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<title><![CDATA[Root, ROM, restore: How to hack your Android OS]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New nanomaterial could detect, neutralize explosives]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kimsky99</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[New nanomaterial from XploSafe could theoretically allow the public to bring more liquids on board airplanes again.(Credit:XploSafe) If a group of scientists can get their project off the ground, there's a chance U.S. air travelers may one day be able to bring aboard more liquids in their carry-on luggage again. The team, led by Oklahoma State University chemistry professor Allen Apblett, has come up with what it says is a nanomaterial that can both detect and neutralize some dangerous explosives. If deployed in a practical manner at airports in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world, it could, in theory, make it possible once again for some people to bring more liquids with them when they fly.The material is essentially an ink composed of metallic oxide nanoparticles tiny enough that tens of thousands of them would barely fill out the diameter of a single human hair. In an interview yesterday, Apblett said that in one form it's a dark blue reagent that changes color when it encounters certain kinds of explosives. It can work directly, in liquids, or it can in some circumstances work in the presence of the vapors that can be let off by explosives. And while the most prominent use of such a new technology could well be at airports, the team of scientists is also aiming to give bomb squads, hazmat crews, soldiers, and even firefighters better tools for finding and eliminating potentially destructive explosives.Still, there's little doubt that to the flying public the potential for bringing along more liquids in their carry-on luggage again would be the most interesting development. Some would argue, of course, that the limit on liquids hasn't improved safety at all and has done little more than inconvenience travelers. The development of the nanomaterial presents a major market opportunity for Apblett and his partners in XploSafe, the company they've formed around the discovery. Related links &amp;149' Eek, a (bomb-sniffing) mouse! &amp;149' Bomb-detecting bees work for food &amp;149' Divining rod reborn as explosive-detection device Funded first by the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism and later by the National Science Foundation to develop materials for the identification of improvised explosives, the team came up with several detection and neutralization products, including sprays and drops, as well as electronic monitoring systems.Although testing liquids would be a major move forward, Apblett points out that a TSA employee examining every bottle of water or soda or infant formula that passengers might want to take with them when they fly would likely be impractical. Instead, Apblett imagines a system where travelers are told that they can bring important liquids with them, knowing they'll have to stop for a test.Liquids that aren't meant for human consumption would be examined on a test strip containing the nanomaterial that would change color if a peroxide-based explosive was found, while samples of those meant for drinking would be drawn into a tube, where a similar test would be performed.At the same time, Apblett said, XploSafe has developed an area sensor that is designed to detect the vapors from peroxide high explosives. The idea here is that travelers would pass through the sensors and, if something suspicious is detected, they would be pulled aside for a secondary search.Of course, he said, there are many things that can cause false positives, and indeed, Apblett said that he is frequently being checked by airport security thanks to the presence of chemicals from various labs that are found using current detection systems.There are certainly other products and technologies being used or developed to try to stop would-be terrorists from bringing explosives on board airplanes. Already, the TSA has equipment that allows its workers to swipe a piece of material on someone's belongings to see if there are any traces of explosives. And an Israeli start-up called BioExplorers recently announced a system that leverages mice's strong sense of smell to potentially detect bombs or drugs.Apblett said that explosives made with hydrogen peroxide are very likely to give off some form of vapor, though a very careful terrorist might avoid that slip-up. &quot;The problem with trace explosives detection,&quot; Apblett said, &quot;is that you're depending on them being sloppy.&quot; Fortunately, he said, in many cases would-be bombers are not that careful, and that in most cases, when someone fills a container with some sort of material, traces are left on the outside. In the case of hydrogen peroxide explosives, any such traces could set off the detectors.Given recent public outrage over new scanning systems at airports, XploSafe is clearly looking to get its new detection systems on the market as soon as possible. Already, it has some of its products for sale. But it is now working hard to get the vapor sensors ready for public use. Apblett imagines it could take six months to a year &quot;until we have those perfected.