Big Media Looks to Win the Web
July 29, 2008
If YouTube’s wild popularity can be compared to a movie, ABC, Paramount, Yahoo and others say they’ll have plenty to say about it how it ends.
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Compiz Fusion in openSUSE 11.0
July 29, 2008
SUSE & openSUSE: “With openSUSE 11.0 Compiz-Fusion comes pre-installed and any system with reasonable performance level should be able to benifit from the Compiz-Fusion desktop experience. Needless to say, better the hardware better is the experience.”
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ECS GeForce 8800GT 256MB Linux Review
July 29, 2008
Phoronix: “While video card BIOS flashing isn’t recommended for the inexperienced computer users, ECS does provide a BIOS update for this graphics card that enables the faster performance out of this 256MB graphics card. Prior to these tests we had flashed the BIOS. Once flashing the BIOS we had experienced on average a boost of two to six FPS under Linux with our OpenGL tests.”
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Linux-friendly Beagle Fetches $150
July 29, 2008
Linux Devices: “…the A8 core is claimed to deliver 1200 DMIPS, putting it theoretically alongside Intel’s Pentium III in performance. Unlike the P-III, though, the 3530 adds a powerful Imagination SGX 2D/3D graphics processor supporting dual independent displays, and a TMS320C64x DSP core clocked at 430MHz.”
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CrossOver Games 7.1.0 Released
July 29, 2008
Wine Reviews: “I am happy to announce that we have now released version 7.1.0 of CrossOver Games, for both the Mac and for Linux.”
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Microsoft Funds Apache
July 29, 2008
Builder AU: “Microsoft, one of the biggest rivals to open source programming, has begun funding the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), one of open source software’s biggest supporters.”
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MoD admits to widespread data losses
July 28, 2008
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted to the loss of 658 laptops and 121 USB data drives since 2004, a far greater number than had been admitted earlier..
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Kiwi hacker walks free from court
July 28, 2008
A teenager from New Zealand accused of writing malware that could have stolen millions of pounds has walked free from court and may be recruited by the local police.
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AMD takes 'new' initiative
July 28, 2008
Processing powerhouse AMD wants to share the love and deepen the penetration of technology in India through IT channels.
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Esquire debuts electronic ink cover
July 28, 2008
The American version of Esquire magazine will be trialling digital front covers in September.
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