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Twitter Updates Logos, Rules: Info On Logo Use, Screenshots, And Capital ?T? Tweets
Today on the Twitter blog, the company wrote a post that was all of three sentences to let people know about their new logos. Yay! But there's actually quite a bit more to it then it seems. If you follow the link they provide to Guidelines page, you'll find some interesting tidbits. Among them:
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Verizon's new rebate form shows two Droid 2 Globals, Samsung Continuum, and more
- There are two SKUs listed for the Droid 2 Global, but only one for the Droid Pro, leading us to wonder whether it'll actually be the Global that's getting a cameraless version.
- Speaking of Motorola, the WX445 Citrus is in the mix for the first time.
- The Pre 2 is in the system with a $100 rebate.
- There are two new SKUs for the Bold 9650, possibly indicating the release of new versions with BlackBerry 6 pre-installed.
- The LG Cosmos Touch is in here, which we imagine will be a touchscreen successor to the Cosmos.
- There's a Samsung Zeal listed with a $50 rebate, but we're not sure what it is -- we know that Sammy has a number of Android phones in the pipe for Verizon, and we suppose this could be one of 'em (likely low-end considering it's not a $100 rebate).
- More interestingly, the Samsung Continuum is in here, suggesting that the November 8 event could be for this dual-screened (and Galaxy S-branded) beast. $100 rebate here.
Verizon's new rebate form shows two Droid 2 Globals, Samsung Continuum, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Verizon rebate form shows Motorola Droid 2 Global, Citrus, Samsung Continuum (Updated)
Verizon's upcoming rebate form has surfaced, bringing with it lots of exciting (if expected) Android wares. What you see above is just a partial shot of what Engadget received. We clearly see the Droid 2 Global, which has a pair of SKUs, which they surmise may mean it'll get a cameraless version and not the Droid Pro. There's also the Samsung Continuum (see our hands-on), which will be unveiled Nov. 8 in New York City. The Motorola Citrus (see our hands-on) also is there.
So there's really little doubt that we'll see most if not all of these phones in November, and we now know that they'll all be rebated, so figure no more than $250 or so out of pocket. [Engadget]
Update: Phone Arena has posted the full rebate form. The LG Vortex -- that's a Bing phone we've seen before -- is on there as well.
Posted originally at Android Central
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Dutch police manipulate botnet to warn infected users
Filed under: Security
In the case of the recent Bredolab botnet, it was the Dutch police who stepped up. Following a concerted effort involving members of several security firms and the Dutch National Crime Squad, more than 140 Bredolab servers were seized. Here's where this story really gets good.
After they successfully gained control of the servers, the Dutch Police put the botnet to creative use -- pushing notifications to infected users and providing links to a removal tool. Sophos Labs' Graham Cluely mentions that as many as 30 million PCs may have been infected by Bredo, so what better way to notify users than via the botnet's own plumbing?
Dutch police manipulate botnet to warn infected users originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Chrome to add option for custom DNS servers
Google Chrome's (and Chromium's) about:flags page is becoming quite the playground for intrepid feature testers. In a recent Chromium snapshot build, another handy new feature has appeared: user-specified DNS servers.
Being able to specify custom servers right in the browser might not be a big deal on other operating systems -- where you can already do that in your network settings. On Chrome OS, however, it could provide an easy way for parents to lock their child's netbook into the OpenDNS FamilyShield in order to block inappropriate content (for example).
I'm sure there are other applications for this as well -- testing, for example. Want to run GoogleDNS in Canary against your ISP's servers in Chromium to see how they perform side-by-side? Go for it!
...Or maybe your favorite site won't load, or an outdated copy of a page you're working on keeps loading when you refresh (I'm looking at you, MTS). If it's your DNS servers at fault, you could quickly pop a new server into Chrome, reload, and off you go.
Sure, you could achieve the same result using a proxy server, but why bother if the functionality is built right into your browser?
Being able to specify custom servers right in the browser might not be a big deal on other operating systems -- where you can already do that in your network settings. On Chrome OS, however, it could provide an easy way for parents to lock their child's netbook into the OpenDNS FamilyShield in order to block inappropriate content (for example).
I'm sure there are other applications for this as well -- testing, for example. Want to run GoogleDNS in Canary against your ISP's servers in Chromium to see how they perform side-by-side? Go for it!
...Or maybe your favorite site won't load, or an outdated copy of a page you're working on keeps loading when you refresh (I'm looking at you, MTS). If it's your DNS servers at fault, you could quickly pop a new server into Chrome, reload, and off you go.
Sure, you could achieve the same result using a proxy server, but why bother if the functionality is built right into your browser?
