So we connected up our iPhone and set to work activating the sucker — unlike some reports we’ve heard, the process was smooth and quick.
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gertvs writes “According to the BBC scientists in the US have taken a step towards producing life from scratch in the laboratory by having successfully transplanted an entire genome from one bacterium cell to another. This technique could possibly lead to the creation of ‘designer’ microbes producing fuel or help cleaning toxic waste. ‘The ultimate plan is to stitch together artificial chromosomes, proteins and other building blocks with the aim of jumpstarting their designer microbe to life. But Dr. [Craig] Venter concedes that this may be a long way away, but he says he has taken an important key step towards that goal. His team, essentially, snatched the body of another life-form and invaded it with a new genetic code. This, he says, will be a key tool in testing the artificial chromosomes - or DNA bundles - he plans to make. ‘”
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On the eve of Apple’s big iPhone push, mobile communications market powerhouse Research In Motion reported astoundingly strong BlackBerry sales. RIM’s earnings were up 73 percent for the quarter ending June 2, beating expectations and surprising Wall Street. The stock price surged more than twenty percent Friday, rising more than $33 and reaching over $199 a share. In addition, RIM announced a three-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend that will be payable on August 20.
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Fanboys, look away. Haters prepare to drool as the iPhone gets splayed to the bone. It wasn’t us, honest. This is the work of the evil doers over at the curiously named ifixit.com. Click on for the full carnage. It seems to be a work in progress so we’ll just have to wait and see whose silicon is really inside.
[Thanks, Marshall B.]
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Fantastic Lad writes “The US Department of Defense (DOD) may already be creating a copy of you in an alternate reality. Putting supercomputers to an innovative use, the military is simulating our planet in an effort to predict the outcome of different scenarios. They might run tests to see how long ‘you’ can go without food or water, or how ‘you’ will respond to televised propaganda. Billions of nodes are created in the system, intended to reflect every man, woman, and child. ‘Called the Sentient World Simulation (SWS), it will be a “synthetic mirror of the real world with automated continuous calibration with respect to current real-world information”, according to a concept paper for the project. Simulex is the company developing these systems, and they list pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and defense contractor Lockheed Martin among their private sector clients. The U.S. military is their biggest customer, apparently now running the most complex version of the system. JFCOM-9 is now capable of running real-time simulations for up to 62 nations, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and China. The simulations gobble up breaking news, census data, economic indicators, and climactic events in the real world, along with proprietary information such as military intelligence.”
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Genome researchers have successfully transformed one bacterial species into another by replacing all of its DNA, according to a report published Thursday. Biologists at the J. Craig Venter Institute transplanted the entire genome, or set of DNA, from one species of Mycoplasma bacteria into another. About three days later, the DNA from the first bacterium had taken over the second so that it became indistinguishable from the donating bacterium, the scientists reported.
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Nearly three years ago to the day, BMW announced that you could “iPod your BMW.” Today, that same luxury is being passed onto Apple’s latest handheld device. According to an admittedly brief introduction page at BMW, the automaker has proclaimed that it is indeed the first to ensure that iPhone owners can look forward to seamless integration of music playback and handsfree Bluetooth calling “across its model line.” Beginning today, BMW whips equipped with BMW Assist with Bluetooth can enjoy handsfree calling in their ride, and those with the iPod / USB interface can control the iPod functions of the iPhone via built-in vehicle controls and view the track / album information on your radio (or navigation system, we presume). BMW notes that “further details” will be available soon, and with any luck, a few more automakers will follow suit in the near future.
[Thanks, Alex]
UPDATE: Check out the first hands-on report as a user introduces his 8GB iPhone to a 2007 328xi. “Fully functional” says it all.
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mrspin writes “Media streaming boxes such as the AppleTV, XBox 360, PS3, and products from Netgear do a varying job of bridging the gap between the PC and television as well as, in some cases, delivering Internet content directly into the living room. But all are closed systems. The result of which is that users are left trying to hack these devices against the wishes of manufacturers or have to make-do with whatever official features are implemented. Bucking this trend, Neuros is taking a wholly different approach, and has open-sourced the firmware for its Neuros OSD media center, meaning that anybody is free to write add-ons that extend the device’s functionality. This week the company announced that thanks to the open-source community, the device now lets users browse, search and view the entire YouTube catalog.”
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The BBC announced Wednesday it will launch its iPlayer on-demand TV service on July 27. Initially restricted to users in the UK, the service will become available to an expanded Internet audience in the fall. “It’s a revolutionary service which offers audiences more value, because from now on they never have to miss out on their favorite programs — or those that they didn’t previously have the opportunity to try,” said Jana Bennet, director of BBC Vision. Under development since 2003, the iPlayer received final approval from the BBC Trust back in April.
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