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Fastest RAM ever?
technology.newscientist.com — Engineers and physicists from Germany have demonstrated the quickest prototype yet of an advanced form of RAM tipped by hardware manufacturers to be the future of computing. The device is so fast it brushes against a fundamental speed-limit for the process.More… (Hardware)
Powerful graphical tools for Ubuntu Linux
itwire.com — Linux has a bad reputation of having to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to do anything really useful. In this article I will talk about some graphical interfaces for tools to get those "useful" things doneMore… (Linux/Unix)
Weird and Wonderful Gadgets That Never Quite Took Off
dailymail.co.uk — It was the invention of the future - a tiny machine complete with its own map that would tell motorists which way to go. But this was no GPS, it was a wristwatch-style device equipped with minuscule maps. It is one of the labour and face-saving devices to go on display from a private collection of weird and wonderful gadgets from the past.More… (Gadgets)
Listen To Your Home Music Library From Your iPhone [GUIDE]
ismashphone.com — Enjoy your home music collection from work (or from anywhere) on the go. Access the music collection of up to 30 of your friends, and allow them to access yours. [INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED] More… (Apple)
IFPI Hijacks Pirate Bay Traffic
torrentfreak.com — Last Friday, Italian ISPs started to prevent their customers from accessing the Pirate Bay. Strangely enough, Pirate Bay traffic is not redirected to Italian authorities, but to the IFPI, the infamous anti-piracy lobby of the music industry. Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde is not happy, and says it’s a scandal.More… (Tech Industry News)
iPhone 3G Issues: The Plot Thickens
gigaom.com — After months and months of anticipation, the iPhone 3G is here — and all anyone can talk about are its problems. Theories are emerging as to who — or what — is really to blame, but in some ways the possible explanations are only adding to the mystery.More… (Apple)
Shuttleworth and Ubuntu keep moving on up
itwire.com — Ten years from now, if Linux has managed to gain something like 10 per cent or more of the desktop market and continues to maintain its lead in the server market, one person would have to take a goodly share of the credit - Mark Shuttleworth.More… (Linux/Unix)
10 Years of Cuddly, Friendly iMacs
wired.com — Over the years, the iMac's trendsetting arc has continued, with a total of four distinct models (and a close family member), some of which shipped in a handful of flavors. Here's a look at the evolution of the iMac: past, present and future. More… (Apple)
Countdown to 4G Networks: Who’s Doing What, and When
gigaom.com — for those reading about the promise of 4G networks such as LTE or mobile WiMAX, here’s a look at each carrier’s launch plans and when (or if) you can expect to see up to 100 Mbps down on your mobile network.More… (Tech Industry News)
Dell introduces ten new laptops [with onboard Linux]
theinquirer.net — On is a flash-based barebones Linux install that gets you up and running, on the Net, and with much of what you need to run the computer in instantly. Dell went to great pains to avoid saying the L-word though, it might anger the very touchy gods atop mount Redmond.More… (Linux/Unix)
Apple worth more than Google, but so what?
arstechnica.com — There was plenty of virtual fist bumping among Apple fans yesterday about the perceived value of Apple as a company now being more than Google, and that's great. And meaningless. One need only look back to late last year and the words of one four-figure analyst to see how ephemeral that measure of value can be.More… (Apple)
Build an embedded Linux distro from scratch
ibm.com — In this tutorial, you learn about cross-compiling, the boot loader, file systems, the root file system, disk images, and the boot process, all with respect to the decisions you make as you're building the system and creating the distribution.More… (Linux/Unix)
Find Your New Favorite Website
pcmag.com — PC Magazine has released their list of Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites. The list includes all sorts of sites like Serious Eats, ExpoTV, FixYa, HowCast, and FriendFeed. I love lists like this - they're awesome for finding new sites to browse!More… (Software)
You've got jail! AOL spammer sentenced to seven years
arstechnica.com — AOL spammer and identity thief Michael Dolan is headed off to jail for the next seven years, to be followed by three years of additional monitoring. Dolan and his codefendants pled guilty to all charges, and received the maximum sentence allowed by law.More… (Tech Industry News)
Netflix Experiencing Severe Shipping Problems
sfgate.com — Distressing news if you're one of Netflix's 8 million users. The company said it shipped no DVDs on Tuesday, some on Wednesday and none on Thursday.More… (Tech Industry News)
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