GoogleTV, AppleTV and the Battle For The Living Room

An anonymous reader pointed us to an article talking about Google TV and AppleTV challenging the major networks and taking their place in your living room. It'll be a tough battle, amusingly waged on cable company wires in many major markets. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

CNN Photobombed

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15 Desserts that Could Replace the Trendy Cupcake

We love cupcakes, but why should we let them hog the stage when there are so many other amazing -- and often times tastier -- desserts out there? Well, it's about time that something else stomps the hugely trendy cupcake.

More Parking Lots Need This (PIC)

You would think this was self evident....

DHS CyberSecurity Misses 1085 Holes On Own Network

Tootech writes "In a case of "physician, heal thyself," the agency — which forms the operational arm of DHS's National Cyber Security Division, or NCSD — failed to keep its own systems up to date with the latest software patches. Auditors working for the DHS inspector general ran a sweep of US-CERT using the vulnerability scanner Nessus and turned up 1,085 instances of 202 high-risk security holes. "The majority of the high-risk vulnerabilities involved application and operating system and security software patches that had not been deployed on computer systems located in Virginia," reads the report from assistant inspector general Frank Deffer." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Two large asteroids narrowly miss earth, Nasa said

Two large asteroids have narrowly avoided the earth after the objects passed within the moon and our planet's orbit, Nasa scientists said.

Droid 2 R2-D2 boot animation, live wallpapers leak out at light speed

Not willing to wait for the genuine R2-D2 edition Droid 2 later this month? Then it looks like you can now get the next best thing -- the Star Wars-themed boot animation and live wallpapers from the phone have already been dug out from the recently leaked ROM and made available for download. Those include the Millennium Falcon flying through an asteroid field, the always exciting jump to lightspeed, an interactive R2-D2, and everyone's favorite: the space slug. Head on past the break for a pair of videos, and hit up the links below to check out the rest (and download them). Continue reading Droid 2 R2-D2 boot animation, live wallpapers leak out at light speedDroid 2 R2-D2 boot animation, live wallpapers leak out at light speed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.PermalinkAndroid Community | Android Police, Droid Life |Email this|Comments

Caption This! (September 5-11)

Ever see a hilarious game image that, taken out of context, could be pure comedy gold? Thats what this feature is about. Check here every week for a new round of Caption This!, where we look at some potentially goofy videogame images and make fun of them. The whole thing works on a three week rotation, so on any given week you will be shown the winner from two weeks ago, vote on who won last week, and be given a new picture to make funny captions for. There is no prize for the contest other than pure bragging rights as of right now, but it could change if this feature gets enough attention. Ill keep you guys updated on that. If you know of a funny gaming related picture please email it to me at skelley@vgchartz.com and I just may use it! (Step 1) WINNER'S CIRCLE Here is the winner from two weeks ago: Congrats to thebeststine, who is new to the list!! Here is the updated Winner's Circle: (Step 2) VOTING TIME Next, Who should win for last week? Here is the image I posted: From: Batman Arkham City I've decided to make this a bit easier, so just vote for the entry you think works better! VOTE HERE (Opens a new window) (Step 3) This week's Image: From: Kingdom Hearts - Birth By Sleep TO ENTER See that picture up there? Think you have a funny caption or text bubble to add? Just type what you want right here in the comments section, next week I will open voting for this picture, and a winner will be announced in 2 weeks. But remember, there are four rules for safe captioning: 1) You may enteronly once. 2) Keep it under 50 words if possible 3) Try to keep it PG-13, some language is fine, but no over-the-top entries please. 4) HAVE FUN! Other Info For all the weekly contests look below or check out the winners gallery comments suggestions? click here

ARM Unveils Cortex-A15, Up to 2.5Ghz Quad-core

So, we have Intel and AMD. These guys are doing pretty well in laptops, servers, and of course desktops, but when it comes to mobile devices, they've so far been unable to adapt the x86 architecture to the stricter requirements that come with those devices. ARM, on the other hand, pretty much owns this market at this point. And you know what? It's time for Intel and AMD to get worried - really worried. ARM has just announced its Cortex-A15 MPCore chips - which will reach 2.5Ghz in quad-core configurations.

Rackspace Shuts Down Quran-Burning Church's Sites

theodp writes "In response to a complaint, Rackspace has shut down the websites of the Dove World Outreach Center, a small 50-member church which has received national and international criticism for a planned book burning of the Quran on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. The center 'violated the hate-speech provision of our acceptable-use policy,' explained Rackspace spokesman Dan Goodgame. 'This is not a constitutional issue. This is a contract issue,' said Goodgame, who added he did not know how long it had hosted the church's sites. Not quite the same thing, but would Kurt Westergaard's cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad also violate Rackspace's AUP? How about Christopher Hitchens' Slate articles? Could articles from one-time Rackspace poster child The Onion pass muster?" Read more of this story at Slashdot.

IOS 4.1 Jailbroken Already

mspohr writes "Just hours after Apple released iOS 4.1 to great fanfare, hardware hackers found a way to jailbreak devices that run the new operating system. More surprising still, there doesn't appear to be anything Steve Jobs can do to stop them in the near future. The exploit in the boot ROM of iOS devices was first announced by iPhone Dev-Team member pod2g. It was soon confirmed by other hackers, who said that because the exploit targets such a low-level part of the operating system, Apple won't be able to stop jailbreakers without making significant hardware changes." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Kno Secures Another Boatload of Funding

Remember the Kno dual-screen tablet we talked about earlier this year? The massive dualscreen tablet, aimed at the education market, is supposed to change the way students carry around textbooks - by eliminating textbooks altogether. The company behind the Kno has secured another boatload of funding, and the device will ship before year's end.

European Parliament Passes Anti-ACTA Declaration

Ars Technica: "Today 377 members of the European Parliament adopted a written declaration on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in which they demand greater transparency, assert that ISPs should not up end being liable for data sent through their networks, and say that ACTA 'should not force limitations upon judicial due process or weaken fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and the right to privacy'."

Check Your iPhone 4's Antenna Reception With Field Test Mode In iOS 4.1

Now you can put your iPhone into field test mode, which will allow to easily and precisely test your cell signal reception quality. You just need to follow these two easy steps:

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