Android 2.2 build for Evo leaked, rooted -- and released

Android 2.2 build for Evo leaked, rooted -- and released

Android hackers strike again, this time with the upcoming Android 2.2 release for the Evo 4G -- it's already been found, rooted and made available for your flashing pleasure.  Avalaunchmods has beat everyone to the punch and cranked out the first Evo 2.2 ROM with Sense, and everything working.  Enough of my talking, I have a ROM to flash -- and some of you do too.  Hit the source link for download instructions and links [xda-developers] Thanks for the tip and the ROM Avalaunchmods!

Update: HTC's pulled its link and gone on Twitter with the following: "Please be aware any update.zip floating around for EVO are not final and may cause problems. Official updates are coming OTA next week!" You've been warned!

Posted originally at Android Central

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Outdoor Wallpaper For iPad

Outdoor Wallpaper For iPad
So I was outdoors the other day taking some photos with my Canon PowerShot digital camera, just random photos mainly and for some reason I figured this would make a nice wallpaper for the iPad. Feel free to download and use it as you wish. I really enjoy photography, it’s one of my passions and [...]

So I was outdoors the other day taking some photos with my Canon PowerShot digital camera, just random photos mainly and for some reason I figured this would make a nice wallpaper for the iPad.

Feel free to download and use it as you wish. I really enjoy photography, it’s one of my passions and I hope to have some new iPad wallpapers for you soon. Just click the image below for the 1024�1024 full resolution wallpaper.

If you have a wallpaper you’d like to submit and have featured here on my site then feel free to contact me.

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CES 2010: i migliori gadget presenti (e assenti)

CES 2010: i migliori gadget presenti (e assenti)
Oggi, 7 gennaio, ha preso il via uno degli eventi geek più attesi dell’anno. Il Consumer Electronics Show (CES, per gli amici intimi) di Las Vegas ha finalmente spalancato le sue porte e per i prossimi tre giorni tutte le più grandi aziende operanti nel settore tecnologico – da Microsoft a Google, passando per [...]

Oggi, 7 gennaio, ha preso il via uno degli eventi geek più attesi dell’anno. Il Consumer Electronics Show (CES, per gli amici intimi) di Las Vegas ha finalmente spalancato le sue porte e per i prossimi tre giorni tutte le più grandi aziende operanti nel settore tecnologico – da Microsoft a Google, passando per Samsung e HP -saranno lì per presentare le loro novità più importanti.

Per l’occasione, abbiamo stilato per voi una lista con alcuni dei ‘gadget’ più interessanti della kermesse. Senza dimenticare talune assenze, che pesano più di tante presenze. Leggete e commentate numerosi.

Tablet Microsoft

A meno di clamorosi colpi di scena, il tanto atteso tablet iSlate non sarà della partita: gli ultimi rumor dicono che non verrà presentato prima dell’evento Apple fissato per il prossimo 26/27 gennaio. In compenso, il CES 2010 potrebbe ospitare un nuovo tablet di Microsoft. A riportare l’indiscrezione è l’autorevole New York Times, secondo cui il dispositivo sarà prodotto da HP e verrà commercializzato entro la metà dell’anno. Pensandoci bene, potrebbe trattarsi del modello finale del concept Courier (video sopra) presentato dal gruppo di Redmond a settembre 2009.

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Opera Mini 5.1 for Android released, put to the test against desktop Chrome (video)

Opera Mini 5.1 for Android released, put to the test against desktop Chrome (video)

Filed under: Browsers, Android

Opera Mini 5.1 for Android has been released -- visit m.opera.com, or simply search for 'Opera' on Android Market. This is only a minor patch, but it should be both faster and easy to use. Mini can now also be set as your default browser -- about time!

Anyway, without any real way to benchmark Opera Mini 5 against other mobile browsers, I decided to pit it against a desktop browser -- Chrome 6, to be exact. Watch the video; be impressed! Opera Mini certainly isn't as fast as a desktop computer -- but then again, what mobile browser is? Also, bear in mind that I'm using a very high-speed Internet connection. On a crippled '2G' or Wi-Fi link, the difference between Mini and Chrome would be far smaller -- Opera's compression technology only really shines when there is limited bandwidth available.

Still, you can see that Opera Mini makes an excellent replacement for the default Android browser. There's no reason why you shouldn't use Opera Mini 5, put it that way.

Now I need to find some way of artificially limiting my bandwidth so that I can see if Opera Mini is actually faster than desktop Chrome!

