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Work-around for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Huawei Modem Problem

firdooze — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000

With the recent release of Ubuntu 9.10 - Karmic Koala, there have been posts on problems getting the Huawei USB dongles to work. After doing a simple search, it seems that this problem lies with a bug in the kernel and bug fixes are on the way. For the meantime, here are two ways to [...]

New virus on mobile phone targeting Facebook?

firdooze — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:55:43 +0000

I noticed something fishy on Facebook a couple minutes ago. A few of my friends posted this message on their profile update on Facebook, via their mobile phone. I’m 8 1/2 pounds lighter thanks to the FREE trial pack of this new colon cleanser that I got! visit ExpressColon.net to get yours! efO There are [...]

The top 25 Biggest Tech Flops of the Decade

firdooze — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:25:29 +0000

Looking through the list, some of these gadgets brought back bitter-sweet memories. Remember those days when it was unbearably funny to see your friends talking on their cool “N-Gage”? No doubt the concept of a portable gaming mobile phone was plausabile but what’s with placing the phone’s microphone at the side of the device? What [...]

MontaVista Boots-up in ONE second!

firdooze — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:57:34 +0000

The race to fast boot times is on, with MontaVista making the latest headlines. The embedded Linux vendor announced in the United States Tuesday its latest system is able to boot in one second, and released a video demonstrating a vehicle dashboard system going from cold boot into a “fully operational” state in that time. You [...]

Apple Rumors of a $800 Tablet Might be Due in October

firdooze — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:58:08 +0000

The rumors may be getting closer to the truth, or vice versa, as a report surfaced from Taiwan today that Apple plans to releases its much discussed tablet computer this October. Guesstimated pricing: $800. The Taiwanese site InfoTimes reports (in Chinese) that the device will have a 9.7-inch touchscreen, making it a tad smaller than most [...]

AMD Launches new Dual-Core Phenom CPUs

firdooze — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:11:56 +0000

Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition and Athlon II X2 250 target the mainstream AMD’s Athlon II CPU die Intel and AMD have both been touting their capabilities in the multi-core race. Each semiconductor company has been showing four core, six core, and even eight core CPUs in their bids to impress the buying public. Decreased manufacturing costs [...]

AMD’s “Istanbul” Opteron CPUs Out Soon

firdooze — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:20:44 +0000

AMD beat its time to market estimates for “Istanbul” The sluggish global economy has meant that not only were consumer computer sales down, but sales in the enterprise computing space for servers and data center computers were down significantly as well. The only thing for chipmakers like AMD and Intel to move ahead with new processors [...]