Jul 06

HTC does the whole record profit thing again for Q2

Posted in: Android, earnings, financial, financials, HTC, sales, smartphone, Smartphones, Today's Chili

Another day, another record profit from the folks at HTC. Surely even the Taiwanese handset manufacturer must be bored of reporting this endless stream of good news, right? Yeah, probably not. The company happily announced this week an impressive second quarter net income of NT$17.5 billion ($608 million), more than double what it reported for the same time period the year prior. Overall revenue for the quarter hit NT$124.4 billion, thanks to the ever-present demand for Android handsets. And revenue from the company is expected to keep on growing in Q3 — maybe boredom isn’t so bad after all.

HTC does the whole record profit thing again for Q2 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06

Another Galaxy S II passes through the FCC, possibly rockin’ a Tegra 2

Posted in: galaxy s ii, GalaxySIi, NVIDIA, samsung, tegra 2, Tegra2, Today's Chili
Samsung GT-I9103

What we have here appears to be some variation of the Samsung Galaxy S II, with support for 850MHz and 1900MHz GSM frequencies, making its way through the FCC. Now, we know what you’re thinking, “didn’t we already see an AT&T ready S II?” Yep, but this one sports a different model number — GT-I9103, and you know where we’ve seen that before? Those mysterious Tegra 2-equipped Galaxy S II benchmarks. The rumblings of Sammy’s flagship handset coming in two versions, one rocking NVIDIA’s mobile chip, aren’t without precedent — Exynos is still fairly young silicon and this could be a way to boost supplies (as we put it, in the most politically correct terms possible) “outside its critical markets.” In other words, don’t expect to pick one of these up at your local AT&T shop, unless your local store happens to be in St. Petersburg Russia.

Another Galaxy S II passes through the FCC, possibly rockin’ a Tegra 2 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06

Sony’s S1 and S2 tablets pose for the cameras again, show off more angles (video)

Posted in: Android, honeycomb, NVIDIA, playstation, sony, Today's Chili, video
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Sony’s S1 and S2 Honeycomb tablets have been very coy in front of the cameras since their initial unveiling. Aside from two visually pleasing short films and a tease of a hands-on, we haven’t seen much of them since — or any specific release details, for that matter. The former’s changed at least, however, thanks to Notebook Italia. The site managed to handle the duo long enough in front of a lens to capture a bevy of snapshots, along with a short video of the S1 running PlayStation Suite. If you’ve been anxious to get a better look you’ll find the S1 clip past the break, and all of the photos by hitting the source link below.

Update: Niccolo from HDblog.it wrote in just as this post was going live, offering up another batch of screenshots and another hands-on video. That’s down below, enabling double your viewing pleasure, and double your fun.

[Thanks, Lau]

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Sony’s S1 and S2 tablets pose for the cameras again, show off more angles (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06

Apple may launch iPad 2 Plus in 2011, says analyst

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“Indications from the supply chain” lead one analyst to predict that Apple could launch an updated iPad toward year’s end, according to the International Business Times.

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Jul 06

Flush with success, Microsoft hopes Samsung will be its next Android patent bounty

Posted in: Android, Microsoft, patent, samsung, Today's Chili, Windows, windows 8, windows phone, Windows8, WindowsPhone
Flush with success, Microsoft hopes Samsung will be its next Android patent bounty

Wistron? Check. HTC? Double-check. Velocity Micro? Been there. Itronix? Done that. Microsoft has found plenty of corporate entities willing to be wooed with its patent-waving ways, and the company hopes the next notch on its bedpost will be a big one: Samsung. Reuters is reporting that Microsoft is after a $15 bounty per Android handset sold, which, if already in place, would have put Sammy $45 million in the hole thanks to the Galaxy S II’s successes. Why would Samsung agree to such terms? It’s possible Microsoft is requiring that this agreement be put in place for companies that want to produce Windows 8 tablets. Or, maybe it’s just because everybody else is playing along. Nobody likes a follower, Samsung, nobody.

Flush with success, Microsoft hopes Samsung will be its next Android patent bounty originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06

Jailbreakme 3.0: Unlock Your iPad 2 From the Browser

Posted in: Hacks, Mods and DIY, ios, jailbreak, Today's Chili

Jailbreak you iPad 2 right there in Mobile Safari. If you dare…

If you trust a website that uses an unpatched security exploit to enable root access on your iOS device, then you might want to go ahead and visit Jailbreakme.com (v3.0), a site that offers a fast jailbreak which doesn’t require a computer to do the work. The hack will work with the iPhone 3GS and better, the iPod Touch 3G and up, and both iPads. Yes, you can finally jailbreak your iPad 2.

