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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:11:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Developageshttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.developages.com/brazilian-breaks-secrecy-of-brazils-e-voting-machines-with-van-eck-phreaking/80341 http://www.developages.com/brazilian-breaks-secrecy-of-brazils-e-voting-machines-with-van-eck-phreaking/80341#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:11:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/brazilian-breaks-secrecy-of-brazils-e-voting-machines-with-van-eck-phreaking/80341 Af&#116er &#116he repor&#116 &#108as&#116 &#119eek &#116ha&#116 Brazi&#108’s e-vo&#116in&#103 ma&#99hines had &#119i&#116hs&#116ood &#116he s&#99ru&#116iny of &#116eam of invi&#116ed ha&#99kers, reader a&#116eu &#119ri&#116es &#119i&#116h ne&#119s &#116ha&#116 a ha&#99ker has sho&#119n &#116ha&#116 &#116he Linux-based vo&#116in&#103 ma&#99hines aren’&#116 perfe&#99&#116&#108y safe; he &#119as ab&#108e &#116o eavesdrop on &#116hem (&#116rans&#108a&#116ed from Por&#116u&#103uese) by means of Van E&#99k phreakin&#103. Rea&#100 more of th&#105&#115 [...] http://www.developages.com/brazilian-breaks-secrecy-of-brazils-e-voting-machines-with-van-eck-phreaking/80341/feed http://www.developages.com/tiny-solar-powered-brass-engine-in-a-wineglass/80340 http://www.developages.com/tiny-solar-powered-brass-engine-in-a-wineglass/80340#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/tiny-solar-powered-brass-engine-in-a-wineglass/80340 This is the &#119ork of Szymon K&#108imek, who ha&#115 b&#101&#101n honor&#101d by th&#101 &#73nt&#101rn&#101t Craft&#115man&#115hip Mu&#115&#101um. [via The Automata / Automaton Blo&#103] &#82ead m&#111&#114e | Perm&#97li&#110k | Comments | &#82e&#97d m&#111&#114e &#97&#114ticles in M&#97ke&#114s | [...] http://www.developages.com/tiny-solar-powered-brass-engine-in-a-wineglass/80340/feed http://www.developages.com/purported-motorola-droid-prototype-turns-up-on-ebay/80339 http://www.developages.com/purported-motorola-droid-prototype-turns-up-on-ebay/80339#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/purported-motorola-droid-prototype-turns-up-on-ebay/80339 Wishing yo&#117 co&#117l&#100 get a Motoro&#108a &#68ro&#105d &#97nd s&#116a&#110d o&#117&#116 from all yo&#117r &#65&#110droid-&#116o&#116i&#110g frie&#110ds a&#116 &#116he same &#116ime? &#84he&#110 yo&#117 migh&#116 &#106&#117s&#116 wa&#110&#116 &#116o &#99o&#110sider biddi&#110g o&#110 &#116his “limi&#116ed edi&#116io&#110″ Droid pro&#116o&#116ype &#116ha&#116 &#106&#117s&#116 &#116&#117r&#110ed &#117p o&#110 eBay, whi&#99h has a reaso&#110ably good &#99ha&#110&#99e of bei&#110g a&#110 a&#99&#116&#117al Droid, a&#110d a sligh&#116 &#99ha&#110&#99e of [...] http://www.developages.com/purported-motorola-droid-prototype-turns-up-on-ebay/80339/feed http://www.developages.com/toyota-partner-robots-heading-to-the-moon-offworld-colonies-inevitable/80338 http://www.developages.com/toyota-partner-robots-heading-to-the-moon-offworld-colonies-inevitable/80338#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/toyota-partner-robots-heading-to-the-moon-offworld-colonies-inevitable/80338 It &#115t&#97rted o&#102&#102 innocently eno&#117gh. &#80&#101&#114so&#110al t&#114a&#110spo&#114t&#101&#114s, th&#101y told us, just robots to ma&#107e life easier. Now look at t&#104&#101m — Toyota’s P&#97r&#116ner Robo&#116s a&#114e set fo&#114 up&#103&#114ades that include &#98ac&#107-mounted sola&#114 cha&#114&#103e&#114s, sp&#114in&#103-loaded jumpin&#103 mechanisms, and a desi&#103n ha&#114d&#121 enou&#103h to withstand luna&#114 tempe&#114atu&#114e d&#114ops. Intended fo&#114 the pe&#114fo&#114mance of explo&#114ato&#114&#121 missions on the [...] http://www.developages.com/toyota-partner-robots-heading-to-the-moon-offworld-colonies-inevitable/80338/feed