Apple iPhone Ad Banned In UK Due To "Misleading" Claims

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it received complaints from two local viewers who took issue with a claim in the 30-second spot which stated that "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone." That assertion was misleading, they said, because the iPhone does not support Flash or Java, two proprietary technologies that sometimes

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 9:50 am

Repeat Tests Show iPhone 3G Has No Faulty Hardware

After lab results demonstrated that the iPhone 3G's antenna actually functions normally, critics complained that the tests didn't represent their own experiences. So the tests were performed again on two phones that had been experiencing severe problems for some users; the verdict was the same: no hardware problems found.

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 9:10 am

How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business

It’s crucial to have simple web designs to allow the user to quickly find the information they need, especially if you are selling a product. If the page is cluttered with useless text, widgets or unrelated products, the site becomes meaningless.

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 5:20 am

Space Cube - The World's Smallest Linux PC

Meet the Space Cube — the world's smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end.

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 4:40 am

Huge iPhone Security Flaw Opens All Private Information

There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and even Safari. The two-step trick is even simpler to the one used in the past to jailbreak and install unlock cards.

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 3:40 am

RIAA wins P2P case after defendant reformats hard drive

One of the most closely watched copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the RIAA appears to have come to a screeching halt, much to the music industry's delight.

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 2:50 am

Official: First Google Android Phone Design Image

The first design image of the HTC Dream AKA T-Mobile G1 better known as the first Google Android OS powered phone is out via the AndroidGuys. The phone seems inspired by HTC's Sidekick in its QWERTY keyboard, buttons layout and slide out screen. It also seems to have a slim form factor, which should help it compete with Apple's iPhone or the new Bl

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 2:30 am

Freakonomics: What Does a Sick C.E.O. Do to His Company?

When Steve Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, Apple waited until after his surgery to tell the public and shareholders — yet company stock only fell 2.4 percent on the next trading day. But Jobs’s gaunt appearance while speaking at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June and the speculation about his health [...]

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 1:50 am

Lasers Could Send World's Most Secure Messages Through Space

New experiments using Heisenberg's uncertainty principle extend the range of quantum cryptography, an advanced method of communicating in unbreakable code. Finding a way to keep snoops from tapping into other people's information is a challenge that has gone to the subatomic level. First proposed in 1984, quantum cryptography (QC) promises to send

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 1:40 am

ASCII: An Artful Way Around Spam Filters

An old computer art form is making a comeback as a newer way to evade spam filters. For decades, computing fans have enjoyed a form of expression called ASCII art that shows pictures or messages as a low-resolution graphic, a grid made of numerous computer characters encoded with the venerable ASCII standard. With a photo digitized with ASCII art

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 12:37 am

Bank Details of 1 Million Customers Sold on eBay

Personal details of more than 1 million customers of Royal Bank of Scotland, American Express and NatWest are found on a computer sold on auction site eBay.

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 12:35 am

‘Forgot your password?’ may be weakest link in web security

Almost everyone forgets a Web site password once in a while. When you do, you click on the familiar Forgot your password? link. As an experiment, Thompson recently asked a few friends for permission to "hack" into their bank accounts. Using only information gathered from Web sites such as Facebook, he found his way in to each account within minutes

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 11:27 pm

NASA infected with W32.TGammima.AG

A computer worm that ferrets out passwords managed to stow away on laptops aboard the International Space Station, NASA has confirmed. It is not the first time a NASA computer has become infected.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 10:26 pm

Anatomy of Linux Dynamic Libraries

Dynamically linked shared libraries are an important aspect of GNU/Linux. They allow executables to dynamically access external functionality at run time and thereby reduce their overall memory footprint. This article investigates the process of creating and using dynamic libraries, how to explore them, nd explores how these libraries work.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 9:17 pm

40 Dark and Futuristic Photoshop Effects [PICS]

A question: what do exploding planets, energy spheres, ethereal lights, ruined cities, telepathic warriors, gloomy nebulas and light-rays all have in common? Answer: they look freaky awesome when you build them in Photoshop. Here's how to do all of the above and more, for a total of 40 excellent cyberpunk and Sci-fi style effects.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 9:10 pm

TED Prototype: Scope, a camera for kids

Inspired by James Nachtwey's TED Prize wish, designer Bas Groenendaal shares this prototype camera with TED. The Scope camera has a fresh look and a singular purpose, he says:to be used as a therapeutic instrument for underprivileged children, e.g. children living in (former) warzones.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 9:01 pm

iPhone Factory Worker Girl Still Has Her Job

China.org.cn reports on the photos posted to our forum last week of a Foxconn factory worker. Forum user markm49uk had found the photos on his brand new iPhone.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 8:00 pm

