BT already does this in the UK. By default, it's enabled for all customers, but you can disable it. it's called BT Fon. Basically BT customers who opt-in get to use internet through any other customer's wifi for free, other people can pay to use it otherwise.
Why would allowing changing of the default apps (like the browser, email, etc) introduce malware? All apps would still have to come from the App Store, and would be subject to the same quality checks as they are now.
It has literally nothing to do with Android, and it has basically nothing to do with Java development in general. All they did was disable the browser plugin because of a critical security bug in older versions, which Android doesn't anyway, and installing the latest update will reenable it.
Flash on Android isn't going away, it's just changing. You can write apps in Flash, package them as Adobe Air apps and install them on Android just fine. That's how it's worked on iOS for a long time now because of Apple's restrictions on browser plugins, so I imagine this is just their way of consolidating development efforts on both platforms.
I don't see how it'd do that. All they'd need to do is have the rootkit check that the downloaded code was signed by Sony, and then sign any code updates they push.
No it hasn't. The only difference is, currently you can browse the Amazon ebook store and purchase using the Amazon Kindle app. If they remove this, all that will change is the user will browse and purchase using the web browser instead, and next time they open the Kindle app, the book will be downloaded for them, due to the automatic syncing of books to different Kindle devices. It doesn't stop people reading them on their iPad/iPhone.
Or just take the Apple approach and lock users out of their own devices. Ordinarily I'm against it, but when you think about the skill level of the average computer user, I can see how it'd be appealing.
It doesn't work like that, sadly. Just because they/can/ add your name to a watch list, doesn't mean they're going to. In my opinion, it's probably just a way for them to allow themselves to add anyone they want to.
They already are locked down at the hardware level, since the 3GS was released. The device will only load a signed bootrom, the bootrom will only load a signed kernel.
Sony's reader (PRS-600 at least, though possible others) has a built-in dictionary, which is quite nice. Double tap on any word and a dialogue opens at the bottom with a list of definitions.
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Your code would fail to detect Vista which is 6.0. The major version is greater than 5 but the minor version is not greater than 1.
BT already does this in the UK. By default, it's enabled for all customers, but you can disable it. it's called BT Fon. Basically BT customers who opt-in get to use internet through any other customer's wifi for free, other people can pay to use it otherwise.
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Why would allowing changing of the default apps (like the browser, email, etc) introduce malware? All apps would still have to come from the App Store, and would be subject to the same quality checks as they are now.
It has literally nothing to do with Android, and it has basically nothing to do with Java development in general. All they did was disable the browser plugin because of a critical security bug in older versions, which Android doesn't anyway, and installing the latest update will reenable it.
That's not true at all. For example:
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
// ICS specific code here
}
Compile it with the ICS SDK. As long as you don't attempt to call code that didn't exist in older versions, it'll run just fine.
And OS X.
Reminds me of that line from Liar Liar:
Flash on Android isn't going away, it's just changing. You can write apps in Flash, package them as Adobe Air apps and install them on Android just fine. That's how it's worked on iOS for a long time now because of Apple's restrictions on browser plugins, so I imagine this is just their way of consolidating development efforts on both platforms.
Not only that, the UK government charges the full 20% VAT rate on ebooks, where it charges 0% on physical books.
No AD support
Not true anymore. Chrome Browser for Business.
I don't see how it'd do that. All they'd need to do is have the rootkit check that the downloaded code was signed by Sony, and then sign any code updates they push.
No it hasn't. The only difference is, currently you can browse the Amazon ebook store and purchase using the Amazon Kindle app. If they remove this, all that will change is the user will browse and purchase using the web browser instead, and next time they open the Kindle app, the book will be downloaded for them, due to the automatic syncing of books to different Kindle devices. It doesn't stop people reading them on their iPad/iPhone.
You are aware that Android has a kill switch too, right?
It affects the security of MPEG-LA's patent licensing income, obviously.
Or just take the Apple approach and lock users out of their own devices. Ordinarily I'm against it, but when you think about the skill level of the average computer user, I can see how it'd be appealing.
This isn't about just having a DirectX implementation, it's about having a general purpose CPU with graphics capabilities on the same chip.
IE is only "free" in the same sense that your new phone was "free", so long as you sign away your soul for two years.
It doesn't work like that, sadly. Just because they /can/ add your name to a watch list, doesn't mean they're going to. In my opinion, it's probably just a way for them to allow themselves to add anyone they want to.
From what I could remember, you could only access 256Mb of RAM from Linux, so it's even worse than that.
They actively grow in the direction of and seek out sunlight. Does that not count?
Visual Basic, SQL, probably others. PHP has case-insensitive function names iirc.
Have a look at BlindType.
There was no precedent, Microsoft paid Lindows to shut up and change their name out of court.
They already are locked down at the hardware level, since the 3GS was released. The device will only load a signed bootrom, the bootrom will only load a signed kernel.
Sony's reader (PRS-600 at least, though possible others) has a built-in dictionary, which is quite nice. Double tap on any word and a dialogue opens at the bottom with a list of definitions.