Decaflon Clips

Tempest in a Mobile Phone: Protecting Your Geo-Privacy

Tyme — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:46:55

The next great privacy tempest seems like a yawner: What will happen with the data gathered by social networking or personal information services that track where you and your friends are?

Midori musings: Thoughts on a "post-Windows" OS

Tyme — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:16:28

The big excitement in Microsoftland this week has been further news of Midori. Midori is claimed to be Microsoft's "post-Windows" operating system—a new platform for the future. The SD Times claims to have seen internal Microsoft documents describing the company's plans for the new OS, and it says that Midori will be a commercial derivative of the Singularity project. Say hello to a cloud-computing-ready .NET OS.

Economy Down, PC Sales Up

Tyme — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:11:11

The worldwide economy may be faltering, but PC sales are in growth mode, according to numbers released Tuesday by Gartner Inc., and IDC, two information technology research firms. Apple's growth was particularly strong.

Ex-Google Engineers Unveil New Search Engine

Tyme — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:12:45

The former Google engineers roll out Cuil, which they say will index a larger portion of the Web than Google, and more quickly and at less cost.

BSA: pirated software taking cops off the street, costs jobs

Tyme — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:58:06

The Business Software Alliance has had IDG conduct another piracy survey, this one focused on eight US states. The report attempts to shock everyone from their piratical ways by calculating the losses in unusual units: police officers taken off the street.

5 Steps to Upgrade From a Hacked iPhone to an iPhone 3G

Tyme — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:35:23

I know what you’re thinking: “Matt, I hacked my original iPhone. Now I want to share in the iPhone 3G fun, but I’m worried that something horrible will happen if I upgrade to the iPhone 3G.”

Buck up, fellow iPhone hacker. I’ll tell you how to upgrade from your hacked Apple phone and keep all the settings you love from your original iPhone. The good news is that it’s not hard and there’s a set of five steps that will combine the comfort of your old settings with the joy of the new 3G iPhone. I’ll lead you through the steps.

Cancer Center: Cell Phone Risk

Tyme — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:13:50

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.

Social Engineering 101: Mitnick and other hackers show how it's done

Scrivs — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:44:23

As a young fugitive hacker, he went to jail for breaking into computer networks, mostly by using his cunning and persuasion than his tech skills. He was an early master of the science of social engineering--manipulating people into doing what you want, such as giving out passwords and other information that unlocks sensitive information on networks.

15 Dazzling Multi Monitor Setups You Wish You Were Viewing This With

Scrivs — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:47:40

If you have ever used a computer that had more than one monitor or a computer with a very big monitor attached to it, it’s hard to go back to using just one little monitor.

Now imagine using one of the huge gigantic multi monitor setups below. Going back to even two or three monitors would feel extremely small in comparison.

Sneeze-sensing software gives avatars a good laugh

Tyme — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:49:17

Having a laugh with friends? Your computer may soon be able to join in. Software that can automatically recognise "non-linguistic" sounds, such as laughter, and generate an appropriate facial animation sequence, could improve the quality of web-based avatars or computer-animated movies.

Mobile web reaches critical mass

Tyme — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:21

The mobile web has reached a "critical mass" of users this year, according to a report by analysts Nielsen Mobile.

First look: KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8

Scrivs — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:44:08

KDE's Windows team has done an excellent job of making the KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8 installation as seamless as possible. Simply download and run the installer script and all the required packages will be calculated, downloaded from the repository, and installed on the computer. TechWorld tried the installer with Windows XP.

Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Mobile Phone Tracking

Tyme — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:29:45

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are asking a federal court to order the Department of Justice to turn over records about the agency’s tracking of mobile phone users.

Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

Tyme — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:17:46

Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a judge ruled Wednesday.

How Twitter could be worth nothing in a year

Tyme — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:43:56

What if Twitter isn't worth "billions" in one year and instead, it's worth nothing? Just because it has a huge user base and it may be able to take advantage of its messaging platform, can we simply forget that it's down every single day for extended periods of time?

The rising cost of texting

Tyme — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:11:02

Text message prices have risen as quickly as gas prices at the pump over the past two years. What gives?

How To Clean A Scratched CD With A Banana

Mike — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:10:24

Peel the banana
Rub the banana on the CD in a circular motion
Use the underside of the peel and rub the banana in deeper
Wipe away the residue with a lint-free cloth, like you’d use to clean your car windows
Using another cloth, remove smudges with a spritz of Windex
Voila, she is like new!

