drag2share: How to Share Your Wi-Fi Network with Android Users with a QR Code and Barcode Scanner [Wi-Fi]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5835743/how-to-share-your-wi+fi-network-with-android-users-with-a-qr-code-and-barcode-scanner

Android: If you want to share your Wi-Fi network with other Android users without having to give out your WPA passcode, you can use the previously mentioned Wifi Joiner app which generates a QR code for your network, but that requires the other user to have Wifi Joiner installed too. Another QR network option is to use Barcode Scanner, which is a more versatile app. Here's how.

To create your QR code, head over to ZXing Project's QR Code Generator site (ZXing are the developers of Barcode Scanner).

In the drop-down, select "Wifi network", then enter in your SSID (network name), password. and network encryption type (e.g., WPA/WPA2).

Once you click the Generate button, you'll get a QR code you can save and print out if you like.

Your friend will need to have the free Barcode Scanner app. To connect to your network, all he/she has to do is scan the QR code.

The nice thing about this method is Barcode Scanner has a lot of other uses, such as looking up product prices and sharing apps via QR codes, and your friend might already have the app installed. You get to keep your Wi-Fi network password private and make it much easier for your friends to join your network.

Thanks for the tip, stormgren!

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drag2share: How to Listen to Voicemail like the News of the World [Watch This]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5835627/kevin-mitnick-explains-how-to-listen-to-voicemail-like-news-of-the-world

Kevin Mitnick, legendary hacker and author of Ghost in the Wires, sat down with Reuters reporter Anthony De Rosa to illustrate how someone's voicemail can be accessed—sans password—simply by spoofing the caller ID. It's absolutely wild, just watch. [Reuters]

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drag2share: Samsung announces three Wave handsets, dripping in Bada 2.0 and ChatON

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/samsung-announces-three-wave-handsets-dripping-in-bada-2-0-and/

It's shaping up to a be a busy IFA for Samsung. Barely 24 hours after announcing its new ChatON messaging client, the manufacturer is now gearing up to release a troika of new Bada 2.0-powered Wave handsets -- the Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y -- set to make their debut this week in Berlin. Leading the pack is the Wave 3, which leaked earlier this week. Powered by a 1.4GHz processor, this little guy boasts a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, 3GB of memory (along with a 32GB microSD slot) and a five megapixel, auto-focus-enabled shooter. The Wave M, meanwhile, packs slightly less juice, with a 832MHz processor, a 3.65-inch WVGA screen and 150MB of onboard storage (with a 2GB inbox and 32GB microSD slot). Rounding out the collection is the Wave Y, with its 3.2-inch HVGA display, 832MHz engine and two megapixel camera. All three feature your usual smattering of WiFi / Bluetooth 3.0 capabilities and will ship with ChatON and Samsung's Social Hub baked into their DNA. No word yet on pricing or availability, but you can find out more in the full press release, after the break.

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drag2share: CHART OF THE DAY: Corporate Efficiency Is Getting Absurd

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-corporate-efficiency-is-getting-absurd-2011-8

U.S. corporate profits and efficiency are getting absurd.

On Friday we saw record quarterly profits of $1,450 billion, making up a record share of GDP at 10.1%. We're also at record corporate efficiency of $15,278.72 -- up 22.3% from last year -- according to Sageworks Inc.

That last one says it all. Rampant job cuts and salary cuts, with new responsibilities for old workers, during the recession turned corporations into profit-making machines. Stimulative policies from the government and the Federal Reserve helped plenty. New technology also helps with efficiency.

Unfortunately there are no signs that corporations are turning revenue into jobs. See 14 of the biggest job-cutting companies >

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See Also:

• CHART OF THE DAY: S&P 500 Correlations Hit Record As Stocks Move En Masse
• CHART OF THE DAY: The CBO's Laughably Optimistic Unemployment Projections
• CHART OF THE DAY: The CPI-Adjusted GDP Growth Rate Was Stunningly Low

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drag2share: Asus Will Lead the Onslaught of MacBook Air-Cloning Ultrabook Spam [Asus]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5835387/asus-will-lead-the-onslaught-of-ultrabook-spam

Intel's ultrabook spec is one of the best things the PC market has going for it right now. Asus, excited by this, plans to release five to seven new models of the slim, powerful PCs in the next year. Overkill?

Though range of models will range in price between $800 and $2000, they'll all fundamentally resemble the Core i7-packing Asus UX21, which has the MacBook Air in its crosshairs. Still though, does a company need to release 7 separate models in a single year?

Too often, PC makers think there need to be a million different options in every laptop class. Hopefully "five to seven" just means there will be spec variations on 2 or 3 main products. If not, get ready to start swimming in a sea of ultrabooks once the likes of Sony and Acer and (maybe?) HP jump into the mix. [FT via TIMN]

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