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Motorola releases open-source portions of the Droid X source code

Motorola releases open-source portions of the Droid X source code

Not to be outdone by the competition, Motorola has released the open-source portions of the source code for the Droid X, too!  All this open-source licensing agreement following is getting me teared up a little bit, even if a good bit of proprietary code remains under wraps.  Moto has fully embraced the intent of open source, even if we tend to complain about efuses and bootloaders.  The release of the code just might help in that area, too. Now get to it developers, see what you can wrangle up with your new toys! [Motorola]

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Monitor Security Cams From Anywhere With Your iPad

Monitor Security Cams From Anywhere With Your iPad
No matter where you are in the world you can easily monitor your security cameras from anywhere with your iPad using the uNetCams Multiple IP Camera Viewer app. This app streams MJPEG video feeds from your IP network cameras in real-time and has many useful features. Whether you have just one camera or hundreds of [...]

No matter where you are in the world you can easily monitor your security cameras from anywhere with your iPad using the uNetCams Multiple IP Camera Viewer app.

This app streams MJPEG video feeds from your IP network cameras in real-time and has many useful features. Whether you have just one camera or hundreds of different security cameras installed in various locations uNetCams is a must have in your repertoire of apps.

With uNetCams you can view up to 6 cameras at once on your iPad screen and browse through others with a simple swipe of your finger. Viewing multiple videos at once is one thing this app was designed for and does very well.

Even if your home or office is located in Canada and you are visiting China for example, tasks such as redirecting your camera(s) position, zooming in and out, taking and sharing snapshots and several other functions are made simple with it’s easy to use interface.

uNetCams for iPad supports up to 999 cameras at once and is compatible with many different camera manufacturers such as D-Link, Cannon, IQeye, TrendNet, Axis, Vivotek and Mobotix just to name a few.

Click here to purchase your copy of uNetCams for iPad at iTunes.

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How to collaborate on a Ruby file (or any other code) in real-time

How to collaborate on a Ruby file (or any other code) in real-time

Filed under: Developer, Utilities, Productivity

The other day I asked about real-time collaborative Ruby editing. I mean, I found Amy Editor, but it just wasn't good enough. It was too slow and wonky, and didn't work well.

Well, I still needed a tool for coding collaboratively over the net, so I kept hunting and searching. And what do you know - it turns out Notepad++ has a plug-in that does exactly what I need.

Notepad++ is an awesome text editor in itself, and it's extremely versatile. It's one of the many editors I went through before finally settling down with Komodo Edit (for now, at least). It has themes, syntax highlighting for numerous languages, macros, endless configuration options, and, of course, plug-ins.

The plug-in that helped us out is called NppDocShare, and it comes completely devoid of any documentation whatsoever. What I did to make it work:

1. Put it in Notepad++ plugins folder.
2. Ran Notepad++, clicked Plugins > NppDocShare > Show Dialog.
3. Configured my router to forward any traffic it gets on a certain port (I'm not telling which) to port 20081 on my own computer.
4. Clicked Serve on the NppDocShare dialog.
5. Got a Windows Firewall warning, and allowed NppDocShare to accept connections.
6. Gave my IP address to my friend, who connected, and we could then cobble some Ruby together very smoothly and quickly.

The pros:

• It's fast. Way faster than any Web-based editor.
• You get to enjoy the full power of Notepad++.
• Each participant gets their own color.

The cons:

• Requires a bit of knowledge to set up.
• Absolutely undocumented (what you've just read is probably the most extensive documentation that currently exists for NppDocShare).
• When you switch to a different tab, you lose the syntax highlighting! This is a really annoying bug, which I hope will get fixed.

All in all, I'm very happy with this solution, and it worked. Maybe next time I will check out Gobby, which is supposed to be even better for collaborative editing (but lacks the power of Notepad++); if I do, I'll be sure to let you know how that worked out.

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Natale Geek: 5 gadget da NON mettere sotto l’albero

Natale Geek: 5 gadget da NON mettere sotto l’albero
Tra mutande rosse, pandori zombi e sciarpe del nonno riciclate, sotto l’albero di Natale ci finisce davvero qualsiasi schifezza possibile e immaginabile. Almeno noi geek cerchiamo quindi di rendere queste feste più piacevoli, evitando di regalare e farci regalare cose come quelle che stiamo per proporvi. Cinque gadget tecnologici da non mettere sotto l’albero per nessun [...]

Tra mutande rosse, pandori zombi e sciarpe del nonno riciclate, sotto l’albero di Natale ci finisce davvero qualsiasi schifezza possibile e immaginabile.

Almeno noi geek cerchiamo quindi di rendere queste feste più piacevoli, evitando di regalare e farci regalare cose come quelle che stiamo per proporvi. Cinque gadget tecnologici da non mettere sotto l’albero per nessun motivo al mondo… a meno che il destinatario non vi abbia fregato la ragazza, rubato il portafogli e messo il cane sotto con l’automobile di proposito. Ecco la tremenda carrellata.

