Entries for August, 2010
No More Need To Reboot Fedora w/ Ksplice
An anonymous reader writes “Ksplice, the technology that allows Linux kernel updates without a reboot, is now free for users of the Fedora distribution. Using Ksplice is like ‘replacing your car’s engine while speeding down the highway,’ and it can potentially save your Linux systems from a lot of downtime. Since Fedora users often live [...]
Samsung Fascinate spotted in the wild
An anonymous tipster has sent us images of their newly acquired Samsung Fascinate. We’re not sure how much longer Verizon can keep the lid on this device as recent developments seem to indicate a launch is immanent. We’re going to try and squeeze our connect a bit more and ask how much RAM the unit actually [...]
Staples to sell Kindle, Borders cuts reader prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The battle for the digital books market intensified on Tuesday, as office supplies retailer Staples Inc said it would start selling Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle, and bookseller Borders Group Inc said it was cutting its prices on some e-readers. Original post by Jason Fitzpatrick
Your Smartphone Is Safer Than Your PC — For Now
snydeq writes “InfoWorld’s Galen Gruman reports on the future of mobile security — one that will see a significant rise in exploits as valuable information increasingly migrates to mobile devices. To date, sandboxing and code-signing have helped make mobile OSes relatively secure, when compared with their desktop brethren. But as devices store more valuable information [...]
Images of T-Mobile’s HTC G2 emerge
Blog CellPhone Signal has acquired press images of T-Mobile’s HTC G2 handset we are due to see announced in the not-to-distant future. The G2 will be T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ phone, and CPS is reporting that the specifications will look like this: Android OS with HTC Sense UI, 3.7-inch OLED display, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, slide-out [...]
