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A new feature in the iPhone 3.0 firmware appears to let users remotely pinpoint a lost or stolen phone by securely requesting the device’s location via Apple’s MobileMe service.

The setting appears under the MobileMe settings page, where push updates for mail, contacts, calendars, and bookmarks are configured. Below these settings is a simple control to activate “Find My iPhone.”

When activated, the phone opens an alert that says, “this enables the “Find my iPhone” service on your MobileMe account at me.com.” It would appear that the service obtains the iPhone’s location and makes it available to the MobileMe user on request if the unit is lost or stolen.

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Small gets smaller.

The new iPod shuffle is amazingly small and even easier to use. The controls are now conveniently located on the earbud cord. It’s so easy, you can use it with your eyes closed.

VoiceOver. It speaks for itself.

With the press of a button, VoiceOver tells you what song is playing and who’s performing it.² It tells you the names of your playlists, too.

1000 songs. Multiple playlists.

With 4GB of storage, iPod shuffle can now hold up to 1,000 songs.³ So your music library can go with you. And you can now sync multiple playlists for the perfect mix for any mood.

Merb is an MVC framework that is ORM-agnostic, JavaScript library agnostic, and template language agnostic, preferring plugins that add in support for a particular feature rather than trying to produce a monolithic library with everything in the core. In fact, this is a guiding principle of the project, which has led to third-party support for the ActiveRecord, DataMapper, and Sequel ORMs.

In addition, it means that the core code in Merb is kept simple and well organized. This has multiple benefits. It means it’s faster for one thing. It’s also easier to understand, maintain and extend.

Merb is already packed with good stuff; flexible routing, gem plugins, the provides API, part and mail controllers etc. To get a better idea check out the features.

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Apache Struts is a free open-source framework for creating Java web applications.

Web applications differ from conventional websites in that web applications can create a dynamic response. Many websites deliver only static pages. A web application can interact with databases and business logic engines to customize a response.

Web applications based on JavaServer Pages sometimes commingle database code, page design code, and control flow code. In practice, we find that unless these concerns are separated, larger applications become difficult to maintain.

One way to separate concerns in a software application is to use a Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. The Model represents the business or database code, the View represents the page design code, and the Controller represents the navigational code. The Struts framework is designed to help developers create web applications that utilize a MVC architecture.

The framework provides three key components:

* A “request” handler provided by the application developer that is mapped to a standard URI.
* A “response” handler that transfers control to another resource which completes the response.
* A tag library that helps developers create interactive form-based applications with server pages.

The framework’s architecture and tags are buzzword compliant. Struts works well with conventional REST applications and with nouveau technologies like SOAP and AJAX.

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The latest version of F-Secure’s mobile protection solution – F-Secure Mobile Security 5 also includes anti-theft protection, apart from standard malware security. Features include remote locking and wiping of confidential data if the phone is lost or stolen.

The company has said that the new upgrade will ensure the privacy is not compromised. Samu Konttinen, VP of F-Secure’s Mobile Solutions Business Unit, called the launch “the first step in augmenting (our) anti-virus and firewall capabilities”

Remote lock can be used to lock the device to protect confidential information quickly and easily with a single SMS message. The theft control feature activates when the SIM card is changed by locking the device and sending the new SIM information to the owner. As an ultimate safety measure to prevent misuse, it is possible to erase all the data on the phone with remote wipe by sending an SMS message.

It also features a 2-layer update mechanism that retrieves latest malware definitions and updates, whenever any data connection is used. A patented SMS update mechanism provides critical updates in the absence of a data connection.

The company said the F-Secure Mobile Security 5 will be available in December for smart phones using the S60 3rd edition through the F-Secure eStore and partners. The software will also be available for the Windows Mobile platform in early 2009.

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