Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Google Buzz-Kill; A tool for Thieves and Rapists?

Earlier today Google released Buzz, which I happen to love so far. But I noticed something after I posted my first Buzz. Something I found actually quite disconcerting; unless you disable your exact location, Google’s Buzz will post your address. Imagine a complete stranger having your home address to do with what they please.

Now, let’s take a little step back into internet history with a site we have all come to love or hate, Craigslist. Craigslist was great when it first started to get some tickets, sell stuff, buy used equipment, etc. (which I still use a lot btw) but it has now being used by many thieves for scams like these two examples here and here.

A problem I can already foresee on Google’s Buzz, it crooks or rapists seeing a location that you are at when you Buzz about something. And having seen an older one of your Buzz’s locations, these people could possibly find out where you are at and look at older Buzz’s which now they have the address to your home. In turn they could clean out your house  if they find out you are on vacation or at a meeting in another city.

For the female Buzzer, a stalker could view your photo on one of your Buzzes, and if attracted, they could conceivable track you down to the location you are currently at and follow you home. This could be particularly dangerous if you are walking home alone from an event you just buzzed about.

My suggestion: use the location map when Buzzing around town but not with a specific address, otherwise, you can surely expect the unscrupulous to provide you some  unexpected company or become an uninvited treasure seeker into your home to grab your belongings while you are away on vacation – selling your items on Craigslist of course.

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Monday, February 8, 2010

Apple PROHIBE la palabra Android.

Parece ser que a Apple le llegan los problemas y ya sabemos que cuando vienen, lo hacen de par en par.

Tras la presentación de su esperadísimo iPad, la frialdad del “dia después”, que sus datos financieros no hayan sido los mejores en su historia en estos días atrás, que Android esté pegando fuerte, hace que la empresa de la manzana mordida, se ponga nerviosa, bueno, no la empresa en si, pero seguramente su capitán, Steve Jobs si y es que, puedo leer una noticia que me parece un tanto surrealista, pero que me hace reflexionar y publicar este artículo. A modo de resumen:

Google promociona un concurso, en el que una aplicación destaca, se llama Flash Of Genius si, la palabra Flash pone muy nervioso a los de Apple y termina siendo finalista y muy aplaudida, esa aplicación llega a la App Store, que en principio es aceptada, pero de buenas a primeras, la palabra Android, que sale en la reseña de la misma, previo aviso a los autores por correo electrónico,  es cambiada por “erroneous”.

Parece ser que Google y Apple tienen una “guerra a tumba abierta”, los de la manzana, quieren integrar Bing en su futuro iPhone, con lo que Google quedaría al margen, algo que parece que no ha sentado muy bien y el caso, es que aparantemente no hay una norma que impida a los desarrolladores mencionar a la competencia, pero con la fuerza que está cojiendo Google y su Android, me temo que esto no será lo único que suceda entre estas dos mega empresas.

¿Que será lo siguiente?. No dudes que en MUY PERSONAL os lo contaremos.

Fuente.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Barnes & Noble Nook Gets Update Today..



Looks like the Barnes & Noble Nook will be receiving an update today. The upgrade is suppose to speeds up the Nook. The update should role out on it’s own over the air. But if you cant wait for the update you can update it manually here.

Also check out the video at the bottom.

The update consist of:

• Enhanced in-store seamless connectivity to enjoy free Wi-Fi, with More In Store content promotions exclusively for Nook owners

• Improved opening of eBooks and ePeriodicals

• Improved response to Reading Now and Settings buttons

• Current reading page and bookmarks on all eBooks are properly saved when you power your Nook off

• Eligible LendMe eBooks in your library have LendMe flags

• Easier navigation of daily subscriptions with issues rolled into one folder

• Improved “back” button functionality for navigating eBooks and ePeriodicals

• Personal files downloaded and displayed in My Documents can be sorted by author and title

• Overall system improvements and battery optimization.

Source: Gizmodo

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Android App NBA Digital Time

Android App NBA Digital Time



NBA Game Time, based on the popular live scoring app introduced last season, adds several new features for the 2009-10 season along with a stunning new look.

In addition to live scores for every game, this official NBA paid App lets you listen to live home and away game radio broadcasts and watch NBA TV video recaps.

Download via Sendspace

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Coptic Agpeya - Android App

Source:  http://coptic-android.blogspot.com/

Newly released Coptic Agpeya App, the first Coptic App for Android.

It contains the complete Agpeya (Coptic Orthodox Book of Hours) for you to use when your are on the go. They would be happy to receive feature requests, bug reports (via csshenouda@googlemail.com).

Planned Features:
  • - Improved text formatting
  • - add French, German, …
  • - more liturgical books

You can get it from the Android Market!

Screenshots

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Android Widget Weather v2.9

Android Widget Weather v2.9



**default skin changed b/c HTC’s complains, change the skin to whatever you want using the build-in skin downloader and installer**

3.4 – weather icon in landscape clock widget

** Please note EXCLUDE THIS FROM TASK MANAGER KILL ALL LIST **

This version has Flip Clock Weather widget.

Download via Sendspace

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Prototype Android Tablets with NVIDIA Tegra 2

Well hello there beautiful Tablet. Haha no not the IPad. It seems with the very high disappointment of the IPad people are looking for a Tablet that can really do the job? At least Android will have Flash….. Ha.. In the video bellow you will see two tablets running the Nvida Tegra 2, one in resistive and the other is capacitive touch screen. They both seem to be running Android 1.6, with a 1ghz snapdragon Processor, and both devices have no Multi Touch. Lets hope that they pull thru and put a ground breaking tablet together.

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