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Archive for January, 2011
MetroPCS: make “bill shock” rules for Verizon/AT&T, not us
Jan 31st
We are over three months into the Federal Communications Commission’s “bill shock” proceeding, and the comments are still coming in strong. The Commission is proposing rules that would require mobile carriers to provide consistent “usage alerts,” letting a subscriber know that she’s on the way to exceeding her usual monthly charges. The wireless industry is strongly opposed to this proposal
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MetroPCS: make “bill shock” rules for Verizon/AT&T, not us
Quadriplegic sets hands-free typing record
Jan 31st
We’ve got to give props to the amazing Hank Torres — who lost use of his arms and legs after a hang-gliding accident 30 years ago — for setting the Guinness world record for fastest hands-free typing.
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Quadriplegic sets hands-free typing record
Hackers increasingly using telnet for attacks, port 23 looking younger than ever
Jan 31st
You can’t always just hang around waiting for the next big Microsoft security update . Sometimes you have to go and make your own destiny — even if it means probing a few dusty ports. That’s apparently the mantra of modern hackers who are, according to Akamai, increasingly looking back at telnet as a means to gain unapproved access to systems of all shapes and sizes.
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Hackers increasingly using telnet for attacks, port 23 looking younger than ever
New PlayStation 3 Firmware Hacked Within 24 Hours of its Release (PC World)
Jan 31st
PC World – Sony’s been playing cat-and-mouse with PS3 firmware crackers, and less than a day after its version 3.56 firmware was released, hackers have circumvented Sony’s locks.
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New PlayStation 3 Firmware Hacked Within 24 Hours of its Release
(PC World)
YouTube star iJustine on her Internet fame
Jan 31st
YouTube celebrities that have established themselves as premium brands on the Internet are important to marketers becuase of their built-in audeinces.
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YouTube star iJustine on her Internet fame
Preview of Android Toys Series Part 2!
Jan 31st
Google is getting to release the second generation of its popular Android toy robot line. The first series was designed solely by Andrew Bell, but this time around the 3” vinyl robots will don the designs of three designers. Andrew Bell is back but we also have designs from Gary Ham and Google themselves
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Preview of Android Toys Series Part 2!
Newest unpatched Windows flaw a variation on 2004 problem
Jan 31st
Microsoft has issued a security bulletin warning of a new unpatched Windows vulnerability affecting all Windows versions from Windows XP through to Windows 7, except for Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The flaw enables attackers to cause victims to run malicious scripts by visiting a web page.
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Newest unpatched Windows flaw a variation on 2004 problem
Former Google, MTV engineers cook up IntoNow – Foursquare meets Shazam for TV fans
Jan 31st
If there’s one thing we love here in the good ol’ U.
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Former Google, MTV engineers cook up IntoNow – Foursquare meets Shazam for TV fans
Hokies give (tactile) sight to the blind so they can drive, no word on turning water into wine
Jan 31st
Daytona International Speedway is synonymous with speed, auto racing, and . . . blind people
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Hokies give (tactile) sight to the blind so they can drive, no word on turning water into wine
iPad Sales Slow as Vendors Stock Up on Android Tablets (NewsFactor)
Jan 31st
NewsFactor – The tablet wars seem to be pretty hot these days. But if new numbers are an indication, they’re just warming up.
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iPad Sales Slow as Vendors Stock Up on Android Tablets
(NewsFactor)
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