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OS/2 Community Rides The Dumps
The handful of interlopers, almost exclusively non-OS/2 users, residing in the OS/2 newsgroups have done their best to degrade the community itself putting the whole into the deepest dumps of desperation and depression. It all began with the "never come to fruition" product called eComStation. The game was to con the OS/2 user into believing that by investing in one man's folly he called eComstation that OS/2 could be revived and lifted from the OS/2 coffin. And like the nincompoops they are, they believed, followed, dropped to knees and sang the praise of the folly man.

Today their money has been depleted, their hardware has fallen years behind the norm and their 1990's operating system has left them looking stupid, foolish and sad. They were warned on many occasions, often repeatedly that they were being lied to, but the Linux and Microsoft users who masqueraded as OS/2 users urged them to ignore the messengers. "Don't believe them - put 'FUD' in the subject line and filter out the truth!" And the stupid and foolish did just that. Today they pay the heavy price of being the most ridiculous of fools.

PGP To Offer Whole Disk OS X Encryption
PGP Chef Tech Officer has revealed that PGP will release a version of its whole disk encryption software for OS X in the near future. This will be a boon for OS X users, especially laptop users who are more likely to lose or have their machines stolen. The new PGP product will encrypt the entire boot disk. OS X already features FileVault, but that focuses on encrypting the user's home directory. With PGP whole disk encryption every OS X user can be assured their data and vital information is kept safe even if stolen or lost.

More Confirmation of a 3G iPhone
Broadcom has sent a manufacturer's sample of their new "3G Phone On a Chip" to various manufacturers, inclduing Apple. The chipset offers:

* a 3G baseband transceiver supporting download speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second
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* an FM radio receiver
* an FM radio transmitter (for car stereo playback)
* multimedia support for a 5 megapixal camera
* 30 frames per second video with “TV out”
* support for EDGE, HSUPA, HSDPA, and WCDMA

It is rumored that Apple will offer a 3G iPhone by mid-summer (June or July) and this 3G chip is the most likely missing piece of the puzzle.