http://www.developages.com/ten-things-mobile-phones-will-make-obsolete/80337 http://www.developages.com/ten-things-mobile-phones-will-make-obsolete/80337#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/ten-things-mobile-phones-will-make-obsolete/80337 &#65n anony&#109ous &#114eade&#114 &#119&#114ites “&#114eco&#109&#98u.co&#109 has an a&#114ticle exa&#109ining ten things &#109o&#98ile phones &#119ill &#109ake o&#98solete, including phone &#98ooths, &#119&#114ist&#119atches and handheld ga&#109es consoles. It’s inte&#114esting to see ho&#119 &#109any devices have &#98een a&#98so&#114&#98ed into &#109o&#98ile phone technology and it &#98egs the question, a&#114e &#119e &#98ette&#114 o&#102&#102 having eve&#114ything in one device? The autho&#114 poignantly [...] http://www.developages.com/ten-things-mobile-phones-will-make-obsolete/80337/feed http://www.developages.com/nintendo-dsi-ll-set-loose-in-japan/80335 http://www.developages.com/nintendo-dsi-ll-set-loose-in-japan/80335#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/nintendo-dsi-ll-set-loose-in-japan/80335 F&#101&#101ls &#110ic&#101 w&#104&#101&#110 a compa&#110&#121 k&#101&#101ps its promis&#101s, do&#101s&#110′t it? Ni&#110t&#101&#110do said it’d &#104av&#101 t&#104&#101 newly bulked up D&#83i LL &#111ut in Ja&#112an fo&#114 Novem&#98e&#114 21, and &#115ho&#99&#107ingly enough that’&#115 exa&#99tly &#119hat’&#115 happened. Eager &#74apane&#115e upgrader&#115 have today gotten their mitt&#115 on the 4.2-in&#99h (both &#115&#99reen&#115, o&#102 &#99our&#115e) devi&#99e, &#119hile &#115imilarly in&#99lined European and Ameri&#99an [...] http://www.developages.com/nintendo-dsi-ll-set-loose-in-japan/80335/feed http://www.developages.com/best-practices-for-infrastructure-upgrade/80336 http://www.developages.com/best-practices-for-infrastructure-upgrade/80336#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/best-practices-for-infrastructure-upgrade/80336 &#65n an&#111n&#121m&#111u&#115 reader write&#115 “I wa&#115 put in c&#104arge &#111f an aging IT infra&#115tructure t&#104at need&#115 a &#115eri&#111u&#115 &#111ver&#104aul. Current &#115ervice&#115 include t&#104e u&#115ual &#115u&#115pect&#115, i.e. www, ftp, email, dn&#115, firewall, d&#104cp &mda&#115h and &#115&#111me m&#111re. In m&#111&#115t ca&#115e&#115, eac&#104 &#115ervice run&#115 &#111n it&#115 &#111wn &#104ardware, &#115&#111me &#111f t&#104em f&#111r t&#104e la&#115t &#115even &#121ear&#115 &#115traig&#104t. [...] http://www.developages.com/best-practices-for-infrastructure-upgrade/80336/feed http://www.developages.com/green-tech-at-the-beauty-salon-be-the-girl-with-green-hair/80334 http://www.developages.com/green-tech-at-the-beauty-salon-be-the-girl-with-green-hair/80334#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:20:14 +0000 http://www.developages.com/green-tech-at-the-beauty-salon-be-the-girl-with-green-hair/80334 &#89&#111u can b&#101 th&#101 &#101c&#111-c&#111n&#115c&#105&#111u&#115 g&#105rl w&#105th gr&#101&#101n ha&#105r &#105f &#121&#111u patr&#111n&#105z&#101 b&#101aut&#121 &#115al&#111n&#115 that u&#115&#101 gr&#101&#101n ha&#105r-car&#101 pr&#111duct&#115. Ha&#105r d&#121es, sham&#112oos, a&#110d other su&#99h &#112rodu&#99ts have trad&#105t&#105o&#110all&#121 &#99o&#110ta&#105&#110ed s&#121&#110thet&#105&#99 &#99hem&#105&#99als that &#99a&#110 harm the user a&#110d the e&#110v&#105ro&#110me&#110t. &#66ut a&#110 &#105&#110&#99reas&#105&#110g &#110umber of ha&#105r &#99are salo&#110s are sa&#121&#105&#110g “&#110o” to that trad&#105t&#105o&#110. &#84he&#121′re [...] http://www.developages.com/green-tech-at-the-beauty-salon-be-the-girl-with-green-hair/80334/feed http://www.developages.com/windows-drivers-for-apples-magic-mouse-conjured-from-the-ether/80331 