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Orb Live for Android: An Interesting, but Unsuccessful, Experiment

Orb Network's media server software has been around for years; in fact, Orb and TVersity are the grandparents of current media-everywhere apps. However, this is the first time Orb has officially been available in an app for Android phones. Orb functions by grabbing indexed media content from your PC and streaming it via your ISP. A remote browser is used to pick up the stream. 

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Smart Devices, Dumb Security?

Right now, you can buy a car that you can unlock by just touching the door handle. No need to struggle with key fobs or keys. Known by various names, including "Keyless Go" and "Smart Key," this feature is available for a cool grand or so as an option on various cars, including the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, E-Class and SL-Class; the Cadillac STS; and the Nissan Infiniti M.

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The Board Giveth, the Board Taketh Away

Saturday - September 24, 2011

I'm no HP historian, but it looks like the company must have just set a new personal record for how quickly it disposes of its CEOs. Less than a year after putting Leo Apotheker on the job, HP's board has sent him packing. The news became official a day after rumors began making the rounds that HP's board was looking for a replacement. It could have been a case of a lone blabbermouth, but it smells a lot like an intentional leak. Regardless of who put it out there, though, the market seemed to love the aroma. 

Speedy Neutrinos Could Turn Physics Universe Upside-Down

Friday - September 23, 2011

A multinational research team says it's found neutrinos that travel faster than the speed of light. For the Opera neutrino experiment, scientists basically shot a high-intensity, high-energy beam of muon neutrinos from the CERN SPS accelerator in Geneva toward the LNGS underground laboratory at Gran Sasso, Italy, 454 miles away. They measured the speed at which the neutrinos traveled.