iPad CPU yields up (some) secrets to x-ray scan

COOL!
And the best way of seeing what's inside the A4 processor that powers Apple's iPad is? Take the chip out and x-ray it, of course, and that's what gadget repair house iFixit and semiconductor specialist Chipworks have done.

What's a "Universal" iPad App and How Do You Use It?

Do you already own an iPhone or iPod Touch and are planning on buying an iPad, too? Then you need to know about the new "universal" applications now available in the iTunes App Store.

Why don't the iPad and iPhone support multitasking? The answer isn't what you think.

Why don't the iPad and iPhone support multitasking? The answer isn't what you think.
Nice and simple explanation.

Microsoft runs fuzzing botnet, finds 1,800 Office bugs

OMG everyone fear the Microsoft Botnet!
Finds, fixes huge number of Office 2010 bugs by tapping idle company PCs

Installing an MSI package from an anonymous file share on Operating Systems greater than Vista RTM can fail with the MSI error 1619 “The installation

One of the problems that can occur with the greater security that comes with Vista and Win7.
Installing an MSI package from an anonymous file share on Operating Systems greater than Vista RTM can fail with the MSI error 1619 “The installation package could not be opened”

Solaris Is Dead. Long Live Linux.

I guess we now know why Apple didn't bother with ZFS.
Hot on the heels of acquiring Sun, Oracle has changed the license for Solaris making it non-free once again. In a time like this, such a move can only be fatal and of course ultimately beneficial to Linux.

Joke of the day

I'm An Idiot