The Flip - Inexpensive, portable video camera

Have you seen the new portable, inexpensive digital/video camera?

It is really cool, maybe you've seen commercial on TV recently.

Here's more info from theflip.com website.

IPhone vulnerable to hackers (first of many to come)

IPhone vulnerable to hackers
By John Schwartz, New York Times News Service July 23, 2007

A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in Apple's popular new iPhone that allows them to take control of the device.

The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests its clients' computer security by hacking it, said that they could take control of iPhones through a WiFi connection or by tricking users into going to a website that contains malicious code.

The hack, the first reported, allowed them to tap the wealth of personal information the phones contain.

Although Apple built considerable security measures into its device, said Charles A. Miller, the principal security analyst for the firm, "Once you did manage to find a hole, you were in complete control." The firm, based in Baltimore, alerted Apple about the vulnerability and recommended a software patch that could solve the problem.

Entire article.

Video: Postini's acquisition by Google

Scott Petry talks about the Postini's acquisition by Google.

Video conversation hosted Ephraim Schwartz of InfoWorld. (10 mins)

Is this Google's first big step into the world of Enterprise businesses?

New Blackberry 8820: Dual Mode - Cellular AND WiFi networks

RIM Launches Dual-mode BlackBerry 8820

Research In Motion says the BlackBerry 8820 is the first dual-mode BlackBerry to provide wireless voice and data access over both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless networks.

Matt Hamblen, Computerworld - Complete article here.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 4:00 PM PDT
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Research In Motion Ltd. announced the new BlackBerry 8820 Tuesday, saying it's the first dual-mode BlackBerry to provide wireless voice and data access over both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless networks.

Available through AT&T Inc. later in the summer, the 8820 features a full QWERTY keyboard, a large 320 x 240 display and a trackball navigation system. Pricing was not announced. Previously, AT&T has offered some BlackBerry devices for as low as US$50, plus a monthly voice and data service plan.

The 8820 includes a built-in GPS support, a media player and an expandable memory slot for micromemory cards up to 32GB, RIM said in a statement. The battery is removable, according to the Waterloo, Ontario-based vendor.

The new smart phone switches "seamlessly" between EDGE, GPRS and GSM networks and 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, according to RIM. It can operate with the BlackBerry Internet Service, allowing a user to manage up to 10 personal and corporate e-mail accounts, or with BlackBerry Enterprise Server installed inside a user's business, which provides IT administration ability for Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell Groupwise systems.

Fiber vs. Copper (Verizon vs AT&T) for Home High Speed Internet

Fiber vs. Copper (Verizon vs. AT&T)...

Read on...

Verizon technology chief talks fiber
CTO Mark Wegleitner explains why Verizon is spending billions to take fiber to the doorstep.

By Marguerite Reardon Staff Writer, CNET News.com -->
Published: July 6, 2007, 4:00 AM PDT

Verizon Communications is finally starting to reap the benefits of its aggressive fiber-to-the-home strategy with more than 1 million subscribers.

Mark Wegleitner, Verizon's chief technology officer, has been championing this strategy for the past three years. The network, called Fios, takes fiber directly to the side of people's homes and provides near-limitless bandwidth that can be used to deliver a "triple play" of services including high-speed Internet connectivity, telephone service and TV. The company already offers Internet service that runs at 50 megabits per second. And it's testing service at 100Mbps.

The largest phone company in the U.S., AT&T, has taken a different approach, only deploying fiber farther into neighborhoods and using existing copper to deliver it the "last mile." Wegleitner and other Verizon executives were adamant that a fiber infrastructure, in the long run, would be better. Critics of the strategy said that the budgeted $18 billion to build the network was too expensive. But with more than 1 million Fios Internet customers and nearly 500,000 Fios TV customers signed up, it looks like Verizon's strategy is working.

Read the full article and interview.

Great DEAL! 80GB Small External USB Hard Drive $69.99

This is a great deal I saw on Techbargains.com:

SmartDisk FireLite 80GB Hard Drive 4200RPM, External, USB 2.0 - $69.99 (no rebate needed!)

What a deal from CompUSA.