Getting Mobile Data Into Africa Is Getting Better [Africa]

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• Getting Mobile Data Into Africa Is Getting Better [Africa]
• Eric Schmidt Says Android Gingerbread Will Have NFC Walletphone Magic [Gingerbread]
• Oracle Solaris 11 Express Released
• How to Reset or Change the Password for Your Verizon FIOS Router
• Blitz Through Time With Back To The Future [Video]
• DIY Single-Can Backpacking and Emergency Stove [DIY]
• Trumer Beer Rube Goldberg machine
• WSJ Reports Tomorrow's iTunes Event Is Beatlemania [Music]
• Kinect Sees A Million Sales In 10 Days [Corporate Gloating]
• This Is Why We Need Astronauts [Space]

Getting Mobile Data Into Africa Is Getting Better [Africa] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:20 PM PST If wiring an advanced, fully-industrialized society like the US for wireless broadband data has been difficult, then just imagine trying to pull it off in Africa. But wireless innovation is becoming (gradually) cheaper and easier in the troubled continent. More »

Eric Schmidt Says Android Gingerbread Will Have NFC Walletphone Magic [Gingerbread] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:14 PM PST Eric Schmidt's currently showing off a Nexus S at the Web 2.0 conference, but more exciting than the handset itself is the new features it's packing, courtesy of Android 2.3: near field communication. Hello, Android walletphone. More »

Oracle Solaris 11 Express Released Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:09 PM PST comay writes "Today Oracle released Solaris 11 Express 2010.11. It includes a large number of new features (PDF) not found in either Oracle Solaris 10 or previous OpenSolaris releases, including ZFS encryption and deduplication, network-based packaging and provisioning systems, network virtualization, optimized I/O for NUMA platforms and optimized platform support including support for Intel's latest Nehalem and SPARC T3. In addition, Oracle Solaris 10 support is available from within a container/zone so migration of existing systems is greatly simplified." Reader gtirloni adds, "Oracle also announced that this is not a beta or preview, but a full, supported release aimed at everybody developing, testing, prototyping or demonstrating applications running on the latest Solaris release (not allowed to be used in production)." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

How to Reset or Change the Password for Your Verizon FIOS Router Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:06 PM PST Have you ever tried to login to your Verizon FIOS router, only to find out that you've got no idea what the password is? Here's how to reset the password to the factory defaults and get access to your router again. If you're still looking for a good reason to login to the router, be sure to read our guide to changing your Wi-Fi router channel to optimize your signal, or our explanation on why hiding your wireless SSID is really not a security feature Latest Features How-To Geek ETC BitTorrent for Beginners: Making the Most of Your Internet Connection The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 4: Basic Menus Stupid Geek Tricks: Make Your Own Fake Virus with Notepad How To Fix the 10 Biggest Windows Annoyances BitTorrent for Beginners: Share Large Files Using Your Own Private Tracker The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 3: Layers View Large Versions of Twitter Avatar Pics in Chrome Add Fun to Your Desktop with the eLego Icons Pack Here's How to Request an Invite for Facebook's New "Email" Share Webpages Easily in Firefox with Mozilla F1 Winter Stream with Snow Wallpaper Clip Notes to Your Google Docs Account with Webclip

Blitz Through Time With Back To The Future [Video] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST You have one minute to reach 88 miles per hour before being trapped forever at the bottom of the leaderboards in Telltale Games' Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time, now available on Facebook. More »

DIY Single-Can Backpacking and Emergency Stove [DIY] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST Whether you're an avid camper or you're putting together a winter emergency kit, DIYer Charlie Nourse explains how to make a single-can backpacking stove on the cheap with a soda can, knife, needle-nose pliers, rubbing alcohol, and a few other household materials. More »

Trumer Beer Rube Goldberg machine Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST The Brookstone Beer Bulletin tipped us off to the fact that brewer Trumer Brauerei of Berkeley, CA, has created a fun video featuring a Rube Goldberg device made from Trumer product and paraphernalia. The Trume Pils Rube Goldberg Machine! Inspired by the Rube-Goldberg-Machine we were able to recreate the brewing process in a new way. Just as the video focuses on fine tuning, we also take the smallest details in mind when brewing our beer! Prost. Fun! Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Gadgets | Digg this!

WSJ Reports Tomorrow's iTunes Event Is Beatlemania [Music] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:59 PM PST We've been waiting. And waiting. And, really, sort of gave up. But after years of speculation and dispute, the Wall Street Journal says The Beatles are arriving on iTunes, tomorrow. Streaming will have to wait for another day. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. More »

Kinect Sees A Million Sales In 10 Days [Corporate Gloating] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:40 PM PST Microsoft says it has already sold one million Kinect sensors to Xbox 360 owners since the add-on for the console launched in the U.S. earlier this month. More »

This Is Why We Need Astronauts [Space] Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:40 PM PST When I was at the Kennedy Space Center two weeks ago, I asked one of the Mars Rovers' software engineers if she was sad about the—temporary—end of the US manned space program. Her answer: "Very sad." More »

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