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by rryyan 16y ago
There are a handful of applications for Mac laptops that do this, using the built-in accelerometer -- for example: http://www.foozoodesign.com/lockdown.html
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by rryyan 16y ago
The unicode "mirror" character mentioned in the article was very interesting -- I had not heard of its existence before. This Google search indicates its potential for hijinks: http://www.google.com/search?q=%26%238238 ;
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by rryyan 16y ago
The jailbreak for iOS 1.1 based on the TIFF vulnerability also had a side-effect of patching the vulnerability itself[1] -- does jailbreak.me (or another party) do the same? [1] http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/102907-iphone-ipod-tou.
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by rryyan 16y ago
I know you're being sarcastic, but an exploit in iOS really doesn't have anything to do with Apple's review policy for 3rd party applications.
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by rryyan 16y ago
From the HN thread about the O'Reilly ebook sale a couple months ago, I found these suggestions helpful: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1368200
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by rryyan 16y ago
I think Java and its plethora of frameworks makes new developers feel overwhelmed. Python clearly has Django, Ruby clearly has Rails, Java has... what? Struts? Spring? Tiles? Servlets? JSPs? Tag libraries? Where do you start? To an outsider
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by rryyan 16y ago
> As you can see from the pics, it’s the real deal – it’s definitely not vapourware. Is it just me, or are those pictures clearly renderings?
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by rryyan 16y ago
FYI -- looks like ported numbers return the original carrier, not the current one.
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by rryyan 16y ago
Unfortunately this capability has been removed from iOS4: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=942533 . Just confirmed it on my iPhone 4.
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by rryyan 16y ago
I don't think protecting the app store is a reason why Apple is disallowing Flash on the iPhone/iPad. Apple has indicated that it runs the app store near break-even, and doesn't view it as a profit generator: http://www.appleinsider.com/ar
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by rryyan 17y ago
You are correct: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ (left-most column under "Location") It looks like both the wifi and 3g versions have a digital compass, as well.