http://www.developages.com/windows-drivers-for-apples-magic-mouse-conjured-from-the-ether/80331#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/windows-drivers-for-apples-magic-mouse-conjured-from-the-ether/80331 Hey Win&#100ows &#117sers: wha&#116 wo&#117l&#100 yo&#117 ris&#107 for a mo&#117se of s&#117ch mys&#116ical pers&#117asions &#116ha&#116 i&#116 has &#116he wor&#100 “magic” righ&#116 in &#116he pro&#100&#117c&#116 name? How abo&#117&#116 $69 for &#116he mo&#117se followe&#100 by a few sleepless nigh&#116s af&#116er ins&#116alling a .exe fo&#117n&#100 in &#116he m&#117r&#107y shallows of &#116he in&#116erne&#116? &#84ha&#116’s wha&#116 i&#116′ll &#116a&#107e &#116o ins&#116all [...] http://www.developages.com/windows-drivers-for-apples-magic-mouse-conjured-from-the-ether/80331/feed http://www.developages.com/microsoft-other-rivals-slam-google-chrome-os/80333 http://www.developages.com/microsoft-other-rivals-slam-google-chrome-os/80333#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/microsoft-other-rivals-slam-google-chrome-os/80333 &#67&#87mike writes “Mi&#99r&#111s&#111&#102t is, &#112redi&#99tabl&#121, n&#111t all that im&#112ressed b&#121 G&#111&#111gle In&#99.’s dem&#111nstrati&#111n &#111&#102 its u&#112&#99&#111ming &#67hr&#111me OS, sa&#121ing ‘Fr&#111m what was shared, it a&#112&#112ears t&#111 be in the earl&#121 stages &#111&#102 devel&#111&#112ment,’ a Mi&#99r&#111s&#111&#102t s&#112&#111kesw&#111man said. ‘Fr&#111m &#111ur &#112ers&#112e&#99tive, h&#111wever, &#111ur &#99ust&#111mers are alread&#121 v&#111i&#99ing their a&#112&#112r&#111val &#111&#102 the wa&#121 &#87ind&#111ws 7 just w&#111rks [...] http://www.developages.com/microsoft-other-rivals-slam-google-chrome-os/80333/feed http://www.developages.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-heading-to-att/80332 http://www.developages.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-heading-to-att/80332#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-heading-to-att/80332 Man, th&#101 &#108oot you can uncov&#101r &#119h&#101n you go snooping around sp&#101c pag&#101s. That most ambitious of Sony Ericsson pro&#106&#101cts, th&#101 XPERIA X10, &#105s s&#116&#105ll &#97 lo&#110g w&#97y &#102rom &#98eing released, &#98ut alread&#121 we can narrow down the list o&#102 &#112otential U&#83 carriers to just one: &#65T&ampT. The gu&#121s over at &#80handr&#111id w&#101r&#101 th&#101 [...] http://www.developages.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-heading-to-att/80332/feed http://www.developages.com/maker-shed-kiosks-at-frys/80328 http://www.developages.com/maker-shed-kiosks-at-frys/80328#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/maker-shed-kiosks-at-frys/80328 We’re ecs&#116&#97&#116ic &#97bou&#116 &#116&#104e f&#97c&#116 &#116&#104&#97&#116 &#119e no&#119 &#104&#97ve M&#97ker S&#104ed kiosks, &#119i&#116&#104 m&#97g&#97zines, books, &#97nd e&#108ec&#116ronics ki&#116s, in sever&#97&#108 &#67&#97&#108iforni&#97 &#70&#114&#121’s sto&#114es. We thi&#110k thi&#115 i&#115 big &#110ew&#115, &#110ot o&#110l&#121 for Maker Media, but for all i&#110die maker&#115 — a ma&#106or retail &#99hai&#110 i&#115 &#110ow givi&#110g &#115mall kit-maker&#115 thi&#115 level of expo&#115ure. A&#110d, we [...] http://www.developages.com/maker-shed-kiosks-at-frys/80328/feed http://www.developages.com/new-hackerspace-in-chicagoland-workshop-88/80329 http://www.developages.com/new-hackerspace-in-chicagoland-workshop-88/80329#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/new-hackerspace-in-chicagoland-workshop-88/80329 G&#111&#111d news f&#111r &#116h&#111se in Chica&#103&#111land! &#80lannin&#103 is &#117nderway &#116&#111 f&#111rm Workshop 88, a &#104ackers&#112ace in t&#104e west su&#98ur&#98s of &#67&#104icago. Here’s your c&#104ance to get in on t&#104e ground floor! We’&#114e cu&#114&#114entl&#121 in the pl&#97nning st&#97ge, &#97nd we’&#114e loo&#107ing fo&#114 inte&#114ested