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HTC Legend

Monday, 08 February 2010 10:15 administrator

HTC Legend Gets Outed With First Pics

HTC's had some faulty plumbing lately: first pics of the Incredible leak over the weekend, and now we've got our first look at the HTC Legend in the wild—complete with an ooo-shiny aluminum back.

Linus Torvalds Loves His New Google Nexus One

Sunday, 07 February 2010 07:43 administrator

Linus Torvalds Loves His New Google Nexus One

Self-described cellphone cynic and "father of Linux" Linus Torvalds decided to get a Google Nexus One the other day. And while the customer service lines may be clogged over the phone's performance, Daddy Linux is positively pleased as punch.

Unsurprisingly, the man who invented the most popular open source operating system in the world is a "happy camper" over the fact that this cellphone runs Linux. But Linux alone wasn't enough to get Linus on board with the rest of the smartphone crazy 21rst century, no sir. His previous phones, in fact—the ones he mostly used to "play Galaga" on long flights—also had various versions of Linux, but lacked that certain spark.

Pinch to zoom touch capability and GPS were what finally got Torvalds to commit, and commit he has. The Nexus One "is a winner" he wrote yesterday, adding that it no longer feels as though he's forced to drag along a cellphone for "just in case" emergencies.

So, Google, as you frantically work the phones in that customer support center and stare longingly at other company's smartphone sales, take some solace in the fact that the Father of Linux is out there, somewhere, playing games on your Linux phone. [Linus Torvalds via Laughing Squid]

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Hori Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX

Friday, 05 February 2010 07:10 administrator

Hori Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX

Don't place the Hori Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX on your lap. You may never walk again.

Available in Japan this March for the equivalent of $330, the Hori Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX is the biggest fightstick yet (and probably ever) for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Modeled after the actual Taito Street Fighter IV arcade cabinet, the controller features Sanwa buttons along with a flip up panel that allows you to rewire/configure the device as you see fit.

And let me be the first to say, if you have this ridiculous joystick at home, nobody, and I mean nobody, better be defeating you at Street Fighter. Like, if Yoshiki Okamoto shows up at your house, he loses. All night.

HTC HD2 Gets In On the Kickstand

Saturday, 06 February 2010 07:18 administrator

HTC HD2 Gets In On the Kickstand Craze That's Sweeping the Nation

Kickstands are enjoying something of a renaissance lately as tablets have jumped to the forefront of everyone's attention, so it's only natural that the HD2, the most tabletesque of smartphones, is getting a combination kickstand/battery pack of its own.

The battery definitely adds some bulk to the skinny HD2, but if you're looking to take advantage of its 800x480 screen to do some video-watching on the go, then an extended battery and a sweet kickstand are two things that could suit you well.

Taking part in the zeitgeist will only cost you £41.11 when the battery pack is available in March.

Hackers Steal Millions in Emissions Certificates

Thursday, 04 February 2010 11:42 administrator

Phishing for Carbon: Hackers Steal Millions in Emissions Certificates

Credit cards numbers? Please. Medical records? Booooring. The modern hacker knows that the real money's in carbon emission trade credits. No, seriously: a recent phishing expedition reaped over $4 million from carbon-emitting companies in Europe, Japan, and New Zealand.

The hackers sent emails to 2,000 companies in Germany alone, claiming to be from the German Emissions Trading Authority, which keeps track of carbon credits and transactions. The email requested that the companies re-register their accounts, and the information the duped employees provided was then used—you guessed it—to access the companies' GETA accounts and and clean them out.

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