-t-mobile-tell-fcc-put-brakes-verizon-spectrum-deal

What this means is that whoever has more spectrum has an advantage over the others in big CITIES. And can expand their network into any areas already WELL covered by other carriers.

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2463.	Solve : Man admits hacking abortion provider BPAS's website?
Answer» James Jeffery, 27, has been remanded in custody after admitting to breaking into the British Pregnancy Advisory SERVICE website on Thursday. Jeffery, from Wednesbury, West Midlands, appeared before Westminster Magistrate's Court on Saturday. He claimed on Twitter that he had stolen nearly 10,000 database records detailing women registered on the site. He told the court he acted because he "disagreed" with the choice of two women he knew to END their pregnancies. Jeffery, who claims to be a member of hacking GROUP Anonymous, will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court at a later date. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17325182I hope they throw the book at him. If the magistrate court states that they cannot hand down the relevant sentence and it needs to be REFERRED to another court then yes, he's going to be serving bird/time. And quite a lot. BPAS is not just an "abortion provider". In addition to providing abortion COUNSELLING and treatment it also provides contraception, vasectomy, sterilisation, and vasectomy reversal services. I hope this criminal gets a sufficiently long jail sentence that others like him are deterred.

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2464.	Solve : Arm's latest processors aim to stretch internet's reach?
Answer» Arm Holdings has unveiled what it describes as the "world's most energy-efficient MICROPROCESSOR" design. The firm says that microcontrollers based on the "Flycatcher" architecture will pave the way for the "INTERNET of things" - the spread of the net to a wider range of devices. It suggests that fridges and other white goods, medical equipment, energy meters, and HOME and office lighting will all benefit from the innovation. Two firms have licensed the technology. They are NXP SEMICONDUCTORS and Freescale. Full STORY: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17345934

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2465.	Solve : Yahoo sues Facebook over 10 disputed patents in the US?
Answer» Yahoo has filed an intellectual property LAWSUIT against Facebook. Yahoo claims the social network has infringed 10 of its patents INCLUDING systems and methods for advertising on the web. Facebook denies the allegation. The move comes AHEAD of Facebook's planned flotation later this year. Patent litigation has become common between the smartphone makers, but this marks a new front in the battles between the tech giants. A statement from Yahoo suggested the web PORTAL believed it has a strong case. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17345935If your business model is failing... become a patent troll!

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2466.	Solve : Samsung Starts Upgrading Galaxy S II to Android 4.0?
Answer» Samsung Electronics has STARTED upgrading its Galaxy S II SMARTPHONE to Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich, the company said on Tuesday. The upgrade will begin in European countries INCLUDING Poland, Hungary, and Sweden, as well as Korea today, and then GRADUALLY roll out to other markets, as well. read more: http://www.pcworld.com/article/251733/samsung_starts_upgrading_galaxy_s_ii_to_android_40.html

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2467.	Solve : 10 inch Windows 8 tablet?
Answer» Nokia’s rumored 10-inch Windows 8 tablet reportedly coming in Q4 Quote Nokia and Microsoft plan to continue their mobile partnership by entering into the tablet race, DigiTimes reported on Monday. .... Read more: http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/12/nokias-rumored-10-inch-windows-8-tablet-reportedly-coming-in-q4/#.7518-stage-hero1-12 ...planning to outsource the MANUFACTURING to COMPAL Electronics... Doesn't Compal make high-end laptops for XoticPC and AVADirect? I haven't TRIED out Windows 8 Metro UI on a TOUCH device yet, so... no comment. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 hasn't been spectacular either... http://www.pcworld.com/article/210522/windows_phone_7_microsofts_disaster.html Nokia was once at the top of CELLPHONE manufacturers. Small, compact phones were all the rage... I will always remember Nokia for this phone; how the mighty have fallen...The smartphone market is now splintered. Accurately, that is good for consumers. I always thought Compal was an odd company name. Surprised HP never sued 'm.Nokia isn't hurtin too bad...i wouldn't feel sorry for them.

2467.

Solve : 10 inch Windows 8 tablet?

Answer»

Nokia’s rumored 10-inch Windows 8 tablet reportedly coming in Q4
Quote

Nokia and Microsoft plan to continue their mobile partnership by entering into the tablet race, DigiTimes reported on Monday. ....
Read more: http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/12/nokias-rumored-10-inch-windows-8-tablet-reportedly-coming-in-q4/#.7518-stage-hero1-12

...planning to outsource the MANUFACTURING to COMPAL Electronics...
Doesn't Compal make high-end laptops for XoticPC and AVADirect?

I haven't TRIED out Windows 8 Metro UI on a TOUCH device yet, so... no comment. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 hasn't been spectacular either...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/210522/windows_phone_7_microsofts_disaster.html

Nokia was once at the top of CELLPHONE manufacturers. Small, compact phones were all the rage...

I will always remember Nokia for this phone; how the mighty have fallen...The smartphone market is now splintered.
Accurately, that is good for consumers.
I always thought Compal was an odd company name. Surprised HP never sued 'm.Nokia isn't hurtin too bad...i wouldn't feel sorry for them.

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2468.	Solve : Tesco refuses to deliver £50 iPads after website error?
Answer» Hundreds of shoppers who bought iPads advertised at £49.99 on the TESCO Direct website have been left disappointed after the supermarket giant said it would not honour their purchases. Tesco Direct yesterday offered the Apple tablet computer for £49.99, a 90 per CENT discount on the recommended retail price of £500. News of the pricing blunder spread on Twitter and the shop's website CRASHED as shoppers went to buy the iPad Wi-fi 4G 64GB BLACK model. Some received emails confirming their purchase. Full story: http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesco-refuses-to-deliver-%C2%A350-ipads-after-website-error.html

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2469.	Solve : Remote Desktop Flaw?
Answer» PATCH Tuesday: MICROSOFT FIXES Critical REMOTE Desktop Flaw Full STORY...

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2470.	Solve : Microsoft urges Windows users to patch critical Remote Desktop vulnerability?
Answer» Hey folks, it's time to patch your Windows PCs! Somebody tipped Microsoft off to a vulnerability in the way Windows handles the remote desktop protocol, and the problem turned out to be a biggie: the exploit allows attackers to run code without any user permissions whatsoever, and all Windows OPERATING systems from XP on up are affected. The good news is that Microsoft has already issued a SECURITY patch for the problem. The bad news? Microsoft has TAKEN the unusual step of suggesting you install the patch immediately, SINCE it expects baddies to exploit the gaping security hole quickly. read more:http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/microsoft_urges_windows_users_patch_critical_remote_desktop_vulnerability_asap

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2471.	Solve : World’s First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action?
Answer» A few days ago The Pirate Bay announced that in future parts of its site could be HOSTED on GPS controlled drones. To many this may have sounded LIKE a joke, but in fact these pirate drones already exist. Project “Electronic Countermeasures” has built a SWARM of five fully operational drones which prove that an “aerial Napster” or an “airborne Pirate Bay” is not as futuristic as it sounds. picture of a droneIn an ever-continuing effort to thwart censorship, The Pirate Bay plans to turn flying drones into mobile HOSTING locations. “EVERYONE knows WHAT TPB is. Now they’re going to have to think about WHERE TPB is,” The Pirate Bay team told TorrentFreak last Sunday, announcing their drone project. Full story: http://torrentfreak.com/worlds-first-flying-file-sharing-drones-in-action-120320/Understand the RIAA is negotiating to purchase a cruise missile--what do you suppose they would want those for? truenorth

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2472.	Solve : Budget 2012: 'Super-connected cities' and video games tax credits (UK)?
Answer» Chancellor GEORGE Osborne has announced which cities will benefit from a £100m pot of Treasury cash aimed at making them "super-connected". These are London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle. He ALSO announced a further £50m to improve net access in 10 unnamed "smaller cities". Mr Osborne said that he wanted the UK to become "Europe's technology centre". Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17457975 I already get 50mb/s (fibre optic) but the company that I get it from has just announced that I will get 100mb/s to 120mb/s for no extra CHARGE by June. And I do get these speeds as it's fibre optic. Another STAB in the dark by the British government to make them sound impressive. I don't understand how the infrastructure should be paid for by the tax payer? Luckily for me I'm leaving this Isle for further and better shores elsewhere at the end of the year. Britain call me when you sort all the nonsense out.

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2473.	Solve : Android Apps on PC -BlueStacks?
Answer» The full title is: LATEST BlueStacks ARMs your PC Quote The first beta of BlueStacks for Windows brings ARM Android apps to your PC courtesy a new technology CALLED LayerCake. So yeah, that's the Android version of Angry Birds Space on your PC for free. Up to now using the Android emulator has been a bumpy road. Bluestraks promises to make it EASY to try a ARM app on a PC. READ more about Android Apps on your PC. Thanks!

2473.

Solve : Android Apps on PC -BlueStacks?

Answer»

The full title is:
LATEST BlueStacks ARMs your PC
Quote

The first beta of BlueStacks for Windows brings ARM Android apps to your PC courtesy a new technology CALLED LayerCake. So yeah, that's the Android version of Angry Birds Space on your PC for free.

Up to now using the Android emulator has been a bumpy road.
Bluestraks promises to make it EASY to try a ARM app on a PC.
READ more about Android Apps on your PC.
Thanks!

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2474.	Solve : Google revenue from Android?
Answer» The FULL title is: Stories about Google revenue from Android miss the point: How much it saves Google This destroy is from the Silicon Vally and is serious. It is not talking about a toy or fad or gadget. No, it is about how Google is to be in NEXT Intel. Read the news. Soon your new PC will say 'Google inside'.

