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- Giant Android eclair delivered to Google by even bigger nerds (video)
- Acer debuts stylish, multitouch-enabled Aspire Z5610 all-in-one PC
- Source: Microsoft May Be Able To Restore All Of The Lost Sidekick Data, After All
- Source: Microsoft May Be Able To Restore All Of The Lost Sidekick Data, After All
- MySpace, YourSpace, Whatever. Ali Partovi Is Win.
- MySpace, YourSpace, Whatever. Ali Partovi Is Win.
- Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health]
- Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health]
- Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]
- Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]
| Giant Android eclair delivered to Google by even bigger nerds (video) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:37 PM PDT
 By now you should be familiar with Google’s confectionary codenames for its Google Android OS: version 1.5 (Cupcake), 1.6 (Donut), 2.0 (Eclair) and version x.x (Flan). What you probably didn’t know is that Google honors each release by dropping a steaming hot foam facsimile onto its front lawn. Historically, the arrival of the giant Donut at the GooglePlex was followed by the 1.6 developer release of Android just a few days later. Don’t get too excited though, last we heard Eclair wouldn’t arrive until Q2 of 2010 for consumers. Video and another view of the nerds “gone wild” just after the break. [Via TechCrunch] Continue reading Giant Android eclair delivered to Google by even bigger nerds (video) Filed under: Cellphones Giant Android eclair delivered to Google by even bigger nerds (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Acer debuts stylish, multitouch-enabled Aspire Z5610 all-in-one PC Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:01 PM PDT
 We had heard that Acer had some touch-enabled Windows 7 devices in the works, and it looks like the company is now finally starting to deliver on that promise, and then some, with its new Aspire Z5610 all-in-one PC. Boasting a 24-inch HD touchscreen with full multitouch support, this one rounds things out with some decent if unremarkable specs, including a Pentium Dual Core E5300 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 graphics, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive, among other standard fare. It’s the design of the desktop that’s sure to turn the most heads, however, and while Acer’s claim of it being a “timeless piece” might be a bit of a stretch, there are certainly plenty of touches that are a cut above the rest — we’re especially curious to see how the illuminated strip between the LCD and soundbar works (it’s designed to light up the keyboard in the dark). Best of all, this one packs an MSRP of just $899, and should be available sometime this holiday season. Filed under: Desktops Acer debuts stylish, multitouch-enabled Aspire Z5610 all-in-one PC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Source: Microsoft May Be Able To Restore All Of The Lost Sidekick Data, After All Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT
Since then, T-Mobile’s tone has changed: there have been reports of some users turning their Sidekicks on to find that their data had been restored, and earlier this week T-Mobile issued a new statement that said “Recent efforts indicate the prospects of recovering some lost content may now be possible.” Even if Microsoft’s engineers do mange to recover all of the lost data, all parties involved will still take a huge hit in consumer trust, negative press, and questions about the integrity of “the cloud”. But it would certainly soften the blows, and could also help Microsoft and T-Mobile fend off the pending lawsuits from users who lost data. Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. More here:
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| Source: Microsoft May Be Able To Restore All Of The Lost Sidekick Data, After All Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT
Since then, T-Mobile’s tone has changed: there have been reports of some users turning their Sidekicks on to find that their data had been restored, and earlier this week T-Mobile issued a new statement that said “Recent efforts indicate the prospects of recovering some lost content may now be possible.” Even if Microsoft’s engineers do mange to recover all of the lost data, all parties involved will still take a huge hit in consumer trust, negative press, and questions about the integrity of “the cloud”. But it would certainly soften the blows, and could also help Microsoft and T-Mobile fend off the pending lawsuits from users who lost data. Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. Continued here:
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| MySpace, YourSpace, Whatever. Ali Partovi Is Win. Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT
Or so we thought… A new group of execs were brought in today. And among them are the cofounders of music startup iLike, Ali Partovi and Hadi Partovi. As usual, we peruse the MySpace profiles of new execs because every once in a while we find a new exec hire that hasn’t actually ever used the service. All the new execs appear to have MySpace profiles. But just before I signed out of the last one i checked, Ali Partovi, a video he uploaded caught my eye. He says “Here’s a little video I just made for the MySpace sales conference next week (Oct 13-15). They told everybody, “make a video showing how MySpace is YOUR space”…..” Anyway, meet your new SVP Business Development at MySpace, who is most definitely not buttoned up and boring. We’ve also added this video to his Crunchbase profile. Because we can never, ever let him live this down: MYSpace-ali partovi Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0 Read the original:
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| MySpace, YourSpace, Whatever. Ali Partovi Is Win. Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT
Or so we thought… A new group of execs were brought in today. And among them are the cofounders of music startup iLike, Ali Partovi and Hadi Partovi. As usual, we peruse the MySpace profiles of new execs because every once in a while we find a new exec hire that hasn’t actually ever used the service. All the new execs appear to have MySpace profiles. But just before I signed out of the last one i checked, Ali Partovi, a video he uploaded caught my eye. He says “Here’s a little video I just made for the MySpace sales conference next week (Oct 13-15). They told everybody, “make a video showing how MySpace is YOUR space”…..” Anyway, meet your new SVP Business Development at MySpace, who is most definitely not buttoned up and boring. We’ve also added this video to his Crunchbase profile. Because we can never, ever let him live this down: MYSpace-ali partovi Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0 See original here:
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| Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health] Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT
The issue only affected the scans of stroke patients so damage was limited to affecting about 200 individuals over the course of the 18 months during which the error in programming went unnoticed. While those patients are experiencing symptoms of radiation poisoning, such as hair loss, there’s at least good news in that the FDA has finally issued alerts to hospitals to read the freakin’ manuals before fiddling with their equipment. [LA Times via Slashdot] Photo by Akira Ohgaki
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| Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health] Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT
The issue only affected the scans of stroke patients so damage was limited to affecting about 200 individuals over the course of the 18 months during which the error in programming went unnoticed. While those patients are experiencing symptoms of radiation poisoning, such as hair loss, there’s at least good news in that the FDA has finally issued alerts to hospitals to read the freakin’ manuals before fiddling with their equipment. [LA Times via Slashdot] Photo by Akira Ohgaki
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| Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android] Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT
This is all unconfirmed, of course: A giant pastry is not what we professionals would call incontrovertible evidence. But when a huge donut was dropped on Google’s front lawn in September, Android 1.6 was released to developers within a few days. Rumor has it that Motorola’s Sholes, due out for this holiday season, would be the first Android 2.0 phone, which would be in line with, well, this enormous eclair. Check out a video of its delivery below. [TechCrunch]
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| Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android] Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT
This is all unconfirmed, of course: A giant pastry is not what we professionals would call incontrovertible evidence. But when a huge donut was dropped on Google’s front lawn in September, Android 1.6 was released to developers within a few days. Rumor has it that Motorola’s Sholes, due out for this holiday season, would be the first Android 2.0 phone, which would be in line with, well, this enormous eclair. Check out a video of its delivery below. [TechCrunch]
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Take this with a grain of salt, because we haven’t been able to confirm it with Microsoft, but we’ve heard from a source that employees inside Microsoft who are working on the Danger/Sidekick 
Take this with a grain of salt, because we haven’t been able to confirm it with Microsoft, but we’ve heard from a source that employees inside Microsoft who are working on the Danger/Sidekick 
One thing about MySpace – they’ve ![c47b2eceafctscan.jpg Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health]](http://www.focusoft.biz/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/c47b2eceafctscan.jpg.jpg "Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health]")
In attempt to get better data, a hospital overrode default protocol on a CT scanner over a year ago. Now they’ve realized that they made a little mistake and have been giving people eight times the acceptable doses of radiation.![Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health]](http://www.focusoft.biz/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/226ac3e48deus.gif.gif?eui=2226 "Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months [Health]")
![cce7954b03eclair1.jpg1 Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]](http://www.focusoft.biz/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cce7954b03eclair1.jpg1.jpg "Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]")
In the past, the delivery of a giant dessert item (cupcake or donut) to Google’s lawn meant a new version of Android was incoming. Today, a giant eclair was delivered: We deduce that ![cce7954b03eclair.jpg Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]](http://www.focusoft.biz/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cce7954b03eclair.jpg.jpg "Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]")
In the past, the delivery of a giant dessert item (cupcake or donut) to Google’s lawn meant a new version of Android was incoming. Today, a giant eclair was delivered: We deduce that | You are subscribed to email updates from FocuSoft Tech Blog To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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