Mar 30
Mar 30
If you are a jailbreak fan, there’s finally some good news coming from the untethered jailbreak camp, led by the hackers at the Dev Team–an untethered jailbreak is running iOS 4.3 in beta.
Originally posted at iPad Atlas
Mar 30
Watch-controlled robo-tot grasps small objects, the meaning of life (video)
Posted in: arduino, controller, robot, RobotApocalypse, texas instruments, ti, Today's Chili, video, watch, Wireless
It may seem like there’s an abundance of robot news lately, but we’re just trying to please our mechanical overlords deliver the latest in gadget and technology news. What we’ve got here is an Arduino-based robo-gripper that serves only to move around and use its 3D printed claws to grab tiny objects that we’d otherwise be too lazy to pick up ourselves. The robot, infused with a Texas Instruments CC1110 dev kit, is controlled using an accelerometer-based Chronos watch and can move in all directions by simply tilting the timepiece. If you want to take a gander at this little guy in action, check out the video past the break — it’s always warming to see humans having the upper hand against the machine.
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Mar 30
Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops, privacy advocates flip
Posted in: issue, laptop, notebook, privacy, problem, samsung, Software, Today's Chili, video
We’ll start by saying that we’ve reached out to Samsung for a response here, but as of now, no reply has been given — neither a confirmation nor a refusal of truth. Why bother mentioning that? If this here story proves true, Sammy could have a serious problem on its hands — a problem that’ll definitely start with a rash of negative PR, and a quandary that could very well end the outfit up in the courtroom. According to a report by Mohamed Hassan over at Network World, Samsung allegedly took the initiative to install a keylogger into his recently purchased R525 and R540 laptops. The app was noticed right away after a security scan on both systems, with StarLogger popping up with the c:\windows\SL directory. Where things really get strange is on the support line; reportedly, a supervisor informed Mr. Hassan (after an earlier denial) that the company did indeed install the software at the factory in order to “monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used.” Unfortunately, it’s difficult to say if this is a widespread issue, or if the tale is entirely correct, but we get the feeling that Samsung will have little choice but to respond in some form or fashion here shortly. Naturally, we’ll keep you abreast of the situation — meanwhile, you may want to reconsider that hate-filled comment you’re about to bang out on your Samsung laptop, and instead, feast your eyes on the video just past the break.
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Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops, privacy advocates flip originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 30
Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops (update: official response)
Posted in: issue, laptop, notebook, privacy, problem, samsung, Software, Today's Chili, videoWe’ll start by saying that we’ve reached out to Samsung for a response here, but as of now, no reply has been given — neither a confirmation nor a refusal of truth. Why bother mentioning that? If this here story proves true, Sammy could have a serious problem on its hands — a problem that’ll definitely start with a rash of negative PR, and a quandary that could very well end the outfit up in the courtroom. According to a report by Mohamed Hassan over at Network World, Samsung allegedly took the initiative to install a keylogger into his recently purchased R525 and R540 laptops. The app was noticed right away after a security scan on both systems, with StarLogger popping up with the c:\windows\SL directory. Where things really get strange is on the support line; reportedly, a supervisor informed Mr. Hassan (after an earlier denial) that the company did indeed install the software at the factory in order to “monitor the performance of the machine and to find out how it is being used.” Unfortunately, it’s difficult to say if this is a widespread issue, or if the tale is entirely correct, but we get the feeling that Samsung will have little choice but to respond in some form or fashion here shortly. Naturally, we’ll keep you abreast of the situation — meanwhile, you may want to reconsider that hate-filled comment you’re about to bang out on your Samsung laptop, and instead, feast your eyes on the video just past the break.
Update: Kudos to Samsung for hitting this head-on. An hour after we inquired for comment, a company spokesperson tossed over this official quote: “Samsung takes Mr. Hassan’s claims very seriously. After learning of the original post this morning on NetworkWorld.com, we launched an internal investigation into this issue. We will provide further information as soon as it is available.”
Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops (update: official response) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 30
The developer Smashedfly has brought the mechanical baseball pinball machine of the 80s to the Apple App Store–and it’s a lot of fun to play.
Mar 30
This article was written on October 18, 2007 by CyberNet.
Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).
As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!
–Stable Releases–
The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.
- FileZilla 3.0.2.1 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
Type of Application: FTP client
Changes: Remote file viewing and editing, and several bug fixes - Popcorn 1.79 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror]
Type of Application: Portable email client
Changes: Bug fixes - Ubuntu 7.10 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
Type of Application: Linux Operating System
Changes: Lots!
–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–
The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.
- Azureus 3.0.3.5 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
Release: Beta 3
Type of Application: File sharing
Changes: N/A - SpeedFan 4.34 [Homepage] [Mirror]
Release: Beta 28
Type of Application: System fan monitor
Changes: Improved Intel CPU identification and bug fixes - Joost 1.0.2 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
Release: Beta
Type of Application: Streaming television
Changes: N/A - Sunbird 0.7 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
Release: Release Candidate 2
Type of Application: Calendar management
Changes: Bug fixes
–Release Calendar–
This is a great way to keep up on the upcoming software releases.
- October 18 – Firefox 2.0.0.8
- October 26 – Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard [Review] NEW
- November – Firefox 3 Milestone 9 [Review] UPDATED
- November – Zune 2 [Review] NEW
- November 8 – Fedora 8
- December 4 – OpenOffice.org 2.3.1 [Review]
- January, 2008 – Mac Office 2008 [Review] NEW
- January 15, 2008 – WordPress 2.4
- February, 2008 – iPhone SDK [Review] NEW
- March 4, 2008 – OpenOffice.org 2.4
- April 24, 2008 – Ubuntu 8.04
- September 2, 2008 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
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Mar 30
Researchers show off ‘flex’ interface for touchscreens
Posted in: interface, Today's Chili, touchscreen, video
No, it’s not an actual flexible touchscreen, but this so-called “flex” interface developed by some researchers at Osaka University is still pretty novel. Rather than simply moving content off the screen when you’re browsing something like Google Maps, it treats what’s on the screen as an elastic, flexible material and squishes the content as it gets closer to the edge of the screen, which still lets you see it while you focus on a different area. That, the researchers say, would be just as effective on phones and other devices in addition to large touchscreens, and it would obviously be fairly easy to implement. Check it out in action in the video above.
Researchers show off ‘flex’ interface for touchscreens originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 30
How to detect and remove StarLogger
Posted in: Today's ChiliFinding out whether your Samsung laptop has a keylogger surreptitiously installed and figuring out how to remove it are not as hard as you might think.
Originally posted at The Download Blog
Mar 30
Today Flickr announced that it’s added new sharing functionality that allows users to share specific Flickr content on various social networking sites, including Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr. In an attempt to make “Flickr the hub for your photos on the Internet,” the Flickr folks have made it easier for you to share your photos to the places you want.
Replacing the “Share this” button is new a icon for email, the two sharing services you most recently used, and a drop down menu, which gives you access to other sharing destinations, the URL, and the embed code. You can now not only share your individual photos and photostream, but sets and groups as well. You can also share non-public Flickr content with your Facebook friends, so you can keep your goofy game-night pics private on Flickr, but still share them with your Facebook friends.
Plus, now, even if you aren’t signed into Flickr, you can share public and safe photos from the site on Twitter and Facebook accounts. On its blog, Flickr says its changes “make it easier to upload once to Flickr and get your photos out to other places you showcase your photos on the web!” We all know that life is hard enough, so why not try the new features out and see if it really does make photo sharing easier.
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