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Apache 2.4 is First Major Update in Six Years
Like UnlikeThe Apache Software Foundation (ASF) this week rolled out version 2.4 of its open source Apache HTTP Server software. It's the first major overhaul in six years, and it also happens to coincide with the software's 17th anniversary. During its nearly two-decade run, Apache HTTP Server has come to power almost 400 million websites around the globe, making it the most popular Web server around.
"It is with great pleasure that we announce the availability of Apache HTTP Server 2.4," said Eric Covener, Vice President of the Apache HTTP Server Project. "This release delivers a host of evolutionary enhancements throughout the server that our users, administrators, and developers will welcome. We've...
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Qualcomm talks Atheros 802.11ac for super-fast WiFi
Like UnlikeQualcomm has launched its Atheros 802.11ac product range, an ecosystem of high-speed WiFi chipsets promising up to 6.9Gbps data rates in smartphones, tablets, smart TV hardware, computers and home routers. Getting its official unveil at MWC next week, the new Atheros line-up deliveres “practical gigabit wireless” performance Todd Antes, Qualcomm Atheros VP of product management told SlashGear and addresses the “looming challenge” of exponential growth in WiFi-enabled clients. It’s not just a matter of faster speeds, though: 802.11ac says there’ll be better range and overall capacity, too, as well as improved battery life for mobile devices.
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Bug in iOS 5.0.1 allows bypassing of lock screen
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A flaw demonstrated in a YouTube video (seen below) demonstrates a difficult-to-access but reproducible bug in iOS 5.0.1 that can allow unauthorized users to bypass a lock screen on GSM-based iPhones and access recent contacts, make calls or even use FaceTime, iPhoneIslam reports. The hack revolves around trying to return a missed call while the sim card is taken out and re-inserted repeatedly (or in an area with no network coverage).
After multiple tries at returning a missed call without network coverage or the SIM, the iPhone will unlock itself to the phone application (and the SIM can be re-inserted or the phone taken to a location with network coverage). Once in the phone app, users can...
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LG Optimus 4X HD announced with quad-core Tegra 3, Android 4.0
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Whether you're ready for a deluge of quad-core Android handsets or not, LG is getting things started with the Optimus 4X HD. Inside, its Nvidia Tegra 3 processor is clocked at 1.5GHz, sits behind a 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 IPS display, and within an 8.9mm-thin body. Thankfully, it will launch with Android 4.0, which should sing quite nicely on the quad-core chip along with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. If you weren't aware, Tegra three actually offers a "companion core" with its "4-plus-1" setup that can be used in low power situations to help the phone sip on the 2150mAh battery instead of gulp at it, extending battery life. DLNA and MHL are also on board along with the obvious 8-mega...
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Google Fiber enters application to offer television service in Kansas City
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Residents of Kansas City (both the one in Missouri and in Kansas) are already pretty lucky — Google announced last year that the cities would be its testbed for an affordable new fiber internet service that offered speeds up to 1Gbps. Now it looks like Google's darling cities are going to be the spot for another new service as well: an at-home video service to compete with cable and satellite operators. According to The Wall Street Journal, the search giant has entered an application to the Missouri Public Service to gain permission to offer such a service later this year, and its expected that Google would make a similar request in Kansas.
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Google Docs for Android updated with live edits, rich text, enhanced navigation
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Google Docs for Android phones and tablets has just received a much-needed update. While the search giant sated many by launching a native app last year (and by adding offline access earlier this month), it was really just an enhanced version of the mobile web app. This update most notably introduces live updates to mobile, just like the fully-fledged web app for PCs. This means that if you are collaborating with a colleague on a report, you'll be able to see their edits as they make them. Another major improvement is that rich text has finally made its way to the app, so you can do the oh-so-simple but oh-so-needed things, like bolding, italicizing, and underlining text. Editing has also be...
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HP's first quarter earnings down 38 percent year over year
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HP just announced a fairly brutal (though still profitable) quarter of financial results, anchored by GAAP earnings which were down some 38 percent to $1.5 billion versus the same quarter a year prior. Revenue, meanwhile, was off just 7 percent, and HP's lumping much of the downward trend in earnings into higher "cost of sales" (the company isn't taking any hit from the wind-down of the webOS business this quarter). Recently-installed CEO Meg Whitman says that they're "taking the necessary steps to improve execution, increase effectiveness and capitalize on emerging opportunities to reassert HP's technology leadership."
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Toshiba to update Thrive tablet to Android 4 before summer
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Toshiba USA just revealed over Twitter that it plans to update its Thrive 10.1-inch tablet to Android 4.0 before the end of the spring. This puts the release in mid-June, as the summer season starts on June 20.