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2475.	Solve : Apple soars; Android struggles.?
Answer» The full headline is: NUTS: Apple Soars Despite IPAD Problems, Google Struggles with Android Quote http://www.mobiledia.com/news/134694.html By Kate Knibbs \| Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:14 am Apple's new iPad sold well despite a few glitches while Google dealt with privacy lawsuits and fickle app developers. Meanwhile, Twitter turned six years-old and social networking got LESS private. ... Ad she goes on to say: Quote Google, which updates its operating system to stay current, CAUSES problems for app developers. Some programmers are moving away from Android because the open platform allows for too many variables. True! How could anybody take seriously someone called Kate Knibbs? Quote We have found 23 people in the UK with the name Kate Knibbs. I rest my case. Android Growth: Why the Smartphone Revolution Has Just Begun Quote Android growth. For a while, it was just about all we could talk about. Android's METEORIC rise to the top of the global platform heirarchy has been a big story lately. But it's worth remembering that, when it comes to the "smartphone revolution," we're still in the early stages, according to Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget. Android growth has really just begun. buy apple stocks, they pay dividend now. Quote from: 2x3i5x on April 01, 2012, 10:14:35 PM buy apple stocks, they pay dividend now. Wish I could. But I am deep in DEBT and investing would not be wise for me. But you have my permission to buy Apple. In fat, buy both. Google and Apple. The two companies are actually in a win-win war. The both will come out ahead.The two rivals are really helping each other by fueling the PC marker. BTW, the term PC soon will mow is Pocket Computer. If you want to increase your profit, sell, not buy, call options of both. The must be covered calls. This is a conservative way to make some money at a low rich. (Disclaimer: Geek-9pm is not a licensed financial adviser. His training is BS in how to lose money at anything.)

2475.

Solve : Apple soars; Android struggles.?

Answer»

The full headline is:
NUTS: Apple Soars Despite IPAD Problems, Google Struggles with Android
Quote

http://www.mobiledia.com/news/134694.html
By Kate Knibbs | Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:14 am
Apple's new iPad sold well despite a few glitches while Google dealt with privacy lawsuits and fickle app developers. Meanwhile, Twitter turned six years-old and social networking got LESS private. ...

Ad she goes on to say:
Quote

Google, which updates its operating system to stay current, CAUSES problems for app developers. Some programmers are moving away from Android because the open platform allows for too many variables.

True! How could anybody take seriously someone called Kate Knibbs?
Quote

We have found 23 people in the UK with the name Kate Knibbs.

I rest my case.
Android Growth: Why the Smartphone Revolution Has Just Begun

Quote

Android growth. For a while, it was just about all we could talk about. Android's METEORIC rise to the top of the global platform heirarchy has been a big story lately. But it's worth remembering that, when it comes to the "smartphone revolution," we're still in the early stages, according to Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget. Android growth has really just begun.

buy apple stocks, they pay dividend now. Quote from: 2x3i5x on April 01, 2012, 10:14:35 PM

buy apple stocks, they pay dividend now.

Wish I could. But I am deep in DEBT and investing would not be wise for me. But you have my permission to buy Apple. In fat, buy both. Google and Apple. The two companies are actually in a win-win war. The both will come out ahead.The two rivals are really helping each other by fueling the PC marker. BTW, the term PC soon will mow is Pocket Computer.

If you want to increase your profit, sell, not buy, call options of both. The must be covered calls. This is a conservative way to make some money at a low rich.

(Disclaimer: Geek-9pm is not a licensed financial adviser. His training is BS in how to lose money at anything.)

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2476.	Solve : Bill Moggridge, early laptop designer, dies at age 69?
Answer» http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57509168-235/bill-moggridge-early-laptop-designer-dies-at-age-69/ Just SHARING this news

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2477.	Solve : Galaxy Tab USA Ban?
Answer» Galaxy Tab 10.1 Banned in U.S. Today By EIN News The Galaxy is a Android TABLET that looks too much like the Apple tablet. So they say. [my paraphrase] Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/27/4593301/apple-vs-samsung-galaxy-tab-101.html#storylink=cpy Yes, this is really a PR thing by a news service that has been following the story. But The Sacramento Bee, a local newspaper, has picked up the story that claims the Galaxy is now banned in the USA because of a patent dispute with Apple. If this is going to hold, it will be a victory for Apple. But EXPECT Samsung to fight back. EDIT: Better story from Redmond Pie http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-vs.-samsung-lawsuit-finally-bears-fruit-galaxy-tab-10.1-banned-from-sale-in-u.s./Yea. Apple is actually arguing that they own the sole right on swiping technology that is anything but a straight line swipe. It's not just Samsung. They do it to everyone. HTC One X And Evo 4G Shipments Confiscated At US Customs <- Great source of Android news. The AndroidPIT App usually gets used daily by me. The guy who writes the news isn't afraid to go all out in criticizing Apple fanboys and Apples shenanigans. Patent lawsuits is something Apple has been IMHO using as a tactic to discourage Android users. But again IMHO all it's doing is re-enforcing the Android base and Apple is just showing their censored by keeping the litigation going as long as possible in order for Android uses to wait for their new devices. one judge is getting TIRED of it too. Judge Orders Apple And Samsung To Settle On Patent Dispute I can't remember which device it is but there was another article stating some devices had begun clearing customs and making it to distributors. Even Apple fans (fans, not fan boys) are put off by this. Quote from: Beta News Apple fell behind Samsung, responding surprisingly. The Apple that once out-innovated competitors chooses to litigate when out-imitated. Rather than compete with Samsung and Android 4.x, Apple sues over patents -- many for arguably vague software processes. Koh's ruling is shameful. Apple demanding the preliminary injunction is shameful. The pride of 2005, when Apple outflanked copycats through innovation, is the shame of 2012. Today, court briefs are the true measure and extent of Apple innovation. Apple can copy -- innovation by imitation -- but no one else. Apple engineers, you should feel ashamed at what suits -- the people wearing them and cases they file -- your company has become. Full story: Apple's injunction stopping Galaxy Nexus sales is shamefulIts matter of sorrow that Samsung lost the MARKET in US. its more effective for the Samsung users. I hope samsung will get his market as soon as possible.Even without the recent lawsuits, I don't have high hopes for Samsung. They don't listen to what their customers want and they're typically a step or two behind when it comes to updating software. With all of the great THINGS Nokia has been doing lately, I think they could take over a lot of Samsung's market share in the near future because they are definitely winning over a lot of people...even a lot of the iPhone users who are sick of a lack of innovation. Heck, if I could, I would gladly trade in my Samsung Focus for the Lumia 920 whenever it comes out. It will be interesting to see how the Lumia 960 (not to be confused with 920) and Samsung ATIV fare against each other. Personally, I'm excited that both companies are supporting Windows RT, but I definitely think Nokia is the one to go with at this point, especially when it comes to exclusive apps/features and customer support.Seems to me i read something this past week about a cooperation contract between Nokia and Microsoft involving the mobile version of win 8. truenorth

2477.

Solve : Galaxy Tab USA Ban?

Answer»

Galaxy Tab 10.1 Banned in U.S.
Today By EIN News

The Galaxy is a Android TABLET that looks too much like the Apple tablet.
So they say. [my paraphrase]

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/27/4593301/apple-vs-samsung-galaxy-tab-101.html#storylink=cpy

Yes, this is really a PR thing by a news service that has been following the story. But The Sacramento Bee, a local newspaper, has picked up the story that claims the Galaxy is now banned in the USA because of a patent dispute with Apple. If this is going to hold, it will be a victory for Apple. But EXPECT Samsung to fight back.

EDIT:
Better story from Redmond Pie
http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-vs.-samsung-lawsuit-finally-bears-fruit-galaxy-tab-10.1-banned-from-sale-in-u.s./Yea. Apple is actually arguing that they own the sole right on swiping technology that is anything but a straight line swipe.

It's not just Samsung. They do it to everyone. HTC One X And Evo 4G Shipments Confiscated At US Customs <- Great source of Android news. The AndroidPIT App usually gets used daily by me. The guy who writes the news isn't afraid to go all out in criticizing Apple fanboys and Apples shenanigans.

Patent lawsuits is something Apple has been IMHO using as a tactic to discourage Android users. But again IMHO all it's doing is re-enforcing the Android base and Apple is just showing their *censored* by keeping the litigation going as long as possible in order for Android uses to wait for their new devices. one judge is getting TIRED of it too. Judge Orders Apple And Samsung To Settle On Patent Dispute

I can't remember which device it is but there was another article stating some devices had begun clearing customs and making it to distributors.

Even Apple fans (fans, not fan boys) are put off by this.

Quote from: Beta News

Apple fell behind Samsung, responding surprisingly. The Apple that once out-innovated competitors chooses to litigate when out-imitated. Rather than compete with Samsung and Android 4.x, Apple sues over patents -- many for arguably vague software processes. Koh's ruling is shameful. Apple demanding the preliminary injunction is shameful. The pride of 2005, when Apple outflanked copycats through innovation, is the shame of 2012.

Today, court briefs are the true measure and extent of Apple innovation. Apple can copy -- innovation by imitation -- but no one else. Apple engineers, you should feel ashamed at what suits -- the people wearing them and cases they file -- your company has become.

Full story: Apple's injunction stopping Galaxy Nexus sales is shamefulIts matter of sorrow that Samsung lost the MARKET in US. its more effective for the Samsung users. I hope samsung will get his market as soon as possible.Even without the recent lawsuits, I don't have high hopes for Samsung. They don't listen to what their customers want and they're typically a step or two behind when it comes to updating software. With all of the great THINGS Nokia has been doing lately, I think they could take over a lot of Samsung's market share in the near future because they are definitely winning over a lot of people...even a lot of the iPhone users who are sick of a lack of innovation. Heck, if I could, I would gladly trade in my Samsung Focus for the Lumia 920 whenever it comes out.