Shenzhen rig: vi ricorda niente questo notebook? Indovinato, si tratta dell’ennesimo clone dei prodotti Apple, una copia spudorata del MacBook Air assolutamente priva di sex appeal e animata da Windows. Certo, il comparto tecnico non è male (processore Atom N280; 1GB di RAM; HDD da 160GB; display da 12.1 pollici; 2 porte USB; HDMI out; ethernet; lettore di memory card; autonomia batterie di 2.5 ore) ed il prezzo è piuttosto ragionevole (250 dollari, circa), ma con l’originale non c’è paragone.

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Facebook 'likes' may now make you vulnerable to spam

Facebook 'likes' may now make you vulnerable to spam

Filed under: Web services, Social Software

Facebook is working on a new feature that would make "likes" more like Pages, allowing for info to be posted on the walls of anybody who "likes" a particular thing. Currently, this only works one way: if you post about something you like, your post goes on the wall of the Facebook page for that thing. Under the new version, any page with a like button will be able to do this in reverse, leaving messages on the walls of all its "likers."

AllFacebook.com puts a positive spin on this, saying "all webpages on the Internet immediately have become two-way communication channels." I have a different perspective, though: by clicking "like" in the future, you'll be opening yourself up to potentially massive quantities of wall spam. Right now, liking something is a fairly insignificant gesture: you'll probably click it once and forget about it. That's going to change, though, and I think people will start getting pickier about what they like.

What do you think, DLS readers? Is this two-way communication a positive development for users, another case of Facebook making itself attractive to advertisers ... or both?

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Report: Google leads Bing, Yahoo!, and Twitter -- in malware distribution

Report: Google leads Bing, Yahoo!, and Twitter -- in malware distribution

Filed under: Security

When you're the big dog, evildoers are more likely to target you with their nefarious schemes. That's certainly the case with desktop malware and Windows -- it's the most popular computing platform by a wide margin, so it gets the most attention from malware developers.

The same is apparently true for Google when it comes to distributing malware. In a recent report, Barracuda Labs found that Google (unwittingly, of course) passes out more malware than Bing, Yahoo, and Twitter combined -- about twice as much as all three put together.

Since Google dominates search, it only makes sense that malware distributors would do their best to invade its results. Interestingly, Barracuda's report states that only 2% of the malware they collected was 0-day -- the other 98% was previously identified. If that's the case, perhaps Google could (and should) be doing more to ensure known malicious links are uprooted more quickly.

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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Android Market apps now have to check in with licensing servers to confirm legitimacy

Android Market apps now have to check in with licensing servers to confirm legitimacy

Filed under: Security, Google, Android

The Android Market is doing away with its current copy protection scheme for apps, because breaking protection to pirate the apps is a little bit too easy for the comfort of the developers who sell their software in the market. To protect its relationship with the all-important dev community, Google has launched a "licensing service" that verifies whether an app was legitimately purchased.

This kind of scheme isn't uncommon, but it's sometimes unpleasant for users. In a perfect world, your Android phone would always have reception, and a licensing server would always be up and running to authenticate the apps you've bought. There are bound to be a few problems, though, and it's not clear how Google will address them. I'm not going to assume the worst, but I do wonder what happens when you have an offline app and you're in a service black hole. Can it run without being able to access the licensing server?

Google could protect developers without checking apps every single time they run, but there are other possible worries, like legitimate apps failing the licensing check due to glitches (a la Microsoft and Windows Genuine Advantage). On the plus side, Google has some of the best server infrastructure in the world, so it's very unlikely these servers will go down for any length of time.

Currently, this type of authentication is available to any developer who wants it, but it's not mandatory. It'll be interesting to see how many app creators start using it right away.

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Nice entity is a beautiful, quick reference for HTML entities

Nice entity is a beautiful, quick reference for HTML entities

Filed under: Developer, Text

nice entity is a slick, clean website that does just one thing and does it well. It's a large, interactive table that shows all HTML entities and it lists each with its Unicode character and entity text.

To the uninitiated, HTML entities are little pieces of text that you may use instead of punctuation that would otherwise be "confusing" for the computer or break the page. For example, a "greater than" sign is used on every HTML (or XML, for that matter) tag. So, the safest way to display such a sign (when you really do want just the sign and want to make sure that no computer will mistake it for part of a tag) is to use its entity. For "greater than," this is "gt." All entities start with an ampersand and end with a semicolon - so, "greater than" is actually >.

There are a ton of these, and "nice entity" provides one of the most usable, aesthetically pleasing, and easily searchable lists that I have seen so far. It's also completely devoid of any sort of advertising (as far as I could see). Very nice!

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No White iPhone 4 Till Later This Year

No White iPhone 4 Till Later This Year
Just a week ago, Steve Jobs announced during the special press conference that the white model of iPhone 4 will be available in late July. It appears something changes within a week. On Friday, Apple released a statement announcing that the white device will not be available until later this year. Here is the full statement [...]

