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Daily Run Down 05/30/2011

Wayne — Tue, 31 May 2011 02:43:30 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

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Daily Run Down 04/04/2011

Wayne — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:15:17 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Sony is reportedly supplying Cameras to Apple for their next generation of products.
Southwest Airlines is grounding 79 planes after one developed a hole.
Cablevision is joining Time Warner by offering streaming shows on your iPad.
Japan is stating that it may takes months to end radiation leaks.
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have sung Rebecca Black’s Friday for Charity.
Syria has freed a Reuters Photographer after six days.
The new world record for quantum entangled bits is 14.
Scientists have spotted new Alzheimer’s genes.
The recent Epsilon data breach may be the largest in Security history.
Jennie-O has recalled it’s Turkey burgers after salmonella concerns.
China has detected 10 cases of radiation since March 16th.
It seems like it is difficult to erase a digital past.
SBNation has signed a few of the Engadget folks to create a new tech blog.
Google has purchased 6,000 Nortel Patents for $900 Million.
President Obama has kicked off his 2012 presidential campaign.
Larry Page has officially started as Google’s CEO.

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Daily Run Down 03/11/2011

Wayne — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:15:04 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Safari was hacked in 5 seconds at the pwn2own at CANSEC West .
The First round of Huffington Post-AOL layoffs has begun.
The Chicago Tribune has won it’s Privacy case against the University of Illinois.
The Chicago Cubs pay tributeto Ron Santo.
A Federal Appeals court has ruled against long-term detainment of immigrants without a hearing.
Buying Ads against trademarked keywords is not infringing.
Drug Manufacturers are freaking out over their expiring patents.
Apple has changed their purchasing policy to protect kids.
Wisconsin’s Republican Senate has screwed their chances at re-election.
The Dalai Lama has given up his political role.
7 Tons of Beef has been recalled due to possible e-coli.
Engadget has their iPad 2 review available.
Fusion-io’s IPO filing discloses it’s list of clients.
WIPO has realized that the copyright law goes too far.
Here are the best photos from the Mars Rover over the last five years.
Amazon is ditching Illinois Affiliates (including Roger Ebert).

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Daily Run Down 03/03/2011

Wayne — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:15:22 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

The HTC merge has gained approval by the FCC.
US Federal Government has declared the Eastern Cougar extinct.
Sirhan Sirhan has been denied parole in the 1968 Killing of Robert F. Kennedy.
Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks leaker, has been charged with 22 more charges.
The 150th Anniversary of the Civil war has divided the South.
Microsoft has re-released the Windows Phone 7 update for Samsung phones.
Google is going to allow Apps customers to buy extra space.
World Mobile data traffic will explode by a factor of 26 by 2015.
Twitter has suspended the ceoSteveJobs Parody account.
RandomHouse books have been added to the Apple iBooks store.
The Texas Governor, Rick Perry, is blocking reporters he does not like from reading his twitter posts.
Engadget has a comparison of all of the major tablets to be released this year.
Steven Spielberg has reportedly agreed to do a WikiLeaks Movie.
Square, the credit card reader company, is now processing $1 Million per day.
The BBC iPlayer will have a global price of $10 per month.
The Earthquake in New Zealand has increased the number of births.
A New ‘Jaguar’ Catfish has been found in the Amazon.
A new Zombie-Ant Fungi has been found.
In 1919, the U.S. began international Airmail service.

In 1991, The beating of Rodney King occurred.

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Daily Run Down 02/24/2011

Wayne — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:15:32 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Ford has recalled 144,000 F-150 Trucks for airbag risk.
Several High Severity BIND vulnerabilities have been released.
The Samsung Galaxy S 4G is now available on T-mobile.
Apple has confirmed the iPad 2 Event for March 2nd.
The Barnes and Noble Nook has taken 25% of the E-book Market.
StackOverflow has created a career resume by using forum questions.
Federal Lawyers are telling judges that the ‘Marriage Act’ of 1996 should be overturned.
An interactive Museum to commemorate 9/11 has gone online.
An Indiana Deputy Attorney is no longer employed after urging police to use ‘live’ ammo on Wisconsin Lawmakers.
WordPress 3.1 has been officiallyrelased>.
Engadget has posted their Motorola Xoom Review.
Verizon is now offering the Samsung Galaxy 7-inch for $300 on contact.
A British Court has ruled Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden.
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Daily Run Down 01/19/2011

Wayne — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:15:53 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

The Playboy app on the iPad will be uncensored. I’m not sure how this is going to get past Apple’s censors.
Apple has posted their Q1-2011 Financial Results.
Pakistan has been hit by a 7.4 Magnitude earthquake.
Sargent Shriver, launcher of the Peace Corps, has died at the age of 95.
Starbucks is now accepting Mobile payments nationwide.
HP seems to be able to take things in stride and One ups Engadget.
At least 3 people have been shot at a Los Angeles High School.
Parenting by Gays is more common in the South.
An Appeals court has ruled that Attorney-Client privileges do not extend to work emails.
Twitter is now available in Korean.
The US Government has approved the Comcast-NBC Merger. I hate the US Government, this effectively a monopoly and they don’t care.
Here is a list of Companies who support censoring the internet.
Senator Wyden has called out Content companies for wanting to censor the Internet.
Regulators are stating that VitaminWater is too sugary to claim health benefits.
A Fix for the Windows Phone 7 data hog bug has been identified and a fix is in the works.
The oldest farmers in the Earth are slime molds.

