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iPad 2 Browser Benchmarks

The iPad 2, Steve Jobs took to the stage to tell us, offers twice the performance of the original iPad and 9x the graphics performance, thanks to its dual-core 1GHz Apple A5 processor. Still, what does that mean for daily use? Considering most people spend their time on tablets browsing,…

via iPad 2 Browser Benchmarks.

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03/02/2011 BenjaminNo Comments

Motorola XOOM vs iPad 2

Welcome to the main event. This is the war everyone’s been waiting for, ever since the idea of an Android tablet first came into fruition. Now we’ve got a Honeycomb optimized tablet, the first of its kind, and the second generation of Apple’s main gun, the iPad, the tablet that…

via Motorola XOOM vs iPad 2.

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03/02/2011 BenjaminNo Comments

Google zaps 21 malicious Android apps

The openness of Android is what many people love so much about the mobile OS – you can run your own code on it, customise it however you see fit, and generally tinker about much more so than you can with it’s competitors. The Android Market is open too -…

via Google zaps 21 malicious Android apps.

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03/02/2011 BenjaminNo Comments

Seriously Scary Android Malware Quickly Pulled From Market

Apple’s semi-arbitrary approach to app store management may have problems, but Android (as much as I love it) is a jungle in comparison. Just tonight Google has pulled an app that, if downloaded, would have essentially rooted your phone and sent off every single detail it could find to a…

via Seriously Scary Android Malware Quickly Pulled From Market.

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03/02/2011 BenjaminNo Comments

The Inners of a Small Computer Security Firm

From: Greg
To: Jussi

Subject: need to ssh into rootkitim in europe and need to ssh into the server. can you drop open upfirewall and allow ssh through port 59022 or something vague?and is our root password still 88j4bb3rw0cky88 or did we change to88Scr3am3r88 ?thanks

From: Jussi
To: Greg

Subject: Re: need to ssh into…

via The Inners of a Small Computer Security Firm.

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03/01/2011 BenjaminNo Comments

iPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight charts and maps

One carrier, Executive Jet Management, has gone through three months of testing with iPad’s, to get FAA approval to replace their paper flight charts & maps, with iPads.

More details, here – iPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight charts and maps.

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03/01/2011 BenjaminNo Comments

Beware the dangers of Sticky Tape!

The latest’s Simon’s Cat is out, and no one has warned the poor feline to stay away from Sticky Tape!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=tV3SWjrt2rE]

Here’s the youtube link… Simon’s Cat in ‘Sticky Tape’.

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03/01/201109/14/2012 BenjaminNo Comments

The Completely Redesigned Evernote for iPhone and iPod Touch

A new version of Evernote, with a highly re-engineered User Interface is now available at the Apple iTunes App Store.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=5vAb53yrPg4]

Read more about the redesign here at The Completely Redesigned Evernote for iPhone and iPod Touch.

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