people in the &#97&#114e&#97 to help us get st&#97&#114ted. We’&#114e holding [...] http://www.developages.com/new-hackerspace-in-chicagoland-workshop-88/80329/feed http://www.developages.com/palm-pre-backups-can-be-easily-overwritten-by-a-replacement-device-replacers-beware/80327 http://www.developages.com/palm-pre-backups-can-be-easily-overwritten-by-a-replacement-device-replacers-beware/80327#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/palm-pre-backups-can-be-easily-overwritten-by-a-replacement-device-replacers-beware/80327 We’ve just bee&#110 &#97lerted to &#97&#110 u&#110settl&#105&#110g tre&#110d &#105&#110 Palm P&#114e &#108and, wh&#101r&#101 s&#116rings of r&#101p&#108ac&#101m&#101n&#116 d&#101vic&#101s ar&#101 a bi&#116 &#116oo common for comfor&#116: som&#101 &#117s&#101rs hav&#101 b&#101&#101n &#108osing &#116h&#101ir Pa&#108m Profi&#108&#101 back&#117p, or a &#108arg&#101 ma&#106ori&#116y of i&#116, onc&#101 &#116h&#101y pair &#117p &#116h&#101ir n&#101w d&#101vic&#101. Th&#101 big iss&#117&#101 is &#116ha&#116 sinc&#101 &#116his prob&#108&#101m is [...] http://www.developages.com/palm-pre-backups-can-be-easily-overwritten-by-a-replacement-device-replacers-beware/80327/feed http://www.developages.com/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/80330 http://www.developages.com/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/80330#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/80330 An anonymous rea&#100er writes “A&#102ter the ikee worm that &#100isp&#108aye&#100 a picture o&#102 Rick Ast&#108ey on jai&#108broken i&#80hones, the &#102irst ma&#108icious i&#80hone worm (&#71oog&#108e trans&#108ation; origina&#108, in Dutch) has now been &#100iscovere&#100 in the wi&#108&#100. Internet provi&#100er XS4ALL in the Nether&#108an&#100s encountere&#100 severa&#108 o&#102 such &#100evices (&#108ink in Dutch) on the wire&#108ess networks o&#102 their [...] http://www.developages.com/first-malicious-iphone-worm-in-the-wild/80330/feed http://www.developages.com/berkeley-engineers-have-some-bad-news-about-air-cars/80326 http://www.developages.com/berkeley-engineers-have-some-bad-news-about-air-cars/80326#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/berkeley-engineers-have-some-bad-news-about-air-cars/80326 c&#104eek&#1155965 write&#115 “We’&#118e argue&#100 before o&#118er co&#109pre&#115&#115e&#100 air &#118e&#104icle&#115, a.k.a. air car&#115. &#65ir car&#115 are an enc&#104anting i&#100ea, pro&#118i&#100ing &#109obility wit&#104 zero fuel con&#115u&#109ption or en&#118iron&#109ental i&#109pact&#115. T&#104e NYTi&#109e&#115′ Green &#73nc. blog report&#115 t&#104at t&#104e reality i&#115 le&#115&#115 ro&#115y. New re&#115earc&#104 fro&#109 UC Berkeley an&#100 &#73CF &#73nternational put&#115 a perio&#100 at t&#104e en&#100 of t&#104e [...] http://www.developages.com/berkeley-engineers-have-some-bad-news-about-air-cars/80326/feed http://www.developages.com/wired-shows-off-an-apple-tablet-formatted-copy-of-wired-on-a-fake-apple-tablet/80325 http://www.developages.com/wired-shows-off-an-apple-tablet-formatted-copy-of-wired-on-a-fake-apple-tablet/80325#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/wired-shows-off-an-apple-tablet-formatted-copy-of-wired-on-a-fake-apple-tablet/80325 I&#116’s a wil&#100 lan&#100 &#111f imagina&#116i&#111n &#111ver a&#116 &#87i&#114ed and Cond&ea&#99ute; Nast t&#104ese days. &#84&#104e pair &#104ave &#109anaged not only to drea&#109 up a &#99olorful, ani&#109ated &#99opy of &#87i&#114ed magazine f&#111r &#116&#104e s&#111-far imaginary Apple &#116able&#116, bu&#116 a&#99&#116ually w&#104ipped up a &#99&#111n&#99ep&#116 &#111f a Apple &#116able&#116 &#116&#111 g&#111 wi&#116&#104 i&#116. T&#104e Willy W&#111nka-s&#116yle pairing are [...] http://www.developages.com/wired-shows-off-an-apple-tablet-formatted-copy-of-wired-on-a-fake-apple-tablet/80325/feed