It’s not often that we have an opportunity to review a fascinating new way to store and use keys — plain old keys, that is, not encryption keys, electronic keys, CD keys, or Florida Keys — so when we heard that the sanely-priced version of the Keyport was finally shipping after a three-year wait , we knew that we had to have a look.
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Keyport Slide review
Though a now-infamous Pennsylvania school district admitted to taking thousands of pictures of schoolchildren without their consent, federal investigators have decided not to pursue criminal charges. That doesn’t halt a class-action complaint against the district (which charges invasion of privacy and wiretapping) but a US attorney told reporters that FBI and police investigators hadn’t found proof beyond a reasonable doubt that school employees had criminal intent to spy on students using their school-issued laptops.
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Lower Merion, PA school district cleared of Federal spying charges, approves new privacy policies
First came the onslaught of Android -based phones, and then came the rush of Android-powered tablet PCs. Now, we can all brace for the third major coming of Google’s mobile OS, as this PMP marks the second from Archos alone in the last week
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Archos 28 Minidroid PMP surfaces at FCC: yet another Android-based PMP
Intel’s been trying to break into the home entertainment market for years, and while it’s made some inroads, it’s also looking at a notable list of ho hum attempts that never managed to gain traction. Take the CE3100 processor, for instance — a couple of years ago, the outfit seemed certain that this here chip would be powering every last living room box for the rest of eternity, and nowadays it’s hardly a household name. But this week, Intel has picked up Texas Instruments’ cable modem unit, which gives it a direct link into the very area it’s been trying to exploit.
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Intel acquires TI’s cable modem unit, might be sneaking into your AV rack
Well, it looks like Nintendo isn’t the only gaming company that thinks Apple is the ” enemy of the future ” — Sony has now also taken aim at iPhone gaming in a new PSP ad featuring Kevin Butler ’s pint-sized counterpart, Marcus Rivers.
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Sony takes aim at iPhone gaming in new PSP ad
It’s not the biggest of releases, but progress is progress at this point. Since launching in late April, Microsoft has been rather mum on the future of its latest Windows Home Server build.
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Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ sees new beta release, adds OS X support
It ain’t the first time this chef-d’oeuvre has been spotted in the wild, but it’s the first time that we’re confident in believing the YP-MB2 is legitimate. The smoke that leads to fire is getting harder to duck under, and for all intents and purposes, this here device is a Galaxy S sans cellular connectivity.
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Samsung’s YP-MB2 Android PMP spotted again in the wild, inches ever closer to release
Barnes & Noble told us this update was in the pipeline when it introduced Nook for Android , and sure enough, said update is hitting the intertubes this fine morning. The iPhone and iPod touch version of the Nook app is said to be completely overhauled, while the iPad edition is the company’s first to offer an in-app “rating” feature. In case you couldn’t guess, the former also adds support for the iPhone 4’s Retina Display, while also tossing in a slew of new customization options (themes, day / night content options, line spacing, font styles, preferred justification, previews, etc.)
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Nook for iPhone, iPad and PC see updates, slew of new features in tow
Network neutrality is the battle to keep companies from filtering your access to whatever you want on those great, united internets.
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AT&T likes Google & Verizon’s wired-only net neutrality stance, Time Warner Cable doesn’t
It all started with Micro Four Thirds , but now just about everyone is jonesing to play along in the mirrorless camera game. The crew over at Serious Compacts managed to get ahold of quite a few contenders (Samsung’s NX10 , Sony’s NEX5 , Olympus’ E-P2 and E-PL1 , and Panasonic’s GF1 , GF2 and GH1 ), and rather than taking ‘em apart one by one, they’ve decided to size ‘em up in a fantastic size comparison piece.
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Mirrorless camera shootout: DSLR alternatives get sized up and ISO-examined
