Makes me proud to be a biker :)
[Thanks Stu!]
Citing sources in the defense contracting and intelligence consulting community, the iDefense report unambiguously declares that the Chinese government was, in fact, behind the effort. The report also says that the malicious code was deployed in PDF files that were crafted to exploit a vulnerability in Adobe’s software.
I saw this headline and died a little on the inside. The very fact that we live in a culture where this sort of study is even undertaken makes me want to punch someone in the face. An excerpt for your consideration:
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“The entertainment industry has improved its portrayals of walking, cycling and boating in movies aimed at children, but half of scenes still show risky behaviour, U.S. researchers found.
In the 2003 Christmas movie Elf, for example, actor Will Ferrell gets knocked down by a taxi while crossing the street. He gets back up without a scratch, but at least he was was walking in a crosswalk.”
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And this this is ‘serious’ research, not some kind of joke. Come back Tom & Jerry, all is forgiven!
The new Facebook App for iPhone (v 3.1) lets you download your friends photos and store them as the profile images for your Phone’s address book. This is definitely pretty cool.
It also now has push notifications, also cool.
No Multitouch on Nexus One ‘A Gentlemen’s Agreement’ with Apple
Google’s newly released Nexus One has received mixed reviews from the tech press, but one of the key questions for the so-called ‘iPhone Killer’ was the reason for its apparent lack of multitouch capabilities.
According to a source working on the handset’s innards, multitouch is indeed supported on the Nexus One’s Android API’s. The decision not to implement the feature in the handset’s core UI and applications was the result of a board-level ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ between Google and Apple.
Google in fact agreed to forego using multitouch in their core UI in exchange for Apple maintaining a high visibility for Google’s apps and services on their iPhone.
What this means in practice, is that there is nothing stopping third party developers from using multitouch in their own Nexus One applications. Whether this gentlemen’s agreement holds in the face of Apple’s ongoing move away from Google’s apps (on Mapping, for example) is anybody’s guess.
Happy holidays!
On a bit of a hiatus here while I busy myself with the customary holiday excesses, but I’ll be back soon ;)
Meanwhile, I wish all readers a great end of year break!
A Mac User’s Note on Windows 7
I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my new 27” iMac. Why? For games, of course!
One thing struck me while discussing my initial experiences of the OS with my ‘Microsoftie’ dad: Windows 7, somewhat like its predecessor Vista, behaves like an OS acutely aware of its vulnerability.
With its insane default security settings and constant confirmation prompts for anything involving a system change or the running of an application, Windows 7 seems to be permeated by the mentality of a survivalist: holed up in a shiny blue cave, with lots of tinned food and water, pointing a double-barreled shotgun at the entrance.
By comparison, OSX is like a good bartender: it keeps an eye on you while you have a good time, but only asks for your car keys if you start acting stupid.
The development of mobile phones will be similar in PCs. Even with the Mac, Apple has attracted much attention at first, but they have still remained a niche manufacturer. That will be in mobile phones as well.
– Nokia’s Chief Strategist, speaking last month. From the Top 5 Assclown iPhone Quotes. And you wonder why Nokia keeps making the same mistakes (or do you?) [Thanks @GenuineEntropy]About
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