Ubuntu 8.04 GUI Design Idea
A quick design idea for the next Ubuntu that tries to break away from the many space-inefficient designs that have been thrown around recently.
Archive for January 4, 2008
Pointui Skins Windows Mobile phones, fixes the OS
Pointui, the app that sits on top of Windows Mobile 5/6 in order to skin it into something actually usable. It’s so awesome that I actually made a movie out of it, including Jesus-style subtitles, so that you guys can see just how awesome it is. (Have I said that it’s awesome?)
Saudis Confirm Detention of Blogger
An outspoken Saudi blogger is being held for “purposes of interrogation,” the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed tuesday.
Next iPhone software update to allow copy-paste
Apple will release an iPhone software update during MacWorld Expo 2008, well informed sources confirmed MacScoop. But it appears that the unpolished iPhone sofware version recently leaked on the Internet doesn’t include all the features of the final release.
Sony Bringing Skype to the PSP
Skype, a program that allows you to talk to people for free via the internet, is headed for the PSP, Sony has revealed. Although Sony hasn’t given it the whole press-release treatment, the revelation comes from an easily miss-able mention on their official site for the upcoming CES show.
Apple Docking Patent Works Great with Ultra-Slim MacBook PIC
“This Apple docking station patent shows a screen base in which you can slide in a MacBook through its side. While this would be difficult to do with current MacBooks, it fits perfectly with the idea of the ultra-light, ultra-slim MacBook that allegedly will be presented at MacWorld.” The images and description looks quite cool.
How Google Used Open Source to Compete with Microsoft
How do you take on the dominant player in your industry, like Microsoft? Well, you aren’t going to easily outspend or out market them. Microsoft has a tremendous amount of momentum and software assets creating a huge barrier for competitors. Here’s how Google adopted an open source strategy to compete against Microsoft.
WiFi flu: viral router attack could hit whole cities
New research from a team at Indiana University suggests that malware attacks specifically focused on wireless routers could do significant damage on a city-wide scale. There are tools to limit the damage such attacks could cause—but only if consumers use them.
THIS is how eBay works. [PIC]
Seriously eBay, you should of banned that username. Ownage, literally; considering the scammer now owns those things.
Hardy Heron Features
A list of features for Hardy Heron that interest me the most.
Apple set to ship Macs with Blu-ray support
Apple Inc. at this month’s Macworld Expo will will outline a high-definition video strategy that will see its weight thrown further behind Sony Corp’s Blu-ray DVD format as opposed to Toshiba’s HD-DVD, according to one Wall Street analyst.
Apple patents a Maxiumus-alike keyboard, iMac MacBook dock
Apple’s always enjoyed patenting the near-absurd, just to get us speculating in the wrong direction or to give its thousands of patent lawyers something to do during a slow design cycle. We can’t really imagine Apple has this pair of “products” prepped and waiting in the wings of Macworld, but it’s still fun to look.