Google Chrome to add option for custom DNS servers originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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CrystalRoc Galaxy Tab: 5,700 Swarovski crystals, zero shame
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CrystalRoc Galaxy Tab: 5,700 Swarovski crystals, zero shame originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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MLB?s TagOramic Lets You Stare Into The Face Of Each And Every Fan At The World Series
Were you lucky enough to attend one of the MLB playoff games this month? Then you'll want to check out TagOramic, a nifty feature on MLB.com that was built to celebrate the Fall Classic. Over the course of the playoffs, MLB has taken some absolutely massive panoramic photos of each stadium ? and they've taken them at high enough resolution that you can zoom in and see each and every fan. The site has also integrated support for Facebook Connect, so even if you didn't get to attend one of the playoff games, you can sign in and see if any of your friends have been tagged in the photo. It sounds silly, but it's surprisingly fun to see a shot of your friend mid-hot dog, surrounded by a sea of other fans. 
Friday, October 29, 2010
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Why Is Quora Down?
Beloved Q & A site Quora has been spotty all day and is now showing a "503 Service Unavailable" error message when we attempt to access the site. This is the first time I've experienced the site going down since it was launched in private beta by former Facebookers Adam D' Angelo and Charlie Cheever in 2010. Its absence has motivated us to use Facebook Questions to try to get further information about the outage (see above). It's a testament to the site's burgeoning popularity and a good sign that people are actually noticing its service disruptions.
MLB?s TagOramic Lets You Stare Into The Face Of Each And Every Fan At The World Series
Were you lucky enough to attend one of the MLB playoff games this month? Then you'll want to check out TagOramic, a nifty feature on MLB.com that was built to celebrate the Fall Classic. Over the course of the playoffs, MLB has taken some absolutely massive panoramic photos of each stadium ? and they've taken them at high enough resolution that you can zoom in and see each and every fan. The site has also integrated support for Facebook Connect, so even if you didn't get to attend one of the playoff games, you can sign in and see if any of your friends have been tagged in the photo. It sounds silly, but it's surprisingly fun to see a shot of your friend mid-hot dog, surrounded by a sea of other fans.
Bing Pimps New Microsoft Service As A Top Natural Search Result; Google Buries It
Search engines like Bing and Google will swear up and down that their natural search results are determined by one thing and one thing only: the all-knowing, all-powerful Algorithm. Sure, paid results might pop up at the top or to the side, but they are always highlighted as such. But sometimes the temptation is too great and the natural search results, which are supposed to be sacrosanct, are used to promote a product or service owned by the same company that operates the search engine. That certainly appears to be what is happening on Bing right now if you do a search for the term "datamarket." The top result is for Windows Azure DataMarket, a product which just launched a couple days ago. Don't get me wrong. It sounds like a cool product. It is a cloud-based service where people can upload and sell data in a consistent way. 
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Dutch police manipulate botnet to warn infected users
Filed under: Security
In the case of the recent Bredolab botnet, it was the Dutch police who stepped up. Following a concerted effort involving members of several security firms and the Dutch National Crime Squad, more than 140 Bredolab servers were seized. Here's where this story really gets good.
After they successfully gained control of the servers, the Dutch Police put the botnet to creative use -- pushing notifications to infected users and providing links to a removal tool. Sophos Labs' Graham Cluely mentions that as many as 30 million PCs may have been infected by Bredo, so what better way to notify users than via the botnet's own plumbing?
Dutch police manipulate botnet to warn infected users originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Open Source, Social Software, Web
Campfire is a slick way for teams to communicate, collaborate, and share via the Web -- but if you're searching for a simple, free alternative, a new project called Holla is worth a look.
Holla is an open-source chat and file sharing Web app. While it lacks Campfire's more advanced features, like transcripts and voice calling, Holla still provides an elegantly simple way to assemble a group for keyboard-powered brainstorming sessions or socializing.
One of its best features is Gmail-style drag-and-drop uploading. As you can see, images that you upload are automatically displayed inline. Files of any type can be dropped in, and members of your chat can simply click to download.
Holla scales well to handheld devices, too. It felt every bit as snappy on my iPod touch as it did in my desktop browser (image after the break).
You can take developer Alex MacCaw's demo for a spin or download the code from GitHub and run it on your own server.
[via Hacker News]
Holla is an open-source chat and file sharing Web app. While it lacks Campfire's more advanced features, like transcripts and voice calling, Holla still provides an elegantly simple way to assemble a group for keyboard-powered brainstorming sessions or socializing.
One of its best features is Gmail-style drag-and-drop uploading. As you can see, images that you upload are automatically displayed inline. Files of any type can be dropped in, and members of your chat can simply click to download.
Holla scales well to handheld devices, too. It felt every bit as snappy on my iPod touch as it did in my desktop browser (image after the break).
You can take developer Alex MacCaw's demo for a spin or download the code from GitHub and run it on your own server.
[via Hacker News]
Holla is an open-source Campfire alternative you can run on your own server originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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