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03:06 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge
"Everything could get publicly exposed – your received mails might be readable, as well as all of your sent mail, and furthermore – anyone could send and receive mail under your name", thus reveals Nir Goldshlagger, an Israeli hacker, on an exclusive interview with Nana NetLife Magazine. "Even more alarming", he explains, "is the fact that the hack itself is quite simple. All that is needed of the malicious hacker, beside knowledge of the specific technique, is quite basic computer knowledge, the victim's username – and that’s it, he's inside". Google admitted to the security flaw and is working on a fix. One tip for Google: Stay beta forever, then you don't have to bother with legal claims at the end. |
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12:34 PM by sUnShInE in Archive | Portable Audio/Video
Humorously, Gateway is also taking shots at Apple saying, "The new Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox will make anyone currently on a waiting list for other mini-digital music players think twice". They're also boasting that the Photo Jukebox's battery can go for 8 hours and, more importantly, can be removed and recharged "unlike most other digital music players." Gateway is only taking pre-orders right now, with shipments expected in mid-November. Read more from the Gateway press release. |
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12:15 PM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Lounge
full package, zipped: here. You can still see the script in action at halted.de (make sure to copy it on your own server as this server is only for temporary demonstration purposes!) If you want to give it a quick try, use this feed link with your favorite feed reader like Bloglines, FeedDemon, etc. About: |
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Thu October 28 2004
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08:57 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
LinuxJournal compares OpenZaurus to the original Sharp ROM: One might think, why would I want to replace my current Sharp Linux distribution? Although I must admit Sharp's embedded Linux distribution is pretty impressive, some points could be improved. Some of these points include SD card compatability and missing utilities, such as SSH. In addition, OpenZaurus provides 16MB of built-in Flash separate from the 64MB of memory split between, in the SL-5500, 32MB for storage and 32MB for heap. The heap memory also can be written to, allowing you to add and remove applications that you can't touch in the Sharp ROM, such as the Hancom applications. Most importantly, OpenZaurus offers freedom of choice. The same article also goes into detail how you can download and install OpenZaurus on your own Sharp PDA. See attached images how pretty the system looks like. |
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11:10 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
PalmGear New Software PalmGear Updated Software Link-Depth is 0 for both channels. Note that the links might change in near future, since I am working on something new which will eventually incorporate those two links. Enjoy |
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09:28 AM by sUnShInE in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones I'm listening to a piece on NPR this morning that PDA sales are down and dropping. According to an IDC press release, PDA sales are down 8.7% from the third quarter last year, and if a handheld device doesn't have voice capabilities, a growing number of users around the world aren't interested. PalmOne's unit shipments fell 12.7% from the third quarter last year to 736,481. That left the company with 34.7% of the PDA market, down 6.9 percentage points from the second quarter. David Linsalata, analyst in IDC's Mobile Devices program said, "It is crucial that vendors push handheld devices into new market segments through the integration of existing technology such as GPS bundles in order to energize this market and return it to a growth path.” |
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05:49 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Announcements
Happy Birthday! Ignatz, I just want to thank you for all the wonderful effort you have put into this community. It simply wouldn't be the same without you! |
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