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May 16, 2007
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Digg Technology

Pentagon Making Cyborg Crickets July 14, 2009

Using animals as sentinels is nothing new, such as when miners used canaries to detect carbon monoxide and methane in coal mines. As the New Scientist reports, the Pentagon plans to use cyborg crickets for very much the same purpose, only for detecting chemical and biological agents on the battlefield.

MIT's MetaMaterials: Optical Clothing for a James-Bond World July 14, 2009

A brand new nanofabric which can be used as cloth is now collecting images -- meaning paparazzi will soon be irrelevant, as we'll be able to get nude pictures directly from the clothing. MIT researchers developed a sophisticated nanotech mesh with woven semiconductor fibers able to detect incoming light.

12 Useful FireFox Plugins For Safe Browsing July 14, 2009

Being secure, on the web specially is something we all need. There are thousands of risks roaming and getting evolved in shape of different malwares, viruses, file & more. Since these things come via your browser and majority of us use firefox, here are some of the best and useful plugins/add-ons which can help you be safe on the internet.

Creative Advertising Photography by Thomas Lavezzari July 14, 2009

Amazing and superb creative advertising works by Thomas Lavezzari, professional designer, based in Italy.

Rumor: $800 Apple Tablet Coming in October July 14, 2009

Apple fans have been clamoring for a Mac tablet for years, and year after year the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has disappointed them. Now a new report with strong evidence suggests that Apple might be releasing their Tablet sooner then you expect.

Robotic Spy Bat: A real life Batman-style gadget July 13, 2009

A palm-sized "robo-bat" with shape memory alloy jointed limbs and smart material alloy muscles is being built by North Carolina State University researchers. It's the perfect micro air vehicle (MAV) for surveillance or other kinds of data gathering — Batman could fit this gadget easily onto his utility belt.

Many Original Facebook Employees Just Got Rich July 13, 2009

DST will buy $100 million worth of stock from current and former Facebook employees at a $6.5 billion valuation. Cha-ching!

Twitter use is a job qualification? … Welcome to Best Buy July 13, 2009

Yes, the job is in Best Buy's marketing department and involves "emerging media," but it's still jarring to see an employment ad list under preferred qualifications: "250-plus followers on Twitter." The ad also shows a lack of Twitter savvy in that almost any twit can attain 250 followers with little or no effort.

"Rules" for Windows 7 Upgrades Verified July 13, 2009

Technophiles like ourselves who are also frugal have, in the past, purchased upgrade editions of Windows, and been able to do a clean, fresh install either by entering a prior valid license key or inserting a CD for the older software at install time. That went away with Vista, which required a hacky workaround. Here are the new rules:

Virtusphere Really Puts You Inside Virtual Reality [Video] July 13, 2009

Virtusphere Inc hopes their giant, virtual-reality Zorb ball will finally wrest gaming from the pale, clammy hands of the morbidly obese.

The Register

Cats mix baby 'cry' with purr to score dinner

puuurrIcanhazcheezburgerrrrr? Hungry house cats have a way of changing their purr to manipulate humans into making a dash for the can opener, a new study shows.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Nokia notices, finally targets Danger Sidekick generation

What the N97 should have been? "Why should business get all the good gadgets?" we asked in 2004, reviewing the first Hiptop to debut in Europe. Well, Nokia has finally something to offer avid texters who pay for their own phones. It's a niche that's super-served in the United States, but ignored in Europe. Unfortunately the new phone is o […]

Facebook price tag drops (another) $3.5bn

Russians eat more stock Facebook's Russian sugar daddy has offered to buy back employee shares for $14.77 a pop, which means the ostensible value of the social networking site has dropped another $3.5bn.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

Microsoft offers Windows 7 early and cheap to volume customers

Famine, not feast, for PC OEMs? WPC Customers on Microsoft's volume licenses will get access to Windows 7 almost two months early and receive limited discounts to switch from Windows XP.… What is your recession sales strategy?

