VC240 – Is It Hack-Worthy?

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 is actually a decent piece of software. I would not have been able to reach this conclusion without the good people of XDA-Developers, and especially @NRGZ28, who cooked the EnergyROM I’m now using. Let me explain: with most of the phones that you buy today, you are not limited to the OS supplied by the manufacturer and any updates released for it – courtesy of your friendly internet hacker. You can download tools to hack your device (read more...)

By Ran Arad  |  June 30th, 2010  |  Filed under Development
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If You Were A Fly On The Wall At These Great Companies

Here are a few conversations that went on (mostly in my feverish imagination) illustrating the consequences of our diminishing attention spans, and their exploitations. Google offices, a few months ago -       You see, the process is very streamlined. -       Is it? -       The user clicks ‘buzz’, gets a screen of privacy options, then a screen of his contacts to choose from. -       You say?! -       Ok, maybe it’s not that streamlined. -       Is it. -       I guess we could just (read more...)

By Ran Arad  |  April 14th, 2010  |  Filed under Development
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