It will be interesting to see how the Lumia 960 (not to be confused with 920) and Samsung ATIV fare against each other. Personally, I'm excited that both companies are supporting Windows RT, but I definitely think Nokia is the one to go with at this point, especially when it comes to exclusive apps/features and customer support.Seems to me i read something this past week about a cooperation contract between Nokia and Microsoft involving the mobile version of win 8. truenorth

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2478.	Solve : Yahoo Dumps 2,000 Workers?
Answer» Yahoo Dumping 2,000 WORKERS From Digg: Quote Yahoo Dumping 2,000 Workers in Latest Purge Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson sweeps out JOBS that don't fit into his plans for turning around the BELEAGUERED Internet company. ... Question. If I made Yahoo my default search tool, would that help any? fixed link.April 4, 2012 Google announces expansion at Okla. DATA center Quote Google says it will double its server capacity in Oklahoma and ADD 50 jobs when it builds a new facility in the state. Nowhere near 2000 but still the oposite of what Yahoo! is doing.I think I'd be nervous if I worked there. From the article: "The housecleaning marks Yahoo’s sixth mass layoff in the past four years under three different CEOs." 6 in 4 Years...3 different CEO's... I'd be workin on my Resume'...

2478.

Solve : Yahoo Dumps 2,000 Workers?

Answer» Yahoo Dumping 2,000 WORKERS
From Digg:
Quote

Yahoo Dumping 2,000 Workers in Latest Purge
Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson sweeps out JOBS that don't fit into his plans for turning around the BELEAGUERED Internet company.
...

Question. If I made Yahoo my default search tool, would that help any?

fixed link.April 4, 2012 Google announces expansion at Okla. DATA center

Quote

Google says it will double its server capacity in Oklahoma and ADD 50 jobs when it builds a new facility in the state.

Nowhere near 2000 but still the oposite of what Yahoo! is doing.I think I'd be nervous if I worked there. From the article: "The housecleaning marks Yahoo’s sixth mass layoff in the past four years under three different CEOs." 6 in 4 Years...3 different CEO's...

I'd be workin on my Resume'...

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2479.	Solve : Samsung Anroid Galaxy Now.?
Answer» New Galaxy Android Tablets Now in Stores. The 7 inch Android 4 now and the 10 inch next month. Both have notable new features that will pull people AWAY from laptop computers. Videos of the new Galaxy phones on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/samsungmobileusa?v=aN9LCARJyfw OK. It is not REVOLUTIONARY technical news, but it is news. Samsung is coming on strong in the Android market. Equal to the new Apple iPad.? No, but the price is right. Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 13, 2012, 12:56:00 PM Samsung is coming on strong in the Android market. Equal to the new Apple iPad.? No, but the price is right. Google’s Larry Page: We’re Focused On Cheap Android Tablets Hopefully they keep in mind the tablets should be faster than a brick. Performance and cheap sometimes don't mix well...

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2480.	Solve : How hackers could decapitate the internet?
Answer» A recent threat, purportedly from the hacker group Anonymous, stated boldly that its members would stop the internet on 31 March. The term "Operation Blackout" was coined and it caused much discussion in all the usual forums. Those issuing the threat even stated how they would do it. They claimed they could disable the Domain Name Service (known by engineers as the DNS) and that would stop the internet. How so? Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17472447That group has claimed sooo many things in the past that they never did. I think it's just media hype. Probably just some 16 YEAR old in his basement snickering LOL.They will not have any impact on the Internet. They had their chance and blew it. But the article raises important issues. The article was posted by PROF Alan Woodward Department of Computing, University of Surrey on 26 March, this year. Quote Alan Woodward is a visiting professor at the University of Surrey's department of computing. He has worked for the UK government and still provides advice on issues including cybersecurity, covert communications and FORENSIC computing. So he is an authority on the subject. He goes on to explain why this is not going to happen in the future. If we are not asleep. Quote "Unfortunately despite this vulnerability being widely known about for many years a large proportion of DNS servers are still not configured correctly to prevent this type of attack." So his article is an APPEAL for IT people to get on the ball and close the gap. There already is technology to stop a DNS attack,. It has to be put in place. Does this sound familiar? The people who can do something about it are SITTING on their hands.

2480.

Solve : How hackers could decapitate the internet?

Answer»

A recent threat, purportedly from the hacker group Anonymous, stated boldly that its members would stop the internet on 31 March.

The term "Operation Blackout" was coined and it caused much discussion in all the usual forums.

Those issuing the threat even stated how they would do it. They claimed they could disable the Domain Name Service (known by engineers as the DNS) and that would stop the internet. How so?

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17472447That group has claimed sooo many things in the past that they never did. I think it's just media hype. Probably just some 16 YEAR old in his basement snickering LOL.They will not have any impact on the Internet.
They had their chance and blew it.
But the article raises important issues.

The article was posted by PROF Alan Woodward Department of Computing, University of Surrey on 26 March, this year.

Quote

Alan Woodward is a visiting professor at the University of Surrey's department of computing. He has worked for the UK government and still provides advice on issues including cybersecurity, covert communications and FORENSIC computing.

So he is an authority on the subject. He goes on to explain why this is not going to happen in the future. If we are not asleep.

Quote

"Unfortunately despite this vulnerability being widely known about for many years a large proportion of DNS servers are still not configured correctly to prevent this type of attack."

So his article is an APPEAL for IT people to get on the ball and close the gap. There already is technology to stop a DNS attack,. It has to be put in place. Does this sound familiar? The people who can do something about it are SITTING on their hands.

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2481.	Solve : Android beats Windows 8??
Answer» This question comes to min when you read this: Benchmarked: NVIDIA Tegra 3 vs. Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quote Dual-Core vs. Quad-Core, A Video by Texas INSTRUMENTS Texas Instruments has already published a video that shows two ARM Cortex A15 chips killing four Cortex A9 chips in a benchmark test, but we don’t know is if the devices were otherwise identical, or how they actually performed in real life. We’ll go through a series of benchmarks so you can see the numbers for yourselves, but then we’ll also walk you through real-world tests of the One X and One S. Overall, we’re expecting the phones to perform similarly to one another — although NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 is expected to blow the S4 AWAY in gaming tests, mainly because NVIDIA has developed games to specifically take advantage of their quad-core CPU. In any case, let’s dive in first with that video from TI. (Go down to the lower part of the page for the video) See that? They are saying the NVIDIA chip may beat the Qualcomm. So if the NVIDIA goes into an Android and the Qualcomm gets WINDOWS 8, it brings us the the title question: Android beats Windows 8? Now some will say: "Speed is not everything!" Any another says: "No, it's the only thing.!"

2481.

Solve : Android beats Windows 8??

Answer»

This question comes to min when you read this:
Benchmarked: NVIDIA Tegra 3 vs. Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Quote

Dual-Core vs. Quad-Core, A Video by Texas INSTRUMENTS
Texas Instruments has already published a video that shows two ARM Cortex A15 chips killing four Cortex A9 chips in a benchmark test, but we don’t know is if the devices were otherwise identical, or how they actually performed in real life. We’ll go through a series of benchmarks so you can see the numbers for yourselves, but then we’ll also walk you through real-world tests of the One X and One S. Overall, we’re expecting the phones to perform similarly to one another — although NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 is expected to blow the S4 AWAY in gaming tests, mainly because NVIDIA has developed games to specifically take advantage of their quad-core CPU. In any case, let’s dive in first with that video from TI.

(Go down to the lower part of the page for the video)

See that? They are saying the NVIDIA chip may beat the Qualcomm.
So if the NVIDIA goes into an Android and the Qualcomm gets WINDOWS 8, it brings us the the title question:

Android beats Windows 8?

Now some will say: "Speed is not everything!"
Any another says: "No, it's the only thing.!"

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2482.	Solve : JAVA free to use. If you don't.?
Answer» JAVA free to USE. If you don't. -OR- Oracle and GOOGLE in new legal battle over JAVA API. Webcast from http://twit.tv GOES over the ISSUES in the JAVA squabble between the two giants. Google and Oracle duke it out.

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2483.	Solve : Gideon Sundback Gets Unzipped By Google?
Answer» GOOGLE has unleashed what’s probably ONE of their more creative homepages’ to-date by PAYING tribute to GIDEON Sundback the inventor of the zipper. Article.

