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Opera Mini finds its way onto Android {Engadget Mobile}
Apr 12th 2008 9:25AM While it's early-stage, I don't think I'd call MiniMo vaporware.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080409-first-look-mozilla-fennec-targets-handheld-browser-market.html
The mobile browser space is gonna be a lot of fun, I think
Wave power to be put to use in California {Engadget}
Dec 18th 2007 7:27PM Me, I want to know what the solar panels are for. if they're generating as much power as you say they are, can't they keep their own batteries charged?
Does the Asus EeePC violate the Linux GPL? {Engadget}
Nov 25th 2007 9:21PM ryan: totally agree that comments won't show, but in the kernel module in question the info has been defined. the allegation is that they took asus_acpi.ko, modified it, renamed it, and removed the attribution strings which are in the kernel module itself (not as comments)
from the disassembled asus_acpi.ko from centos4
modinfo:080014A0 __mod_author74 db 'author=Julien Lerouge, Karol Kozimor',0
.modinfo:080014E0 __mod_description75 db 'description=Asus Laptop ACPI Extras Driver',0
.modinfo:0800150B __mod_license76 db 'license=GPL',0
Does the Asus EeePC violate the Linux GPL? {Engadget}
Nov 25th 2007 4:35PM it's totally true. there are many. :)
(t'other kev)
Does the Asus EeePC violate the Linux GPL? {Engadget}
Nov 25th 2007 4:33PM ryan: disassembly
Does the Asus EeePC violate the Linux GPL? {Engadget}
Nov 25th 2007 3:48PM Mainly because there was licensing information in the code they modified, and they removed it. That shows intent, not an "oopsie".
Does the Asus EeePC violate the Linux GPL? {Engadget}
Nov 25th 2007 3:46PM I think it's worse than just not releasing source, because they went so far as to strip the author and license information from the module(s). They created a derivative work and didn't even acknowledge it as such. That's kind of like taking the truck away from the kid who has the nice toy truck and is sharing it with every one else in the sandbox, and then kicking him in the balls for good measure.
Nice job, Asus.
Art Lebedev's Pultius remote: one button for every channel {Engadget}
Oct 5th 2007 1:46PM Well, with designing stupid shit like this, at least there's an excuse for taking forever to release that other thing with all the buttons.
Canon EOS 40D's early review roundup {Engadget}
Sep 20th 2007 7:28PM "Canon's x0D series remain plastic, as well as the 5D. Where is the ISO control? How about the white balance? Oh, they're buried in menus... too bad Canon didn't put a dedicated button for those on the body..."
Have you used them? I'm thinking not.
The frame is magnesium, with rubber where it needs to be (the battery door is plastic, tho). There's dedicated WB and ISO buttons, and has been all along, which allow very fast changes (unless you're talking about setting a specific K value for WB, which does require a menu adjustment).
They're solid.
The hundred gadget giveaway, grand prize round: unlocked iPhone (4GB) {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 14th 2007 11:13PM Shiny!
