Apple Imperfect August 27, 2008
A botched launch of MobileMe — the company’s new data-syncing service — has led Apple to make repeated offers of free services to frustrated customers. And there have been teething problems for its generally well-received 3G iPhone, including flaky reception and weak battery life.

Apple iPhone Ad Banned In UK Due To "Misleading" Claims August 27, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it received complaints from two local viewers who took issue with a claim in the 30-second spot which stated that "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone." That assertion was misleading, they said, because the iPhone does not support Flash or Java, two proprietary technologies that sometimes

Repeat Tests Show iPhone 3G Has No Faulty Hardware August 27, 2008
After lab results demonstrated that the iPhone 3G's antenna actually functions normally, critics complained that the tests didn't represent their own experiences. So the tests were performed again on two phones that had been experiencing severe problems for some users; the verdict was the same: no hardware problems found.

How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business August 27, 2008
It’s crucial to have simple web designs to allow the user to quickly find the information they need, especially if you are selling a product. If the page is cluttered with useless text, widgets or unrelated products, the site becomes meaningless.

Space Cube - The World's Smallest Linux PC August 27, 2008
Meet the Space Cube — the world's smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end.

Huge iPhone Security Flaw Opens All Private Information August 27, 2008
There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and even Safari. The two-step trick is even simpler to the one used in the past to jailbreak and install unlock cards.

RIAA wins P2P case after defendant reformats hard drive August 27, 2008
One of the most closely watched copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the RIAA appears to have come to a screeching halt, much to the music industry's delight.

Freakonomics: What Does a Sick C.E.O. Do to His Company? August 27, 2008
When Steve Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, Apple waited until after his surgery to tell the public and shareholders — yet company stock only fell 2.4 percent on the next trading day. But Jobs’s gaunt appearance while speaking at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June and the speculation about his health [...]

ASCII: An Artful Way Around Spam Filters August 27, 2008
An old computer art form is making a comeback as a newer way to evade spam filters. For decades, computing fans have enjoyed a form of expression called ASCII art that shows pictures or messages as a low-resolution graphic, a grid made of numerous computer characters encoded with the venerable ASCII standard. With a photo digitized with ASCII art

Anatomy of Linux Dynamic Libraries August 27, 2008
Dynamically linked shared libraries are an important aspect of GNU/Linux. They allow executables to dynamically access external functionality at run time and thereby reduce their overall memory footprint. This article investigates the process of creating and using dynamic libraries, how to explore them, nd explores how these libraries work.

Garmin Nav devices run Gnome Linux

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