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2484.	Solve : Internet service to be cut July 9?
Answer» Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on July 07, 2012, 02:03:30 AM Whomever is keeping the DNSChanger botnet alive is being tracked down. The FBI is in control of the malicious servers. They are taking the temporary clean servers offline and it will result in those still infected to loose Internet access. Quote from: fbi.gov Update on March 12, 2012: To assist victims affected by the DNSChanger malicious software, the FBI obtained a court order authorizing the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to DEPLOY and maintain temporary clean DNS servers. This solution is temporary, providing additional time for victims to clean affected computers and restore their normal DNS settings. The clean DNS servers will be turned off on July 9, 2012, and computers still impacted by DNSChanger may lose Internet connectivity at that time. http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911Check your computer here: http://www.dns-ok.us/I'd just like to say a big THANKS to the "Pros" here at CH that were willing to share their expertise with those of us that are less informed. To some, this DNS Changer is a bid deal. Now whether or not this ENDS up being another Y2K scare or not, we'll see. Nevertheless I'd just like to once again, say thanks for your help. overthehillQuote from: Computer_Commando on July 07, 2012, 05:19:32 PM Check your computer here: http://www.dns-ok.us/ Works for me. Recommended.I'm unsure how the "DNS check" tool could not work in this case; I believe it is as simple as determining if DNS requests get sent to the IP's that are now controlled by the FBI. This would cover maliciously changed DNS settings in both the router (via changing DNS settings from the typical default of DHCP acquired) and the machine itself (via the hosts file). Routers cannot be 'infected' per se (well, they can, by forcing a malicious firmware to them, but since that differs between models and is rather involved it's not really as economic from the malicious authors point of view as just fiddling with the settings. Also, in that case a reset wouldn't resolve the problem either, since it just wipes the settings memory, and the malicious code would remain. so thank goodness for that. One could argue that maliciously intentioned settings are as much an infection as maliciously intentioned executable code, but malicious settings can never do nearly as much damage as malicous code, since it's still confined to the capabilities of the program that uses those settings. Those settings can open holes to new infections, of course, and are CERTAINLY (as in this case) dangerous. In this case, the computer gets infected, the malware changes the hosts file and/or manages to push changes to the router, and goes on. The infection itself is only the executable trojan horse; remove that, and the infection is essentially gone. However, what is left are the various settings that were changed. In this case, those changes are definitely malicious, but calling it "malicious code" is somewhat misleading. They do have an effect, but my understanding is that malware 'treatment', much like medical treatment, aims to deal with the causes and not the symptoms. I don't know the technical information about DNS changer and how precisely it works PARTICULARLY with regard to routers, but it's reasonable to assume it only works on a subset of routers, likely chosen to maximize the ability of the trojan to change settings by targeting popular routers. Each one would need to be dealt with "specially" by the trojan, since each one has a different web interface, so it needs to know the sequence of http requests to send to the device in order to change the DNS settings. Geek9pm: No router has the web-administration feature enabled by default, and I would hope people that do enable it have changed the password and username from the default! I believe google and facebook warn users whose DNS is redirected as well, though I cannot find any confirmation on that. If so, I would imagine most of the less tech savvy use at least one of those sites, which means that they have essentially ignored warnings telling them what is going to happen anyway. BC, There is a list of the bad DNS IPs. You could set your DNS to use one of them. Then when you run the test given above you will get a red flag. The 'BAD' DNS are now controlled by the FBI, so they are harmless, but they will trigger the warning when you do then test. If you go to the check using good DNS, you get the green page. If you go to the site via a BAD DNS you will be directed to the red page. That is what DNS redirection is all about anyway. At any moment in time, not all DNS sites are in sync. Early versions of DNSChanger are still using the IPs that the FBI now controls. It is kind of hard to explain this in layman terms. In effect, the FBI highjacked the DNS IPs from the cyber criminals. Quote from: evilfantasy on July 07, 2012, 03:18:08 PM The FBI is in control of the malicious servers. They are taking the temporary clean servers offline and it will result in those still infected to loose Internet access. That still doesn't stop other blackhats/hackers from uploading mutated versions (of the rootkit) and distributing them in a different botnet. There could be double-agent activity going on! Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM I'm unsure how the "DNS check" tool could not work in this case; I believe it is as simple as determining if DNS requests get sent to the IP's that are now controlled by the FBI. This would cover maliciously changed DNS settings in both the router (via changing DNS settings from the typical default of DHCP acquired) and the machine itself (via the hosts file). Sometimes the DNS check tool can be inaccurate, because of newer botnets appearing, as I explained above. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM Routers cannot be 'infected' per se (well, they can, by forcing a malicious firmware to them, but since that differs between models and is rather involved it's not really as economic from the malicious authors point of view as just fiddling with the settings. Also, in that case a reset wouldn't resolve the problem either, since it just wipes the settings memory, and the malicious code would remain. so thank goodness for that. Routers can be infected, and CAN BE RESET to clear infection. I have experience with this. It is possible to get rid of any issues with a router by either deleting and reinstalling the firmware, or doing a 30/30/30 reset. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM I don't know the technical information about DNS changer and how precisely it works particularly with regard to routers, but it's reasonable to assume it only works on a subset of routers, likely chosen to maximize the ability of the trojan to change settings by targeting popular routers. Each one would need to be dealt with "specially" by the trojan, since each one has a different web interface, so it needs to know the sequence of http requests to send to the device in order to change the DNS settings. Sure fooled me on the vague technical info in the previous paragraph. The rootkit is specialized to deal with all types of routers, as it has comprised lists of settings. Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM I believe google and facebook warn users whose DNS is redirected as well, though I cannot find any confirmation on that. If so, I would imagine most of the less tech savvy use at least one of those sites, which means that they have essentially ignored warnings telling them what is going to happen anyway. Yes they do give warnings. Google especially, as they will revoke your access to the site because of it. Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 08, 2012, 12:10:15 AM BC, There is a list of the bad DNS IPs. You could set your DNS to use one of them. Then when you run the test given above you will get a red flag. The 'BAD' DNS are now controlled by the FBI, so they are harmless, but they will trigger the warning when you do then test. If you go to the check using good DNS, you get the green page. If you go to the site via a BAD DNS you will be directed to the red page. That is what DNS redirection is all about anyway. At any moment in time, not all DNS sites are in sync. Early versions of DNSChanger are still using the IPs that the FBI now controls. It is kind of hard to explain this in layman terms. In effect, the FBI highjacked the DNS IPs from the cyber criminals. All Promnet/UkrTelegroup are controlled through the FBI. I'm sure there are others, but newer botnets are not being detected yet. FBI will essentially close all DNS servers (rogue) tomorrow.211,000 users affected by the FBI shutdown of the temp. sites. Not as bad as some had feared.Wrapping Up DNSChanger caseAs for me, a classmate from school sent me an email about this govt. internet cutoff thing back in Nov. 2011, and from scanning this thread, I realize that I had been needlessly worried. I understand (I THINK) now that it was basically the servers that were up to no good and their users that were the real victims - b/c now they can no longer get online since the FBI (govt. dept) cut 'em offline. And I never had a problem with DNS or whatever. See post #23 above. This specific issue of DNS Changer is over. However, malware is still a problem. And changing networks settings is still one way criminal minds use to hijack your computer.I was not received any message from internet company and the facebook. thats why my internet didn't be cut.

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Solve : Internet service to be cut July 9?

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Quote from: DragonMaster Jay on July 07, 2012, 02:03:30 AM

Whomever is keeping the DNSChanger botnet alive is being tracked down.

The FBI is in control of the malicious servers. They are taking the temporary clean servers offline and it will result in those still infected to loose Internet access.

Quote from: fbi.gov

Update on March 12, 2012: To assist victims affected by the DNSChanger malicious software, the FBI obtained a court order authorizing the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to DEPLOY and maintain temporary clean DNS servers. This solution is temporary, providing additional time for victims to clean affected computers and restore their normal DNS settings. The clean DNS servers will be turned off on July 9, 2012, and computers still impacted by DNSChanger may lose Internet connectivity at that time.

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911Check your computer here: http://www.dns-ok.us/I'd just like to say a big THANKS to the "Pros" here at CH that were willing to share their expertise with those of us that are less informed. To some, this DNS Changer is a bid deal. Now whether or not this ENDS up being another Y2K scare or not, we'll see. Nevertheless I'd just like to once again, say thanks for your help. overthehillQuote from: Computer_Commando on July 07, 2012, 05:19:32 PM

Check your computer here: http://www.dns-ok.us/

Works for me. Recommended.I'm unsure how the "DNS check" tool could not work in this case; I believe it is as simple as determining if DNS requests get sent to the IP's that are now controlled by the FBI. This would cover maliciously changed DNS settings in both the router (via changing DNS settings from the typical default of DHCP acquired) and the machine itself (via the hosts file).

Routers cannot be 'infected' per se (well, they can, by forcing a malicious firmware to them, but since that differs between models and is rather involved it's not really as economic from the malicious authors point of view as just fiddling with the settings. Also, in that case a reset wouldn't resolve the problem either, since it just wipes the settings memory, and the malicious code would remain. so thank goodness for that. One could argue that maliciously intentioned settings are as much an infection as maliciously intentioned executable code, but malicious settings can never do nearly as much damage as malicous code, since it's still confined to the capabilities of the program that uses those settings. Those settings can open holes to new infections, of course, and are CERTAINLY (as in this case) dangerous. In this case, the computer gets infected, the malware changes the hosts file and/or manages to push changes to the router, and goes on. The infection itself is only the executable trojan horse; remove that, and the infection is essentially gone. However, what is left are the various settings that were changed. In this case, those changes are definitely malicious, but calling it "malicious code" is somewhat misleading. They do have an effect, but my understanding is that malware 'treatment', much like medical treatment, aims to deal with the causes and not the symptoms.

I don't know the technical information about DNS changer and how precisely it works PARTICULARLY with regard to routers, but it's reasonable to assume it only works on a subset of routers, likely chosen to maximize the ability of the trojan to change settings by targeting popular routers. Each one would need to be dealt with "specially" by the trojan, since each one has a different web interface, so it needs to know the sequence of http requests to send to the device in order to change the DNS settings.

Geek9pm: No router has the web-administration feature enabled by default, and I would hope people that do enable it have changed the password and username from the default!

I believe google and facebook warn users whose DNS is redirected as well, though I cannot find any confirmation on that. If so, I would imagine most of the less tech savvy use at least one of those sites, which means that they have essentially ignored warnings telling them what is going to happen anyway.
BC, There is a list of the bad DNS IPs. You could set your DNS to use one of them. Then when you run the test given above you will get a red flag. The 'BAD' DNS are now controlled by the FBI, so they are harmless, but they will trigger the warning when you do then test.

If you go to the check using good DNS, you get the green page. If you go to the site via a BAD DNS you will be directed to the red page. That is what DNS redirection is all about anyway. At any moment in time, not all DNS sites are in sync.

Early versions of DNSChanger are still using the IPs that the FBI now controls.

It is kind of hard to explain this in layman terms. In effect, the FBI highjacked the DNS IPs from the cyber criminals.
Quote from: evilfantasy on July 07, 2012, 03:18:08 PM

The FBI is in control of the malicious servers. They are taking the temporary clean servers offline and it will result in those still infected to loose Internet access.

