Opera has released Opera 10.1 beta 2 for Symbian mobile devices which includes ARM optimized version of Opera’s Carakan JavaScript Engine. Known issues in the 10.1 Beta 2: Higher memory usage for Carakan with JIT compilation. Due to timing issues with different geolocation information providers (WiFi, cell towers, GPS) first request may have poor precision Fast scrolling on Touch devices not optimized for page rendering Opera Link may not work when using APN with a proxy configured Some SVGT images may appear to freeze on Nokia E-series phones If SIM card is not registered, or phone is in [...]

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The Samsung Galaxy S series of phones has some pretty good battery life for the power it packs. Driving that Hummingbird CPU and 4in Super AMOLED would put a strain on any battery, that’s for sure. Which is exactly why I’m writing this guide. Feel free to implement any or all of these tips, just be sure you won’t need the services that some provide if you disable them. That being said, let’s see how you can squeeze every last bit of batter power out of these phones shall we? 1. Wireless and Network Your phone is constantly sending and receiving data. I’m not talking about the [...]

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DARPA is no stranger to ambitious projects, but a flying car — let alone one that can haul up to a ton into the air and perform every kind of military operation under the sun — sounds kind of crazy. That, and the agency wants to have a working prototype by 2015. So here’s the plan for what’s currently called the “Transformer TX.” It’d be like a Humvee, but one with VTOL (or Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capabilities. That’d allow it to lift into the air and hover around in addition to the Humvee’s usual off-road capabilities, which means that [...]

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