The jailbreak works via a vulnerability in the iOS PDF display code. You visit the site in Mobile Safari, tap a link and the exploit goes to work, gaining root access to the file system and installing the Cydia app store.

The Cydia developers, somewhat ironically, have a patch ready that will fix the PDF vulnerability, although it can’t be long until Apple releases its own fix in the form of an OS update. I tried an earlier version in August 2010 and it worked great — easily the simplest jailbreak I have ever done. But I quickly restored my iPod Touch to a normal, un-jailbroken state for reasons of paranoia.

We certainly have no reason to think that there is any malicious payload inside the jailbreakme.com exploit, but on the other hand we have no evidence that there isn’t. Caveat emptor, and all that.

Jailbreakme 3.0 [Jailbreakme.com]

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Jul 06

Sony brings PSN back online in Japan, wants us to forget about all that hacking nonsense

Posted in: Japan, playstation, playstation 3, Playstation3, ps3, security, sony, Today's Chili
Sony brings PSN back online in Japan, wants us to forget about all that hacking nonsense

Is it over? Is it finally all over? Sony would certainly like to think so, finally bringing its PSN service back online for gamers in its home country of Japan as expected. PlayStation players throughout most of the world have been getting their Resistance on for at least a month now, US services leading the way back in May, but the Japanese government had previously asked Sony to keep things on the DL until it was doubly, triply sure all was good. Given that it only took three days after that initial re-launch for people to find another PSN exploit, that’s looking like it was the right call.

Sony brings PSN back online in Japan, wants us to forget about all that hacking nonsense originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06

MIT algorithm could help prevent midair collisions

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System out of MIT International Center for Air Transportation creates puck-shaped GPS zones around small aircraft to prevent collisions and near-misses.

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Jul 06

Daily Downloads: Eudora, UltraEdit, iTunes, and More

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This article was written on February 25, 2008 by CyberNet.

ubuntu eudora ultraedit itunes logos icons 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.

  • Foobar2000 0.9.5.1 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror]
    Type of Application: Media player
    Changes: Improvements to the interface, and bug fixes
  • iTunes 7.6.1 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror]
    Type of Application: Media player
    Changes: Bug fixes
  • UltraEdit-32 14.00 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Cost: $49.95
    Type of Application: Text editor
    Changes: File encryption/decryption, pre-packaged environments, websearch toolbar, and more

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

  • Eudora 8.0.0 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Release: Beta 3
    Type of Application: Email client
    Changes: Linux version available, importing improvements, and bug fixes
  • Opera 9.5.9807 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Release: Post-Beta
    Type of Application: Web browser
    Changes: Plug-in enhancements and bug fixes
  • Ubuntu 8.04 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror]
    Release: Alpha 5
    Type of Application: Linux operating system
    Changes: Windows users can install Ubuntu using the included Wubi!

–Release Calendar–

  • Early 2008 – Internet Explorer 8 Beta [Review]
  • Early 2008 – Firefox 3.0 [Review]
  • February – iPhone SDK [Review]
  • February – Deskscapes 2.0 [Review]
  • March – WordPress 2.5 [Review]
  • March 4 – OpenOffice.org 2.4
  • March 6 – Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 6
  • Mid March – Vista SP1 [Review]
  • March 24 – XP SP3 [Review]
  • April 24 – Ubuntu 8.04
  • April 29 – Fedora 9
  • June 19 – openSUSE 11.0
  • September 8 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
  • 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
  • 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
  • 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]

Thanks to everyone who sent in the Ubuntu tip!

Copyright © 2011 CyberNetNews.com

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Jul 06

WTO says China’s rare earths export controls violate international rules, US applauds

Posted in: Law, money, price, Today's Chili, us
China’s monopolistic approach to the rare earths market is in violation of international trade regulations, according to a new ruling from the WTO. The verdict, issued yesterday, covers exports of nine minerals — including zinc, manganese and magnesium — that are used to produce a wide variety of smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. China, which controls about 95-percent of the world’s rare earth supply, had previously argued that its export restrictions were needed to prevent overproduction and to conserve natural resources, but the WTO determined that the country was “unable to demonstrate” these environmental benefits. The investigation was originally spurred 18 months ago, after the US and other countries complained that China’s quotas and tariffs unfairly favored domestic manufacturers, while distorting global prices. Experts expect Beijing to appeal the ruling, but this extra international pressure, combined with shifting supply chains and newfound deposits, may bring about the changes many have been calling for. If it doesn’t, we’ll all be stuck with corn phones.

WTO says China’s rare earths export controls violate international rules, US applauds originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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