Cody Taylor

A new light-bending material has brought scientists one step closer to creating a cloaking device that could hide objects from sight. Beyond possible military applications, it also might have a very…

dooberrymctavish writes “You can now download an installer and bootloader for getting Debian running on your Android (G1 at the moment) device; the whole install process will take you about 10 minutes, and leaves you with access to the full plethora of programs available in Debian and lets you continue using your phone as it was intended to be: as an Android device with all the capabilities thereof. Here’s a look at it running.

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BuhDuh writes “The New York Times is carrying a story concerning that well known bastion of legal authority, the ‘Foreign Intelligence Surveillance’ court, which has ruled that the National Security Agency’s warrantless eavesdropping program was perfectly legal. It says, ‘A federal intelligence court, in a rare public opinion, is expected to issue a major ruling validating the power of the president and Congress to wiretap international phone calls and intercept e-mail messages without a court order, even when Americans’ private communications may be involved, according to a person with knowledge of the opinion.'”

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Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans say Bush is one of the five worst presidents in U.S. history, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just six percent (6%) say he was one of the five best, and 34% place him somewhere in between.

Nortel Networks Corp., North America’s biggest maker of telephone equipment, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, as the global economic downturn further erodes its once high-flying business. Its shares plunged more than 76% to 7.5 cents in electronic pre-market trading.

Engadget takes an in-depth look at Palm’s iPhone killer, giving the most detailed view of the hardware, software, and ideas behind the device yet. If you had any questions, this answers them!

coondoggie writes “The Federal Trade Commission said a group of telephone scammers will pay out nearly million to settle charges they deceived over a million people in a bank information fraud scheme. As is unfortunately the situation in many of these case, the million restitution, while substantial, is dwarfed by the almost 2 million the FTC says Suntasia Marketing bilked out of its victims.” The company used “negative option” programs, including memberships in discount buyer’s and travel clubs, to keep dinging victims’ bank accounts. The FTC said the eight interrelated companies running the scam employed more than 1,000 people.

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Analysis carried out by Generator Research shows that Apple’s embryonic mobile business could knock Nokia from the top spot in the smartphone market, and transform the mobile services market.

After suffering through virtual beer drinking, boobs and farts, Apple’s iPhone gets a new unique entertainment application dubbed iSteam. It turns your device into a foggy glass surface, perfectly mimicking a mirror after a hot shower. It will have earned a bunch of 22-year old kids 0,000 in one month as well.