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Daily Run Down: 02-02-2010: Groundhog Day Edition

Wayne — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:44 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Microsoft’s Office 2010 has reached Release Candidate status.
Apple’s iPhone OS 3.1.3 undoes most Jailbreaking efforts.
Apple has demanded the removal of USB syncing capabilities from the Stanza iPhone App.
Apple’s iPhone OS 3.1.3 also fixes the battery indicator issue.
The Google Nexus One has received an update that includes Multi-touch and Better Maps.
WordPress has launched it’s Android Application.
HipHop, a Just in time (JIT) complier for PHP has been announced by Facebook.
Trees are growing faster as the planet warms.
Here’s a cool video of a Solar Eclipse as seen from space.
Commenting on the website Engadget has been turned off due to trolls.
Steve Wozniak has explained an issue with the 2010 Prius accelerator software.
Boston Legal actor Justin Mentell has died.
Apple has released a second fix for it’s 27″ iMac display glitches.
Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter.

Look for more stories tomorrow.

Daily Run Down: 01-05-2010

Wayne — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:58:16 +0000

Here is Today’s Daily Run Down. I’ve got two separate groups, one CES only coverage, and the other non-CES coverage.

The biggest story of the day is that Google has released the Nexus One.
To prepare for the Nexus One, T-mobile has upgraded it’s entire network to 7.2mbps.
AT&T has upgraded all of their cell towers to 7.2Mbps 3G.
Rumor is that NBA Jam will comeback on the Wii.
Microsoft has revealed Office 2010 retail prices.
Engadget has a hands-on review of the Boxee Box by Dlink.
The Open Handset Alliance now has 13 new members.
Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless.
Westwood One purchases California Traffic Alert Service, SigAlert.
Social Networking Site, Foursquare, is now global.
The Hubble telescope has located the oldest and farthest galaxies.
MSNBC has purchased Breakingnews.com.
Gartner group has absorbed Burton group.
E-book distributor Overdrive has added 1700 international partners.
A New ‘strawberry’ crab has been found.
The Amazon Kindle DX is now global.
Skype has created a partnership with Panasonic and LG for Skype on TV.
The wirelessHD 2.0 spec allows for 4K resolutions.

Look for more stories tomorrow, in the same format.

Daily Run Down: 01-03-10

Wayne — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:58:16 +0000

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

Go to My PC is now Mac compatible.
Engadget has some photos on the Google Nexus One.
There is a bug around text messaging and the year 2016.
Dubai is preparing to open the world’s tallest building.
Washington D.C. is suing AT&T for unclaimed phone minutes.

Look for more stories tomorrow.

Thoughts on iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 and Apple.

Wayne — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:52:35 +0000

Apple released their Update to the iPhone to 1.1.1. This has had several impacts on many users. The 1.1.1 ‘update’ has broken ALL 3rd Party Applications, Ringtones, and Sim Card Unlock programs. This has ‘broken’ many iPhones to the point where they no longer work.

I myself have ‘upgraded’ my phone to 1.0.2, put my ringtones back, added 3rd party apps. Most of the time I have no problem just using what’s given to me, but I refuse to do so in this case. I used the directions from IphoneAtlas.com The baseband (modem) firmware wasn’t changed, but I was able to get 3rd party applications on my iPhone.

As I stated in the TWIT.TV Forums in Regards to the Engadget Open Letter to Apple & iPhone Customers

“My take on the entire situation is that I’d like to see Apple allow 3rd party apps, easily (ala SDK), or provide an iPhone Hacker Edition, which they will only support the hardware, yet allow 3rd party applications. Provide the base OS, nothing more. They could even charge a bit more, not much, like $25 or even $50. Almost make it an open-source type phone (Unlocked Of Course). Make it GSM to allow the biggest customer base of consumers..”

I think this would work on several levels, They could write the code once for the ‘hacker edition’ and then never submit another update, or just send an update that wouldn’t touch any 3rd party apps, just fix any bugs that were within the OS code. This would allow those who don’t want to mess with their phone, to purchase a ‘locked’ iPhone, and those who want to mess with the software to do so.

You’ll hear more about the “bricked” iphones, than the non-bricked ones, because the community of iPhone users is very vocal, not much unlike the macintosh community.

IF apple instituted a subscription model for Applicatoins, I’d gladly pay $10 / month for plenty of good, useful applications and games. Items like a mobile chat client (ichat or adium), Customization options like changing the background, the icons for the different applications. and the look of the “dock”.

I think that Apple will face severe backlash for the things that they have done to ‘break’ 3rd party applications. They do not have a unified message across all of their devices. They don’t have a ‘hacking’ stance on the Apple TV. They do not say anything about those who ‘hack’ their Macs to do things they are not designed to do, so why would you have a ‘hammer-lock’ stance on a device that could potentially change an entire industry? It doesn’t make sense. I myself am not happy with Apple and their stance on the iPhone. If they continue down this path of locking out users, they will find themselves not selling very many iPhones. This would be both a bad business move, and bad for the community for both Apple and AT&T.

I do not anticipate that the pending release of the next version of the Apple’s Mac OS X, version 10.5 (Leopard), will be any less difficult to modify than Mac OS X, 10.4 (Tiger) currently is; but with the given trend, I can’t say for certain. We’ll all just have to wait until it is released sometime this month. I will be installing this update, Sans Boot-camp, once it’s released, onto an External Hard drive, just to see what it’s like, before committing to it. If I really wanted to, I could always put a new hard drive into my mac, and then replace the one in there, but using the one I have now is a better idea. I’ll post my thoughts and comments on Leopard once it’s out.