Fifth time not a charm for Endeavour liftoff

Shuttle launch scrubbed again Space shuttle Endeavour's blastoff was scrubbed once again on Monday, following a month of delays and four previous failed launch attempts.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Nehalems make like elephants on HPC memory test

Istanbul's touch of Alzheimer's Intel's Nehalem EP chip has significantly out-peformed AMD's Istanbul on a set a memory-intensive benchmark tests.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

Apollo 11 moon mission reincarnated as website

Retrace lunar steps in 'real-time' Forty years after Neil Armstrong made his historic first steps on the moon, Apollo 11 is beginning the same trip to the lunar surface this week via the internet.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Microsoft and Citrix mix 'n' match fake desktops

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US State Dept. workers beg Clinton for Firefox

No IE if you buy less peanut butter US State Department workers have begged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to let them use Firefox.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Microsoft rubs Web 2.0 noses in SharePoint cash pile

Redmond partner army must adapt to cloud WPC Customers want them. Microsoft is delivering them. And partners should sell and support them. That would be the online versions of Microsoft's existing applications - according to Microsoft.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Digg – Linux/Unix

Hands on with Mint 7 July 11, 2009

Now in its seventh iteration, codenamed Gloria, Linux Mint aims to bring easy-to-use Linux to the masses. It's based upon the ubiquitious Ubuntu, and as such it shares many of the same features; the installation routine, for example, is virtually identical and takes under 30 minutes to complete.

Did Microsoft force Asus to axe Linux? July 11, 2009

Victor Keegan: Microsoft is right to warn about the danger of a serious monopoly in search because of Google's dominance

What to expect from the next version of Ubuntu July 10, 2009

Due October, Karmic Koala is taking cloud computing seriously. You can generally get an inclination of what Ubuntu is going to feel like from the name, and we think the Karmic Koala is going to be more of an interim release than a major overhaul.

Nine Must-Have Features We Want to See in a Google Chore OS July 9, 2009

What's inside Google's just-announced Chrome Operating System? How does it work, exactly? Nobody outside Google knows. We can, however, build a dream operating system from the ground up, and that's what we're doing with some help from the hive mind.

Giz Explains: What the Hell is Google's Chrome OS? July 9, 2009

Since the official blog post is all Google has said about Chrome OS and it doesn't say much, let's do something I learned in college, turning tiny paragraphs into pages of "deep reading."

Google Chromium gains native theming support on Linux July 8, 2009

The Linux port of Chromium, the open source development version of Google's Chrome browser, now has a native theming mode that will make the browser adopt the icons and colors from a user's GTK theme.

Koala will be 'a definitive shift' for Ubuntu Linux July 8, 2009

Koala will be 'a definitive shift' for Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth : TechRadar UK

"Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu" | Education IT | ZDNet.com July 8, 2009

Obviously, this isn't true. But to a 17-year-old student who "hated Linux" a year ago, there's no longer any meaningful difference between the two operating systems. The old Windows vs. vs. Mac vs. Linux debate may finally be dead.

Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS July 8, 2009

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks.

VirtualBox 3 brings 3D graphics support - Ars Technica July 6, 2009

Sun released VirtualBox 3 this week, the latest version of its open source x86 virtualization software. The new version introduces support for 3D graphics and SMP.

Arstechnica Law and Disorder

Pandora now pushing radio to pay for music, too July 13, 2009

The campaign to get radio stations to pay up for the music they play marches on. With revenues from recorded music sales declining, rightsholders have turned their eyes in recent years to commercial US radio, which currently pays songwriters (but not performers or record labels) for the tunes that power their business. The record labels no […]

nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)

Better router tech: Mind the flows, not the packets July 13, 2009

iljitsch.vanbeijnum@arstechnica.com (Iljitsch van Beijnum)

Ericsson to run Sprint's wireless network, but how? July 12, 2009

The technology world's attention shifted to Sprint-Nextel this week with the company's announcement that it would hand off management of its wireless and wireline networks to Ericsson. Some time around or after September, 6,000 Sprint employees will begin working the system under the Swedish mobile maker's supervision, the new […]

ars@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)

Google CEO says he will "talk to Apple" about board conflict July 10, 2009

Google CEO Eric Schmidt is in the spotlight once again for potential conflict of interest for serving on Apple's board of directors. However, he told reporters yesterday that he will discuss the issue with Apple before making any move to step down from his post on the board. The Federal Trade Commission began an investigation this spri […]

