Archive for January, 2010
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 56 views
December 24th last year, firmware version 1.6.08 appeared on Archos’ firmware site and included a full OS update to Android version 1.6. A couple of hours later it was removed, and Archos stated there were “issues with the browser” and that a new version would be out “in a few days”. As I was planning on doing the Archos 5 review during the Christmas holidays I thought I should wait until the OS was updated before starting it. A few days isn’t much, after all. Today, 4 days short of a month later, they actually released it. I know, I know, I should have known better than to trust a company that sends a products as unfinished as the Archos 5 Android on the market, but optimism got the best of me. Anyways, the firmware is finally here. No changes that really matter that much, and still no Android markeplace (though a hack will probably be out before too long). It’s also managed to turn itself off randomly in the 5 minutes I’ve used it post-upgrade as well as refuse to find my WiFi network after it started back up, not managing to fetch time data from the net, not loading emails like it should and go into a power saving screen shutoff that required the reset button to get it out of. As the review isn’t up yet most of you won’t know this, but to put it simple; of all the buggy devices that has ever existed this has got to be the most unstable piece of…plastic…of them all. Half a year in and it’s still so unstable it hardly qualifies as an Alpha release. Stay tuned for a review in the coming, if it manages to stay on long enough that is. I have serious doubts. [ Download page | Change log ]
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Archos 5 Android Gets Android Version 1.6 (Donut)
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 42 views
December 24th last year, firmware version 1.6.08 appeared on Archos’ firmware site and included a full OS update to Android version 1.6. A couple of hours later it was removed, and Archos stated there were “issues with the browser” and that a new version would be out “in a few days”. As I was planning on doing the Archos 5 review during the Christmas holidays I thought I should wait until the OS was updated before starting it. A few days isn’t much, after all. Today, 4 days short of a month later, they actually released it. I know, I know, I should have known better than to trust a company that sends a products as unfinished as the Archos 5 Android on the market, but optimism got the best of me. Anyways, the firmware is finally here. No changes that really matter that much, and still no Android markeplace (though a hack will probably be out before too long). It’s also managed to turn itself off randomly in the 5 minutes I’ve used it post-upgrade as well as refuse to find my WiFi network after it started back up, not managing to fetch time data from the net, not loading emails like it should and go into a power saving screen shutoff that required the reset button to get it out of. As the review isn’t up yet most of you won’t know this, but to put it simple; of all the buggy devices that has ever existed this has got to be the most unstable piece of…plastic…of them all. Half a year in and it’s still so unstable it hardly qualifies as an Alpha release. Stay tuned for a review in the coming, if it manages to stay on long enough that is. I have serious doubts. [ Download page | Change log ]
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Archos 5 Android Gets Android Version 1.6 (Donut)
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 386 views
December 24th last year, firmware version 1.6.08 appeared on Archos’ firmware site and included a full OS update to Android version 1.6. A couple of hours later it was removed, and Archos stated there were “issues with the browser” and that a new version would be out “in a few days”. As I was planning on doing the Archos 5 review during the Christmas holidays I thought I should wait until the OS was updated before starting it. A few days isn’t much, after all. Today, 4 days short of a month later, they actually released it. I know, I know, I should have known better than to trust a company that sends a products as unfinished as the Archos 5 Android on the market, but optimism got the best of me. Anyways, the firmware is finally here. No changes that really matter that much, and still no Android markeplace (though a hack will probably be out before too long). It’s also managed to turn itself off randomly in the 5 minutes I’ve used it post-upgrade as well as refuse to find my WiFi network after it started back up, not managing to fetch time data from the net, not loading emails like it should and go into a power saving screen shutoff that required the reset button to get it out of. As the review isn’t up yet most of you won’t know this, but to put it simple; of all the buggy devices that has ever existed this has got to be the most unstable piece of…plastic…of them all. Half a year in and it’s still so unstable it hardly qualifies as an Alpha release. Stay tuned for a review in the coming, if it manages to stay on long enough that is. I have serious doubts. [ Download page | Change log ]
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Archos 5 Android Gets Android Version 1.6 (Donut)
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 104 views