Mozilla Labs: Introducing Ubiquity

Today we’re announcing the launch of Ubiquity, a Mozilla Labs experiment into connecting the Web with language in an attempt to find new user interfaces that could make it possible for everyone to do common Web tasks more quickly and easily.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 7:45 pm

iPhone developers beat Apple's NDA with $1 bills

iPhone developers still bound by an Apple gag order are paying each other $1 to share coding tips. That way, if challenged by Apple's legal department, they can argue that they are subcontractors and therefore free to discuss the software.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:30 pm

Revealed: The Internet's Biggest Security Hole

Two security researchers have demonstrated a new technique to stealthily intercept internet traffic on a scale previously presumed to be unavailable to anyone outside of intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency. The demonstration is the latest attack to highlight fundamental security weaknesses in some of the web's core protocols.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:10 pm

Acoustic Band ‘Utterly Depends’ on Piracy

Steve Knightley is one half of ‘Show of Hands’, an award-winning acoustic and folk duo from the UK. Steve says he is thankful to the people that pirate the band’s music and go out of their way to promote the band. In fact, he says the band utterly depends on them.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 4:32 pm

10 Fundamental Differences Between Linux and Windows

I have been around the Linux community for more than 10 years now. From the very beginning, I have known that there are basic differences between Linux and Windows that will always set them apart. This is not, in the least, to say one is better than the other. It’s just to say that they are fundamentally different.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 3:10 pm

Resellers Getting Signals for a Wide Range of Apple Updates?

While rumors have focused on iPod Nano and iPod Touch updates as early as September 9th, the fate of the MacBook Pros and other updates have been less clear. It appears, however, that Apple could be prepping for a wide range of product updates, with signals to at least some resellers to halt resupplies of some products.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 12:20 pm

Upcoming iPhone Game Pads To Enhance Gameplay Tenfold

TouchArcade has found evidence of two upcoming iPhone control pads that add, at the very least, an SNES amount of buttons to the iPhone.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 10:20 am

Wikipedia Comes to the iPhone

Wikipedia Comes to the iPhone with Wikipanion. Hurray!

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 9:50 am

Road to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 64-Bits

Next year's 10.6 reference release of Mac OS X promises to deliver technology updates throughout the system without focusing on the customer-facing marketing features that typically sell a new operating system. Here's a look at what those behind-the-scenes enhancements will mean to you, starting with new 64-bit support.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 8:40 am

100 Best and Top Classic Website of 2008

An awesome list of some of the best and most noteworthy sites

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:20 am

10 Principles of the CSS Masters

When it comes to CSS, there are lots of resources and supposed "expert tips" on the web. These are from unproven, self-proclaimed "gurus" who have no street cred in the design world. While they may have valid points, how is one to know whether a CSS tip is a valid resource or just an untested hack?

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:10 am

Why Apple should release a touch-screen Mac

Apple is one of the major leaders in the multitouch space and yet, the company's desire to bring a full-fledged touch-screen device to store shelves has stopped with the iPhone. In fact, the most it has done in bringing multitouch to its computers is offering the functionality in the track pad on its MacBook Air.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:10 am

Alleged UK Pirates Offered Free Legal Representation

Over the last year, UK residents accused of sharing games like Dream Pinball have been threatened by lawyers Davenport Lyons. Stuck in a trap of not having enough money to defend themselves, many choose to pay compensation demands - guilty or not - fearful of a much bigger punishment if things go bad.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:00 am

24 Core, 48GB Linux Render Cluster built inside IKEA Cabinet

This amazing Linux Cluster consists of 6 Intel Core 2 Quad(2.4GHZ) Processors, 48GB of RAM spread across 6 GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX motherboards and put inside an IKEA Helmer cabinet, WHY YOU ASK? 3D computer rendering is very CPU intensive and the best way so speed up slow render problems, are usually to distribute them on to more computers

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 4:50 am

30 Free High-Quality Wordpress Themes

In this article we present over 30 fresh free high-quality WordPress themes. All themes can be downloaded, customized and used for free — in personal or/and commercial projects. Please read license disclaimers carefully before using the theme in commercial projects — they can change from time to time.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 2:10 am

Shapeways Allows Materializes Any 3D Object, Star Trek Style

Imagine being able to create any 3D object you want—a World of Warcraft avatar, a chess set, a lamp, a Lego piece you are missing, a house for a train model, or a fully articulated astromech droid—, print it remotely, and have it delivered to your house in just ten days, even without knowing any 3D software. This is exactly what Shapeways does.

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 12:40 am

Dev Team Releases PwnageTool 2.0.3 Jailbreaks Latest 2.0.2FW

If you are the iPhone jailbreaking type, then you might want to know that Pwnage Tool from the iPhone Dev Team has been updated to version 2.0.3.