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Microsoft's tablet OS not due until 2012]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kimsky99</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsoft doesn't plan to challenge Apple and Google with a newtablet operating system until late next year, according to a published report.The software giant won't release a Windows operating system tailored especially for tablets &quot;until the 2012 back-to-school season,&quot; according to a Bloomberg report that cited people with knowledge of the company's plans. Testing with partners and customers is not expected to begin until the end of the year, according to the report.Microsoft representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The news is a further setback for the company that dominates the PC market but is trying to break into the surging market already dominated by Apple's iOS. Apple unveiled its iPad 2 yesterday and boasted that the company had more than 90 percent market share of the tablet market. Meanwhile, the Motorola Xoom, the first tablet sporting Google's new Honeycomb OS, was released to consumers last month. (Honeycomb is based on Android, whose popularity with consumers recently made it the dominant operating system for smartphones in the U.S., according to data released today by market researcher Nielsen.)Windows 7 is already being used on a number tablets, but that operating system's PC heritage makes it less than ideal. And with Microsoft prepping the next version of Windows to run on devices with ARM processors, the company may have a tough time persuading tablet makers to use Windows 7 on Intel's low-power x86 chips in the meantime.In a research note released last year, Goldman Sachs pointed to weaknesses in the company's tablet strategy and mobile devices at large. &quot;A tablet response is still not forthcoming and our early read onWindows Phone 7 has not yet changed our view that Microsoft's share in mobile OSes will remain at only the single-digit level,&quot; the research note said.Bloomberg's report notes that Microsoft needs to update its Windows 7 operating system for tablet devices, but Business Insider reported Monday that the software giant planned to demonstrate tablets running Windows 8 by the end of June. Also, a recently leaked plan from Dell has Windows 8 tablet, code-named Peju, slated to arrive on store shelves in early 2012. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Could exec exits accompany Nokia strategy shift]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 08:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kimsky99</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Nokia is widely expected to announce some sort of strategy shift when CEO Stephen Elop meets with investors in London on Friday. A new report suggests, however, that several executive departures could also accompany the shift.German weekly Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday that a number of executives may leave, citing company sources. According to a Reuters summary of the German article, among those that may depart are phone unit head Mary McDowell, markets unit manager Niklas Savander, Chief Development Officer Kai Oistamo, and services and solutions manager Tero Ojanpera.Elop suggested on the company's recent earnings call that a shift in strategy is needed for the company to better compete at the high-end of the smartphone market and hinted the company might be open to adopting a new operating system such as Windows Phone or Android.&quot;The game has changed from battle of devices to war of ecosystems,&quot; Elop said on last month's earnings conference call, adding later that &quot;Our industry has changed and we have to change faster.&quot;Until now, Nokia's strategy has focused on its homegrown Symbian operating system, with plans to move to a mobile Linux variant known as Meego. In recent weeks, though, the company has been said to be weighing other alternatives and has cancelled plans to bring a new smartphone to the U.S.A Nokia representative declined to comment on any potential executive shifts. No major executive departures have been announced since Elop assumed the top post in September.Story Copyright (c) 2010 AllThingsD. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone now fifth most popular in Japan]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kimsky99</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Here is a metric for skeptics who predicted theiPhone would fail in Japan: Apple's handset is now the fifth-best-selling smartphone in the country, with 12.2 percent of the market, according to IDC.This is the first time Apple has cracked 10 percent in the Japanese market since the iPhone debuted there, so this is something of a milestone. More so when you consider that the company is now in spitting distance of incumbent Kyocera (12.7 percent) and not too far away from market leaders Sharp and Panasonic, which hold about 18.8 percent and 16.6 percent of the market, respectively.And people said the iPhone would never be big in Japan....Story Copyright (c) 2010 AllThingsD. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TextPlus approved for new social group texting app]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kimsky99</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[TextPlus, an application that lets groups send text messages to each other for free, just got an early present from Apple in the form of an approved and live version 4.4 application.The company claims to be bringing a more social atmosphere to group texting, including adding features like &amp;''search&amp;'' &amp;8211' which will help users find other users based on gender, age, email and others. According to a company representative, TextPlus has already seen a 45 percent  increase in community messages since the updated app went live (that&amp;'s very early data).With increased community engagement, TextPlus may see even better numbers than what the company has already shared, including adding more than 50,000 new users a day.Rival group texting service GroupMe appears to be doing well with estimates of 200,000 texts going through its system every day, according to Mashable. Marina Del Ray, Calif.-based TextPlus, founded in 2007, has raised a total of $13.2 million in funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp;038' Byers participated in both rounds.Previous Story: Microsoft may break Intel&amp;'s monopoly by launching Windows for ARM chipsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: community, free text, group, group texting, search, text, textingCompanies: GroupMe, TextPlus          Tags: community, free text, group, group texting, search, text, textingCompanies: GroupMe, TextPlusCody Barbierri is a social and digital media consultant. He works for Piehead and blogs about social media at Social Tab. (None of his posts are about clients or their competitors.) Reach him at Cody@venturebeat.com. You can also follow Cody on Twitter.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Jobs cancer rumors spark Apple worries]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kimsky99</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s our roundup of the week&amp;'s top tech business news. First, the five most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:Steve Jobsa4a4 cancer clinic sighting sparks new Apple worries &amp;8212' Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is receiving treatment from the Stanford Cancer Center, according to reports in the tabloid National Enquirer and gossip website Radar Online. These aren&amp;'t terribly reliable sources, and Jobs actually showed up at a dinner with President Obama on Thursday, but the rumors fed into the general uncertainty about Jobs&amp;' health.IBMa4a4s Watson obliterates humans in first Jeopardy round &amp;8212' After tying for first place on Monday, IBMa4a4s Watson supercomputer trounced its human competitors on Tuesday night in the conclusion of the first round of its Jeopardy challenge.Ita4a4s alive: IBMa4a4s Watson supercomputer defeats humans in final Jeopardy match &amp;8212' And Watson&amp;'s winning streak didn&amp;'t stop with the match mentioned above. It won the final round of the man vs. machine challenge on Wednesday.Applea4a4s iPhone 5 may sport a 4-inch screen &amp;8212' In addition to releasing a smaller version of the iPhone, Apple is also looking to expand the screen on its full-size phone to 4 inches, according to unconfirmed reports.Can Nexon make social games more engaging (video) &amp;8212' Nexon has proven to be one of the fastest-growing online game companies of the past decade. Now the company is setting its sites on social games on Facebook and mobile games on tablets and smartphones as well.And here are five more stories we think are important, thought-provoking, fun, or all of the above:WTF: How long before Zynga becomes the most valuable video game company (poll) &amp;8212' Ita4a4s time to start taking bets on this question: Could Zynga become the most valuable company in the video game industry With its rumored funding round of $500 million, Zyngaa4a4s value is estimated to be $10 billion.The curious story of electric cars and Texas &amp;8212' When people think of Texas, there are always certain stereotypes that come up a4&quot; cowboys, twangs, conservative politics, boots, guns, and big, gas-guzzling trucks. But Texas can surprise you.Is Googlea4a4s Facebook competitor almost ready &amp;8212' Some recent upgrades to Google products suggest that the company is advancing with its social plans and may be laying the groundwork for the big launch.Y Combinator founder: There is no tech bubble &amp;8212' There isna4a4t a budding tech bubble like the one that caused a recession in the early 2000s, according to Y Combinator founder Paul Graham. That&amp;'s because companies today are better than they were a decade ago.Nokia Plan B: Journalists fooled by a4Aone very bored engineera4 &amp;8212' The buzz over Nokiaa4a4s potentially risky new partnership with Microsoft continued to rise this week, culminating in a group of disgruntled, anonymous Nokia investors calling themselves Nokia Plan B. A group that turned out, ultimately, to be a hoax.Previous Story: Entrepreneur Corner: Demystifying VC jargon and the birth of TwitterPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: electric cars, iPhone, iPhone 5, Nokia Plan B, WatsonCompanies: Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, Nexon, nokia, ZyngaPeople: Paul Graham, Steve Jobs          Tags: electric cars, iPhone, iPhone 5, Nokia Plan B, WatsonCompanies: Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, Nexon, nokia, ZyngaPeople: Paul Graham, Steve JobsAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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