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Google+ for Android app (hands-on)
Posted about 22 hours ago by joelpomales to joelpomales's posterous
Google+ for Android app (hands-on)
via Engadget by Brad Molen on 6/30/11
Given the number of apps Google's made available for smartphones, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that it's taken its suite of social networking services direct to the mobile world as well. As soon as Google+ was officially announced , an app was ready for download in the Android Market and a web app became available for Safari for iOS (with its full offering to the App Store coming soon). As usual, we couldn't resist the urge to play around with it , but how does the mobile iteration fare against the competition? Continue past the break to get a peek of the larger-than-life service squeezed into a 4.3-inch (or smaller) display.
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Facebook More Hated Than Banks, Utilities
Posted about 21 hours ago by joelpomales to joelpomales's posterous
Facebook More Hated Than Banks, Utilities
via Slashdot by CmdrTaco on 6/30/11
jfruhlinger writes "According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, Facebook raises a lot of ire among its customers - more than Bank of America or AT&T Mobility. This bodes ill for the company - as blogger Chris Nerney points out, many of the others on the most-hated list are utilities and other companies with monopolies, which can hold customers despite bad service. At least Facebook edged out MySpace." Unsurprisingly, the most important thing about Google+ is that it's not Facebook.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
New Documents Raise More Questions About Safety Of TSA Scanners
Posted about 20 hours ago by joelpomales to joelpomales's posterous
New Documents Raise More Questions About Safety Of TSA Scanners
via Techdirt by Mike Masnick on 6/30/11
Last year, we noted that the TSA appeared to be misleading the public in stating that its new more intrusive scanners were safe. This didn't mean that the machines weren't safe -- but that the TSA was, at the very least, massively exaggerating the claims that they had scientific support to say that the machines definitely were safe. Earlier this year, there were further worries, when reports came out showing that some of the machines were giving off much more radiation than they were supposed to.
Now, EPIC, which is in an ongoing lawsuit to try to get these scanners banned, is claiming that via a FOIA request, they have new evidence that the TSA has been misleading people about the risks of the scanners. The documents show that Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano blatantly misrepresented a NIST study in a USA Today OpEd, to claim that the scanners were safe. NIST, however, quickly contacted DHS, saying that it was "concerned" about the piece misrepresenting what it had said:
* NIST does not do product testing
* NIST did not test AIT machines for safety
* NIST measured the dose of a single machine and compared it against the standard Apparently, NIST told DHS to stop misrepresenting its work, and suggested that if DHS agreed, then it wouldn't call for USA Today to run a correction on the piece.
Separately, another document shows that TSA employees in Boston raised serious concerns to officials, claiming that there was evidence of a "cancer cluster" among TSA agents in Boston. The union asked the TSA to provide agents with dosimeters that could be clipped onto uniforms in order to measure the radiation to make sure the machines were safe. Agents in Atlanta apparently also expressed concerns and asked for dosimeters. The TSA refused, noting that it was already running some tests, and the tests showed no radiation problems.
This document is receiving a lot of attention, but I don't find it quite as damning as most. People just claiming that they believe there's a heightened cancer risk is not really evidence or fact. It would be more interesting if there was actual data to support that, rather than just anecdotal evidence. Still, I think it's becoming increasingly clear that the TSA, at the very least, exaggerated the claims of how much scientific support there is that these machines are safe. That's the part that bugs me. They could easily allow for much more testing of the machines, but don't seem that interested in it, preferring instead to mislead the public, a la Napolitano interview.
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Spamming Becoming Financially Unfeasable
Posted about 19 hours ago by joelpomales to joelpomales's posterous
Spamming Becoming Financially Unfeasable
via Slashdot by samzenpus on 6/30/11
itwbennett writes "Making money in spam isn't as easy as it used to be. 'It's not something financially feasible for anyone to even consider,' said Robert Soloway, who in his heyday made $20,000/day as a spammer. 'Spam - the Internet's original sin - dropped for the first time ever at the end of 2010,' writes IDG News Service's Robert McMillan. 'In September, Cisco System's IronPort group was tracking 300 billion spam messages per day. By April, the volume had shrunk to 34 billion per day, a remarkable decline.' Soloway says spam filters have become too good."
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Arms Chair
Posted about 19 hours ago by clementine to ReflectionOf.Me
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A Love Story
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Man Boards Flight Using Someone Else's Expired Boarding Pass
Posted about 18 hours ago by joelpomales to joelpomales's posterous
Man Boards Flight Using Someone Else's Expired Boarding Pass
via The Consumerist by Chris Morran on 6/30/11
Last week, a Nigerian man was able to board a Virgin America flight from NYC to L.A. without presenting valid ID and a boarding pass that not only didn't belong to him, but was for a flight from the previous day.