The Thrive is available in three models, with 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities. They are priced at $429, $479, and $570, respectively. All share the dual-core, 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and a 1280x800 resolution display. It differs from other Android tablets by virtue of its user-removable battery and swappable rear covers. The tablet shipped with Android 3.1 onboard.
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Mozilla Labs Apps set to allow developer submissions for Mozilla Marketplace at MWC
Like UnlikeBeen keeping up with Mozilla Labs' Apps project? Today the company's focused on developers, with pleasing news if you've been looking to get your app's feet wet in it. In the coming weeks at Mobile World Congress, the Firefox maker will finally open its self-titled Marketplace's doors for app submissions. If you're unfamiliar, Mozilla's been working to create an "operating system- and device-independent market," based on its own APIs, HTML5 and other open source materials. The end result will be the ability to use said apps without being locked down by your devices and their respective app stores. The store is set to open up for consumer consumption later in the year, so now's your chance to...
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Intel Takes a 'Deliberate' Approach to New Foundry Effort
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Intel has been offering semiconductor manufacturing services to third-party customers without a whole lot of fanfare as it brings its state-of-the-art 22-nanometer fabs online. That's precisely how the company wants it, according to Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy.
The chip giant decided a while back to add foundry services to its portfolio as a way to take advantage of extra capacity at its next-generation fabs. So far Intel has only officially announced a pair of customers—it's making 22nm field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for Achronix Semiconductor and Tabula—and isn't making more noise about its foundry business because it's a "very nascent effort," Mulloy said.
"We think we're the bes...
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LinkedIn acquires Rapportive, a social network-enhanced Gmail add-on
Like UnlikeRapportive, a small company that offers a free, enhanced contact information add-on for Gmail has just been snapped up by "professional" social network LinkedIn. If you're not familiar with Rapportive for Gmail, it's quite a bit like the popular Xobni for Outlook: it adds a sidebar to your Gmail interface in Chrome, Safari, or Firefox and attractively displays contact information with the added benefit of social network integration — your contact's Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Skype information is all built-in and viewable at a glance. While neither Rapportive nor LinkedIn have yet revealed what's in store, the former promises that it'll continue to support the popular add-on while worki...
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Intel to launch new caching SSDs to go with Ivy Bridge
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Despite some confusion as to whether Intel’s next-generation processor architecture had been delayed, it turns out that only the dual-core mobile chips will be held back, with quad core parts expected to arrive on track in April. Now details are emerging of Intel's new range of caching solid state disks to be released alongside Ivy Bridge.
Intel's new 313 Series solid state disks will utilize 25nm process SLC NAND flash memory, and will be built specifically with caching in mind alongside the Ivy Bridge lineup. SLC flash has much lower write latency than MLC and typically handles around 20 times more program/erase cycles, making it perfectly suited to scenarios involving continuous read/writ...
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Samsung Rugby Smart gets rendered as it anxiously awaits our drops and kicks
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Rugged phones seem to be the exception more than the rule when it comes to smartphones. However, AT&T apparently has one in the pipeline dubbed the Samsung Rugby Smart. Destined to be the latest addition to the lineup of Sammy's military-spec devices, the Smart will -- as you probably guessed -- be the first member of the Rugby family to ditch the clamshell form factor and take on Android at the same time. Pocketnow, which leaked the above press renders, also mentions that the device is slated to offer Android 2.3.5, 512MB of RAM, HSPA+ and a 1,650mAh battery. Nothing impressive, to say the least, unless there are a few other surprises that await us sometime in the (hopefully) near future. W...
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T-Mobile asks FCC to block Verizon spectrum buy
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T-Mobile USA has urged the FCC to block the $3.9 billion sale of wireless spectrum by cable companies to Verizon Wireless on Tuesday. Possibly frustrated after its own deal with AT&T was denied, the provider argued the deal between Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, and Cox Communications would give Verizon an "excessive concentration" of wireless spectrum. Verizon is already the biggest cellphone company in the US, while T-Mobile is fourth largest.
Many companies have argued such large deals will make competition in the industry difficult, as it risks letting only the leader afford to offer faster download speeds and more data. MetroPCS, the fifth-biggest cellphone ...
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WordPress Releases BlackBerry PlayBook App
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Maintaining a WordPress blog on the go just got easier for those who own a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
That's because the official WordPress for PlayBook app was released on Tuesday in the BlackBerry App World. With the app, WordPress bloggers can write posts, upload photos and videos, edit pages, and manage comments. Both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.9.2 or higher) sites are supported.
"The 7-inch screen on the PlayBook makes an excellent home for the all-new Dashboard [user interface], giving you quick access to everything in your WordPress install," Danilo Ercoli, mobile wrangler at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and the new app, wrote in a blog post Tuesday.
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