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Vodafone Spain replacing microSD cards on 3,000 virus-infected handsets

It looks like the virus-strewn HTC Magic that was recently purchased from Vodafone UK is only the tip of the iceberg. According to Vodafone Spain, some 3,000 users in all may have been exposed to Mariposa malware -- which used the handset's storage to make its way to customer's PCs via USB, leading the company to replace the microSD cards for infected customers. The company also says that the incident is "isolated and local," but with the number of infections rising from one in the UK to 3,000 in Spain in just over a week we wouldn't be surprised this story was just heating up.Vodafone Spain ... (original story)

MoviePeg iPhone Stand Keeps It Simple, Stupid [Accessories]

There are plenty of good reasons you might want to prop up your iPhone. Say you're using it as an alarm clock. Or (sorry David Lynch) watching a video. MoviePeg, without being cutesy or funny or DIY-y, just does it. More » (original story)

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Today's deals are loaded with laptop savings like the 17 incher from HP, experience the high octane immersive driving action of Shift, and churn out some more saving by ripping music with the youtube music downloader in today's hobomodo. More » (original story)

TV Remote With Integrated Bottle Opener

The Clicker is a universal remote with a bottle opener attached. I don't know how expensive they are but I do know much it would cost to duct tape a regular bottle opener to my existing remote, so free is kind of my price point right now. And free, as you may know, is what this is supposed to be... (original story)

Pierre Omidyar on eBay and Pez Dispensers, Leaving the Valley and the Most Important Thing He’s Ever Done

It’s almost a cliché that great Silicon Valley entrepreneurs don’t go sit on a beach when they make a lot of money, they get back to work building another company or at least investing in other people’s companies. But what did eBay founder Pierre Omidyar do? Moved to Honolulu where he can be ... (original story)

Ready for Windows Mobile 6.5 on your Sprint Touch Pro2? The upgrade is now available

Here it is, folks! Its been a few long months for Sprint fans toting Touch Pro2’s, given that the same device on all of the other carriers saw upgrades to Windows Mobile 6.5 months ago while their own Pro2s stayed back at WinMo 6.1. We knew the update was coming sometime in March, and then [...] (original story)

America Doesn't Care About Cell Phone Radiation (But the Rest of the World Does) [Health]

When it comes to cell phone radiation, everyone thinks they're an expert. Recently, however, GQ talked to the real experts, and though there's no consensus, one thing's clear: the rest of the world is worried. The U.S. is not. More » (original story)

Darth Vader Ad For The WWF's 'Earth Hour'

For those of you not familiar with the WWF, it's all fake. It's basically two musclebound douchebags dancing around in choreographed homoeroticdom. Don't get me wrong, I still love it, it's just not real like all the mullets want to believe. the World Wide Fund For Nature focuses on issues regar... (original story)

The Five Stages of Data Loss Grief [Tgif]

So your hard drive just died, and you didn't back it up. I'm so, so sorry. You can expect to go through the following five stages once you discover that all of your photos, files and music are gone forever. More » (original story)

A War Photographer's Storage Casualties [Blockquote]

The size and quality of digital photographs has exploded over the last 10 years. So, we asked our friend and war photographer, Teru Kuwayama, how his storage and backup system has changed to accommodate the data boom. More » (original story)



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