That still doesn't stop other blackhats/hackers from uploading mutated versions (of the rootkit) and distributing them in a different botnet. There could be double-agent activity going on!

Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM

I'm unsure how the "DNS check" tool could not work in this case; I believe it is as simple as determining if DNS requests get sent to the IP's that are now controlled by the FBI. This would cover maliciously changed DNS settings in both the router (via changing DNS settings from the typical default of DHCP acquired) and the machine itself (via the hosts file).

Sometimes the DNS check tool can be inaccurate, because of newer botnets appearing, as I explained above.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM

Routers cannot be 'infected' per se (well, they can, by forcing a malicious firmware to them, but since that differs between models and is rather involved it's not really as economic from the malicious authors point of view as just fiddling with the settings. Also, in that case a reset wouldn't resolve the problem either, since it just wipes the settings memory, and the malicious code would remain. so thank goodness for that.

Routers can be infected, and CAN BE RESET to clear infection. I have experience with this. It is possible to get rid of any issues with a router by either deleting and reinstalling the firmware, or doing a 30/30/30 reset.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM

I don't know the technical information about DNS changer and how precisely it works particularly with regard to routers, but it's reasonable to assume it only works on a subset of routers, likely chosen to maximize the ability of the trojan to change settings by targeting popular routers. Each one would need to be dealt with "specially" by the trojan, since each one has a different web interface, so it needs to know the sequence of http requests to send to the device in order to change the DNS settings.

Sure fooled me on the vague technical info in the previous paragraph. The rootkit is specialized to deal with all types of routers, as it has comprised lists of settings.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 07, 2012, 09:55:44 PM

I believe google and facebook warn users whose DNS is redirected as well, though I cannot find any confirmation on that. If so, I would imagine most of the less tech savvy use at least one of those sites, which means that they have essentially ignored warnings telling them what is going to happen anyway.

Yes they do give warnings. Google especially, as they will revoke your access to the site because of it.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 08, 2012, 12:10:15 AM

BC, There is a list of the bad DNS IPs. You could set your DNS to use one of them. Then when you run the test given above you will get a red flag. The 'BAD' DNS are now controlled by the FBI, so they are harmless, but they will trigger the warning when you do then test.

If you go to the check using good DNS, you get the green page. If you go to the site via a BAD DNS you will be directed to the red page. That is what DNS redirection is all about anyway. At any moment in time, not all DNS sites are in sync.

Early versions of DNSChanger are still using the IPs that the FBI now controls.

It is kind of hard to explain this in layman terms. In effect, the FBI highjacked the DNS IPs from the cyber criminals.

All Promnet/UkrTelegroup are controlled through the FBI. I'm sure there are others, but newer botnets are not being detected yet.

FBI will essentially close all DNS servers (rogue) tomorrow.211,000 users affected by the FBI shutdown of the temp. sites. Not as bad as some had feared.Wrapping Up DNSChanger caseAs for me, a classmate from school sent me an email about this govt. internet cutoff thing back in Nov. 2011, and from scanning this thread, I realize that I had been needlessly worried.

I understand (I THINK) now that it was basically the servers that were up to no good and their users that were the real victims - b/c now they can no longer get online since the FBI (govt. dept) cut 'em offline.

And I never had a problem with DNS or whatever. See post #23 above.

This specific issue of DNS Changer is over. However, malware is still a problem. And changing networks settings is still one way criminal minds use to hijack your computer.I was not received any message from internet company and the facebook. thats why my internet didn't be cut.

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2485.	Solve : Google Drive to offer free storage in the cloud?
Answer» Google is expected to shortly launch a major new consumer service offering cloud-based storage for photos and other online content. The effort - dubbed Google Drive - is LIKELY to offer 5GB (gigabytes) of FREE storage with more available for a monthly fee. It would challenge services including Dropbox and Microsoft's SkyDrive. Experts suggest it could also force rival FACEBOOK to ENTER the cloud market. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17824417Hot topic! Quote A recent study commissioned by cloud service RACKSPACE and conducted by Goldsmith University concluded that a new generation of Britons was growing up in the cloud... ...In anticipation of Google's announcement, rivals have updated their own services.

2485.

Solve : Google Drive to offer free storage in the cloud?

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Google is expected to shortly launch a major new consumer service offering cloud-based storage for photos and other online content.

The effort - dubbed Google Drive - is LIKELY to offer 5GB (gigabytes) of FREE storage with more available for a monthly fee.

It would challenge services including Dropbox and Microsoft's SkyDrive.

Experts suggest it could also force rival FACEBOOK to ENTER the cloud market.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17824417Hot topic!
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A recent study commissioned by cloud service RACKSPACE and conducted by Goldsmith University concluded that a new generation of Britons was growing up in the cloud...
...In anticipation of Google's announcement, rivals have updated their own services.

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2486.	Solve : Java 0Day: Turn off Java applets now?
Answer» Java 0Day: TURN off Java applets now All versions of Java 7, including the current Java 7 update 6, are vulnerable to the hole that is already being exploited in the wild. With the publication of a VULNERABILITY notice by the US-CERT and WARNINGS from the German BSI (Federal Office for Information Security), the best advice for all users is to DISABLE Java applets in their browsers on all operating systems. http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Java-0Day-Turn-off-Java-applets-now-1678618.html

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2487.	Solve : Somethging else we are first in?
Answer» http://o.canada.com/2012/08/15/canada-among-worlds-worst-of-internet-interference/ truenorthDon't we also have the worst speed for cost Internet, and the highest cell phone bills in the industrialized world? It's the big tri-opoly going on. If there were more large ISPs other than Bell, Rogers, and Telus, things would be a lot more competitive. I personally use YesUpNet, an INDIE ISP and I get unlimited bandwidth and 5x my previous download speed for the same PRICE as my previous Internet plan through bell. Probably all you relate is also true. When essentially there is so little competition and stir in the GREED factor this is what you get. The way i see it it will become worse as currently the entertainment/communications that Bell doesn't already own it wants to. I too use a domestic small ISP but it is essential to keep in mind that ALL the infrastructure is OWNED by the tri=opoly thus even they are greatly affected by what they will allow or make available.truenorth

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2488.	Solve : The age of information overload?
Answer» From reading EMAILS to managing status updates on mobile devices 24/7 with an all-you-can-eat data plan - we are consuming INFORMATION like NEVER before. Forget about describing bytes as mega and giga, think exa and zetta because by 2016 there may be the data equivalent of every movie ever made hurtling across the internet every three MINUTES. Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9742180.stmThat video was GOOD. Thanks. - hold on! ... somebody is sending me a phone kiss

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2489.	Solve : The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules?
Answer» File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled. The Swedish website hosts links to download mostly pirated free music and video. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must all PREVENT their users from accessing the site. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17894176Well that finishes file sharing in the UK, because there aren't any other sites or ways to get stuff, are there? Uploaded with ImageShack.us And the pirate bay has now been blocked by my ISP. It was minor inconvenience for about 20 secs. Quote from: Mulreay on May 02, 2012, 03:20:03 PM It was minor inconvenience for about 20 secs. That long? To be fair, this is from their own discussion forum And in true Pirate Bay fashion there are already UK URL's that circumvent these blocks. Not sure if I should add them on here so thought better of it. It's SORT of funny when you think about it. The decision and it's "implications" were probably weighed over a relatively long period, as the lawyers involved hemmed and hawwed about the implications of preventing UK citizens from viewing the page. Of course, what they forgot about was that you cannot, no matter how hard you try, prevent people from viewing SPECIFIC web pages if they really want to; so all their important decision making amounts to pretty much NOTHING since all the people accessing it before are still accessing it anyway. In this case it's sort of like if the website was a certain house, and the court ruled that no taxi driver may drop a person off there; it wouldn't take long for people to just tell taxi drivers to drop them off at the house next DOOR instead. And if they outlaw that, then what's to stop somebody from skydiving and going through that houses skylight? etc.

2489.

Solve : The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules?

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File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.

The Swedish website hosts links to download mostly pirated free music and video.

Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must all PREVENT their users from accessing the site.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17894176Well that finishes file sharing in the UK, because there aren't any other sites or ways to get stuff, are there?

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And the pirate bay has now been blocked by my ISP. It was minor inconvenience for about 20 secs. Quote from: Mulreay on May 02, 2012, 03:20:03 PM

It was minor inconvenience for about 20 secs.

That long?

To be fair, this is from their own discussion forum

And in true Pirate Bay fashion there are already UK URL's that circumvent these blocks. Not sure if I should add them on here so thought better of it. It's SORT of funny when you think about it. The decision and it's "implications" were probably weighed over a relatively long period, as the lawyers involved hemmed and hawwed about the implications of preventing UK citizens from viewing the page. Of course, what they forgot about was that you cannot, no matter how hard you try, prevent people from viewing SPECIFIC web pages if they really want to; so all their important decision making amounts to pretty much NOTHING since all the people accessing it before are still accessing it anyway.

In this case it's sort of like if the website was a certain house, and the court ruled that no taxi driver may drop a person off there; it wouldn't take long for people to just tell taxi drivers to drop them off at the house next DOOR instead. And if they outlaw that, then what's to stop somebody from skydiving and going through that houses skylight? etc.

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2490.	Solve : Google privacy $22.5M fine?
Answer» Google agrees to record $22.5M fine on privacy Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle ALLEGATIONS that it BROKE a privacy PROMISE by SECRETLY tracking MILLIONS of Web surfers who use Apple's Safari browser. Apple users take note! To locate this story, search Yahoo, of course.

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2491.	Solve : Microsoft sales of XBox and Win7 banned in Germany?
Answer» FULL STORY...

