Category: Computers

A Quick comparison between AT&T and Verizon iPhone costs

Considering a Verizon iPhone?  Take a look at the differences…. iPhone4AT&TVerizon TypeGSM(Worldwide)CDMA(U.S only) Wi-Fi HotspotxYes(Max 5 devices) SpeedFast+Faster+ ColorsBlackBlack Contract Penalty$325$350 Price (iPhone 4 16 GB)$199.99$199.99 Price (iPhone 4 32 GB)$299.99$299.99 Contract Term2 years2 years Data PlanAT&TVerizon 200 MB$15x 2 GB$25x 4 GB$45x unlimitedx$29.99 Text PlanAT&TVerizon 500 messagesx$10 1000 messages$10x unlimited$20$20 Voice PlanAT&TVerizon 450 minutes$39.99$39.99 […]

Half a Million Space Battles! Congrats!

According to Cliffski, the author of Gratuitous Space Battles, the GSB server has served over half a million battles for network games…  (Over 501,934 battles at the time of posting) See here: Here’s a chirpy statistic. At the time of writing, the total number of online ‘challenge’ games of Gratuitous Space Battles that have been played […]

A Hatred of Flash?

Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects. The objects of such hatred can vary widely, from inanimate objects or animals, to oneself or other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or the whole world. Though not necessarily, hatred is often associated with […]

What’s the cylinder in the middle of my cable?

When current is sent down an electrical wire, it causes a weak signal to be formed. Often this is harmless, but it can cause interference with the signal itself. A Ferrite bead, is an electronic choke, to surpress this feedback / interference. Ferrite Beads may also be called blocks, ferrite cores, ferrite rings, ferrite EMI […]

Arduino: The Documentary

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/18539129 ] Arduino The Documentary, a short documentary by Rodrigo Calvo and Raúl Alaejos about theArduino open hardware project and community.

iOS 4.3 Beta Hints at SGX543 GPU in Future Devices

The newest beta of the iOS 4.3 contains details that suggest that Apple is planning to incorporate the next generation of SGX Graphics Processors. Currently Apple is using the PowerVR SGX535, but the iOS 4.3 indicates that the SGX543 maybe incorporated into the next generation of iOS devices. The SGX543 is suppose to deliver: 35 […]

Android Hasn’t Been Hurting The iPhone — It’s Been Hurting RIM

Over the last year or so, RIM — led by the crappy flagship BlackBerry Storm, remember that? — fell to 45% of Verizon’s smartphone subscriber base in November, 2010, per comScore. That’s down from 69% of Verizon’s smartphone subs in November, 2009. Read the full story at  Android Hasn’t Been Hurting The iPhone — It’s […]