Ebola Again

Updated

October 5:

We will stop #Ebola outbreak in its tracks in the US.

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC) October 5, 2014

November 18:

Brooklyn EMS Box 1672- Bn-44 requesting HazMat response for a 'Fever Travel Illness'

— NYC Fire Wire (@NYCFireWire) November 18, 2014

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Xiaomi MiBand App For iOS Released

Weibo:

Current MiBand owners need to update the firmware or it won’t connect to the iPhone. iPhone owners lacking Android in their lives need to borrow someone’s phone to do that. Ouch.

Previously here:

Xiaomi MiBand iOS Software Peek
iOS Software For Xiaomi MiBand Coming

Reader Alert: Hit “Older Posts”

This blog’s template sticks ten posts at a time on the front.

Today is yet another one of those days when I’ve done more than ten posts in a day.

So to see everything, when getting to the bottom of the scroll hit the “Older posts” link.

The first post published today was: Nobis 7.85 Tablet Drops To US$60: Don’t Buy It

Ah, Oprah Again!

An open letter to Oprah, whose ‘The Life You Want’ tour asked me to work for free [link fixed]

I want a life in which people are not asked to work for free—by people who can totally afford to pay.

I am not surprised.

Oprah really doesn’t like “sharing her abundance” in any way, shape, or form. Unless she can get paid for it!

Cue Harlan Ellison:

Thanks, @moriahjovan

Previously, in 2008:

The Raging Hypocrisy Of Oprah

Teclast Pimps Latest Dual-Boot Test Tablet

Weibo:

Those who have registered at the Teclast forum can see the contents of the locked post (use Chrome or drop link into Bing Translator).

We unregistered peasants only get to see that photo.

Note that this is an entirely different dual-boot scheme than the X98 Air 3G uses. There are only ten such test units in the hands of the public.

Teclast: November 25 Unveiling

Weibo:

I have no idea. But this is what I mean by the Nokia N1 being dead in the water by the time February 2015 comes around. Teclast, Onda, Chuwi, et al, will have announced a bunch of new ones by then. Some might even have the same CPU in the same iPad Mini dress.

Nokia N1: How Much Is Really Nokia? Part Two

@RudyHuyn we designed the hardware and the software. It's far, far more than just a logo.

— John Kneeland (@SirKneeland) November 18, 2014

Nokia N1 Has Open Bootloader

@jetleigh Soon. It has an open bootloader, so go get CM working on it! ;)

— John Kneeland (@SirKneeland) November 18, 2014

That makes it more interesting. But still: February 2015? That’s nuts. If something can’t be gotten within two weeks, don’t announce the damn thing! It only frustrates potential customers. Does any tech company expect people to skip buying a tablet during the holiday shopping season? That won’t happen.

Previously here:

Nokia N1: How Much Is Really Nokia?
Nokia Mimics China With An iPad Mini Clone

#OnlyOnTwitter: 1

Previously: Only On Twitter

I’ve been coming across these weird pairings in my stream more and more. So I’ve begun tweeting them under that hashtag. And I figure I should do at least one post to show the idea originated with me.

Nokia N1: How Much Is Really Nokia?

Trying to figure out how much of the N1 tablet is Nokia's doing vs how much is Intel and Foxconn's

— Bryan Ma (@bryanbma) November 18, 2014

Foxconn has been long rumored to have serious CE ambitions of its own. Nokia N1 is a Foxconn device with Nokia name on it. Not much more

— Staska/Unwired View (@UVStaska) November 18, 2014

Previously here:

Nokia Mimics China With An iPad Mini Clone