I assume that although they did have radio that they may have been worried about the Germans listening in? Also, Carrier Pigeons likely had a longer range than radio.
"it's all the same hardware, Apple is no different." Yet Apple devices tend to be higher res, thinner, lighter, etc.
iPad Vs Surface is a good example. If everyone has access to the same technology then why is the Surface thicker, heavier, no 3G/4G, lower battery life, and a much lower resolution screen (MS specifically said a retina quality display would be too difficult to do due to memory bandwidth issues - tell that one to Apple).
That's just one example but it holds true when comparing MacBook Pros, iMacs, whatever.
You can keep saying its all the same, but it's just not.
In the tablet world I'd argue the most important factors are apps, and screen quality. Right now compared to the competition Surface has neither. Right now MS has to argue that the Metro UI alone is a selling point. They don't have the apps, and compared to a modern iPad the resolution is lacking (c'mon 1366x768? Against iPads with 2048x1536? Or 1080p Android tablets?)
Seems to me MS is too little, too late to the tablet market, and justifying iPad amounts of cash for a device that offers less everything isn't a very good strategy.
All 9/11 conspiracy theorists can fuck off and die. Seriously, you're not clever, you're not fighting for truth. You're assholes who don't realize they make as much sense as birthers or moon landing hoax nuts.
While it is one "Apple" platform, it runs on enough devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Apple TV) and if you know iOS you really know Mac OS X as well...
Someone discusses an NFC hack to root and steal data off Android and half the posts are "Apple isn't secure either!"
Focus people! Slashdot is supposed to be the home of Linux and Open Source and über hacks! Why isn't anyone deceminating how this hack works and posting some kind of work-around that isn't just "Don't use NFC" (a feature which Apple gets derided for not having)?
Remember, a fix isn't "Don't use NFC and switch to another browser." Let's assume a user *likes* NFC, and *likes* his web browser as it is. Lets *fix* the problem here. Any thoughts or conjecture?
"Summary: Using a pair of zero day vulnerabilities, a team of security researchers from U.K.-based MWR Labs hacked into a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone running Android 4.0.4 by beaming an exploit via NFC"
This sounds like a "Proto" version of Apple's "Passbook" app that launched today, alongside iOS6. Not the security part, but flight boarding passes, and expanded beyond travel for movie theater tickets, gift cards and what not.
How much a too, are you? If you really think "MS Office" is gonna sell Windows RT to anyone but executives you live in imagination land. As far as installing apps? MS will have a store, the same as GooglePlay on Android or App Store on the iOS.
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I assume that although they did have radio that they may have been worried about the Germans listening in? Also, Carrier Pigeons likely had a longer range than radio.
Did love this argument.
"it's all the same hardware, Apple is no different." Yet Apple devices tend to be higher res, thinner, lighter, etc.
iPad Vs Surface is a good example. If everyone has access to the same technology then why is the Surface thicker, heavier, no 3G/4G, lower battery life, and a much lower resolution screen (MS specifically said a retina quality display would be too difficult to do due to memory bandwidth issues - tell that one to Apple).
That's just one example but it holds true when comparing MacBook Pros, iMacs, whatever.
You can keep saying its all the same, but it's just not.
Nethack mode?
As an Xbox 360 owner I have to ask, how is your Skyrim DLC going? ;-)
Emphasis on was, that was iOS 4.x like 2 years ago? No longer true.
Emphasis on was, that was iOS 4.x like 2 years ago?
"It's the apps stupid!"
In the tablet world I'd argue the most important factors are apps, and screen quality. Right now compared to the competition Surface has neither. Right now MS has to argue that the Metro UI alone is a selling point. They don't have the apps, and compared to a modern iPad the resolution is lacking (c'mon 1366x768? Against iPads with 2048x1536? Or 1080p Android tablets?)
Seems to me MS is too little, too late to the tablet market, and justifying iPad amounts of cash for a device that offers less everything isn't a very good strategy.
Except jailbreaks require local, physical access to the device in question. Nothing remote.
As a side note, I was watching Star Trek III on Netflix last night and noticed they had forgotten to add the subtitles for the Klingon dialog.
I was showing it (and Trek II) to my sister who hadn't seen them. Thankfully I'm enough of a nerd I was able to translate from memory.
All 9/11 conspiracy theorists can fuck off and die. Seriously, you're not clever, you're not fighting for truth. You're assholes who don't realize they make as much sense as birthers or moon landing hoax nuts.
Just stop.
While it is one "Apple" platform, it runs on enough devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Apple TV) and if you know iOS you really know Mac OS X as well...
As Jack Horner discusses in this TED Talk:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0QVXdEOiCw8
Yes, he's sure. No Jesus riding Velociraptors on Slashdot, please.
http://fbi.gov/
Someone discusses an NFC hack to root and steal data off Android and half the posts are "Apple isn't secure either!"
Focus people! Slashdot is supposed to be the home of Linux and Open Source and über hacks! Why isn't anyone deceminating how this hack works and posting some kind of work-around that isn't just "Don't use NFC" (a feature which Apple gets derided for not having)?
Remember, a fix isn't "Don't use NFC and switch to another browser." Let's assume a user *likes* NFC, and *likes* his web browser as it is. Lets *fix* the problem here. Any thoughts or conjecture?
Yeah, because no one else uses technology to make life easier. And doing so is evil. Apparently.
As opposed to non-hackable NFC?
"Summary: Using a pair of zero day vulnerabilities, a team of security researchers from U.K.-based MWR Labs hacked into a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone running Android 4.0.4 by beaming an exploit via NFC"
http://www.zdnet.com/exploit-beamed-via-nfc-to-hack-samsung-galaxy-s3-android-4-0-4-7000004510/
This sounds like a "Proto" version of Apple's "Passbook" app that launched today, alongside iOS6. Not the security part, but flight boarding passes, and expanded beyond travel for movie theater tickets, gift cards and what not.
http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/#passbook
I'm not seeing a secret apple conspiracy plan, and even if there was one, they decided against NFC and went with Passbook.
Whenever I even see the word "Skeuomorphism" all I can picture is something like this:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5045492048_423f953751.jpg
The stop light analogy makes about as much sense as _ [ ] X on Windows.
Considering Apple's tablet market share was 62% last year, and 68% this year how well can those Kindle's be doing?
How much a too, are you? If you really think "MS Office" is gonna sell Windows RT to anyone but executives you live in imagination land. As far as installing apps? MS will have a store, the same as GooglePlay on Android or App Store on the iOS.
Step 1: Maths says maybe, if one ignores lack of negative mass
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Engage at Warp 2
So we just need anti-gravitons? I'm on it.
"These aren't the equations you're looking for. You may go about your business."