Feb 17

Myriad Dalvik Turbo hands-on: Android apps just got fast

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Even on the latest round of Snapdragon-powered models, Android apps don’t typically seem to exhibit the same level of buttery-smooth prowess as their iPhone equivalents. There are a variety of reasons for that, but the most damning seems to stem from Google’s choice of the Dalvik Java runtime, which — to put it simply — trades performance for diminutive processor and memory footprints. You may not have ever heard of Swiss company (and OHA member) Myriad, but it sprung to life through the merger of Esmertec and Purple Labs and claims to have software running on an astounding 2 billion phones worldwide — in other words, these guys know a thing or two about phones — and they’ve applied their expertise to tighten up Dalvik and make it burn rubber. Follow the break for video!

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Feb 17

Apple opens up repair program for some MacBook hard drives

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This one goes back a few years, but Apple has now finally, officially confirmed a hard drive problem that has plagued some MacBooks, and it’s announced a repair program that will allow you to get your hard drive replaced even if the MacBook is out of warranty. The specific models covered are both black and white MacBooks from 2006 and 2007 with 1.83GHz, 2GHz, or 2.16GHz processors, and either 60GB, 80GB, 100GB, 120GB, or 160GB hard drives. As you may recall, the hard drive issue in question is a pretty nasty one that can leave your data unrecoverable, but it seems like Apple will only replace your drive once you’re stuck with the flashing question mark on boot-up — it’s just recommending that people backup their data in the meantime. Hit up the link below for the complete details.

Apple opens up repair program for some MacBook hard drives originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 17

Engadget Mobile Podcast 036: MWC 2010 Day 2 – 02.17.2010

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Feb 17

Google makes it easier to disable Buzz

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Feb 17

HTC Desire ROM makes Sense on the Nexus One

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It’s no secret that the HTC Desire is the exact same hardware as the Nexus One with a Sense-based Android build on top of it, so it shouldn’t be any surprise that an enterprising hacker has already started porting the Desire’s ROM over to Google’s baby. Interestingly, the system file is a little too big for the Nexus One’s internal storage, so some rearranging was necessary, and not everything works yet, but it’s a start — and apparently Flash 10.1 is included and enabled, so this one should be a hot ticket when it’s released.

[Thanks, Thalib]

HTC Desire ROM makes Sense on the Nexus One originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 17

Adesso Keyboard Offers Slim Shape, Wireless Range

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Adesso is looking beyond the office with its latest keyboard: it wants to take over your living room and conference rooms, as well. The Adesso WKB-4200UB has a slim shape so you can easily tuck it away, perhaps between the couch and wall, when it’s not in use. It also communicates wirelessly (with 2.4-GHz RF connectivity) at a 30-foot range. That should be more than enough, right? At 30 feet, you couldn’t see the screen anyway.

If that was all it had going for it, the WKB-4200UB would be indistinguishable from dozens of other wireless keyboards, but there’s more. It includes a touchpad on the right side, so you can mouse around the screen without an actual mouse, and an LCD that shows the time and date. The Sleep mode prevents you from draining the battery too quickly, or you could just use the On/Off switch. The keys on this full-size keyboard are pleasantly soft. Sadly, it only works with Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 systems. It’s available now for the slightly steep price of $119.99.

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Feb 17

Prison cellphone jamming gets its first test in Maryland

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As we wait for the Safe Prisons Communication Act to pass the House, word comes out of Maryland that FCI Cumberland will begin testing cellphone jamming technology this week. As you well know, critics of the plan have voiced concerns that the technology could interfere with emergency response and legitimate cell phone use near prisons, but the state is determined to put those criticisms to rest — and to keep inmates from using contraband cellphones for prank calling the warden’s wife, sexting folks on the outside, ordering brutal execution-style “hits” on people, and quite frankly bedeviling the law-abiding citizens that prisons are meant to protect. We can’t help but wonder how HBO’s Oz would have turned out differently if this had happened ten years ago.

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Feb 17

Steve Jobs Wins Award at Conference He Didn’t Attend

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Woody Allen once said, “80 percent of success is showing up,” and Steve Jobs doesn’t even need to do that anymore. The CEO was dubbed mobile personality of the year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week without even attending the conference.

The award celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Global Mobile Awards and “reflects the contributions of individuals, established names, new thinkers, and rising starts, across the global industry and leaders of other industries that have contributed to the growth and convergence of mobile during the last year,” according to a Macworld article.

No Apple representative was present to collect the award, but Stephen Fry, the host of the Global Mobile Awards, said he would pass it on.

Jobs’ company also had a strong presence at the show without actually being there. Rivals showcased their touchscreen devices and application stores, two innovations popularized by the iPhone, The New York Times observed earlier this week. And the new iPhone 3GS was part of the official banner of T-Mobile, the wireless unit of Deutsche Telekom, which sells the device in 12 countries and is the exclusive iPhone seller in Germany.

Now that’s what we call mindshare.

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Feb 17

CyberNotes: Signs Technology Has Taken Over Your Life

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This article was written on October 05, 2007 by CyberNet.

If you can nod your head in agreement to some of the statements below, there’s a chance that technology has taken over your life…

  1. When you go into a computer store, you eavesdrop on a salesperson talking with customers — and you butt in to correct him and spend the next twenty minutes answering the customers’ questions, while the salesperson stands by nodding his head.
  2. Off the top of your head, you can think of nineteen keystroke symbols that are far more clever than :-) .
  3. On vacation, you are reading a computer manual and turning the pages faster than everyone else who is reading John Grisham novels.
  4. The thought that a CD could refer to finance or music rarely enters your mind.
  5. You own a set of itty-bitty screw-drivers and you actually know where they are (and use them).
  6. You are so knowledgeable about technology that you feel secure enough to say “I don’t know” when someone asks you a technology question instead of feeling compelled to make something up.
  7. You back up your data everyday.
  8. You can’t help but wonder what it would be like if Google indexed your house so that you’d always know where everything is at (car keys!).
  9. You have never sat through an entire movie without having at least one device on your body beep or buzz.
  10. You think of your gadgets as “friends,” but you forget to send your father a birthday card.
  11. When you hear Wow, you automatically think World of Warcraft or Microsoft’s Vista campaign.
  12. You have no hesitations with naming your child LOL or LMAO…

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Feb 17

The 404 Podcast 520: Where we hire a new Twitterererer

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In our struggling economy, it’s nice to know that our commander-in-chief is doing his part to provide jobs to our country. Well, at least one: Barack Obama is hiring a new Social Networks Manager! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to “maintain the Democratic Party and Organizing for America accounts on all social networks (such as Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace accounts, etc.” Who wouldn’t want to be Barack Obama’s Internet ambassador? It’s time to beef up that resume, write an outstanding cover letter, channel your inner Gabriel, and fill out this application…no word yet on compensation.

Mini sausages do double duty.

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Touch-screen smartphones are fun to use, but what happens when users don’t want to remove their gloves in the freezing winter to send a text message or a play a game? We’ve seen some asinine iPhone accessories, but the latest trend in South Korea is too hilarious to ignore.

Clever citizens discovered that a certain brand of sausage can be used as a stylus in lieu of a human finger. CJ Corporation, the business behind the “Maekseubong” sausages, reported a record breaking 39 percent revenue increase over the last year thanks to the discovery. Check out this video of a guy playing a Taiko drumming game using two of the Maxbong (tiny sausage) snacks.

Lots of sticker pictures and voice-mails today, including an official 404 Olympic Update and a crazy story about how The 404 helped a listener through an automobile accident. Glad you’re safe, Jersey from Pete!



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