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Typing 'cadence' used to identify authorized database users, lock everyone else out


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Published Feb. 20, 2010 at 1:57 a.m.
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We'll admit to having shared a few login credentials amongst friends here and there in our younger days, but it sounds like the party might soon be over: a company called Scout Analytics has developed a way of identifying a user's "typing cadence," and matching it to how a username and password are entered. It only takes 5 login attempts of around 12 characters for Scout to nab your cadence, and although 1 in 20,000 people will share the same cadence, combining the data with browser info and IP

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The Secret Sex Lives of Robots [Geek Fashion]


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 11:20 p.m.
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I've always thought that even robots secretly have active sex lives, but this shirt shows just how dirty those piles of metal and screws can be after the kiddies go to bed ... The shirt is appropriately named "While the Kids Are in Standby Mode" and you can have one for $18. Just don't expect to ever look at plugs and outlets the same way again. [Go Ape Shirts via Fashionably Geek via Technabob] ...

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Winter Weather May Trigger Your iPhone's Moisture Indicator [Broken]


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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Your iPhone's specs explain that it should survive through temperatures from -20 to 45 C just fine. Good news? That appears to be true. Bad news? Cold temperatures may cause your iPhone's moisture indicator to imply liquid damage ... Polish website Moje Jabluszko decided to run a few tests on iPhones to see just how winter temperatures affected the devices. They were particularly interested in whether the moisture indicator—or liquid sensor—located in the headphone jack of an iPhone would

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Archos said to have two new Android tablets on track for CeBIT


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 6:26 p.m.
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We've already seen a whole slew of Archos renders leak ahead of CeBIT, and it looks like the company itself has now confirmed that it'll have at least two new devices on hand at the show. Details are still pretty light, of course, but the company's German PR firm has reportedly said that Archos will debut two new "low-cost" Android tablets that are "specifically designed for use at home." One of those is rumored to be a new Archos 7 tablet, while the other remains a bit of a mystery -- although

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Print Gallery at Photocamp Utah


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 5:22 p.m.
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Note from Rich: While I'm on the mend from surgery, Nicole Young will be cross posting her blogs from NicolesyBlog.com here. With the meds I'm on, we probably don't want to see what I would post anyway :) ... This year at Photocamp Utah we are going to do something new ... if you are attending the event not only will you be able to participate in classes to learn about photography - you will also get to share your own photographs with everyone else! There will be a print gallery for all

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Comcast Offers Up to 200GB of Online Storage But Still Caps Data at 250GB. Huh? [Comcast]


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 4:55 p.m.
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Comcast—aka Xfinity—has launched an online backup service called Secure Backup & Share. Current high-speed internet customers will get 2GB of storage for free, upgradeable up to 200GB for $100/year. But hey wait—didn't Comcast desperately need to cap data? ... The service comes via a partnership with Mozy, with plans including the aforementioned free 2GB, a 50GB option for $5/month or $50/year, and 200GB for $10/month or $100/year. That's a decent price for cloud storage, but it'll also

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Nokia cancels NFC-equipped 6216 handset


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 3:17 p.m.
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Visa may be pushing ahead to bring NFC to phones via microSD cards, but it looks like phones with built-in NFC capabilities have now suffered a bit of a setback, as Nokia has officially canceled its already delayed 6216 handset. That phone was a rather unimpressive candy bar in most respects, but it was the first such phone that would have tied NFC payments to a carrier's SIM card, which Nokia had hoped would have been enough to at least give it a foothold, if not kick-start a wave of NFC

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The Navy's Fleet of Uber Classified Super Ultra High Tech Ship Cleaning Robots [Military]


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 2:40 p.m.
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The robots that scrub the decks on the USS Freedom? They're just simple Roombas ... The three bots go by the names Scooba Stevens, Chief Miles O'Brien, and ITSN Unger, referencing Big Daddy, Star Trek and The Odd Couple, respectively ... Very cute, but little do we know, DARPA charges us like $250,000 after slapping on a US flag sticker. [MilitaryTimes via BotJunkie] ...

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The Secret World of Private BitTorrent Trackers [Piracy]


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.
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Somewhere on the web is the ultimate music site. It has virtually every album, EP and single ever released in a variety of high-quality formats with insanely fast download speeds. You're probably not allowed in ... The Pirate Bay is dead. So is TorrentSpy, MiniNova, Suprnova and many other public BitTorrent trackers. But the most savvy and obsessive file hoarders don't care about that stuff; they wouldn't be caught dead using public trackers ... People serious about downloading pirated music,

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LG Arena officially lands on AT&T for $199


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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 11:53 a.m.
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No surprise the LG Arena has finally arrived on AT&T after we saw those spyshots earlier this year -- although it is packing AT&T Mobile TV, so that's a nice touch. Everything else is as predicted: 3-inch WVGA screen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS, and WiFi. Of course, you will be spending $199 on a two-year contract for a poorly-reviewed year-old featurephone when this hits on February 26, so that's probably a mistake, but at least the gratuitous spinny-cube effects of LG's S-Class UI

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