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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
US Defense Department to partially lift flash drive ban
The U.S. Department of Defense ban on USB thumb drives will be partially lifted to allow authorized people to use official flash drives for mission-critical functions. The U.S. Department of Defense ban on USB thumb drives instated nearly a year ago will be partially lifted to allow authorized people...
Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special
Microsoft representative said the show - a variety show to be done by Alex Borstein and Seth MacFarlane - was not "a fit with the Windows brand." Microsoft said Monday it has canceled its sponsorship of a planned variety show with the creator of the "Family Guy." ...
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Augmented Stupidity Lands on the iPhone
Whether you’re having a bad day at work or you’re stuck in traffic, the iPhone app Firepower will simulate your fantasy of unloading a gatling gun on your sources of frustration. It’s kind of like playing Doom on your iPhone with real life as your surroundings: You point your camera at your target and tap the “Fire” button to shoot bullets while painting the screen with virtual blood.
Software developer Magnificent Library is attempting to market Firepower as an augmented reality app, but we think given its intrinsically useless nature, it deserves a whole new software category: Augmented Stupidity. Congrats!
Firepower is $1 in the App Store. See a video of Firepower in action below.
Download Link [iTunes]
See Also:
- Augment Your Reality With Layar for iPhone
- Yelp Sneaks Augmented Reality Into iPhone App
- If You’re Not Seeing Data, You’re Not Seeing
- How it Works: Augmented Reality
Full story at http://feeds.wired.com/~r/GearFactor/~3/zj1euK1OXVs/
Taste Android 2.0 ?Eclair? From Your Own Computer
If you?d like to explore the latest version of Android, aka Eclair, you can wait until Verizon starts selling the Motorola Droid, which is scheduled to be unveiled Wednesday. Or you can download the free Android 2.0 software development kit, which includes a spiffy emulator.
Google made available its latest software development kit for Eclair on Tuesday and the emulator bundled inside allows anyone to explore the upcoming features of Android.
The emulator mimics the Android OS. Developers use it to test their applications so they don?t have to use a handset to see every single change. But you can use it to get an idea of what’s inside Eclair. (Hint: It’s not a creamy filling.)
Every phone is different, so the emulator is a general representation. You can explore the entire OS, from browsing the web to making a mock phone call.
There�are also quite a few updates and added features found in Eclair, including:
? Microsoft Exchange support
? An inbox allowing multiple email accounts
? HTML5 support
? Double-tap zooming in the browser
? Digital zoom for the camera
? Improved dictionary for your keyboard (it learns words you frequently use and suggests contact names)
? Improved graphics architecture for better hardware acceleration
The nice folks at Android and Me have posted step-by-step directions on how to install the SDK on your computer and run the emulator.
Whether you?re interested in buying an Android or a curious iPhone diehard, you can�taste a sample of Eclair from the comfort of your own computer.
[via Android and Me]
See Also:
- Verizon Attacks the iPhone, Hints at Upcoming Droid
- 12 Phones Strong, Android Army Mobilizes for Explosive Growth …
- Google Muscles Android Developer, Offers Olive Branch
- Verizon Promises Two New Android Phones This Year
Photo: Azh7/Wikimedia Commons, with Android logo added by Wired.com
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One in 10 Britons on police DNA database
Parliamentary reporter, Computing, Wednesday 28 October 2009 at 09:47:00
More than 5.5 million records held on controversial system
One in 10 Britons has a profile stored on the police DNA database, according Shadow Home Office minister James Brokenshire said the latest statistics He said the government is "obsessed with growing the DNA database for the Right-wing pressure group The Taxpayers Alliance has also published a poll In reply to one question in the poll, conducted by PoliticsHome, 86 per cent Director Alex Deane said the results show people feel freedoms are being The concern about the security of information was highest (78 per cent) among The Home Office has announced that proposals to make the DNA database comply
to the latest Conservative Party claim based on Home Office figures.
showed 5,910,172 profiles on the database on 15 October of which 5,532,847 had
been taken by police forces in England and Wales from a population totalling 54
million.
sake of it regardless of guilt or innocence" and is dragging its feet complying
with the European Court of Human Rights ruling that its approach is "unlawful".
which suggested four in five people fear freedoms are being eroded in Britain.
of people think the government cannot be trusted to keep personal information
files safe, up from 58 per cent seven years ago.
eroded. "The government continues to pursue expensive and invasive surveillance
methods that serve only to create criminals out of otherwise law-abiding
citizens,? he said.
Tories and lowest (36 per cent) among Labour voters.
with the European Court of Human Rights ruling will be included in the Queen's
Speech, that will set out the government's legislative programme for the last
session of parliament before the General Election next year.
Full story at http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2252112/britons-police-dna-database
Video: Zombie Holiday Gift Guide
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Cosmic Log: Inside the spaceport
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