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If you read lots of RSS feeds like me, you probably will love this new feature. Google Reader can now bring you the graph of how you read. It can be shown by clicking the “show details” below the tab at the right. It will show you the items posted and items you have read. It also helps to analyze how many post the site publish, subscribers and last update time. It may be possible for you to understand whether the RSS feed is useful.
[via CNET]

Google has announced they will support OpenID. The great thing about OpenID is that you can use one single identity to access different websites. They have just published the API based on OpenID 2.0 Portocol. It makes everything easier. In the future, one login and password. Everything is simpler.
[via ReadWriteWeb]

After a series of downtime of MobileMe, Apple has offered a few times free extension to existing users. Recently, they have an list of update, but no free extension this time. They have resolved several issue and brings a more stable service. One thing I love is that the MobileMe have fixed the issues about the Calendar feature. I found that it loaded slowly in the past. Apple, can I have more free subscription days to try the new updates and improvements?
[via Ars]

MTV UK wants to be trendy? Yes. In their MTV UK site, you will be prompted about the MTV EMA event. There is a hidden comment in the page source. Take a look of the screen above, it’s a set of binary code:
<!–
01010111011001010010011101110010
01100101001000000110111001101111
00100000011100110111010001110010
01100001011011100110011101100101
01110010011100110010000001110100
01101111001000000110110001101111
01110110011001010000110100001010
01011001011011110111010100100000
01101011011011100110111101110111
00100000011101000110100001100101
00100000011100100111010101101100
01100101011100110010110000100000
01100001011011100110010000100000
01110011011011110010000001100100
011011110010000001001001
//–>
It can be translated as:
We’re no strangers to love
You know the rules, and so do I
Ouch. You have been just rickrolled. In binary.
[via Rick Astley]

After iPhone 3G has been launched for more than 3 months, we finally have the free Wi-Fi service. AT&T today announced they will offer the service to the new iPhone 3G and old iPhone customers. They will be able to enjoy 17,000+ hotspots across the nation. New Blackberry customers also can enjoy the free Wi-Fi service. I think laptops can also login and use the free Wi-Fi service.
You need a activated T-Mobile SIM card to unlock the G1, and now there is a better solution: software unlock. Unlock T-Mobile G1 website have provided the service which you can software unlock the device easily. The method is simple. Provide the IMEI number to the website, they will provide the unlock code for you. Switch to use any carrier SIM card you like, it will ask you to enter the unlock code. Enter it and the device is now activated.
So, you think the unlock is done completely? Not really. Android Community found that after the unlock, the Gmail cannot sign-in correctly. That means the Android Market will not work also. Take a look of the video above first. And decide whether it’s still the device for you if you are not in US.
[via Android Community]

If you frequently use Windows Live writer for your blog, and would like to update Twitter quickly, this plugin will be very useful. Download the plugin then put it in C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\Plugins\. Launch it by selecting from Tools > Options >Plugins > Twitter Notify. When you have saved a post from Windows Live writer and then it will notify your Twitter followers instantly.
[via VirginTech!]

Is it because Google Android allow developers do whatever they want makes the device becomes dangerous for hackers? I can’t say that. But, the first Google security is discovered. A computer specialist, Charles Miller, said hackers can quietly install a keystroke logging software to users device without any warning. Hackers will be able to read everything users type on the device. SMS messages, users passwords, cookies and more. OK. Google acknowledged the flaw. Don’t worry, it will be fixed very soon.
[via Telegraph]

Want to know how is it going for the Election Day? Ask your friends (or Twitter followers) to add “#votereport” in your tweets. It will be automatically published on the Twitter Vote Report website. You will be able to see how people talk about the Election live using RSS feed. Twitter Vote Report will be able to display the result in Google Map so that you can see it in action clearly.
[via Mashable]


Looking for a better pillow for your home. Here we go. The Mac OS X and icons pillow. Are they just lovely? The Mac OS X pillow costs is for the Halloween, so it looks different from the original icon. It is available to purchase online right here. And for the OS X icons, they are available right here. It costs $29 for one piece, and $139 for whole set. Get ready to spend some money. They look so cool.
[via Nerd Approved]