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2492.	Solve : Flashback $10,000 a day.?
Answer» FLASHBACK Malware Was WORTH Up To $10,000 A Day Sotry from cutoffmac. Other sources give SUPPORT to this clam. Same story from PC MAGAZINE

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2493.	Solve : Radio Shack HTC One X for $99?
Answer» Radio Shack HTC One X for $99 on July 29th. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57481575-251/htc-one-x-will-drop-to-$99-july-29/ Quote This NEW price matches up with similar reports hitting the Internet in the EARLY morning HOURS. Considering the high-end Android smartphone is only a few months old, the $100 price drop is quite noteworthy. Chances are GOOD that the deep discount comes as a rebuttal to the Samsung Galaxy S3, which is now on sale for as low as $149.

2493.

Solve : Radio Shack HTC One X for $99?

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Radio Shack HTC One X for $99 on July 29th.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57481575-251/htc-one-x-will-drop-to-$99-july-29/
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This NEW price matches up with similar reports hitting the Internet in the EARLY morning HOURS. Considering the high-end Android smartphone is only a few months old, the $100 price drop is quite noteworthy. Chances are GOOD that the deep discount comes as a rebuttal to the Samsung Galaxy S3, which is now on sale for as low as $149.

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2494.	Solve : New google easter egg?
Answer» For anyone who watches/plays Starcraft 2 there is a new easter egg from GOOGLE. Go to Google and TYPE in 'zerg rush' and see what happens. that is pretty neat Those O's SEEM oddly REMINISCENT of the LOGO for Opera.

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2495.	Solve : Apple Wins over Samsung?
Answer» F rpm San Jose, CaliforniaQuote Apple Wins Ruling, Sanctions in Samsung Infringement Suit Apple Inc. (AAPL) won sanctions against Samsung ELECTRONICS Co. for its failure to produce SOURCE code in a patent-infringement case in FEDERAL COURT in San Jose, California. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal wrote in his ruling yesterday that Samsung “plainly violated” a court order requiring it to turn over code to Apple, and ruled that Samsung won’t be able to offer evidence in the case about its efforts to “design around” three patents at ISSUE in the case. ...

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Solve : Apple Wins over Samsung?

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F rpm San Jose, CaliforniaQuote

Apple Wins Ruling, Sanctions in Samsung Infringement Suit

Apple Inc. (AAPL) won sanctions against Samsung ELECTRONICS Co. for its failure to produce SOURCE code in a patent-infringement case in FEDERAL COURT in San Jose, California.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal wrote in his ruling yesterday that Samsung “plainly violated” a court order requiring it to turn over code to Apple, and ruled that Samsung won’t be able to offer evidence in the case about its efforts to “design around” three patents at ISSUE in the case. ...

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2496.	Solve : Full upgrades to Windows 8 only from Windows 7?
Answer» Computerworld - Microsoft will support full upgrades to Windows 8 only from the three-year old Windows 7, according to a report Thursday. Yesterday, ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley, citing unnamed sources, said that Microsoft has informed select partners of the upgrade paths to Windows 8. Microsoft has not yet set a release date for Windows 8, but most analysts expect it to go on sale this fall, most likely in October. Full story: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228661/Report_Full_upgrades_to_Windows_8_only_from_Windows_7 Quote ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley, citing unnamed sources I don't know. I don't trust either "unnamed sources" nor her in particular, given her munging of statistical information to support her somewhat wild claims regarding Vista and how "everybody" was dumping it for XP a few years ago. Since it's already in RC and ulikely to have any major changes... Though, I don't know how the RC works regarding upgrades either. BC, look at this: Quote Microsoft launched earlier this month its latest Windows Upgrade Offer, via which users who purchase Windows 7 PCs between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 can purchase a copy of Windows 8 Pro for $14.99, once it is available. That part of her story is true. Quote REDMOND, Wash. — June 1, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the Windows Upgrade Offer for consumers purchasing a qualifying new Windows 7 PC. The Windows Upgrade Offer provides consumers who buy an eligible Windows 7 PC the option to purchase a downloadable upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for an estimated retail price of just $14.99 (U.S.) during the time of the promotion, which will be redeemable when Windows 8 is generally available. The Windows Upgrade Offer is just the first of many consumer offers that will roll out in conjunction with the general availability of Windows 8. Source: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Jun12/06-01MSWindowsPR.aspxOh wait, I misread. I attributed the "Microsoft will support full upgrades to Windows 8 only from the three-year old Windows 7" to MJF. I hope she can forgive me. According to what I can find, this is more or less true, in that it won't let you upgrade in place for older OS's. Arguably though I've always had a better experience clean installing a new OS.Hi all Just in case no one is aware of it. The new BIOS that is in town UEFI is getting a whole lot of attention. I have read on some sites that MS very WELL may be a big contributor to the new BIOS and believe big old MS is behind it and pushing for it. Some Linux releases may not even be able to install "because of secure booting" I have run into issues with the Intel MoBo's that have UEFI bios but the issues have mainly been using SSD for boot drives or raid set-up using SSD. I also just found an article about "Linux manufacture vendors" may have to pay MS to get past the UEFI coding. http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/microsoft%E2%80%99s-take-uefi-may-impede-linux-and-that%E2%80%99s-being-polite In my opinion when Vista came out a lot of PC's and hardware went into landfills or was your new doorstop Because of driver availability and or hardware compatibility of course some companies after vista's initial release things did get a little better. If this end up holding true this will mean no Linux, no UN-signed drivers no hardware that is not approved. Boy and years ago people thought Apple was out of there mind cuz the same thing happened (all apple HW and SW had to be approved) but at least you could try to make it work now with almost seems like if there is no digital signature ? well I guess time will tell. From what I am reading and finding out MS Windows 8 may make a subscription OS that will work for a year (12 months) and then you would have to buy a new lic? There also is talk of MS making a non-UEFI VERSION of windows 8 but I have found very little on this. Enjoy, Mike Most of the stuff regarding UEFI- particularly with REGARDS to Linux- is inaccurate. Here is one example. Short story being they couldn't install KUbuntu on a Machine. They blamed it on UEFI, Microsoft'discovers evil proprietary Vendor lock in, etcetera. Later, they discover that the machine in question doesn't even have UEFI and it was a result of a silent failure of the GRUB installer. thankfully there are articles refuting some of the wilder claims. here and here Even slashdot! Anyway, on the Linux side, the problem is ironically with the GPL. UEFI will allegedly be a requirement of Windows 8. UEFI supports a new feature, Secure boot, with requires a chain of trust until a bootloader. This means the bootloader needs to be signed. GRUB cannot be signed, however, because of GPLv3 limitations. Somehow, Linux advocates argue this is Microsoft's fault. I would allege that it is the GPLs fault, really. It's also interesting to note that this problem will not be shared by LILO, since that falls under BSD, which is far less restrictive than the GPL. More importantly, this would only be an issue on machines that don't have an option to turn off UEFI, which I don't see as being very common. Quote In my opinion when Vista came out a lot of PC's and hardware went into landfills or was your new doorstop Because of driver availability and or hardware compatibility of course some companies after vista's initial release things did get a little better. Yes. This was because of the factors you describe regarding hardware driver availability; and some vendors simply didn't want to make drivers for their older hardware- this is alarmingly frequent with regards to Printers of the era. After all- the vendor already has the customers money- they aren't selling those printers new, so there is little reason to actually write Vista-compatible drivers for it. The problem is that people didn't blame HP or Brother when their printer stopped working when they switched to Vista; they blamed Vista. After all, all they really changed was the OS. This is SIMILAR for Software that wasn't compatible. Software products that aren't "Vista compatible" or have issues with Vista do not have issues because of Vista, but because they weren't written properly to begin with. This is particularly true with regards to UAC as well as the use of files in the Program Files folder. The conventions were established with Windows 95, but most developers just grazed over it and figured "eh we'll just throw it all in the Program Files folder". now, however, the Program Files folder contents are not writable by programs running in a Limited User account (actually, this isn't true, since this is also the case for Limited User Accounts on previous Windows Operating Systems). Programs should have been using The Application Data folder for Application Data already. Same for minor changes to various APIs; maybe an API changes here or there to work with different arguments, or have stronger checking of arguments, and people find that they can no longer pass some completely undocumented parameter to a function and have some specific thing happen. For example many API function will state "This Parameter cannot be NULL" but maybe a developer never read the documentation and passed NULL for whatever reason. It worked and they didn't have proper code reviews so it got released. Years later when a new version of windows rolls around, such as Vista, that actually goes "OK, if any of these values are NULL imma be pissed off" and checks the parameters, and possibly returns the INVALID_PARAMETER argument. Now the program no longer works. People using the software will blame the new version of Windows- not the program. Quote If this end up holding true this will mean no Linux, no UN-signed drivers no hardware that is not approved. It's not true. it's completely fabricated FUD. It's all based on a single blog entry by a guy who was quoting one of his friends experiences trying to install Linux on a machine with EFI, which is completely different from UEFI and doesn't have any cryptography involved. Being good FOSS advocates however the obvious conclusion was that he had trouble installing Linux not because he didn't understand the basics of booting from Optical Media, but because Microsoft was doing something evil. Quote From what I am reading and finding out MS Windows 8 may make a subscription OS that will work for a year (12 months) and then you would have to buy a new lic? This is false. I can find nothing about this on technet or MSDN. There is Office 365, though, which is subscription-based. Only Windows 8 running on ARM requires UEFI. x86 and x64 versions of the OS run fine on systems without UEFI or with UEFI disabled (if that is possible). On a side note: if anybody ever wonders why there are sometimes random letters in my posts, it's because this laptop's touchpad keeps clicking on the text area and moving my cursor and sometimes I don't fix it properly.Quote The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and PLATFORM firmware. ... Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Wikipedia Required Reading.

2496.

