Jan 13
Samsung responds to reports that it is delaying pushing out the Android 2.2 update to Vibrant owners in order to push the Vibrant 4G.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Jan 13
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Jan 13
It’s apparently true; you can get anything you want cheap from China. Today, I got an e-mail offering deeply discounted life-size animatronic dinosaurs. And here they are.
Jan 13
Just a few short months after the release of the T-Mobile Vibrant, the carrier looks ready to release a more capable follow-up device.
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Jan 13
Qualcomm unveils dual-core Snapdragon reference handset at CES 2011
Posted in: dual-core, processor, qualcomm, snapdragon, Today's Chili
NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 was tearing it up on the CES 2011 show floor in a host of new tablets, but unbeknownst to us, Qualcomm’s long-awaited dual-core Snapdragon made a pair of cameo appearances as well. The first was in ASUS’ Eee Pad MeMO, which showed off its pressure-sensitive stylus action on the floor, and the second is in the new Qualcomm reference design you see immediately above. According to a video released on Qualcomm’s website — which you can watch after the break — Qualcomm attempted to distract tech journalists from Verizon’s press conference by giving them a sneak peek at the HTC Thunderbolt here instead. Then, we like to imagine, the company brainwashed the lot into believing the 1.2GHz MSM8660 with Adreno 220 graphics is destined for a host of tablets and phones. Of course, if that’s actually the case, we’ll gladly join the throng. Where do we sign up?
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Jan 13
Keepin’ it real fake: Nokia N9 doesn’t wait for mature MeeGo to launch in China
Posted in: chinese, kirf, meego, nokia, qwerty, QwertySlider, slider, Today's Chili
As with the N8, so with the N9. Nokia’s first MeeGo device is widely expected to be dubbed the N9 and sport a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, but its elongated time to market has given Chinese KIRF artists the chance to beat Finland with their own device. Parsing together leaked pictures and perhaps some insider info we’re not privy to, some crafty folks have put together the above 14mm-thin slider, outfitting it with a 3-inch screen, front- and rear-facing cameras, Bluetooth, WiFi, FM radio, microSD card slot, dual SIM capabilities, and an almost entirely metallic construction. The OS is some sort of Symbian lookalike, while the price is an eminently affordable 700 yuan ($106). You’ll just need to find the right market stall in Shenzhen to get yours.
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Jan 13
Here’s a sentence I assumed I’d never hear, “Through the power of second life, students can virtually experience the civil rights movement.”
It’s from a new video by communication students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Just in time for Martin Luther King Day, a group of kids have launched Civil Rights Movement Comes of Age in Second Life.”
The kids learned game development in order to create Second Life simulation of some of the Civil Right Movement’s most pivotal events, including 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, the 1963 March on Washington, and the 1964 Mississippi Freedom School Movement.
Introductory video after the jump.
Jan 13
Report: Two New BlackBerry Smartphone Devices Leaked
Posted in: BlackBerry, leaked, Phones, RIM, smartphone, Today's Chili
The BlackBerry seems like the smartphone of yesteryear, but leaked info on two new devices suggests that BlackBerry parent company Research in Motion isn’t giving up without a fight.
Pictures of the next generation of BlackBerry Curve codenamed “Apollo,” and another device named the “Dakota,” have been making the rounds this morning, first reported by Boy Genius Report.
The two new devices tout an impressive lineup of specs, many of which contend with the latest Android-based hardware to recently hit the market. Both have 5-megapixel cameras and NFC capability (just like Samsung’s Nexus S), Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi, and both will run BlackBerry OS version 6.1.
The new BlackBerry Curve, codenamed "Apollo," by Research in Motion. Photo by Boy Genius Report.
From here, says Boy Genius Report, the phones deviate. The Apollo (above) will be running on a Tavor MG-1 800-MHz processor with 512 MB of RAM. Its 480×360 HVGA display will sit just above its QWERTY keyboard. It’s a nice update to RIM’s middle-of-the-road smartphone offerings.
A leaked photo of the BlackBerry Dakota by RIM. Photo by Boy Genius Report.
The Dakota, however, is aimed at the higher end of the smartphone market, and it’s got the specs to back it up. HD video recording capability, 4GB of built-in storage with 768MB of RAM, a 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen and an accelerometer all make the Dakota a force to be reckoned with. And yes, it does have 3G mobile hotspot capability.
The spec lists on the devices signal RIM’s willingness to change up their existing device configurations in order to compete with current smartphone market options. As iPhones and Android-based devices have lured away BlackBerry customers over the recent past, RIM has tried to fight for its once-burgeoning customer base. Last year, the company decided to overhaul the BlackBerry’s clunky OS and browser, and has also made efforts to woo developers by supporting Flash-based content on BlackBerry devices.
No price points or release information have been made available yet.
Photo: (top)Seany/Flickr and Boy Genius Report
Jan 13
Distraught Oklahoma University researcher says her stolen MacBook contains years of valuable data on prostate cancer. And no, she didn’t back up.
Jan 13
This article was written on June 11, 2008 by CyberNet.
ESET makes what I believe to be the best antivirus application, and last week they announced that they really had something to be proud of. They earned their 50th VB100 award, which came from a test for their ESET Security offering on Ubuntu Linux Server. What’s even more amazing is that ESET has only failed three times when being tested a total of 53 times:
- Failure 1 (February 1998) – NOD-iCE 7.19
- Failure 2 (November 2000) – NOD32 1.47
- Failure 3 (April 2002) – NOD32 1.19
The test checks to see whether antivirus applications can detect the “in the wild” viruses, which shouldn’t be too tough since it’s looking for virus signatures that already exist. The tough part, however, is that in order to pass the antivirus program cannot return any false positives. By that they mean it cannot identify a clean file as being a virus.
You may or may not be impressed with how well they’ve done, but when putting it up against some of the industry-leading security companies I think you’ll understand why this is such a big deal. Here’s a list of stats I assembled from several companies that regularly participate in the VB100, and they are sorted according to the percentage of tests they have passed (best ones first):
| Name | Passed | Failed | Pass Rate |
| ESET | 50 | 3 | 94.3% |
| Symantec | 44 | 6 | 88.0% |
| Sophos | 41 | 15 | 73.2% |
| Kaspersky | 42 | 16 | 72.4% |
| CA eTrust | 34 | 13 | 72.3% |
| Norman | 39 | 16 | 70.9% |
| BitDefender | 17 | 7 | 70.8% |
| McAfee | 35 | 20 | 63.6% |
| FRISK | 20 | 13 | 60.6% |
| Trend Micro | 16 | 11 | 59.3% |
| F-Secure | 29 | 24 | 54.7% |
| Alwil Avast | 25 | 22 | 53.2% |
| AVG Grisoft | 22 | 22 | 50.0% |
ESET and Symantec are the only two that managed to score above a 75%, and both of them deserve credit for that. Congrats to ESET for being the first company to hit 50 passed tests!
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