Cool javascript for internet browsers

Just saw this on the net:

Paste the codes below in your internet browser address bar, press enter and see wat happens...

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.images; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5; DIS.top=Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0);

Effect: Any website that appears below the address bar where you put the code will have its images’ position altered. Just refresh the page to return to normal :)

Sony to release new PS2 model in Japan

By Reuters -->
Published: November 6, 2007, 5:21 AM PST

Sony plans to launch a lighter version of its PlayStation 2 game console later this month, in a bid to drive sales of the seven-year-old machine heading into the crucial holiday season. The new model, which has a built-in AC adaptor, weighs 1.6 pounds, down from a combined weight of 1.9 pounds for the previous model and its external AC adaptor. Since the new machine's power cord comes without a bulky AC adaptor, it would be easier for gamers to enjoy the PS2 anywhere at home, Sony's game unit said on Tuesday. It will go on sale in Japan on November 22 for about $140 (16,000 yen), unchanged from the price of the previous model. The timing for overseas launches has yet to be decided.

Maintaining brisk demand for the PS2 is just as important for Sony as shoring up sales of its latest game machine, the PlayStation 3, as the PS2, which has sold more than 120 million units worldwide, is a cash cow for the game unit. Sony appears set to reap larger profit from each PS2 it sells since the game unit said it had managed to reduce manufacturing costs for the latest PS2 model from those for the previous model.

The basic version of the PS3 sells for about $390, nearly three times as expensive as the PS2. Sony aims to sell 12 million units of the PS2 in the year to March, while targeting the PS3 sales of 11 million units.

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Someone in Singapore also started a website for trading (http://www.youswop.com), let's see if I can also trade my way to a new house : )

Apple Preps Next iPhone Firmware Update

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Monday, November 05, 2007 2:00 PM PST

Apple Inc. will update the iPhone's firmware to Version 1.1.2 as early as this Friday, when the Cupertino, Calif., company starts selling the smart phone in the U.K. and Germany, several British and U.S. gadget and Apple enthusiast Web sites reported today.

They also speculated that the hacks -- only recently rebuilt after the 1.1.1 update blocked iPhone unlocking and other modifications -- will likely be broken again by the new update.

According to T3, a U.K. site that covers consumer electronics, the iPhone slated for sale on Nov. 9 comes with firmware Version 1.1.2. Among the enhancements is support for several additional language character sets, said T3, as well as a fix for a vulnerability in the TIFF image-rendering library, which is shared by the iPhone's Safari browser and e-mail program and by iTunes.

The TIFF bug that could be used to hijack any iPhone has been the foundation of some of the hacking tools needed to unlock, or "jailbreak," the smart phone to allow non-Apple software to be installed on the device. HD Moore of Metasploit publicized the bug last month by posting multiple exploits.

Meanwhile, MacRumors.com said Sunday that its sources reported that Version 1.1.2 will break current unlocking software and perhaps some third-party applications as well . The last time Apple updated the firmware, the new software disabled most unauthorized applications and "bricked" unlocked iPhones. It took developers and hackers weeks to resurrect their tool sets and unlock the software. For example, iPhoneSimFree, a group of developers that markets an unlock program through a network of online resellers, revised its SimFree application only a week ago.

The 1.1.2 firmware update will be released via iTunes, the iPhone's update platform.

Google sends Android to conquer mobile world

By Elinor Mills Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: November 5, 2007, 2:13 PM PST

The search king became popular more than a decade after PCs went mainstream and several years after the Web became a staple. Has Google done exceptionally well? Of course. But it's one of many companies vying for eyeballs on the PC browser.

Enter Android. Unlike the PC market, Google joins the contest for mobile access to the Internet with its Android software while there is still much work to be done. Many would argue Apple's iPhone was the first mobile computing device to allow a Web page to look exactly as it does on a PC's browser.

The search giant announced the Android platform for mobile devices and the Open Handset Alliance on Monday in a move to break the lock existing carriers and phone makers have on the industry and make it as easy to use the Web on mobile devices as it is on desktop computers.
With Android, Google can ensure current and future mobile phone subscribers can see Google services, applications, and ads. Also, the announcement could pave the way for a Google branded phone that would give the company a direct connection to consumers, even more than the ubiquitous search bar...

The PlayStation 3 gaming console officially gets its second price cut in less than a year.

Friday, November 02, 2007 2:00 PM PDT

The PlayStation 3 officially gets its second price cut in less than a year.
Announced in October, the new smaller capacity PS3 launches in the U.S. Friday, just in time for the holiday shopping season as Sony aims to better compete against rivals Nintendo and Microsoft.

The new 40GB PS3 comes bundled with Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray but lacks PS2 playback, additional USB ports, and multi card memory support. It retails for US$399. "We're pleased to offer the consumer a lower price point without sacrificing the core technology components that make PS3 the most advanced high-definition entertainment system available," said Jack Tretton, president SCEA. "Every PS3 comes with a Blu-ray drive, HDMI output, an integrated Wi-Fi connection, Cell Broadband Engine and a built-in hard-drive."