SOS: the signal that has saved thousands turns 100

Scrivs — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:03:21

“Send SOS,” one of the Titanic’s radio operators supposedly said to another after the famous ship struck that infamous iceberg. “It’s the new call and besides this may be your last chance to send it.”

BitTorrent seed farmer found guilty, faces 10 years in jail

Tyme — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:57:31

A federal jury convicted 26-year-old Daniel Dove for both felony copyright infringement as well as conspiracy, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday. Dove, the last remaining administrator of EliteTorrents.com who did not plead guilty, now faces up to 10 years in prison.

Top 10 TEDTalks

ShyOne — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:23:45

"With 50 million views since we started posting video two years ago, TEDTalks have become a powerful cultural force.

To celebrate this milestone, we're releasing a never-before-seen list: the Top 10 TEDTalks of all time, as of June 2008."

Using GPS to find where people are going at night

ShyOne — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:46:27

Like a Doppler weather map with red blotches tracking the paths of major storms, a new tracking software service co-developed by Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara instantly shows people where the hottest clubs or hangouts are, in real time.

What to do when a disk goes bad

Tyme — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:35:28

Find out how to recover your data, and fast.

T-Mobile wireless to offer landline option

Tyme — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:20:14

T-Mobile, the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the United States, is jumping into the landline phone business with a home-phone service that offers its subscribers unlimited domestic calling for $10 a month.

T-Mobile to prorate early termination fees

Tyme — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:57:29

On Monday the company said that it will pro-rate or reduce the cost over time of its early termination fees for contract customers. This means that customers will pay less to terminate their subscription as the end of their contract nears.

Organic by design

joshawesome — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:48:16

His futuristic concept is called the Nano Vent-Skin (NVS) and the design -- to wrap buildings in an organic lattice skin made up of micro wind turbines -- is radical.

Holographic handsets on the market by 2010

Scrivs — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:47:04

By 2010 the devices will routinely beam 3D films, games and virtual goods into our laps according to Indian technology giant Infosys, which has patented the handset.

Smackdown: BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs. Apple iPhone 3G

Tyme — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:24:05

How do the year’s most eagerly-awaited smartphones stack up?

How a forgotten Intel invention could revolutionize the CPU

Scrivs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:17:13

When we talk about processor performance, most of the performance typically comes from the depth of the pipeline, the number of cores, the size and the type of the cache or the clock speed. However, we rarely here about the way how a processor actually communicates between these components and such technologies usually do not make it into marketing brochures. But Intel has an idea that could change this scenario: The company plays with the thought of integrating DRAM into the CPU.

The Education of Geeks and Freaks

Nils — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:10:37

It is easy to forget that the future of web design rests in the hands of a small group of people—those with responsibility for educating the next generation. Columnist Tom Green reports on the sad state of post-secondary education, and what it might mean for the future of effective web development.

U.S. Will Lag in Tech Growth, Study Says

Tyme — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:09:57

While marketers and advertisers have much to cheer in the coming digital revolution, the fastest growth will be in emerging markets, with the United States lagging behind.

City sneezes at WiFi allergy claims, goes ahead with hotspots

Scrivs — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:15:24

Late last month, we covered the goings on in Santa Fe, NM, and their plans to introduce free WiFi in a number of public buildings. As you may recall, those plans were being challenged by a group of cranky citizens who claimed that the plan constituted discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as they suffered from an alleged sensitivity to electromagnetic radio frequency emissions. Santa Fe’s city council has spoken, and it seems they think the complaint is a spurious as the rest of us.

Canada - is your iPod legal?

Tyme — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:32:54

The new Copyright Act in Canada will allow Canadians to copy legally acquired music to their iPods and computers but ban them from circumventing DRM on other media.

Qik on the iPhone

Tyme — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:57:17

This video shows Qik working on the iPhone.

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Cell Phones

Scrivs — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:43:22

Just when we feel comfortable enough to say “wow, cell phones have really changed the way we operate,” things get even weirder. Here are 10 facts about cells from around the world that show the scale and style of our contemporary global use; sometimes for bad, but sometimes for real, cool, innovative good.

Sapphire joins the 2160p LCD TV party

SCarter — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:09:06

Not that you could really take advantage of the resolution of a quad HDTV today, but just in case you want to run a video game in 8.3 megapixel resolution – four times what current 1080p TVs offer - on a 56” display, Sapphire will be the second company we know of that is actually selling such a display. The bragging rights of owning such a TV come at a hefty price, of course.