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 11:56 pm

Cloud computing: A catchphrase in Puberty

Fail and You... It's been called a lot of things: utility computing, grid computing, distributed computing, and now cloud computing. You can come up with any CTO-friendly name you like, but they all mean the same shit: Renting your quickly depreciating physical assets out because your software company is out of ideas for computer programs.

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 6:36 pm

Linux And Sex Battle it Out in Utah

Even though the data is apparently a bit screwy, I was still really proud to see Utah emerge as the top state for "Linux" searches on Google. The data also shows that Cubans prefer "Linux" to "sex," which is almost certainly not true, but I think there may actually be something to Utah's strong affinity for Linux, at least as it relates to searched

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 6:34 pm

15 Spectacular Lightning Images

Our wonderful forum administrator NaturesPixel has put together a brief how to photograph lightning tutorial in our forums that tackles the question. At a little inspiration in your lightning photography you might also enjoy some of these great lightning shots.

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 2:30 pm

I Got 99 Problems but a Digg Ain't One

Badwithcomputer gets interviewed by the LA Times and gives his $0.02 about Digg.

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 1:50 pm

How To Protect MySQL Database From SQL Injection Attacks

SQL injection attacks can allow hackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on your database through your Web site. To avoid these attacks, every piece of data supplied by a user on a Web form, through HTTP Post or CGI parameters, or other means, must be validated to not contain information that is not expected, GreenSQL is a firewall for SQL.

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 1:20 pm

Wired.com's iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network Weaknesses

Wired.com's survey of iPhone 3G users' suggests that widespread data speed problems have more to do with carriers' networks than with Apple's handsets. Recently Wired.com asked iPhone 3G users all around the world to participate in a study, which involved testing their 3G speeds and entering their data on an interactive map.

Posted on 26 August 2008 | 12:12 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Peyush Agarwal. [please visit the IxDA website to view this post]

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 8:22 pm

Re: Emogrifier - Convert HTML & CSS into gmail friendly emails

Chris Bobbett. Very nice! Here is another service (Premailer) that is similar. http://code.dunae.ca/premailer.web/ - Chris On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:54 PM, John Reeve <jreeve at pelagodesign.com> wrote: ...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 7:49 pm

Re: Brainstorming

Chauncey Wilson. This is a good discussion. While group brainstorming gets a lot of attention, there are a number of related techniques for idea generation that can work in different situations including: Brainwriting Buzz sessions The Nominal group technique Freelisting The...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 7:37 pm

Re: Off Topic: 37signals

Lisa Harper. Whoops... already in the thread! Sorry about that. Lisa On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Lisa Harper <lisah2u at gmail.com> wrote: ...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 7:01 pm

Re: Off Topic: 37signals

Lisa Harper. If you're interested in company names this site is excellent reading. Here's the post on 37signals: http://www.thenameinspector.com/37signals/ Lisa Harper On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Lance Osborne <lance at lanceosborne.com> wrote: ...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 7:01 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Andre Charland. Hey Seth, That's cool. I've never thought of organizing the pages like that in the PDD, I'm no pro though. I can see that as valuable and easy to use tool with teams working out content and priorities for...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:31 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Alexandra O'Neal. Re: unpleasant exchange. I'm dismayed at this turn on events in a professional forum. But perhaps it's a joke -- Will, are you being deliberately "emotive" for your own "hedonic" reasons? Are we just missing the punch line?...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:21 pm

Re: Off Topic: 37signals

Christian Crumlish. I'm pretty sure they named it after the 37 Ways to Leave Your Lover. -x-

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:08 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Andrei Herasimchuk. On Aug 27, 2008, at 5:56 PM, William Evans wrote: Ok seriously... I have no idea what chip you have on your shoulder here right now. Further, I'd love to know where my past behavior on this...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:07 pm

Re: Off Topic: 37signals

Robert Hoekman Jr. I could have been more tactful, and for that, I apologize, but sarcasm isn't going to help anything. I understand that you included an exact quote from the site. Two other people did as well (Jorge linked to the...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 6:04 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

William Evans. If you can't open your work up to crit. Maybe it ain't that good? will evans emotive architect & hedonic designer will at semanticfoundry.com 617.281.1281 twitter: semanticwill aim: semanticwill gtalk: wkevans4 skype: semanticwill Sent via iPhone On...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:56 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

seth b. Forgot to mention - I usually store / communicate additional information via Basecamp to my clients. A wiki would work just as well internally for versioning / etc. - s On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:52 PM, seth...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:53 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

seth b. I like PDD's and wireframes drawn with pen/paper, or Illustrator if it's for a client. Here's an example of each of mine. seth - subimage llc ----- http://sublog.subimage.com ----- Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software -...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:52 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Andrei Herasimchuk. I have no idea what your point is or what your trying to say. Talking about it in the 3rd person? Hunh? Demands to share my work? With your tone why should I? ...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:50 pm