Solve : Full upgrades to Windows 8 only from Windows 7?

Answer»

Computerworld - Microsoft will support full upgrades to Windows 8 only from the three-year old Windows 7, according to a report Thursday.
Yesterday, ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley, citing unnamed sources, said that Microsoft has informed select partners of the upgrade paths to Windows 8.
Microsoft has not yet set a release date for Windows 8, but most analysts expect it to go on sale this fall, most likely in October.
Full story: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228661/Report_Full_upgrades_to_Windows_8_only_from_Windows_7
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ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley, citing unnamed sources

I don't know. I don't trust either "unnamed sources" nor her in particular, given her munging of statistical information to support her somewhat wild claims regarding Vista and how "everybody" was dumping it for XP a few years ago.

Since it's already in RC and ulikely to have any major changes... Though, I don't know how the RC works regarding upgrades either.

BC, look at this:
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Microsoft launched earlier this month its latest Windows Upgrade Offer, via which users who purchase Windows 7 PCs between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 can purchase a copy of Windows 8 Pro for $14.99, once it is available.

That part of her story is true.
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REDMOND, Wash. — June 1, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the Windows Upgrade Offer for consumers purchasing a qualifying new Windows 7 PC. The Windows Upgrade Offer provides consumers who buy an eligible Windows 7 PC the option to purchase a downloadable upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for an estimated retail price of just $14.99 (U.S.) during the time of the promotion, which will be redeemable when Windows 8 is generally available. The Windows Upgrade Offer is just the first of many consumer offers that will roll out in conjunction with the general availability of Windows 8.

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Jun12/06-01MSWindowsPR.aspxOh wait, I misread. I attributed the "Microsoft will support full upgrades to Windows 8 only from the three-year old Windows 7" to MJF. I hope she can forgive me.

According to what I can find, this is more or less true, in that it won't let you upgrade in place for older OS's.

Arguably though I've always had a better experience clean installing a new OS.Hi all

Just in case no one is aware of it. The new BIOS that is in town UEFI is getting a whole lot of attention. I have read on some sites that MS very WELL may be a big contributor to the new BIOS and believe big old MS is behind it and pushing for it.

Some Linux releases may not even be able to install "because of secure booting" I have run into issues with the Intel MoBo's that have UEFI bios but the issues have mainly been using SSD for boot drives or raid set-up using SSD.

I also just found an article about "Linux manufacture vendors" may have to pay MS to get past the UEFI coding. http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/microsoft%E2%80%99s-take-uefi-may-impede-linux-and-that%E2%80%99s-being-polite

In my opinion when Vista came out a lot of PC's and hardware went into landfills or was your new doorstop Because of driver availability and or hardware compatibility of course some companies after vista's initial release things did get a little better. If this end up holding true this will mean no Linux, no UN-signed drivers no hardware that is not approved.

Boy and years ago people thought Apple was out of there mind cuz the same thing happened (all apple HW and SW had to be approved) but at least you could try to make it work now with almost seems like if there is no digital signature ? well I guess time will tell.

From what I am reading and finding out MS Windows 8 may make a subscription OS that will work for a year (12 months) and then you would have to buy a new lic? There also is talk of MS making a non-UEFI VERSION of windows 8 but I have found very little on this.

Enjoy, Mike Most of the stuff regarding UEFI- particularly with REGARDS to Linux- is inaccurate.

Here is one example. Short story being they couldn't install KUbuntu on a Machine. They blamed it on UEFI, Microsoft'discovers evil proprietary Vendor lock in, etcetera.

Later, they discover that the machine in question doesn't even have UEFI and it was a result of a silent failure of the GRUB installer.

thankfully there are articles refuting some of the wilder claims.

here
and here Even slashdot!

Anyway, on the Linux side, the problem is ironically with the GPL.

UEFI will allegedly be a requirement of Windows 8. UEFI supports a new feature, Secure boot, with requires a chain of trust until a bootloader. This means the bootloader needs to be signed. GRUB cannot be signed, however, because of GPLv3 limitations.

Somehow, Linux advocates argue this is Microsoft's fault. I would allege that it is the GPLs fault, really.

It's also interesting to note that this problem will not be shared by LILO, since that falls under BSD, which is far less restrictive than the GPL. More importantly, this would only be an issue on machines that don't have an option to turn off UEFI, which I don't see as being very common.

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In my opinion when Vista came out a lot of PC's and hardware went into landfills or was your new doorstop Because of driver availability and or hardware compatibility of course some companies after vista's initial release things did get a little better.

Yes. This was because of the factors you describe regarding hardware driver availability; and some vendors simply didn't want to make drivers for their older hardware- this is alarmingly frequent with regards to Printers of the era. After all- the vendor already has the customers money- they aren't selling those printers new, so there is little reason to actually write Vista-compatible drivers for it.

The problem is that people didn't blame HP or Brother when their printer stopped working when they switched to Vista; they blamed Vista. After all, all they really changed was the OS. This is SIMILAR for Software that wasn't compatible.

Software products that aren't "Vista compatible" or have issues with Vista do not have issues because of Vista, but because they weren't written properly to begin with. This is particularly true with regards to UAC as well as the use of files in the Program Files folder. The conventions were established with Windows 95, but most developers just grazed over it and figured "eh we'll just throw it all in the Program Files folder". now, however, the Program Files folder contents are not writable by programs running in a Limited User account (actually, this isn't true, since this is also the case for Limited User Accounts on previous Windows Operating Systems). Programs should have been using The Application Data folder for Application Data already. Same for minor changes to various APIs; maybe an API changes here or there to work with different arguments, or have stronger checking of arguments, and people find that they can no longer pass some completely undocumented parameter to a function and have some specific thing happen. For example many API function will state "This Parameter cannot be NULL" but maybe a developer never read the documentation and passed NULL for whatever reason. It worked and they didn't have proper code reviews so it got released.

Years later when a new version of windows rolls around, such as Vista, that actually goes "OK, if any of these values are NULL imma be pissed off" and checks the parameters, and possibly returns the INVALID_PARAMETER argument. Now the program no longer works. People using the software will blame the new version of Windows- not the program.

Quote

If this end up holding true this will mean no Linux, no UN-signed drivers no hardware that is not approved.

It's not true. it's completely fabricated FUD. It's all based on a single blog entry by a guy who was quoting one of his friends experiences trying to install Linux on a machine with EFI, which is completely different from UEFI and doesn't have any cryptography involved. Being good FOSS advocates however the obvious conclusion was that he had trouble installing Linux not because he didn't understand the basics of booting from Optical Media, but because Microsoft was doing something evil.

Quote

From what I am reading and finding out MS Windows 8 may make a subscription OS that will work for a year (12 months) and then you would have to buy a new lic?

This is false. I can find nothing about this on technet or MSDN. There is Office 365, though, which is subscription-based.

Only Windows 8 running on ARM requires UEFI. x86 and x64 versions of the OS run fine on systems without UEFI or with UEFI disabled (if that is possible).

On a side note: if anybody ever wonders why there are sometimes random letters in my posts, it's because this laptop's touchpad keeps clicking on the text area and moving my cursor and sometimes I don't fix it properly.Quote

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and PLATFORM firmware. ...
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Wikipedia

Required Reading.

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2497.	Solve : Apple and Microsoft defeated.?
Answer» April 25, 2012Quote Apple and Microsoft defeated as Silicon Valley's patent obsession intensifies Apple and Microsoft defeated as Silicon Valley's patent obsession intensifies Apple and Microsoft have been found guilty of unlawfully using technology owned by Motorola Mobility, in decisions that could force them to STOP selling the iPhone and Xbox 360 VIDEO GAMES console in the United States Story from The Telegraph Who will benefit from this?QUOTE ...industry is groaning under the sheer WEIGHT of patent disputes...

2497.

Solve : Apple and Microsoft defeated.?

Answer»

April 25, 2012Quote

Apple and Microsoft defeated as Silicon Valley's patent obsession intensifies
Apple and Microsoft defeated as Silicon Valley's patent obsession intensifies
Apple and Microsoft have been found guilty of unlawfully using technology owned by Motorola Mobility, in decisions that could force them to STOP selling the iPhone and Xbox 360 VIDEO GAMES console in the United States

Story from The Telegraph
Who will benefit from this?QUOTE

...industry is groaning under the sheer WEIGHT of patent disputes...

