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We don’t yet have any Honeycomb tablets in Canada, but when they do launch, Flash will be there right along side it. Today, Adobe announced the general availability of its Flash 10.2 upgrade for Android 2.2, 2.3 and, in beta form, 3.0.1 on March 18th. Much ado was made about the Motorola Xoom, the first […]
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Researchers experiment with drug-delivering robot… implanted in an eye originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
It’s just a computer model of the Japan tsunami waves created by the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, but it’s scary anyway. Maybe is the use of red streams and the dark black and purple epicenter. It looks as if the planet was bleeding. More »
Japan suffered a massive earthquake last night, measuring nearly magnitude 9. This is one of the largest quakes in its history, causing widespread and severe da
The photos and footage of the disaster are chilling enough—but sometimes letting ourselves be in awe of nature is even more powerful. This tsunami projection from NOAA shows the quake’s predicted energy launching through the very planet itself. More »
The Pwn2Own competition just wrapped up at the CanSecWest security conference, and Google emerged as the ultimate victor. Not only was Google Chrome the only browser that could stand up to a hacker’s might, but Android was also the only smartphone to absorb the beating those brainiacs tried to give it.
I used the tag “irony” on this post due to the huge Droid Dream scare that had everyone and their pet dragonflies questioning Android’s security. We’re not sure what methods to try and crack Android were used and we’re not clear on the details of how a hacker can go about their business. (We’re also not sure which platform they hacked – Droid Dream was ineffective against devices running Android 2.3+.)
Android’s supposed strong security hasn’t exactly translated to a clean end-user experience with dozens of applications both outside and inside of the market able to execute malicious code on a handset. Although Google has a damage control feature they elect to employ in situations like that, the malicious code has to be found and reported before they usually take action.
Google is said to be making even more changes to ensure outbreaks like this don’t happen. (Or to make sure they can’t affect anyone.) We’ve already seen this in security updates to Android 2.3 – those with that version of Android were not at all vulnerable to Droid Dream. Let’s hope they make some changes to how they handle the market to ensure security remains the least of our concerns regardless of which platform version we’re on. [IBTimes via Android Community]
The Pwn2Own competition just wrapped up at the CanSecWest security conference, and Google emerged as the ultimate victor. Not only was Google Chrome the only browser that could stand up to a hacker’s might, but Android was also the only smartphone to absorb the beating those brainiacs tried to give it.
I used the tag “irony” on this post due to the huge Droid Dream scare that had everyone and their pet dragonflies questioning Android’s security. We’re not sure what methods to try and crack Android were used and we’re not clear on the details of how a hacker can go about their business. (We’re also not sure which platform they hacked – Droid Dream was ineffective against devices running Android 2.3+.)
Android’s supposed strong security hasn’t exactly translated to a clean end-user experience with dozens of applications both outside and inside of the market able to execute malicious code on a handset. Although Google has a damage control feature they elect to employ in situations like that, the malicious code has to be found and reported before they usually take action.
Google is said to be making even more changes to ensure outbreaks like this don’t happen. (Or to make sure they can’t affect anyone.) We’ve already seen this in security updates to Android 2.3 – those with that version of Android were not at all vulnerable to Droid Dream. Let’s hope they make some changes to how they handle the market to ensure security remains the least of our concerns regardless of which platform version we’re on. [IBTimes via Android Community]
At 2:46 p.m, Tokyo time, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan sent a powerful wall of water inland, destroying coastal towns and property. More »
A cloud of ionized gas floats over the surface of the sun, in this mind-blowing photo by Alan Friedman. Using a filter that only records a narrow wavelength of light emitted by hydrogen, Friedman captured the sun’s texture… and eruption. More »
A cloud of ionized gas floats over the surface of the sun, in this mind-blowing photo by Alan Friedman. Using a filter that only records a narrow wavelength of light emitted by hydrogen, Friedman captured the sun’s texture… and eruption. More »
In Battle: Los Angeles, hitting theaters tomorrow, Aaron Eckhart leads a marine platoon against an all-out alien invasion. More »
The Saskatchewan government has decided not to hold a province-wide vote on whether to change the clocks each spring and fall.
The news got a bit overlooked among the hubbub of Discovery’s final flight and the first humanoid robot sent into space, but the recently completed shuttle mission also marked another significant milestone: it delivered the final room to the International Space Station. While there are still some additional components to be added, the new room dubbed the “Permanent Multipurpose Module” is NASA’s final contribution to the actual assembly of the station and, according to the agency, it means that it has “essentially completed” all that it had planned. The two remaining shuttle missions will just be carrying supplies and spare parts, along with a little $1.5 billion experiment called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which will be used to search for fun stuff like antimatter galaxies and dark matter.
NASA says International Space Station is now ‘essentially’ complete originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let’s take a look back at the STS-133 mission, an historic “last” for the program’s most-traveled shuttle. More »
The Dalai Lama said Thursday that he will give up his political role in Tibet’s government-in-exile, shifting that power to an elected representative.
Sure, spider venom can kill humans. But, if you know what you’re doing, it can offer revolutionary cures and treatments for some of humanity’s worst ailments. It’s already curing impotence…and now help with heart failure, high blood pressure, and epilepsy. More »
Major NHL sponsor Air Canada threatened to withdraw its sponsorship unless the league moves to impose sanctions to reduce potential serious injuries such as the one that Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty suffered this week.
Do you have a go-to restaurant you love – a place where everybody knows your name? If you’ve been checking in there from Google Latitude in Google Maps for Android, we want to help you get a little extra love right back. After launching check-ins for Latitude last month, today we’re rolling out our first check-in offers at more than 60 great places in Austin, Texas.
Checking in from Google Latitude lets you easily share the places you go with friends, and you can even choose to get check-in notifications or automatically check in to make it even easier. In addition to sharing places, you can also gain status as a “Regular”, “VIP”, or “Guru” at places depending on how often you’ve checked in there. You can even see your progress along the way by tapping your current status. I’ve been checking in almost everywhere I go, and after a steady stream of caffeination at my favorite coffee shop, I’m proud to be a Guru there!
Charlie Sheen brought his verbal war against Warner Bros. and the executive producer of ‘Two and a Half Men’ to the courtroom on Thursday, filing a $100-million US lawsuit seeking to recoup his salary and wages for the show’s crew.