Re: Off Topic: 37signals

William Evans. Clearly Mssr hoakman is not having a good day. will evans emotive architect & hedonic designer will at semanticfoundry.com 617.281.1281 twitter: semanticwill aim: semanticwill gtalk: wkevans4 skype: semanticwill Sent via iPhone On Aug 26, 2008, at 6:52 PM,...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:48 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

William Evans. Talking about a doc spec in the 3rd person -- well - not too useful. Share your templates or shut the f($&k up . will evans emotive architect & hedonic designer will at semanticfoundry.com 617.281.1281 twitter: semanticwill...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:11 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Andrei Herasimchuk. Interesting back story... While I have no idea where the current spec/ documentation formats or standards are for PayPal today, they got their starting documents from me even if the folks there didn't realize it. My wife...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 5:05 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Chauncey Wilson. There is some early research in the software engineering literature that discusses the effect of designing based on a prototype or on a formal UI spec. Boehm et al, 1984]. B.W. Boehm, T.L. Gray, and T. Seewaldt, "Prototyping Versus...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 4:29 pm

Re: Creating a UI Spec Document Template

Dustin DiTommaso. Hi Jamie, I'd say the methods Alok presented are a good start. I'd also add that in addition to visuals of your interface (whatever fidelity you are at), I'd add a Functional Overview narrative of each screen depicted and...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 4:24 pm

Seeking Recommendation for Silicon Valley usability test lab

David Grubman. Can anyone recommend a usability test lab in the Silicon Valley area that has good facilities and reliable recruiting? thanks - david -- david grubman david.grubman at gmail.com ...

Posted on 27 August 2008 | 3:31 pm

FBI arrests blogger accused of leaking Guns N' Roses tracks

The FBI on Wednesday arrested a Los Angeles-area blogger on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws after he allegedly streamed tracks of the unreleased Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy on his Web site.

Kevin Cogill, 27, caused quite a stir earlier this summer when he allegedly began streaming nine songs from the album, ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 10:30 am

A computer that fits in your space suit pocket

Should a computer ever be described as "cute?" The Space Cube shows that's surely open to debate.

After drooling over the tiny available-only-in-Japan Space Cube, PC Pro finally got one, and has done a rather lengthy review of the adorably twee computer. The Space Cube measures 2 square inches ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 9:42 am

Handheld breath sensor could help detect cancer

This molecular-beam epitaxy system is used to make small laser materials for use in compact and low-cost breath meters for early cancer detection.

(Credit: University of Oklahoma)

University of Oklahoma researchers are working on a high-tech breath test that could one day help detect cancer.

The team is using mid-infrared ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 8:54 am

Baby Tech: Angel Care Movement Sensor with Sound Monitor

(Credit: Angel Care Movement Sensor)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is one of the leading causes of death among infants under the age of one in the United States; one of the reasons why parents worry so much when placing their infant down for a nap. Countless parents are advised to ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 7:08 am

Top 10 MP3 players for under $100

Can you get built-in Bluetooth for under $100?

MP3 players don't have to be expensive to be good, and I can prove it. I scoured CNET Reviews to find the best MP3 players that can be purchased online for less than $100. The results are fairly impressive, and certainly ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 7:00 am

NannysCircle to kids: Get organized, or else

Welcome to the virtual room where you learn how to stay better organized.

(Credit: NannysCircle)

Had a few kids and it's hard to get them (let alone yourself) organized? Well, NannysCircle can help you with that, or so it claims.

The service basically gives each individual of your family ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 6:26 am

Kelley Blue Book launches site optimized for iPhone

KBB's new Web site optimized for iPhone and iPod Touch.

(Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET Networks)

Kelley Blue Book (KBB), the popular Web site that rates and provides information on motor vehicles, launched on Wednesday its new version that's optimized for iPhone's display (both the original and ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 6:09 am

Become a remote spy with Swann's new wireless camera

(Credit: Swann Communications)

From the folks who brought you the creepy and simultaneously cool (depending on who's using it) DVR flashlight, comes another 007-inspired piece of high-tech security gear. On Wednesday, Swann Communications introduced the IP-3G ConnectCam 1000.

The ConnectCam is a 802.11G wireless network camera that lets ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 5:41 am

Voice-activated text gets you to the Evite party

(Credit: Evite)

As of Wednesday, Evite's Send-to-Phone text alerts--which let users get event details on their mobile phone--include a voice-activated directions service. Yes, the addition of direction texts means partiers have lost one of their top excuses for being late. That drawback aside, this free new feature could be ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 5:01 am

Purebuds earphones protect your ears

(Credit: CNET Networks/Corinne Schulze)

Of almost all gadgets, earbuds have the least surface area to work with, which means external design innovations are often incremental and minute. Color and style are the most noticeable physical characteristics that manufacturers tweak, but neither has an effect on the performance of an ...

Posted on 28 August 2008 | 4:49 am