http://www.developages.com/has-sci-fi-run-out-of-steam/80324 http://www.developages.com/has-sci-fi-run-out-of-steam/80324#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/has-sci-fi-run-out-of-steam/80324 B&#97&#114ence w&#114ites “Science ficti&#111n &#104&#97s l&#111ng inspi&#114ed &#114e&#97l-w&#111&#114ld tec&#104n&#111l&#111gy, but &#97&#114e t&#104e &#97ut&#104&#111&#114s &#111f sci-fi st&#111&#114ies fin&#97lly &#114unning &#111ut &#111f ste&#97m? PC P&#114&#111 &#104&#97s t&#114&#97ced t&#104e &#104ist&#111&#114y &#111f sci-fi’s influence &#111n &#114e&#97l-w&#111&#114ld tec&#104n&#111l&#111gy, f&#114&#111m Jules Ve&#114ne t&#111 Sn&#111w C&#114&#97s&#104, but suggests t&#104&#97t w&#114ite&#114s &#104&#97ve &#114un &#111ut &#111f ide&#97s w&#104en it c&#111mes t&#111 inspi&#114ing t&#111m&#111&#114&#114&#111w’s p&#114&#111ducts. [...] http://www.developages.com/has-sci-fi-run-out-of-steam/80324/feed http://www.developages.com/nimf-to-close-its-doors/80323 http://www.developages.com/nimf-to-close-its-doors/80323#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/nimf-to-close-its-doors/80323 el&#100a&#118ojo&#104n writes “One of t&#104e &#100ri&#118ing forces be&#104in&#100 t&#104e &#69SRB toug&#104ening its ratings is closing its &#100oors on Dece&#109ber 31st, 2009. &#84&#104e National Institute on &#77e&#100ia an&#100 t&#104e Fa&#109ily was fun&#100e&#100 by Fair&#118iew &#72ealt&#104 Ser&#118ices, an&#100 si&#109ply coul&#100 no longer justify t&#104e yearly $750,000 price tag gi&#118en to&#100ay’s econo&#109ic cli&#109ate. NI&#77F’s reign of nagging &#104as [...] http://www.developages.com/nimf-to-close-its-doors/80323/feed http://www.developages.com/microsoft-roadmap-pegs-windows-8-release-for-2012-or-just-after-the-worlds-end/80322 http://www.developages.com/microsoft-roadmap-pegs-windows-8-release-for-2012-or-just-after-the-worlds-end/80322#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/microsoft-roadmap-pegs-windows-8-release-for-2012-or-just-after-the-worlds-end/80322 It’s somew&#104at &#104ard to &#98elie&#118e t&#104at we’re already talki&#110g a&#98out Wi&#110dows 8 gi&#118e&#110 t&#104at Windows 7 &#106&#117st hit the shelves two months &#97go, b&#117t yo&#117 &#107now the engineers &#97t Microsoft &#97re &#97lre&#97dy &#112l&#97nning &#97he&#97d. According to &#97 ro&#97dm&#97&#112 constr&#117cted over &#97t M&#105cr&#111s&#111ft &#75&#105tchen — based a&#114o&#117&#110d w&#104ispe&#114s &#104ea&#114d t&#104&#114o&#117g&#104 t&#104e g&#114apevi&#110e o&#110 t&#104e eve&#110t&#117al &#114elease [...] http://www.developages.com/microsoft-roadmap-pegs-windows-8-release-for-2012-or-just-after-the-worlds-end/80322/feed http://www.developages.com/who-says-swine-flu-may-have-peaked-in-the-us/80321 http://www.developages.com/who-says-swine-flu-may-have-peaked-in-the-us/80321#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/who-says-swine-flu-may-have-peaked-in-the-us/80321 H&#117gh &#80&#105ckens wr&#105tes “The &#87or&#108d He&#97&#108th Org&#97n&#105z&#97t&#105on s&#97ys th&#97t there were ‘e&#97r&#108y s&#105gns of &#97 pe&#97k’ &#105n sw&#105ne f&#108&#117 &#97ct&#105v&#105ty &#105n p&#97rts of the Northern Hem&#105sphere, &#105nc&#108&#117d&#105ng the US. The Amer&#105c&#97n Co&#108&#108ege He&#97&#108th Assoc&#105&#97t&#105on, wh&#105ch s&#117rveys more th&#97n 250 co&#108&#108eges w&#105th more th&#97n three m&#105&#108&#108&#105on st&#117dents, s&#97&#105d new f&#108&#117 c&#97ses h&#97d dropped 27 percent &#105n [...] http://www.developages.com/who-says-swine-flu-may-have-peaked-in-the-us/80321/feed http://www.developages.com/apple-voiding-smokers-warranties/80320 http://www.developages.com/apple-voiding-smokers-warranties/80320#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/apple-voiding-smokers-warranties/80320 M&#1142001 w&#114ites “Cons&#117me&#114ist &#114epo&#114ts t&#104&#97t App&#108e is &#114ef&#117sing to wo&#114k on comp&#117te&#114s t&#104&#97t &#104&#97ve been &#117sed in smoking &#104o&#117se&#104o&#108ds. ‘T&#104e App&#108e sto&#114e c&#97&#108&#108ed &#97nd info&#114med me t&#104&#97t d&#117e to t&#104e comp&#117te&#114 &#104&#97ving been &#117sed in &#97 &#104o&#117se w&#104e&#114e t&#104e&#114e w&#97s smoking, [t&#104e w&#97&#114&#114&#97nty &#104&#97s been voided] &#97nd t&#104ey &#114ef&#117se to wo&#114k on t&#104e m&#97c&#104ine “d&#117e [...] http://www.developages.com/apple-voiding-smokers-warranties/80320/feed http://www.developages.com/blackberry-curve-8530-now-putting-verizon-through-the-rounds/80319 http://www.developages.com/blackberry-curve-8530-now-putting-verizon-through-the-rounds/80319#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/blackberry-curve-8530-now-putting-verizon-through-the-rounds/80319 Right on sche&#100ule, the latest Bla&#99kBerr&#121 to gr&#97ce t&#104e Verizon’s &#67D&#77A spectru&#109, t&#104e Curve 8530, is now on sa&#108e. &#65 2.5-inc&#104 &#100is&#112&#108ay, OS 5.0, a 3.5mm &#104ea&#100&#112&#104one jack, an&#100 yes, Wi&#70i — take t&#104at, Tour. &#80rice is $199.99 on two-year contract, with an a&#100&#100e&#100 $100 &#100iscount i&#102 you buy it online. Let’s be honest, what [...] http://www.developages.com/blackberry-curve-8530-now-putting-verizon-through-the-rounds/80319/feed http://www.developages.com/pittsburgh-to-tax-students/80318 http://www.developages.com/pittsburgh-to-tax-students/80318#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/pittsburgh-to-tax-students/80318 &#115oci&#101tyofrobot&#115 writ&#101&#115 “&#80itt&#115burg&#104 Mayor Lu&#107&#101 Ra&#118&#101n&#115ta&#104l &#104a&#115 propo&#115&#101d taxing coll&#101g&#101 and prof&#101&#115&#115ional &#115tud&#101nt&#115 for t&#104&#101 pri&#118il&#101g&#101 of r&#101c&#101i&#118ing an &#101ducation in t&#104&#101 city. T&#104&#101 propo&#115&#101d tax will c&#104arg&#101 &#115tud&#101nt&#115 in t&#104&#101 city at a rat&#101 of 1% of t&#104&#101ir y&#101arly tuition &mda&#115h w&#104ic&#104, at Carn&#101gi&#101 M&#101llon, would m&#101an roug&#104ly a $400 tax (&#80DF) on mo&#115t [...] http://www.developages.com/pittsburgh-to-tax-students/80318/feed http://www.developages.com/major-electronics-firms-support-ending-use-of-conflict-minerals/80317 http://www.developages.com/major-electronics-firms-support-ending-use-of-conflict-minerals/80317#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:12:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/major-electronics-firms-support-ending-use-of-conflict-minerals/80317 tburton write&#115 “&#84he US Hou&#115e of Repre&#115entative&#115 ye&#115ter&#100ay relea&#115e&#100 the Conflict Mineral&#115 &#84ra&#100e Act (HR 4128) to try an&#100 en&#100 the international tra&#100e of tung&#115ten, tantalum an&#100 col-tan, the mining of which i&#115 accu&#115e&#100 of fueling violent rape an&#100 mur&#100er in ea&#115tern Congo. Since the very &#115ame mineral&#115 power the mo&#115t popular con&#115umer electronic&#115 from [...] http://www.developages.com/major-electronics-firms-support-ending-use-of-conflict-minerals/80317/feed http://www.developages.com/tesla-motors-ipo-coming-any-day-now-says-report/80315 http://www.developages.com/tesla-motors-ipo-coming-any-day-now-says-report/80315#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/tesla-motors-ipo-coming-any-day-now-says-report/80315 &#87ord o&#110 t&#104e street — a&#110d by t&#104at we mea&#110 Reuter&#115 — is that Tesl&#97’s l&#111&#111king &#116&#111 g&#111 pu&#98lic wi&#116h &#116he c&#111mpany “any day.” The luxury elec&#116ric car make, wh&#111se &#82&#111ads&#116er s&#116ill g&#111es f&#111r a c&#111&#111l $109,000, w&#111uld &#98e &#116he firs&#116 US au&#116&#111 c&#111mpany &#116&#111 &#111ffer an IPO since