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Security Holes
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on May 16, 2008
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OLPC XO officially gets Windows XP, children of the world to be assimilated
via Engadget by (author unknown) on May 16, 2008
Shared by Pruet It's a shame...Filed under: LaptopsIt's been a controversialdecision, but it looks like the OLPC XO has completed its transition from revolutionary education project to just another tinyWindowslaptop with a useless keyboard -- albeit one with a pleasantly whimsical design. Yep, it's official: Microsoft and OLPC just put out a joint press release saying that XP-loaded...
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Samsung's 12.1-inch OLED laptop concept makes us swoon
via Engadget by Thomas Ricker on May 16, 2008
Filed under: Displays, LaptopsAs much as we would loath typing on that touch-sensitive, rigid keyboard, we're definitely geek-smitten by this ultra-thin, AMOLED laptop concept from Samsung SDI -- Sammy's display division. 12.1-inches and 1,280 x 768 resolution with infinite contrast? We'll take two... just as soon as someone can explain the extra panel around back. With Samsung...
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Moving Toward a Single Linux UI?
via Slashdot: Linux by timothy on May 15, 2008
Anonymous writes "With the releases of Fedora 9, Hardy Heron and OpenSuSE 11 so close together, it's looking more than ever like an evolution to a common interface for major Linux distributions. Here's a compilation of screen shots and descriptions that make it appear to be the case. Would this be a good thing or a bad thing?" There are plenty of other options out there, of course, even...
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Too Many Choices, Too Much Content (41)
via RSSmeme by Sarah Perez on May 14, 2008
Shared 41 times TaggedTrends (696)Sometimes it's just hard to keep up. In this technology-focused niche we all live in there are new applications, new initiatives, and new platforms that spring up every day, not to mention constantly breaking news that fills our RSS readers. Take a day off and you're behind. Take an hour off and you just missed 300 more blog posts. In addition to...
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Sharp reveals world's most densely powerful methanol fuel cell -- still can't buy it
via Engadget by Thomas Ricker on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe've been huffing the vaporous promise of methanol fuel cells for so long now that we sold all our furniture and live in a cardboard box. Nevertheless, Sharp's in a tizzy over its direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) prototype. Sharp's cell is able to provide 0.3 Watts of power per cubic centimeter making it the world's most powerful DMFC cell for its size....
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via From Kamthorn's contacts by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by kamthorn interesting*keng posted a photo:
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Adobe Flash Player 10 For Linux
via Phoronix by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Adobe has announced the first pre-release of Flash Player 10, which is their forthcoming next-generation solution that is under their open Flash specifications. Flash Player 10 delivers new 3D effect capabilities, custom filters and effects, advanced text layout, an enhanced drawing API, and visual performance improvements...
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Use iGoogle and Google Reader in the Sidebar
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on May 14, 2008
A simple use for Google's iPhone interfaces is to add them as sidebars in Firefox or Opera. I mentioned last year some Google gadgets for Google Notebook, Google Talk, Google Docs, that could be displayed in a permanently-visible sidebar. Here are two interfaces optimized for iPhone that have permalinks:iGoogle - all of the gadgets are displayed in a single column and you can switch between...
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Google Confirms Friend Connect
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on May 12, 2008
As we reported on Friday, Google will be launching its own Data Portability effort called Friend Connect. It will be announcing more details later tonight, but in a press release this morning it confirms:Websites that are not social networks may still want to be social — and now they can be, easily. With Google Friend Connect (see http://www.google.com/friendconnect following this evening’s...
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