Just a week ago, Steve Jobs announced during the special press conference that the white model of iPhone 4 will be available in late July. It appears something changes within a week. On Friday, Apple released a statement announcing that the white device will not be available until later this year.

Here is the full statement from Apple:

White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.

This is not the first time the white model has been delayed. Before the first debut of iPhone 4, Apple also postponed the release of white model till end of July. While Apple doesn’t give any details about the manufacturing problem, Appleinsider gives some insights about the issue:

The alleged problems were revealed this week by Chinese-language newspaper 21st Century Business Herald, which said that the manufacturing issues come from a factory in China known as Lens Technology. A worker with the company’s quality control department said that the company is still trying to work out the right balance of paint thickness and opacity, in order to ensure the panel allows enough space for the digitizer overlay, but also gives the level of white that Apple expects the product to have.

Industry sources also indicated that each machine owned by Lens Technology can only cut three iPhone 4 glass covers per hour. The report said that the company’s current production capacity can only meet half of Apple’s demand for the iPhone 4.

For those who want to purchase the white iPhone 4, look like you will need to wait for a while.

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Multitask With The New Compass iPad Stand

Multitask With The New Compass iPad Stand
Twelve South is well known for their exclusive and stylish accessory designs for Apple products and most recently they have introduced the all new Compass stand for the iPad. You may recall back in April Twelve South was one of the first companies to release a quality iPad stand, also known as the Bookarc Stand. [...]

Twelve South is well known for their exclusive and stylish accessory designs for Apple products and most recently they have introduced the all new Compass stand for the iPad.

You may recall back in April Twelve South was one of the first companies to release a quality iPad stand, also known as the Bookarc Stand. Well they are back with yet another high standard product, one with both appeal and intuitive design, something that goes hand in hand with all of their accessories.

This is not just any regular stand either, in fact it’s quite versatile. It functions in two different modes, upright easel mode and work mode. When the Compass stand is not in use it even folds up into a compact unit that is only 1-inch in width and 7 inches in length. It takes only a few seconds to fold or unfold making it very easy to bring along with you and your iPad wherever you may go. It comes with a soft neoprene travel sleeve where you can store it while in it’s folded position.

Andrew Green, Head of Creative for Twelve South states:

“Because of its size, mobility and versatility, Compass is a must-have for iPad owners. To have a single stand that allows you to sit back and watch a movie or flip it over and hammer out a few emails takes it from an accessory to an absolutely essential tool for your iPad”

The Compass iPad stand is also very durable, made out of heavy gauge steel. Another good thing is you won’t have to worry about the stand itself slipping or scratching any surfaces because the feet are made from silicone.

You can use this stand to view your iPad in either portrait or landscape mode and even if you are using an iPad case that’s no problem!

To learn more about the Compass stand visit the official Twelve South website.

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MOG Offers Unlimited Music Download for iPhone

MOG Offers Unlimited Music Download for iPhone
Music On the Go (aka MOG), an innovative music company conceived and run by fans, has recently launched an iPhone app (and an Android app) for its service, thereby giving subscribers access to a whopping collection of nearly 8 million songs. A 3-day trial version is available at the Apple App Store and requires no [...]

Music On the Go (aka MOG), an innovative music company conceived and run by fans, has recently launched an iPhone app (and an Android app) for its service, thereby giving subscribers access to a whopping collection of nearly 8 million songs. A 3-day trial version is available at the Apple App Store and requires no sign-up or credit card. However, if you need the ‘all-you-can-eat’ (unlimited) downloads, you need to pay $9.99 per month.

The MOG app works over both 3G and WiFi. The app’s navigation is similar to that of iPhone’s native music player. The app has decent search capabilities and lets you search for tracks by artist name, track name and album name. It even allows you to search millions of user-created playlists for your favorite tracks. Like several other streaming music applications, the home screen of MOG lists new releases, top songs and favorite tracks.

However, unlike other streaming music apps, the MOG app gives you a unique choice – stream a track and/or download it your device. The downloads are pretty quick even with high quality 320 kbps MP3 bitrate and the best part is there’s no limit on how much you can download.

MOG handpicks the best features of several other streaming music apps. For example, it lets you create custom digital radio stations (like Pandora). However, I’m rather surprised that the iPhone app has still not been updated to take advantage of iOS 4 multitasking capabilities. MOG says that it plans to launch a multitasking version of the app very soon. The Android version of MOG supports multitasking and lets users do other tasks while listing to their favorite tracks.

IMO, the USP of MOG app is its ability to provide ‘artist only’ stations. Throw in the combo of unlimited downloads, no irritating advertisements and a massive collection to choose from – MOG app is a mouthwatering prospect for any music fan.

You can download the app via this direct iTunes link. To learn more about the app, check out the video for a brief demo:

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