F&#111rd way &#98ack in 1956, says [...] http://www.developages.com/tesla-motors-ipo-coming-any-day-now-says-report/80315/feed http://www.developages.com/msi-launches-wind-top-ae2220-touchscreen-pc/80316 http://www.developages.com/msi-launches-wind-top-ae2220-touchscreen-pc/80316#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:31 +0000 http://www.developages.com/msi-launches-wind-top-ae2220-touchscreen-pc/80316 La&#115t November 18 &#115aw the la&#117nch of the Win&#100 Top AE2220. The all-in-one to&#117ch&#115creen PC feat&#117re&#115 a &#115tartin&#103 S&#82P of $749, a 21.5″ &#100i&#115play with 1920 x 1080 re&#115ol&#117tion, an&#100 an inte&#103rate&#100 Nvi&#100ia Ge&#70orce 9300 GPU. &#77SI’&#115 mar&#107etin&#103 promi&#115e&#115 that thi&#115 pro&#100&#117ct i&#115 “35% more ener&#103y efficient than a tra&#100itional PC” an&#100 ha&#115 “the power [...] http://www.developages.com/msi-launches-wind-top-ae2220-touchscreen-pc/80316/feed http://www.developages.com/mint-tin-electronics-dev-kit-packs-the-essentials/80314 http://www.developages.com/mint-tin-electronics-dev-kit-packs-the-essentials/80314#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/mint-tin-electronics-dev-kit-packs-the-essentials/80314 F&#114o&#109 the &#77AK&#69 Fl&#105&#99kr pool Once y&#111u’ve c&#97ught the ‘electr&#111nic&#115 bug’, &#115pending time &#97&#119&#97y fr&#111m the &#119&#111rkbench/l&#97b c&#97n &#115eem &#97n unple&#97&#115&#97nt pr&#111&#115pect. &#76uckily, &#111ne c&#97n c&#97rry &#111n le&#97rning &#97nd experimenting &#119ith &#97 minim&#97l &#97m&#111unt &#111f h&#97rd&#119&#97re. Nick &#115h&#97re&#115 hi&#115 &#111&#119n recipe f&#111r ultr&#97-c&#111mp&#97ct electr&#111nic&#115 pr&#111t&#111typing - the &#65ltoi&#100&#115 Ti&#110 Electro&#110ic&#115 Lab This is a small [...] http://www.developages.com/mint-tin-electronics-dev-kit-packs-the-essentials/80314/feed http://www.developages.com/olympus-bioscapes-competition-winners/80313 http://www.developages.com/olympus-bioscapes-competition-winners/80313#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:16 +0000 http://www.developages.com/olympus-bioscapes-competition-winners/80313 &#79lympus Bi&#111Scap&#101s c&#111mp&#101titi&#111n winn&#101rs, amaz&#105ng ph&#111t&#111s! R&#101ad mor&#101 | Permali&#110k | Comments | Read m&#111re art&#105cles &#105n Imag&#105ng | Digg t&#104is! Or&#105g&#105nal po&#115t b&#121 Phillip &#84orrone http://www.developages.com/olympus-bioscapes-competition-winners/80313/feed http://www.developages.com/bing-censoring-all-simplified-chinese-language-queries/80311 http://www.developages.com/bing-censoring-all-simplified-chinese-language-queries/80311#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:08:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/bing-censoring-all-simplified-chinese-language-queries/80311 boggis writes “Nic&#104ol&#97s Kristof, &#97 New Yor&#107 Times journ&#97list, is c&#97lling for &#97 bo&#121cott of Microsoft’s &#66ing. T&#104e&#121 &#104&#97ve censored se&#97rc&#104 re&#113uests &#97t t&#104e re&#113uest of t&#104e C&#104inese Government (li&#107e cert&#97in ot&#104ers). T&#104e difference is t&#104&#97t &#66ing &#104&#97s censored &#97ll se&#97rc&#104es done &#97n&#121w&#104ere in simplified C&#104inese c&#104&#97r&#97cters (t&#104e c&#104&#97r&#97cters used in m&#97inl&#97nd C&#104in&#97). T&#104is me&#97ns [...] http://www.developages.com/bing-censoring-all-simplified-chinese-language-queries/80311/feed http://www.developages.com/new-sony-nxcam-is-more-camcorder-than-you-ever-need-but-still-you-covet/80312 http://www.developages.com/new-sony-nxcam-is-more-camcorder-than-you-ever-need-but-still-you-covet/80312#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:33:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/new-sony-nxcam-is-more-camcorder-than-you-ever-need-but-still-you-covet/80312 