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  • Nokia launches slew of smartphones to take on Apple, Android

    Wow who picked the pink?

    Wow who picked the pink?

  • Another Huge AT&T Security Breach: Web Site Reveals Private Customer Data During iPhone Preordering Rush

    Nick Saint: Customers logged in to AT&T’s website during the hectic rush to preorder the newest iPhone were accidentally allowed access to each others’ accounts, according to multiple reports.

    Nick Saint:

    Customers logged in to AT&T’s website during the hectic rush to preorder the newest iPhone were accidentally allowed access to each others’ accounts, according to multiple reports.

  • Overclocked HTC Evo Runs Almost 30 Percent Faster

    Android is very much becoming to platform of choice for those that used to build their own PCs instead of buying a new one. That is not meant to be derogatory at all – I used to do that. This is just not something that you will see from iPhone hackers.

    Android is very much becoming to platform of choice for those that used to build their own PCs instead of buying a new one. That is not meant to be derogatory at all – I used to do that. This is just not something that you will see from iPhone hackers.

  • Statement by Apple on iPhone 4 Pre-Orders

    I had about 3 snarky comments on just how good yesterday’s pre-sales were, even with the terrible AT&T slowing everyone down, then I read Gruber’s thoughts and well his puts my snarkiness to shame: According to AT&T, that’s 10 times higher than the first-day pre-orders for the iPhone 3GS last year. This is very good…

    I had about 3 snarky comments on just how good yesterday’s pre-sales were, even with the terrible AT&T slowing everyone down, then I read Gruber’s thoughts and well his puts my snarkiness to shame:

    According to AT&T, that’s 10 times higher than the first-day pre-orders for the iPhone 3GS last year.

    This is very good news for Android, because Vic Gundotra told us at I/O that Android is ahead of the iPhone in U.S. sales.

    Boom.

  • Samsung Enters Tablet Race With the Galaxy Tape

    Priya Ganapati: The device has a 7-inch OLED screen, runs a 1.2 GHz processor, and includes 16 GB of internal memory that can be boosted to 48 GB, according to a Vietnamese site Tinhte. Looks a lot like an iPad. Though at 13 ounces it is very light compared to the iPad.

    Priya Ganapati:

    The device has a 7-inch OLED screen, runs a 1.2 GHz processor, and includes 16 GB of internal memory that can be boosted to 48 GB, according to a Vietnamese site Tinhte.

    Looks a lot like an iPad. Though at 13 ounces it is very light compared to the iPad.

  • Apple Outsider’s WWDC10 Thoughts

    Matt Drance: Finally, the free iOS 4 upgrade should give Apple some high ground on Android among developers. This is the first time iPod touch users have not had to pay for a major OS upgrade, thanks in part to looser accounting rules. But too much is at stake, and Android’s fragmented installed base will…

    Matt Drance:

    Finally, the free iOS 4 upgrade should give Apple some high ground on Android among developers. This is the first time iPod touch users have not had to pay for a major OS upgrade, thanks in part to looser accounting rules. But too much is at stake, and Android’s fragmented installed base will become a louder talking point. Apple wants every customer on 4.0 as soon as possible, and wants every developer to know that it’s safe to move forward without looking back. Don’t be surprised if Apple becomes unusually vocal about the number of users running 4.0.

  • 9 Essential Tips To Speed Up Windows 7

    In other words use your Windows 7 machine as little as possible – barebones software. Oh and make it look and sound like Windows 95. Here is a tip to speed up your Mac: don’t use Microsoft Office on it. I can’t believe these are acceptable trade offs for Windows users.

    In other words use your Windows 7 machine as little as possible – barebones software. Oh and make it look and sound like Windows 95.

    Here is a tip to speed up your Mac: don’t use Microsoft Office on it.

    I can’t believe these are acceptable trade offs for Windows users.

  • The iPad is a Security risk

    Escher Auernheimer: I released a semantic integer overflow exploit for Safari through Goatse Security in March– it was patched on Apple’s desktop Safari but has yet to be patched on the iPad. This bug we crafted allows the viewer of a webpage to become a proxy behind corporate and government firewalls! for spamming, exploit payloads,…

    Escher Auernheimer:

    I released a semantic integer overflow exploit for Safari through Goatse Security in March– it was patched on Apple’s desktop Safari but has yet to be patched on the iPad. This bug we crafted allows the viewer of a webpage to become a proxy behind corporate and government firewalls! for spamming, exploit payloads, password bruteforce attacks and other undesirables. The kicker is that this attack cannot be detected by any current IDS/IPS system. We released this in March, mind you, and Apple still hasn’t got around to patching this on the iPad! I know through personal experience that the patch time for an iPad vulnerability is over two months and counting. Given that, the number of parties which probably have active iPad exploits likely numbers in the hundreds, if not the thousands. The iPad simply is not a safe platform for those that require a secure environment.