According to CBS, the passenger went unnoticed until a flight attendant did an in-flight check of the seats and spotted him in a seat that should have been empty. He showed the attendant the boarding pass, which belonged to a traveler who claimed it had gone missing on his way to the airport the day before, and a college ID.
The man was questioned by authorities in Los Angeles and then released. But his story doesn't end there.
From CBS:
Days later, investigators say he went back to LAX and tried to board a Delta flight to Atlanta.
This time, he was searched and airport officials found 10 expired boarding passes in his bag , none of them in his name.
Meanwhile, the TSA is downplaying the incident, saying that the plane was safe because the passenger had been screened before heading to the gate.
"Every passenger that passes through security checkpoints is subject to many layers of security including thorough physical screening at the checkpoint," said a rep for the agency. "TSA's review of this matter indicates that the passenger went through screening."
But isn't part of the screening to check a person's ID against the boarding pass? If the screeners missed the fact that his boarding pass was for the wrong person and date, what else didn't they notice while he strolled through security?
Authorities Investigate Security Breach At JFK After Man Flies To Los Angeles Without Ticket Or ID [CBS]
Thanks to Artemis for the tip!
How to Avoid Getting Hit by a Train
Posted about 16 hours ago by clementine to ReflectionOf.Me
Black Moon Studios shows us how not to get hit by a train. Please learn this trick and never get hit by a train again!
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Fuel Mileage Increases with Consumer Demands; 'Start-Stop' Technology Saves Fuel and Boosts Fuel Efficiency
Posted about 15 hours ago by MI Auto Times to MI Auto Times
There are many different technologies that have been developed to create better fuel mileage for vehicles. From entire hybrid engines to increased aerodynamics, automakers are working to create as efficient of a vehicle as they can.
DETROIT, M.I. - Fuel mileage will continue to be an area of improvement until perhaps one day all vehicles are emission free and earn more than 100 mpg. This may be a futuristic idea, or it may be reality in some form, but the higher the fuel mileage the higher the efficiency and the fewer the trips to the pump.
[Rewind: Fuel Mileage May Reach Beyond 200 MPG, But Production of X-Prize Winners Isn't Likely]
Automakers recognize the need for new technologies as the newest Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) mandate requires all vehicles to have a minimum of 35.5 mpg by 2016. With these expectations, more technologies are being created or simply added to more models in a fleet, such as the start-stop technology that can be found in General Motors eAssist technology.
It has been estimated that anywhere between five to 12 percent can be saved on fuel mileage when a vehicle is equipped with start-stop technology.
The eAssist technology created by GM uses this feature to add even more efficiency to its 2012 Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal models. The start-stop technology will automatically shut-off the engine when the vehicle is stopped, such as when waiting at a red light, and seamlessly restarts once the accelerator is pressed.
According to a press release by GM about the eAssist technology, the stocked Ecotec eAssist engine is built so that the motor-generator unit continues to spin along with the engine to deliver an immediate and smooth take-off power when the driver presses on the accelerator. The electric-driven transmission oil pump also keeps the 6T40 transmission primed and the fluid flowing when the engine shuts down to a stop, so once the accelerator is pressed, the transmission begins to work as flawlessly as the engine.
"It's a very integrated powertrain system, with no compromises in driving performance, shift quality or ride and handling," said Daryl Wilson, LaCrosse lead development engineer. "We believe this combination points to the future of vehicles powered primarily by an internal combustion engine."
Globally, the start-stop technology is expected to be used in anywhere from 52 to 55 percent of new vehicles that will be built in 2016. This percentage is up from the 8 percent in 2010.
Although this technology in more vehicles by 2016 could mean a much higher fuel mileage per vehicle, it is expected that this expansion of the start-stop technology will be another delay to the widescale adoption of pure electric vehicles as the technology offers consumers an alternative source for better fuel mileage than switching over to a hybrid.
Consumers can expect to see more of this technology as the years continue, and automakers like General Motors will continue to offer economically-priced vehicles with comparable options and features of those more expensive full hybrids.
[Rewind: Fuel Mileage Savings Comparison: Mild Hybrid vs. Full Hybrid Vehicles, Proof in Dollar Signs]
New technologies will continue to be added to create a higher fuel mileage and more efficiency, so what will automakers think of next?
MI Auto Times covers all Michigan automotive news all the time, featuring newly released vehicle recall information, relevant Michigan automaker news, vehicle ratings and comparisons, and everything else auto-related Michigan and world readers need to know.
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[Source(s): Reuters, Popular Science, GM Media]
How to get the new Gmail right now
Posted about 11 hours ago by joelpomales to joelpomales's posterous
How to get the new Gmail right now
via CNET News.com on 6/30/11
Gmail's got a new look, and you can try it right now with this quick tip.
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