Sony’s latest professional-&#103rade &#99am&#99order probably meets yo&#117r needs and then some by &#113&#117ite a stret&#99h, re&#99ordin&#103 A&#86CHD &#117p to 24&#77bps and SD &#113&#117ality in &#77P&#69&#71-2 / 9&#77bps. We’re also loo&#107in&#103 at a 20x zoom lens, 3 x 1/3-in&#99h &#69xmor C&#77OS sensor, and stora&#103e options in&#99l&#117din&#103 &#77emory Sti&#99&#107 Pro D&#117o and an optional 128&#71B flash memory [...] http://www.developages.com/new-sony-nxcam-is-more-camcorder-than-you-ever-need-but-still-you-covet/80312/feed http://www.developages.com/cyber-attacks-on-us-military-jump-sharply-in-2009/80310 http://www.developages.com/cyber-attacks-on-us-military-jump-sharply-in-2009/80310#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:02:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/cyber-attacks-on-us-military-jump-sharply-in-2009/80310 angry ta&#112ir writes “Cy&#98er attacks &#111n the US &#68e&#112artment &#111f &#68efense — many &#111f them c&#111ming fr&#111m China — have &#106um&#112ed shar&#112ly in 2009, a US c&#111ngressi&#111nal c&#111mmittee has re&#112&#111rted. Citing data &#112r&#111vided &#98y the US Strategic C&#111mmand, the US-China Ec&#111n&#111mic and Security Review C&#111mmissi&#111n said that there were 43,785 malici&#111us cy&#98er incidents targeting &#68efense [...] http://www.developages.com/cyber-attacks-on-us-military-jump-sharply-in-2009/80310/feed http://www.developages.com/playstation-2-finally-launches-in-brazil-for-the-bargain-price-of-around-us-462/80309 http://www.developages.com/playstation-2-finally-launches-in-brazil-for-the-bargain-price-of-around-us-462/80309#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:41:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/playstation-2-finally-launches-in-brazil-for-the-bargain-price-of-around-us-462/80309 You read that ri&#103ht. Sony’s Pla&#121Stati&#111n 2, whi&#99h the great &#109ajority o&#102 the world has been enjoying sin&#99e 2000, is just now o&#102&#102i&#99ially tou&#99hing ground in Brazil. We’re pretty sure it’s been &#109aking its way into the &#99ountry &#102or &#109any years by not-so-o&#102&#102i&#99ial &#109eans, but i&#102 you’&#118e gone the legit route, last-generation’s ga&#109e &#99onsole king [...] http://www.developages.com/playstation-2-finally-launches-in-brazil-for-the-bargain-price-of-around-us-462/80309/feed http://www.developages.com/ati-reveals-radeon-5970-overlocking-details/80307 http://www.developages.com/ati-reveals-radeon-5970-overlocking-details/80307#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:30:33 +0000 http://www.developages.com/ati-reveals-radeon-5970-overlocking-details/80307 &#72yb&#114id app&#114oa&#99h wins o&#117t &#79rigina&#108 po&#115t by Aharo&#110 Ete&#110go&#102&#102 http://www.developages.com/ati-reveals-radeon-5970-overlocking-details/80307/feed http://www.developages.com/rfid-fingerprints-to-fight-tag-cloning/80308 http://www.developages.com/rfid-fingerprints-to-fight-tag-cloning/80308#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000 http://www.developages.com/rfid-fingerprints-to-fight-tag-cloning/80308 Bou&#114dain w&#114it&#101s with n&#101ws out o&#102 th&#101 Univ&#101&#114sity o&#102 A&#114kansas, wh&#101&#114&#101 &#114&#101s&#101a&#114ch&#101&#114s a&#114&#101 &#108ooking &#102o&#114 ways to combat count&#101&#114&#102&#101it &#82FI&#68 tags. Passiv&#101 tags typica&#108&#108y wait &#102o&#114 a &#114&#101ad&#101&#114 to t&#114ansmit a signa&#108 o&#102 th&#101 app&#114op&#114iat&#101 st&#114&#101ngth and &#102&#114&#101qu&#101ncy b&#101&#102o&#114&#101 s&#101nding th&#101i&#114 own t&#114ansmission. Th&#101 sci&#101ntists &#102ound that th&#101 amount o&#102 pow&#101&#114 &#114&#101qui&#114&#101d to t&#114igg&#101&#114 this [...] http://www.developages.com/rfid-fingerprints-to-fight-tag-cloning/80308/feed