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2498.	Solve : New Pioneer Blu-Ray burner?
Answer» Reporting a 128G capacity on a single Blu-Ray disc... Full Story...Very competitively priced as well--should be appealing,truenorthQuote from: truenorth on May 06, 2012, 09:06:34 AM Very competitively priced as well--should be appealing,truenorth Not so appealing is the cost of disks. You won't get a cake box of 100 for 20 dollars! At the moment I cannot find any quad-layer (128 GB) media of any type in Britain, but on eBay rewritable triple layer BD-RE (100 GB) disks cost 80 UK pounds (around 128 US dollars), and triple layer BD-R (write once) 100 GB disks are around 65 pounds. For around the cost of a 100 GB rewritable I can get a 128 GB pen drive on Amazon. That's right now, and flash memory is getting cheaper. Even before this, the cost of disks compared with cheap computing (i.e. transcoding) power and flash memory-enable media players explains why I have not bothered to buy any Blu-ray equipment. "Build it and they will come" = next phase more availability and competitive pricing on the recordable media. Remember it is NOT available yet. Can't imagine that Pioneer will allow the product to be long on the market before the issue you note is addressed.truenorthQuote from: truenorth on May 06, 2012, 11:13:57 AM Can't imagine that Pioneer will allow the product to be long on the market before the issue you note is addressed.truenorth I agree the technology is interesting, but I just have my doubts that optical media is the way of the future. For movie distribution, Blu-ray has not set the world on fire. One reason is the relative cost of Blu-ray and DVDs and that MANY people don't think there is a worthwhile reason to upgrade their home players and TVs. Not only are the movies more expensive to buy or rent, even if people have a 720p or 1080p TV, many people won't see much difference between decently upscaled DVD and native 1080p material. Given the angular resolution of most people's eyes, honestly unless you have a very large big-screen TV and plan to sit very close to it, most people won't notice the difference at all. The human eye can differentiate to around 1 minute of arc, which at 4 metres (the width of my LIVING room) translates to approx 1.25 millimetres, or about 20 pixels/INCH. An HDTV has a resolution of 1920 pixels wide; at 20 pixels/inch this yields 96 inches--which means for a TV set smaller than 2.5 metres (around 8 feet) wide, the pixels won't contribute anything when I'm sitting 4 metres away, unless I have exceptionally good eyes. (I don't.) Even at 480i, with 720 pixels horizontally, at that distance, a 42 inch monitor will have roughly 20 pixels/inch, which is right at the edge of many people's perceptions. As for data storage, I hardly ever burn disks any more. I have a dozen pen drives in sizes from 64 GB down to 4 GB, and around 6 TB of hard drive space spread around 8 internal, EXTERNAL and NAS drives. I am not sure why I would want a 128 GB RW disk, given the cost, but also because a scratch could lose me that much more data than the data I already don't burn onto DVD-RW. And don't get me started on dual layer! Maybe for data backups in business these disks would be a handy increase in capacity, but that is hardly the mass market that is going to drive prices down. The cheapest 128 GB solid state drive that I could find was £88.99 including tax on Ebuyer. Add a SATA caddy and you have a viable alternative to quad layer BD-RE optical for many purposes. From Salmon-Trout Quote players explains why I have not bothered to buy any Blu-ray equipment. Maybe because for the price of the recorder and a pack of blank disks one can buy a 1 TB internal hard drive. And its rewritable. And faster.

2498.

Solve : New Pioneer Blu-Ray burner?

Answer»

Reporting a 128G capacity on a single Blu-Ray disc...

Full Story...Very competitively priced as well--should be appealing,truenorthQuote from: truenorth on May 06, 2012, 09:06:34 AM

Very competitively priced as well--should be appealing,truenorth

Not so appealing is the cost of disks. You won't get a cake box of 100 for 20 dollars! At the moment I cannot find any quad-layer (128 GB) media of any type in Britain, but on eBay rewritable triple layer BD-RE (100 GB) disks cost 80 UK pounds (around 128 US dollars), and triple layer BD-R (write once) 100 GB disks are around 65 pounds. For around the cost of a 100 GB rewritable I can get a 128 GB pen drive on Amazon. That's right now, and flash memory is getting cheaper. Even before this, the cost of disks compared with cheap computing (i.e. transcoding) power and flash memory-enable media players explains why I have not bothered to buy any Blu-ray equipment.
"Build it and they will come" = next phase more availability and competitive pricing on the recordable media. Remember it is NOT available yet. Can't imagine that Pioneer will allow the product to be long on the market before the issue you note is addressed.truenorthQuote from: truenorth on May 06, 2012, 11:13:57 AM

Can't imagine that Pioneer will allow the product to be long on the market before the issue you note is addressed.truenorth

I agree the technology is interesting, but I just have my doubts that optical media is the way of the future.

For movie distribution, Blu-ray has not set the world on fire. One reason is the relative cost of Blu-ray and DVDs and that MANY people don't think there is a worthwhile reason to upgrade their home players and TVs. Not only are the movies more expensive to buy or rent, even if people have a 720p or 1080p TV, many people won't see much difference between decently upscaled DVD and native 1080p material. Given the angular resolution of most people's eyes, honestly unless you have a very large big-screen TV and plan to sit very close to it, most people won't notice the difference at all. The human eye can differentiate to around 1 minute of arc, which at 4 metres (the width of my LIVING room) translates to approx 1.25 millimetres, or about 20 pixels/INCH. An HDTV has a resolution of 1920 pixels wide; at 20 pixels/inch this yields 96 inches--which means for a TV set smaller than 2.5 metres (around 8 feet) wide, the pixels won't contribute anything when I'm sitting 4 metres away, unless I have exceptionally good eyes. (I don't.) Even at 480i, with 720 pixels horizontally, at that distance, a 42 inch monitor will have roughly 20 pixels/inch, which is right at the edge of many people's perceptions.

As for data storage, I hardly ever burn disks any more. I have a dozen pen drives in sizes from 64 GB down to 4 GB, and around 6 TB of hard drive space spread around 8 internal, EXTERNAL and NAS drives. I am not sure why I would want a 128 GB RW disk, given the cost, but also because a scratch could lose me that much more data than the data I already don't burn onto DVD-RW. And don't get me started on dual layer! Maybe for data backups in business these disks would be a handy increase in capacity, but that is hardly the mass market that is going to drive prices down.
The cheapest 128 GB solid state drive that I could find was £88.99 including tax on Ebuyer. Add a SATA caddy and you have a viable alternative to quad layer BD-RE optical for many purposes.

From Salmon-Trout
Quote

players explains why I have not bothered to buy any Blu-ray equipment.

Maybe because for the price of the recorder and a pack of blank disks one can buy a 1 TB internal hard drive. And its rewritable. And faster.

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2499.	Solve : Firefox for Android?
Answer» Firefox for Android do you find it any faster than the Browser app default to the andriod os?I will let you know, when I can. Quote This app is incompatible with all of your devices. Thanks Mozilla. http://maxthon.com So far, I can't even install it. Meanwhile, for those who need something else... http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-browsers-of-2012-2-66904/ Has reviews of browsers for Android before the new FireFox. I'm a BIG fan of Dolphin Browser on portable devices. You might want to give it a try.Dolphin just kept getting worse and worse for me. Maxthon saved the day.Has anyone tried to use the portable version of FireFox on the Droid yet ? ? I SEEM to remember someone telling me it worked... Don't have a Droid so i can't test it here...No. My question is though, how would you install it? I'm not sure why Mozilla is taking so long on the Tablet version. Seems like that would be a priority. Quote from: Firefox4life78 - Firefox Help Firefox Help Link Unfortunately, Firefox for mobile does not support tablets (such as the Xoom) yet. The developers are actively working on adding tablet support. You can help test an Aurora build but you may encounter stability issues, among other issues. It should not be considered a replacement for your primary browser. You may need to allow installation of non-Market apps. I might check out the Aurora build. Then again I might not...I have been checking out the Firefox Tablet (beta) version and it's got my attention. I can't say I'm READY to move away from Maxthon but the FF tablet version is coming along nicely. It may come down to what add ons will be developed. So far there are only a few. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/15.0/releasenotes/It seems to lag on the driod x2 I like opera miniHi Folks Are you able to UPDATE to newer droid os? or is your device's firmware / chip will not take it? I have a new Samsung tablet 7.0 with ICS droid OS and thankfully Firefox is available and runs great on it. My self FF runs a lot better than the browser that it came with. I was able to download it thru the droid app store. Have a good one, Mike I'm currently part of the Motorola XOOM soak test so am running Jelly Bean. Buttery smooth. While Google Chrome or the stock browser work best for some things and Firefox is coming along nicely... Maxthon HD on my tablet and Maxthon mobile on the phone is what works best for me so far.

2499.

Solve : Firefox for Android?

Answer» Firefox for Android do you find it any faster than the Browser app default to the andriod os?I will let you know, when I can.
Quote

This app is incompatible with all of your devices.

Thanks Mozilla.

http://maxthon.com So far, I can't even install it.
Meanwhile, for those who need something else...
http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-browsers-of-2012-2-66904/
Has reviews of browsers for Android before the new FireFox.

I'm a BIG fan of Dolphin Browser on portable devices. You might want to give it a try.Dolphin just kept getting worse and worse for me. Maxthon saved the day.Has anyone tried to use the portable version of FireFox on the Droid yet ? ?
I SEEM to remember someone telling me it worked...

Don't have a Droid so i can't test it here...No.

My question is though, how would you install it?

I'm not sure why Mozilla is taking so long on the Tablet version. Seems like that would be a priority.

Quote from: Firefox4life78 - Firefox Help

Firefox Help Link

Unfortunately, Firefox for mobile does not support tablets (such as the Xoom) yet. The developers are actively working on adding tablet support. You can help test an Aurora build but you may encounter stability issues, among other issues. It should not be considered a replacement for your primary browser.

You may need to allow installation of non-Market apps.

I might check out the Aurora build. Then again I might not...I have been checking out the Firefox Tablet (beta) version and it's got my attention. I can't say I'm READY to move away from Maxthon but the FF tablet version is coming along nicely. It may come down to what add ons will be developed. So far there are only a few.

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/15.0/releasenotes/It seems to lag on the driod x2
I like opera miniHi Folks

Are you able to UPDATE to newer droid os? or is your device's firmware / chip will not take it?

I have a new Samsung tablet 7.0 with ICS droid OS and thankfully Firefox is available and runs great on it. My self FF runs a lot better than the browser that it came with.

I was able to download it thru the droid app store.

Have a good one, Mike I'm currently part of the Motorola XOOM soak test so am running Jelly Bean. Buttery smooth.

While Google Chrome or the stock browser work best for some things and Firefox is coming along nicely... Maxthon HD on my tablet and Maxthon mobile on the phone is what works best for me so far.

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2500.	Solve : Cool?
Answer» http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_8800664102_1800009_NT_39e3a319.HTM?click_from=8800092338,9950042270,2012-03-29,EEIOL,ARTICLE_ALERT&jumpto=view_welcomead_1333056688937 truenorthWay cool...It MUST be the MAGIC MIRROR from Dinny's 'Beauty and the Beast'.

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