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You have to get root access to do deep-level customizations that will make your phone truly your own. We show you how to do it.

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Chlorine — it’s not just for keeping your clothes white and your pool clean anymore! Soon, layers of the stuff, just a single atom thick, could play a pivotal role in OLED manufacturing. Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that this tiny amount of Cl can almost double the efficiency of existing displays while reducing complexity and driving down costs. Using a rather simple procedure involving UV light, the team was able to chlorinate standard electrode panels found in conventional OLEDs without having toxic chlorine gas wafting about. While this is good news for manufacturers, it’s even better news for consumers. We’ve been itching to mount a big, organic flat-screen in our parents’ basement living room. Finally, we may see cheap OLED TVs on Walmart shelves — right next to the Clorox.

Chlorine could be key to the cheaper, more efficient OLED TV of your dreams originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You may be fooled by their featherweight design, but the MEElectronics HT-21s earn our recommendation for their ample soundstage, subtle aesthetic, and portable convenience.

This one’s been in the works for some time now, but the White House has just today officially unveiled its plans for a national secure internet ID program — or as it has dubbed it, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). As expected, that will be entirely voluntary and largely driven by various private sector companies, who will be responsible for verifying your ID and providing you with secure credentials that you’ll be able to use across the internet — the credentials themselves could simply be a secure application, or something like smart card or SecurID token. The administration is also quick to point out that the system is not a national ID program of any sort, and it’s going to some length to play up the involvement of multiple credential providers, with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke saying that “having a single issuer of identities creates unacceptable privacy and civil liberties issues.” Hit up the source link below for all of the finer details, or head on past the break for a quick video explanation.

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White House unveils national strategy for secure internet IDs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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