December 24th last year, firmware version 1.6.08 appeared on Archos’ firmware site and included a full OS update to Android version 1.6. A couple of hours later it was removed, and Archos stated there were “issues with the browser” and that a new version would be out “in a few days”. As I was planning on doing the Archos 5 review during the Christmas holidays I thought I should wait until the OS was updated before starting it. A few days isn’t much, after all. Today, 4 days short of a month later, they actually released it. I know, I know, I should have known better than to trust a company that sends a products as unfinished as the Archos 5 Android on the market, but optimism got the best of me. Anyways, the firmware is finally here. No changes that really matter that much, and still no Android markeplace (though a hack will probably be out before too long). It’s also managed to turn itself off randomly in the 5 minutes I’ve used it post-upgrade as well as refuse to find my WiFi network after it started back up, not managing to fetch time data from the net, not loading emails like it should and go into a power saving screen shutoff that required the reset button to get it out of. As the review isn’t up yet most of you won’t know this, but to put it simple; of all the buggy devices that has ever existed this has got to be the most unstable piece of…plastic…of them all. Half a year in and it’s still so unstable it hardly qualifies as an Alpha release. Stay tuned for a review in the coming, if it manages to stay on long enough that is. I have serious doubts. [ Download page | Change log ]
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Archos 5 Android Gets Android Version 1.6 (Donut)
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 71 views
Jacob Appelbaum is one of the researchers who developed a technique for recovering data from RAM after power has been removed from the RAM. Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru
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MacNN – Jacob Appelbaum and RAM attacks
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 78 views
MacBook, MacBook Pros have new processors, and the iPod Touch and iPhone are about to be a part of an educational revolution at Abilene Christian University Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru
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MacNN – penryn and iPhone at Abilene
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 87 views
Jacob Appelbaum is one of the researchers who developed a technique for recovering data from RAM after power has been removed from the RAM. Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 84 views
MacBook, MacBook Pros have new processors, and the iPod Touch and iPhone are about to be a part of an educational revolution at Abilene Christian University Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru
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MacNN – penryn and iPhone at Abilene
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Monday, January 18th, 2010 86 views
Some people get very attached to their technology and when it stops working there is a serious problem because unique files are on that piece of technology or entire music collections are downloaded on it, for example. It can be somewhat irritating also, because many people do not know how to fix technology since it is so specialized. If your iphone screen breaks for some reason or you need new ipod parts it is essential for people to know exactly what to do in order to get everything fixed properly, with as little recovery of files as needed. In this article, you will find the steps that should be taken if technology that you have breaks:
1. Research online what your problem may be by looking up customer reviews or other consumer dissatisfaction postings on the internet. Most of the time, others have had similar problems and have written online how their issue was resolved. You should also read about how customers feel or rate each company may try to get to fix your product. If the customer satisfaction ratings are low for a specific private company, you would probably want to pick another location to go to take your piece of technology.
2. Decide where you think would best to take your piece of technology to be fixed. Plenty of consumers like to go directly to the store where they got their item, while others like to try a private company that specializes in just fixing their product. A positive about going back to the store where you got your item is that they normally have the most readily available parts, however, it can take an extremely long time to get your item back because usually customers do not have to pay for the service to have their item fixed by the store where the item was purchased. A private company can be a wise decision because since you are paying for the service they will try to get your product back to you as quickly as possible. Also, since these private companies are usually specialists in their field, they will most likely be very knowledgeable about your product.
3. Once you have decided where you will take your product to be repair ed, you then need to make sure you understand what the people who are fixing it are going to do and when they will have it back to you. If you are not sure what the people who are fixing your product are doing, you may not know how to work it in the future or they may not fix the problem properly and something could go wrong again. You need to know what the issue was with the technology, so you can check the work after the people you are hire are finished with it.
It is important to keep in mind that you do not have to have your product fixed at the place first decide on if you feel they are trying to cheat you or if you feel they do not know what they are talking about. If this occurs, simply do some more reading about companies on the computer and try somewhere else.
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Monday, January 18th, 2010 84 views
Jacob Appelbaum is one of the researchers who developed a technique for recovering data from RAM after power has been removed from the RAM. Original source: feeds.macnn.com , delivered by rss-farm.ru
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MacNN – Jacob Appelbaum and RAM attacks
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