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

French "3 strikes" law returns, now with judicial oversight! July 10, 2009

jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)

Space-based solar power, part 2: running the numbers July 10, 2009

jtimmer@arstechnica.com (John Timmer)

Who dishes out those broadband stimulus grants? Maybe you July 9, 2009

As we've reported, the US government has at long last announced that the first application window for broadband projects funded by that $7.2 billion in stimulus money will soon open. Two agencies are handing out the grants and loans: the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture […]

ars@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)

Will the FCC ever deal with bird-killing mobile phone towers? July 9, 2009

Both conservationists and the wireless industry continue to press the Federal Communications Commission for some response to concerns that millions of migratory birds fatally collide with mobile phone towers every year. But there are no obvious signs that the Commission has plans to do anything—despite a court order requiring agency ac […]

ars@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)

Has the RIAA sued 18,000 people... or 35,000? July 8, 2009

Just how many file-sharers has the RIAA gone after? Those in the know were widely reporting a figure just north of 30,000 cases—the RIAA never liked to provide exact numbers—but the music trade group stated in a recent court filing that the real number of people sued is only 18,000. What's going on? Back in 2006, an article […]

nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)

Committee: US space program needs big picture focus July 8, 2009

jtimmer@arstechnica.com (John Timmer)

Ars Technica – Apple

New info out of China suggests $800 iTablet coming this fall July 13, 2009

It has been several weeks since there was a fresh rumor about Apple's fabled tablet computer or a supposed netbook, so thank the maker that we now have new speculation about what Apple might be doing. According to a report from China Times (English translation), at least three companies connected to Apple's supply chain have receiv […]

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

Apple clears another regulatory hurdle for Chinese iPhone July 13, 2009

Apple has jumped over one more of the numerous hurdles it faces before it can offer its iconic iPhone to customers in China. One analyst for Wedge Partners claims that Apple has applied for a network access license, one of the final steps in the regulatory process for the iPhone to be "sanctioned" for use in China. The application […]

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

Browse the Web in style with Classilla for Mac OS 9 July 13, 2009

jeff.smykil@gmail.com (Jeff Smykil)

Week in Apple: WebObjects in 10.6, upcoming iPod rumors, App Store birthday July 11, 2009

Hopefully the holiday weekend didn't leave you too hung over to get your daily dose of Apple news. But in case you missed it, this week we discussed cameras in iPods, the whereabouts of Quicken for Mac, the death (or not) of WebObjects, next-gen iPod touches, and an iPhone 3GS jailbreak, to name a few stories. Read on for our roundup: […]

jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)

New test build of Snow Leopard has a few visual tweaks July 11, 2009

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

Google CEO says he will "talk to Apple" about board conflict July 10, 2009

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

Cameras: a solution for multiple cameras in Mac OS X July 10, 2009

jeff.smykil@gmail.com (Jeff Smykil)

Apple proposes HTTP streaming feature as IETF standard July 10, 2009

When Apple discussed the new features of the forthcoming iPhone OS 3.0, SVP of iPhone Software Engineering Scott Forstall said that the iPhone would be capable of streaming video and audio directly over HTTP. Apple also advertised HTTP streaming as a feature of QuickTime X, the update of its media architecture coming in Snow Leopard. What it […]

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

Quicken for Mac lives—and is coming in February of 2010 July 9, 2009

Mere days after we teased an answer out of Intuit about the status of Quicken for Mac, the company has announced that the latest rewrite has once again been pushed—to February of 2010. In a post made to the Official Quicken Blog, Intuit's senior manager of public relations Scott Gulbransen wrote that the new version will definitel […]

jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)

Report: demand for Macs, iPhones on the rise July 9, 2009

Market research firm ChangeWave has released the results of its recent corporate IT spending surveys, which show increased interest in Macs—in fact, the highest ChangeWave has ever recorded. Small- and medium-sized businesses are also looking at Apple's smartphone—no doubt a halo effect brought on by huge increase in demand […]

chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)

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