Archive for April, 2006

Nokia N73

GeneralNetwork : UMTS / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SizeDimensions : 110 x 49 x 19 mmWeight : 116 g
DisplayType : TFT, 256K colorsSize : 240 x 320 pixels, 36 x 48 mm - Downloadable themes
RingtonesType : Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3Customization : DownloadVibration : Yes- 3D sound stereo speakers
MemoryPhonebook : YesCall records : [...]

April 30th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments

Oracle accidentally releases exploit code

Oracle appears to have accidentally released details about an unpatched security vulnerability in its database software, including sample code that could be used to exploit the problem. Details of the vulnerability were published last Thursday in a note that was briefly posted to Oracle’s Metalink customer support portal.
The security community learned of the vulnerability early [...]

April 15th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments

Usability on Auto-Pilot

There is this thing that one could describe as “usability on auto-pilot” (or “usability out of control”). This is when usability guidelines and heuristics are used simply for their own sake. Design decisions are then based on the “automated” application of guidelines without evaluating their appropriateness or the need for adapting them to the context [...]

April 12th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments

Apple Stock up on Windows-based Macs

Apple Computer Inc. shares shot up in afternoon trading on Wednesday after the company unveiled software that allows users to run Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system on Apple computers — a move that Wall Street believes will help Apple grow market share.
It’s not a new concept — software that purportedly did roughly the same thing [...]

April 6th, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments