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Windows Phone 7 Mondrian port challenges explained in layman’s terms

Da_G has written a layman’s version of the challenges facing those intent on porting the leaked HTC Mondrian Windows Phone 7 to another (like HTC HD2) handset.

He writes:

The Mondrian NBH posted in this thread is a format that HTC uses, that you can consider a "container" like a cup or a box. We know this format fully and can dump and create it at will (NBHImageTool)

The qualcomm snapdragon can be thought of a miniature dual-core computer. It is different from a normal computer that has dual cores in an important way: Each core is assigned it’s own block of memory, and runs its own operating system. There is a shared block of memory allowing the 2 operating systems to communicate with each other.

Inside that .nbh container, are some more containers. One is "radio.nb" – inside here is the various software that drives the "second processor". Another is "spl.nb" – this contains the tri-color bootloader that most of you are familiar with as HardSPL. This bootloader has changed considerably for WP7 and it’s layout will need to be determined. Another is "unknown-0×0804.nb", as you might guess we don’t know what that is yet Finally, there’s "os.nb" – the last container. This one has the OS we want to work with (WP7), and really it’s not os.nb as that is the format used on WM6, so far all the WP7 ROMs ive seen use the "flash.store.bin" container format. My NBHImageTool currently names the output file incorrectly as os.nb. I will update a future version to check the actual content of the file and name it properly (flash.store.bin)

In order for us to port the OS from one device to another, one basic thing we need to be able to do is "dump" the "flash.store.bin" container format to its components (I did this manually with a hex editor, and posted on post 2 of this thread), and re-build the flash.store.bin from those components (after we’ve edited them to do the actual "porting")

We don’t yet know the flash.store.bin container format, which is the current hurdle i’m working on. Once we are able to easily dump/rebuild that, there are a number of other challenges to meet, such as how we relocate modules to function on another device. Modules are built with a pre-determined memory layout, and each device has a different memory layout. On WM6.x ROMs we have the tool "g’reloc" or "wmreloc" or "platformrebuilder" to handle this for us. With WP7 ROMs the memory layout is entirely different, so a new tool needs to be developed.

We currently don’t yet know how the memory layout looks, i’ve just been going by CE6 documentation on MSDN. If we’re lucky not much has changed in that regard, and we’ll be able to create a relocation tool based on that documentation.

Anything that has changed since then will need to be reverse engineered. If that is necessary it probably won’t be likely until we can get hands on a device running WP7, inject some native code, and figure out the memory layout and other such goodies.
So, assuming we have those things hammered out (we don’t yet), we need to make our current device bootloaders able to load the WP7 OS. This would be accomplished using some ARM assembly trickery. This is where JTAG comes in because there’s a high probability of bricking and we will be able to obtain debug output from the process to determine where any failures are occuring (and there will be failures!) – another hurdle with this is that it’s looking like there is only one JTAG unit capable of supporting the snapdragon at this moment, and it costs upwards of 4x the original donation drive guesstimate, which is far too expensive for this project. I’m currently researching alternatives. It’s looking like I will end up having to go with one of the less expensive "home brew" JTAG models and writing my own Snapdragon support into OpenOCD (the open source debugger platform that the "home brew" JTAGgers use) – that is far from a trivial task and i’m not looking forward to it at all

Once that’s hammered out, we’ll be at a place where the OS itself is loading up. However it is quite likely at that point, some of the drivers will fail to work (hopefully not basic ones such as the kernel, display, etc.) – here we’ll have to perform some more trickery to get the drivers functioning properly. One potential problem is that since we will be using our original device’s radio.nb, more than likely the protocol the drivers use to communicate with it will be different. This will need to be changed.

Now, all of the above stuff needs to be packaged into a deployment system that’s user friendly, and relatively fail-safe (we don’t want bricks!)

At that point, it’s "done" – not complicated at all, right?

The above certainly sounds like a momentous job, doesn’t it. Follow Da_G on twitter here for the latest on the effort.

May 24, 2010
Review: Systematic Review of Safety and Tolerability of Donepezil, Rivastigmine and Galantamine
The paper reviewed here is ‘Safety and Tolerability of Donepezil, Rivastigmine and Galantamine for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: Systematic Review of the ‘Real-World’ Evidence’ by Lockhart and colleagues and freely available here.

Aim: The aim of the study is clearly outlined and reflected in the title.

Method: The authors identify trials from the following sources
- Medline database
- EMBASE
- Cochrane library
The researchers used the following search terms in MESH and the text of the abstract: Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Galantamine, cohort, retrospective, naturalistic. The researchers also hand-searched a number of conference proceedings. Primary outcome measures were
- Incidence of individual AE’s reported
- Withdrawal due to AE’s
- Incidence of individual AE’s
The researchers opted for a qualitative analysis rather than a meta-analysis ‘due to potential heterogeneity in included studies’.

Study designs were assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale which is

‘designed to appraise the methodological quality of comparative cohort and case control studies‘

The researchers include a detailed list of inclusion and exclusion criteria in table 1. The impression I got from reading the criteria is that the diagnostic criteria, trial type (essentially randomised trials) and of course treatment were the most significant factors influencing inclusion. Thereafter the inclusion criteria were fairly broad meaning that there was an opportunity to include a relatively large number of papers.

Results: There were a number of steps involved in reaching the final number of 12 papers and the interested reader is referred to the original paper linked to above. The characteristics of the 12 studies are summarised in Table 2. In the identified studies, the numbers for the different acetylcholinesterase inhibitors were

Donepezil: Retrospective analysis – n=6294; Prospective analysis n=4034

Rivastigmine: Retrospective analysis n=1842; Prospective analysis n=2143

Galantamine: Retrospective analysis n=809; Prospective analysis n=418

Table 3 shows withdrawal from the medication to GI effects. There is a wide spread within the prospective study – withdrawal due to any GI AE category although the difference in sample sizes cause difficulties in interpretation. In a number of cases p values are given. I might have missed this, but I couldn’t identify what tests were being used to produce the p-values.

Table 4 shows withdrawal due to all non-GI adverse events. My impression from inspecting this table was that there was a broad range across the studies – both retrospective and prospective and this wasn’t summarised with mean and confidence intervals for aggregated data. Looking through the data further, the figures for withdrawal due to cardiovascular events ranged from 0 to 1.2%.

Table 5 shows an aggregation of GI and non-GI adverse events and here there are a number of consistent findings across various studies particularly in the GI studies although there are outliers in the dataset. Again the data is not pooled although this is explained in the methodology section.

Table 6 shows CNS adverse events. There were a lot of categories here but there were a relatively small number of data points for each category.

Table 7 shows ‘non-CNS-related AE’s’ which covers a number of cardiac and miscellaneous AE’s (excluding GI (with the exception of weight loss)). The De La Gastine study shows a higher incidence of cardiac arrythmias for the different ACHEI’s but has smaller sample sizes than the other studies. Here again I thought the use of confidence intervals and statistical comparison between groups would be helpful.

Conflict of Interest: I couldn’t identify a COI declaration and the authors identify their institutions as Pfizer and Abacus International, a health consultancy firm.

Conclusions: I thought the researchers had gathered a large amount of useful data. It would have been interesting to see the information displayed with the use of confidence intervals and for these to be used in a between-group comparison. Even a lack of difference between groups in itself would have been interesting and I thought would have been helpful in drawing firm conclusions. The researchers discuss why they have opted for a qualitative analysis.

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May 24, 2010
Englands won over Mexico, FIFA South Africa 2010

An incredible match had unfolded in the Wemblay Arena today (24 May, 2010) at 9PM, the match ended with a final score of 3-1, England had won over Mexico.

However England opened with the first goal, the first period was still dominated by Mexico. The home supporters had a bit of reason to fear in the first half till Ricardo Osario passed to King who headed the ball between the Mexican goalposts. Thanks to Gerrards savviness England marked the second goal, the Liverpool player brought the England team even closer to the win.

However Mexico was able to mark a goal well into the second half of the game, After which England marked the final goal, adding the final score to a 3-1 for England.

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May 24, 2010

Gulf fishermen, EDF request $100 million to help fishing communities recover from oil spill

As the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Well Disaster continues to spill massive amounts of oil into the ocean—jeopardizing the multi-billion dollar fishing, tourism and other ocean-related industries in the Gulf—EDF is partnering with Gulf fishing organizations to recommend several urgent initiatives to mitigate the devastating ecological and economic consequences for the Gulf region and beyond.
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Green Technology: Wastewater Becomes Fertilizer

Ostara Nutrient Technologies is introducing a breakthrough that turns wastewater from sewage-treatment plants into fertilizer, cites Cnet.

The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HSRSD) facility put up three vessels that collect wastewater and mix it with magnesium chloride. A cone-shaped “fluid bed reactor” prevents solid particles from settling. Crystals are slowly formed into ammonium magnesium phosphate, or fertilizer pellets. These are then sold to nurseries and agricultural companies.

The new technology “isolates” 85% of the nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen and recycles them in the process. Nutrients are recycled and the solid materials crystallized through chemical reaction. The key to the process is the shape of the reactor which makes crystallization possible.
“Phosphorus is a nonrenewable resource that’s absolutely necessary. If you don’t have phosphorus, you can’t grow things,” said Ostara CEO Phillip Abrary.

It was originally started at the University of British, Columbia. It offers an efficient way to make wastewater reusable although municipal organizations are not as responsive to a new innovation as private sectors, quips Abrary.

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Stampede of GOP’ers in IN-03 CD

Described by one area Republican official as “the opportunity of a political lifetime”, the field of Republicans seeking to take Mark Souder’s place on the ballot continues to grow. The number of candidates stands at 10 and includes a local TV anchor, a city councilwoman, three members of the Indiana legislature, a trio of businessmen, an attorney and a sheriff’s deputy.

After winning the GOP primary, Souder resigned from Congress after confessing to an affair with part-time staffer, Tracy Jackson. The resignation means in the next thirty-days 500 Republican committeemen and women of Indiana’s 3rd Congressional district will have to gather and vote for two replacement candidates.

One candidate will be for the yet-to-be scheduled special election for the remainder of Souder’s current term. Then another vote must be held to select a candidate to replace Souder on the November ballot for the next two-year term. Party leaders believe ultimately one Republican will be selected for both elections.

The current list of potential replacement candidates:

-Randy Borror / State Representative from Ft. Wayne area

-Liz Brown / Ft. Wayne City Councilwoman and only female candidate

-Wes Culver/ State Representative who proudly says on his website he was raised on a duck farm

-Greg Dickman / businessman and property manager from Auburn IN

-Ryan Elijah/ anchor of WPTA-TV’s morning show

-Mike Foster / sheriff’s deputy who ran unsuccessfully against Souder in 2000

-Bob Morris / owner of five health and nutrition stores and a beef cattle ranch

-Marlin Stutzman / State Senator who finished 2nd to Dan Coats in the Indiana Senate GOP primary

-Bob Thomas / car dealership owner who finished 2nd to Sounder in the 2010 GOP primary

-Phil Troyer / attorney who worked for both Senators Richard Luger and Dan Coats, finished third in 2010 GOP primary

The Democratic picture is decidedly clearer. Indiana State Party Chairman Dan Parker says Tom Hayhurst, who won the Democratic primary will most likely be the party’s pick for the special election as well.

Governor Mitch Daniels has not set a date for the special election contest.

Tony Buzbee Is Ready To Lead “Thousands And Thousands And Thousands” Of Oil Spill Lawsuits (BP, RIG)

Houston lawyer buzbee Tony Buzbee is already representing 100 fishermen and 12 Deepwater survivors in lawsuits against BP and Transocean.

But that’s just the beginning.

“This is going to be the largest case in the history of the United States, even bigger than the tobacco cases,” Buzbee said. “There will be thousands and thousands and thousands of cases.”

BP is administering its own claims process, which has paid out nearly $30 million. But Buzbee has little doubt where priorities lie for the oil company: “I don’t think anyone will get as much money as their deserve through the administrative process. BP may be paying now, but as this thing continues, knowing BP as I do, eventually people will have to go to court.”

For anyone thinking of claiming damage from BP, Buzbee may even file a claim free of charge. If you don’t like the offer, he will take your case at a 40% contingency fee.

Thousands of oil lawsuits may be consolidated into one case and go to court by late July. The oil rig bloodhound is gunning for lead prosecution.

Don’t miss: Pictures Of A Louisiana Town Covered In Oil

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Here’s a waterproof flashlight/video camera

I’m not sure if this device is really a waterproof flashlight with a video camera or a video camera with a bright light. Either way, it records video at VGA quality on a 4GB internal drive and sports a 1W LED flashlight. There’s a USB port, rechargeable battery, and everything else that’s supposed to be in a camera. But then it’s shaped like a flashlight so I’m still not sure. All I know is with a price tag of $192.99, I really don’t care. Click through for a video demo.

Cripes. Another rambling interview. | Bad Astronomy

kenplume I met Ken Plume last year at Dragon*Con. Our mutual Close Personal Friend Adam Savage™ introduced us, of all things. He runs a site called ASiteCalledFred and has lots of podcast interviews with interesting people, and he decided to break that streak and talk to me.

His chats are pretty free-form; he asks questions but lets things go where they may. He learned a lesson with me, no doubt. He let me ramble about The Monkees, my daughter’s first word, NASA, constellations, NASA, and I think NASA. We really did bop around from topic to topic, making it a Faulkneresque rapids ride of skepticism and science and some mild stabs at humor (on my part). I do talk at length about where I think NASA is, was, will be, and should be, so you might get a kick out of that. Give it a listen.

He does have a long list of interviews with some pretty cool people (Stephen Colbert! Tom Kenny! Julie Gardner! John Hodgman! Dave Foley! Olivia Wilde!), so check those out as well.

T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Coverage Areas With “4G Speeds”

T-Mobile today announced availability of its HSPA+ network in three new Northeast corridor areas comprised of upstate New York (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford) and Providence, R.I. The carrier says that Washington, D.C. and Boston are next on the HSPA+ implementation list “in the coming weeks.”

Perhaps more interesting than the actual network news is the language T-Mobile uses to describe it — the carrier states that its 3.5G HSPA+ network offers speeds comparable to the 4G networks of its competitors. From the press release:

“Our competitors are asking consumers to pay more for faster wireless service with limited coverage and very few capable devices,” said Neville Ray, senior vice president of Engineering and Operations for T-Mobile USA. “In contrast, T-Mobile is already delivering 4G speeds today to customers and we continue to make major leaps in expanding our HSPA+ mobile broadband footprint.”

Clearly Ray is pointing a finger at Sprint, which is the only U.S. carrier offering and marketing a 4G network, the nationwide WiMAX network it’s in the process of implementing with Clear. The “asking customers to pay more” is a likely reference to Sprint’s $10 premium data charge for the first 4G handset, the Sprint EVO.

So does the HSPA+ network offer 4G-like speeds? I’ve had some hands-on time with both the HSPA+ and the WiMAX networks and based on my experience, I’d generally say yes. Download speeds of 10 Mbps aren’t uncommon when using hardware like T-Mobile’s webConnect Rocket Laptop Stick in an HSPA+ coverage area, which is as fast, if not faster than what I’ve seen on a WiMAX network. Even my Nexus One and its 3G radio capable of only 7.2 Mbps speeds is as fast as what other hands-on testers have reported with Sprint’s EVO on a WiMAX network — and that’s without a premium data charge. In fact, T-Mobile recently eliminated overage charges on its data plans and instead reserves the right to throttle down service after users consume more than 5GB of monthly bandwidth. As the carrier loses customers, it continues to bet that the HSPA+ network expansion and overage elimination will pay off in the long run.

Here’s a look at my HSPA+ experience on a non-optimized area of the T-Mobile network back in February.

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A Brief and Glorious History of Pixel Art [Documentaries]

Click here to read A Brief and Glorious History of Pixel Art

Everything old is new again. And while the graphics of games like Super Mario Bros. and Zelda were blocky by necessity, the pixel has been reborn as an art form unto itself. Meet the Picassos of pixel art. More »

Video: A look inside the Audi R8 Spyder production plant

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Plants/Manufacturing, Videos, Audi, Luxury

A look at the Audi R8 Spyder being built – Click above to watch video after the jump

What we dig about European plants that build high-zoot cars is that it always looks like each car gets everyone’s full attention, every step presided over by workers who want to make sure they’ve done everything they could. Its most telling examples were the lab-coated workmen assembling the Carrera GT or SLR McLaren and the one-engine-one-worker method of AMG, but the gents looking after the Audi R8 Spyder keep up the tradition.

This peek around the production plant making Iron Man’s car is a little light on drama, but there are plenty of other nuts-and-bolt’s reasons for the enthusiast to spare three minutes to watch it. Follow the jump for the clip, and don’t forget to put a few pennies away today for a deposit on one of your own. Hat tip to Steals

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Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Maker Show is GO!

This young lady is eight years old and produces something she calls Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Maker Show. Today she made a Drawdio, a pencil that plays music when you draw things. Mark at BoingBoing found her at Maker Faire and she seems to really enjoy what she’s doing and she has great production values, which is a big plus in videoblogging.

Please, my friend, enjoy this young lady’s sojurn into making cool stuff.

Spiderman’s James Franco got reprimanded by professor

James Franco’s acting career does not get in the way of his college life, only that he has to learn how it is to be an ordinary student. His professor threw him outside the class after seeing him busy with his mobile phone and not paying attention, shares SFGate. He felt like a kid being scolded that way, a source said to Star Magazine.

Franco has been balancing his way both as an actor and student. He has been studying filmmaking in Tisch School of Arts, New York University. He played the rich Harry Osborne, best friend of Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) in Spiderman, became an enemy when he blamed Parker for his father’s death, then a friend again, in the latter part of Spiderman 3. IMDb tells he first appeared in “Freeks and Geeks” in 1999 and rose to stardom in “James Dean” in 2001.

Franco paints in his spare time. “I needed an outlet in high school and came across painting. I’ve actually been painting longer than I’ve been acting. A movie is a collaborative effort, and with painting you just have yourself.”

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Illesteva Leonard Sunglasses

Illesteva’s Leonard sunglasses are inspired by 50’s Havana, Cuba. The label debut this Spring/Summer 2010 and is off to a solid start with their classic unique frames. The Leonard glasses come in two options: translucent yellow acetate frame with black lenses and a translucent tortoiseshell acetate frame as well. Available now at Ok-Ni.

Feinstein Doesn’t Sound Like She Wants James Clapper as the Next DNI

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, just issued a statement practically begging the Obama administration to work with her to restructure the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the five-year-old bureaucratic anomaly seated atop the country’s 16 intelligence agencies. “I have long been concerned that the Director of National Intelligence had more responsibility than authority, and DNI Dennis Blair’s resignation raises the issue to the fore,” Feinstein said in the statement. “After five years and three DNIs, it is clear that the law calls for a leader but the authority provided in law is essentially that of a coordinator. The President needs to decide what he wants the DNI to be, and then work with the Intelligence Committees to see that the necessary authority is, in fact, in law.” Will there be sufficient appetite in the administration for an intelligence overhaul?

Speaking of Blair’s replacement, Feinstein doesn’t come out and say it, but her statement gives a cold shoulder to James Clapper, the Pentagon’s intelligence chief and Blair’s deputy for Defense intelligence, who’s reportedly the leading candidate for the job. “It will be important that any nominee is not beholden to the Pentagon’s interests and can, as needed, provide balance to civilian and military interests in carrying out the nation’s intelligence missions,” Feinstein said in the statement.

No one agency, particularly the Department of Defense, should control the flow of intelligence to the President. The majority of the intelligence budget is already executed by the Department of Defense, and it will always have a strong influence over the Intelligence Community’s operation. That should be balanced, however, by the need for the community to provide strategic intelligence beyond what is necessary for the warfighter.

On the one hand, Feinstein also opposed Leon Panetta’s appointment as CIA director until she got an assurance — in the form of Steve Kappes staying on as deputy director (he recently announced his retirement) — that Panetta wouldn’t jeopardize her prerogatives. On the other, Feinstein didn’t announce any opposition before Panetta’s nomination was announced.

“Real Housewives’” Kelly Bensimon Explains On-Air Breakdown

Kelly Bensimon — star of Bravo’s hit docu-soap The Real Housewives of New York City — says she’s hasn’t flown over the cuckoo’s nest…Not yet anyway.

The former model is speaking out about the odd behavior she displayed on last week’s show. Appearing dishelved and sleep-deprived, Kelly launched into a “crazy” rant complete with jellybeans and talk of Al Sharpton on an episode that premiered last Thursday. The bizarre turn of events has left devoted Real Housewives fans scratching their heads and questioning Bensimon’s mental stability.

Kelly just doesn’t get what all the fuss is about.

“Some people are like, ‘You had a breakdown,’ and I’m like, ‘No, I had a breakthrough.’ I just let go, I was crying, just, like, stop harassing,” Kelly tells New York Magazine’s Culture Vulture. “I’m completely honest, I have a ton of integrity, and I love doing this show. The minute that I walk into the room, I create a frenetic energy — it’s not kinetic, it’s not, like, a forward motion, it’s just like this stagnant frenetic energy. And let’s be honest, it makes for awesome TV. I mean, haters are part of the ecosystem, and if they’re not hating on you, you’re not doing something right.”

Er — we’re not sure, Kelly. Sounds a bit meltdown-ish to us!

El Seat Exeo actualiza sus motores y su equipamiento

Siguen las actualizaciones de motorización en la gama SEAT. Es el turno del Exeo, que incorpora dos motores potentes como son el TSI de 160 cv en sustitución del 1.8 turbo de 150cv y el 2.0 TSI de 210 cv, el más potente de la gama. Además su equipamiento también se ha remozado, destacando la inclusión de mayor equipamiento en el Reference por el mismo precio.

El motor 1.8 TSI de 160 cv reduce casi un litro de consumo respecto a su predecesor y también 20 gr /km recorrido de emisiones de CO2. Para incluir 10 caballos de potencia más y tener un precio que parte en los 25.000 € no está nada mal reducir el consumo de esta manera. Muy en la línea actual de SEAT.

El motor más potente de la gama ofrece las mismas prestaciones deportiva con un par de 320 Nm entre 1.500 y 4.600 rpm, un consumo ponderado de 6,8 litros cada 100 kilómetros y unas emisiones de 159 gramos de CO2 por kilómetro. consumir menos de 7 litros un motor de más de 200 caballos habla muy bien de las motorizaciones de Volkswagen. Los equipamientos finales quedan como sigue.

Reference

Llantas de aleación de 16”
Paquete eléctrico 1, que incluye retrovisores exteriores con posición parking + sensor de parking trasero + sensor de lluvia + luz automática interior + espejo interior antideslumbrante + parabrisas acústico + franja superior verde + Coming Home.
Volante multifunción en piel
Conexión USB
Sistema de dirección Servotronic (excepto 1.6 de 102 CV)

Style

Llantas de aleación de 17”
Cristales laterales laminados
Paquete almacenaje, que incluye cajones bajo los asientos delanteros + red lateral derecha en el maletero + bolsa porta esquís + toma 12 V en el maletero.

Sport

Faros Bi-xenón (que incorporan como novedad LED’s en los pilotos traseros)
Suspensión deportiva
Paquete eléctrico 3, que incluye sensor de parking delantero + sensor de calidad de aire + apertura remota del maletero + cortinilla trasera eléctrica + pantalla Dot Matrix a color.

Fuente | SEAT

HTC Desire to get Android 2.2 in late June?

Android 2.2 might already be rolling out to the Nexus One — but what about it’s nearly-identical European brother, the HTC Desire?

If a random HTC customer service rep is to be believed — which we generally wouldn’t recommend — the Desire should be seeing Android 2.2 in all of its Flash-packin’, performance-boosting glory within the next month.

Our buds over at Phandroid spotted this gem on XDA-Dev. The tale, as its told: a grumpy customer decided to ring up HTC about his Desire’s inability to store applications on the SD card — an issue which is nullified in Android 2.2.

The CS Rep initially refused to budge on any info, but Grumpy McCustomer kept on pushing. After a quick chat with his supervisor, the CS Rep dropped this litle tid-bit:

But you never heard this from me…. A new update is coming the 23rd of June and you will be able to put some apps on to the micro sd card.

So, in other words: according to a forumgoer who purportedly spoke to a CS rep who allegedly had inside info on the HTC Desire’s update plans, Android 2.2 is coming to the Desire on June 23rd. Take it as you will, won’t you?

Treasury's LeBron James

One of the unexpected things I encountered while reporting this recent profile of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was a steady stream of paeans to his athleticism. Some of his colleagues seemed downright starstruck, and I came away convinced that this actually helped Geithner advance through the Treasury bureaucracy. Geithner is China right now, and courtesy of CNBC, we now have footage of this athletic prowess (at least on the basketball court), and I have to admit, he appears to live up to billing:

I guess he didn’t pack for hoops, though. Chinese basketball uniforms always look a little goofy to me, but playing in a dress shirt and suit pants puts you up about ten notches on the dork ladder. I’m tempted to say he floats his jumper like he’d like Wen Jiabao to float the renminbi, but that would put me up there, too.