SourceCode: Riding the Chromebook Cloud Part 1

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Ever since Google came out with the CR48 Chrome-browser powered notebook, trying out a cloud connected OS had become something of an obsession for me. The idea that all your data was secure (or not) in the cloud regardless of what hardware you are using is not only revolutionary but clearly the future of computing itself. Well we finally managed to get a Google Chromebook  (Samsung Series 5) and here are our initial impressions.

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HP TouchPad can now run Android OS...sort of

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What's more awesome than $99 dual-core webOS tablets? Kick ass hackers who put in hours of work to enable Android on the now discontinued HP TouchPad. Team Touchdroid has managed to install Android 2.3 (yes, it is the smartphone version but you have to start somewhere) with multi-touch now enabled. These lads are hard at work to turn the abandoned tablet into something useful and fun to use.

I'd like to see if someone can figure out how to dual-boot Android and webOS on that sucker...oh, wait Team Touchdroid already did!  Hit up Team-Touchdroid to track their progress, encourage their efforts or donate your TouchPads and $$$ for the common good.

Update on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 12:25AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Seems like Cyanogenmod deserves credit as well for getting things started

Norton: Cybercrime cost Canadians CAD$840 Million in 2010

Viruses, malware, cybercrime and phishing are all forms of cybercrime that continue to victimize hapless users around the world. In Canada alone, Norton approximates that Canadians have been taken for $840 million in 2010 alone. Hit jump for more findings from the 2011 Cybercrime Report.

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Adobe's Carousel puts Lightroom in the Cloud for Mac and iOS users

You can't say Adobe isn't looking out for Apple or its users. The new Adobe Carousel service, revealed today at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. Carousel promises to put iOS and Mac user's entire photo collection from all their devices onlne in a single repository that is easily accessible, shareable and editable for a yearly fee of US $60 a year of $5 monthly. Boy, am I glad my Flickr Pro account expires tomorrow.