ASUS Eee concept possibly coming to desktops
Dan Ackerman | Nov 12, 2007
Reviewers and the mainstream press both lavished the recently released laptop with coverage, and ASUS claims worldwide shipments have already reached 100,000 units.
No price or spec details on the proposed desktop are available, but the "Eee" in the system's name stands for "Easy to learn, easy to play, easy to work," so you can expect the same tab-based desktop layout, with preloaded software, such as Firefox and Open Office, taking the place of their Microsoft counterparts.
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Latest iPhone, touch update jailbroken before it hits the ground
Tom Krazit | Nov 12, 2007
Updated 4:20pm to include stats from German launch.
Erica Sadun at The Unofficial Apple Weblog obtained jailbreaking code for the 1.1.2 update almost simultaneous with its release last night, and tests this morning confirm that it works for both the iPhone and the iPod touch. The 1.1.2 update patched a flaw in the way OS X handles TIFF image processing, which was the way hackers gained access to the iPhone after the 1.1.1 update, and it also wiped out third-party applications just like before.
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Microsoft curbs gaming addiction
Philip Wong | Nov 12, 2007
Monitoring your kids' gaming crave is as easy as A-B-C with the upcoming Microsoft Family Timer. Available for download in early December, the nifty Xbox 360 software restricts Xbox 360 usage on a per-day or per-week basis. A warning will be displayed onscreen nearing the end of each session before the console is automatically shut down after a predetermined time limit.
There's one sticky question, though. Does it also limit sharing among family members? A password may be a solution, but definitely a far from elegant implementation. Just imagine the hassle of punching in a password everytime you boot up your 360. Anyway, we are awaiting an official response from Microsoft on the exact mechanics of this interesting software. Stay tuned.
Hands-on with the Eye-Fi Card: Give any digital camera Wi-Fi capabilities
Will Greenwald | Nov 12, 2007
The card comes with a USB reader, a small instruction booklet, and nothing else; all the pertinent software is included on the card, and it autolaunches when you connect it to your computer. Once you install the software, you can access your card's settings through a very simple Web-based service. A setup wizard guides you on your card's initial run, holding your hand as you register your local wireless network and enter your upload preferences. Integration with Web services like Webshots and Flickr is easy; just enter your username and password, and the card does the rest.
Once you take the card out of the reader and actually put it in your camera, it works just like an ordinary SD card. You shoot and the photos stay on the card's 2GB of memory. Once you get within range of a registered Wi-Fi network, though, the card really works its magic. As you shoot, the card automatically uploads your pictures to your photo service of choice. If the computer upon which you installed the Eye-Fi software is within range and turned on, your photos also automatically upload to its hard drive. Unfortunately, wireless transfers take much longer than simply writing to an SD card, so you need to keep your camera on for a few minutes after you take your photos, to make sure they transfer. You also need to disable power saving (the function that automatically turns off the camera if you don't touch it for a length of time), ensuring that the card will ravenously devour your batteries.
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Surf the Net on your bus ride home
John Chan | Nov 10, 2007
You may be able to get free Wi-Fi almost anywhere in Singapore with the Wireless@SG initiative which aims to wire up the whole island state, but that is surely insufficient for the true Internet junkie. For up to two hours each day when traveling on a bus, a Net addict has to undergo cold turkey as his notebook becomes nothing more than a slab of plastic and silicon without wireless access. Well, a fix has been found. Nokia has brought Wi-Fi onto 12 buses in Singapore so that commuters can surf for free when riding them.
This feat is achieved by using the existing cellular HSDPA service. The best thing is that users don't need a HSDPA-enabled phone or modem as the equipment dishes out the access using regular Wi-Fi within the bus. So, this moving hotspot will give you your YouTube and Facebook fix as long as the cellular network is healthy along the bus route.
Unlike Wireless@SG, you don't have to sign up for an account to use Nokia's Wi-Fi Zone service. The unsecured network just requires you to agree to some terms of service and after that, you're good to go. Nokia says this is a trial for now and that it will review the service in a few months time. It's a first from the company, so you won't find it outside of Singapore at this point.
There are only 12 buses plying 12 different routes at this point--so chances of hopping on one even if you use the particular bus service is not guaranteed. If you are truly and hopelessly hooked to the Internet, we suggest getting your own HSDPA modem and an unlimited plan--that will work on any bus.
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