Recent content by garrick

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    NSA Tracks Turned-Off Phones — But Phone Makers Don't Know How

    My guess is they've hacked users phones so that when they press the off button all it really does is go into standby so it seems like its off but its not and continues to communicate with the cell towers.
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    YouTube Subscription Model Arrives This Week

    There are some people who make some youtube content private and then charge people a fee to gain access to "premium" content. I guess this is a more legit method of doing the same thing.
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    Reuters Journalist Charged with Conspiring with Anonymous

    It's crazy that you could unintentionally take someone's life and serve less time than someone who hacked a website. It goes to show you that the people who control the nations wealth do not take too kindly to having their secrets revealed. Knowledge is power!
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    Even More Lawmakers Jumping on Pro-Unlock Wagon

    freggoThey don't like it as it than would become clear to the masses how expensive these toys actually are.You won't believe how many of my iPhone clad friends brag how 'cheap' they have gotten their iCrap; forgetting they are paying twice the monthly bill now that I pay. It's actually better...
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    Opera Software Just Bought Skyfire Labs

    If you want to watch pr0n on your iphone you need skyfire. lol Puffin browser supposedly works too though I haven't used it yet.
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    Software UI Replaces Blocky Interface in Windows 8

    I wonder if Microsoft will eventually block this software through future patches citing security concerns.
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    Setting up a wireless printing connection

    If your printer doesn't have wifi capability buy a wireless print server and you should be all set to go. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wireless/ss/wirelessgear_4.htm
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    Android Dev Claims Piracy Pushed It To Offer App Free

    why not have ads and generate revenue that way?
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    TPB: The Delusional Recording Industry Must Be Stopped

    fyasko.99$ for a song on itunes is too much. artists should be competitive with their prices instead of shelling out trash for a buck. Actually the artists get a tiny fraction of that .99 and most of that goes to the record companies. Artists are getting screwed too.
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    Piracy Isn't Such a Bad Thing, Says Maker of Angry Birds

    Pirates wouldn't have bought the game anyway because they're often too poor to buy games, not unless there is some epic game that they can't crack and live without like SC2 or COD/BF where you need to have an authentic copy will they actually go out and buy the game. All the pirates I know are...
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    Foxconn Worker Says iPhone 5 Arrives This June

    If it does come out in June all the people who changed from a 4 to a 4s are going to feel pretty stupid for not waiting for the 5.
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    Facebook is Mass Surveillance, Says Free Software Founder

    I'd rather use something other than facebook but not unless all my friends want to leave at the same time as me. Also there are no other decent alternatives as even google + has privacy issues.
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    Windows Phone Overtaking iOS By 2015, Claims Report

    there's only one reason why iphones are the most popular and it's not necessarily because they're that awesome, it's the huge number of apps that are available on iOS that just aren't available on Windows or Android systems.
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    Stipped Lines Across Screen & Freeze?

    I would guess it's the GPU, does this happen when the pc is idle or is there a specific program that makes this happen?
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    China: U.S. Cyber-Espionage Accusations 'Unprofessional'

    Chinese steal everything ranging from stealth technology or high tech bullet trains.