  • 20 Android Phones You Can Buy Today (or Soon)

    A.K.A. a list of 20 phones not quite as good as the iPhone 4.

    A.K.A. a list of 20 phones not quite as good as the iPhone 4.

  • Twitter Places: More Context For Your Tweets

    Twitter: Starting today, you can tag Tweets with specific places, including all World Cup stadiums in South Africa, and create new Twitter Places. You can also click a Twitter Place within a Tweet to see recent Tweets from a particular location.

    Twitter:

    Starting today, you can tag Tweets with specific places, including all World Cup stadiums in South Africa, and create new Twitter Places. You can also click a Twitter Place within a Tweet to see recent Tweets from a particular location.

  • Apple Store for iPhone

    Even this can’t buy you a new iPhone 4 just yet – damn you AT&T.

    Even this can’t buy you a new iPhone 4 just yet – damn you AT&T.

  • Apple Releases New Unibody Mac mini

    I want this in the worst way – HDMI, 320m graphics, beautiful enclosure. The old G4 Mac mini that I have currently hooked to my living room TV is looking pretty dated – honey can I buy a new one?

    I want this in the worst way – HDMI, 320m graphics, beautiful enclosure. The old G4 Mac mini that I have currently hooked to my living room TV is looking pretty dated – honey can I buy a new one?

  • iPhone 4 Available for Pre-Order (kinda)

    The iPhone 4 went live on the Apple Store today or pre-order. The catch? You can only pre-order the black models – oh and the AT&T servers are being hit so hard that most people can’t place a pre-order. I have been trying since 6:00a and have not been able to do so (it is…

    The iPhone 4 went live on the Apple Store today or pre-order. The catch?

    You can only pre-order the black models – oh and the AT&T servers are being hit so hard that most people can’t place a pre-order. I have been trying since 6:00a and have not been able to do so (it is now 10a). Lame.

  • AirStash Wireless SD Card Reader: Perfect iPad Companion?

    Charlie Sorrel: The AirStash is a USB card reader combined with a Wi-Fi hotspot. Its purpose in life is to stream media to other devices, which means sending movies, music and video to phones, tablets and other memory-limited gadgets. This has potential.

    Charlie Sorrel:

    The AirStash is a USB card reader combined with a Wi-Fi hotspot. Its purpose in life is to stream media to other devices, which means sending movies, music and video to phones, tablets and other memory-limited gadgets.

    This has potential.

  • I Can Has Cheezburger Blog Leads to a Web Empire

    These sites are great and funny – but they don’t have all that much of lasting appeal in my mind. Perhaps I am the minority though.

    These sites are great and funny – but they don’t have all that much of lasting appeal in my mind. Perhaps I am the minority though.

  • Thoughts on the Impact of Starbucks’ Free Wi-Fi

    This Starbucks free Wi-Fi announcement is a lot bigger than most people probably think it is, here are a few unfermented thoughts bouncing around in my head about it: With Wi-Fi being free in 6,700 U.S. stores, and me living and working in the greater Seattle area – do I need a Mi-Fi device any…

    This Starbucks free Wi-Fi announcement is a lot bigger than most people probably think it is, here are a few unfermented thoughts bouncing around in my head about it:

    • With Wi-Fi being free in 6,700 U.S. stores, and me living and working in the greater Seattle area – do I need a Mi-Fi device any longer?
    • It is about damn time – I mean wake up and smell the coffee already (sorry).
    • Oh I hope hotels follow suit.
    • This is not going to be good for small coffee shops that relied on their free Wi-Fi as a selling point. Time to start making better coffee.
    • They are working with Yahoo to get free paid content for customers for sites like WSJ – amazing.
    • Biongo is going under.
    • I think my iPad wet itself.
    • Starbucks needs to add more seats in its stores.

  • Which Device for Which Task?

    My usage seems pretty consistent – a great table to look at if you are thinking of getting an iPad.

    My usage seems pretty consistent – a great table to look at if you are thinking of getting an iPad.

  • Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi at All Stores Nationwide

    ZOMG! Short of news that the Oil Spill has been cleaned up – I think it is safe to mark this down as the best news of the day.

    ZOMG! Short of news that the Oil Spill has been cleaned up – I think it is safe to mark this down as the best news of the day.

  • A Nerd in a Cave

    Must read for all nerds and significant others of nerds.

    Must read for all nerds and significant others of nerds.

  • The FT’s experiment with paywalled blogs

    Felix Salmon: But the fact is that blogs and paywalls just don’t mix.

    Felix Salmon:

    But the fact is that blogs and paywalls just don’t mix.