LBK Post 037 HTC HD7 Has Hidden MicroSD Slot

From http://engadget.com

Is It a User-Replacable Card?

Link:  http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/htc-hd7-has-hidden-microsd-slot-user-replacable-card/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3xmer9q

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LBK Post 036 Facebook Forces MySpace to Put on a New FACE

For MySpace, a Fresh Coat of Paint

Deep in the red, News Corp.'s social-networking site gets a redesign.

The "cool" factor is still to be determined

 

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Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_45/b4202042143361.htm

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/2d5faea

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LBK Post 035 Why You Should Kiss Your Frak Firesheep Goodbye

From http://techcrunch.com

 

How To Protect Your Login Information 

From Firesheep

 

Link: http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/firesheep/

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 From http://www.betanews.com

Frak Firesheep: The Whole Internet Needs 

 

to Run on SSL -- NOW

Link: http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Frak-Firesheep-The-whole-Internet-needs-to-run-on-SSL-NOW/1288051443?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bn+%28Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN%29

210 crappy Characters instead of 26....

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LBK Post 034 LSE Hits Record Trade Speed with Linux

From http://www.osnews.com

London Stock Exchange Smashes 

Record Trade Speed with Linux

Linux "The London Stock Exchange has said its new Linux-based system is delivering world record networking speed, with 126 microsecond trading times. 

The news comes ahead a major Linux-based switchover in twelve days, during which the open source system will replace Microsoft .Net technology on the groups main stock exchange.

The LSE had long been criticised on speed and reliability, grappling with trading speeds of several hundred microseconds.

The record breaking times were measured on the LSE's Turquoise smaller dark pool trading venue, where trades are conducted anonymously.

That network switched over to Linux from Cinnober technology two weeks ago. Speed is crucial as more firms trade automatically at lightning speed, using advanced algorithms."

Link: http://www.osnews.com/comments/23927

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LBK Post 033 Ubuntu 10.10 Getting More Full-Press Traction

From http://arstechnica.com

Blessed Unity: Ars reviews Ubuntu 10.10

 

 

Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed Maverick Meerkat, emerged from its burrow this month with some important changes. The user interface got a lift from some theming improvements and a new default font. Usability got a nice boost from a wide range of design improvements and feature enhancements in the Software Center and Ubiquity installer. Canonical's effort to clean up the notification area took another step forward with the addition of playback controls in the sound indicator menu. The latest version of GNOME is included, with a handful of minor improvements, and the F-Spot photo manager was replaced with Shotwell.

Link:  http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2010/10/ars-reviews-ubuntu-1010-wip.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

 

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/23l8ssv

 

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Japan's Latest Rockstar Is a 3D Hologram

"Hatsune Miku is a Japanese pop diva who's just started to play massive stadium concerts to sold out crowds. Her hair is blue, she dresses like Sailor Moon, and she'll only appear in concerts via a 3D 'hologram.' Oh, and did I forget to mention that she's completely fictional? Created by Crypton Future Media, Hatsune Miku and her virtual colleagues have gone on limited tours in Japan."

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Is Hatsune Miku a Resurfacing of William Gibson's Idoru,
from his book of the same name?
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Link: http://singularityhub.com/2010/10/20/this-rocking-lead-singer-is-a-3d-hologram-video/

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LBK Post 032 Let's Play the SHell Game

From http://www.shellcity.net

 
Google Docs

Link:  http://docs.google.com/demo/edit?id=scAB0y-gW_ipU5AsVNCcS6rFi#document


GNU Aspell (Win32 version)

    Link: http://aspell.net/win32/


and Intel SSD Toolbox

    Link: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18455

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Are We Going Web Appy?

Mozilla Unveils an Open Web Apps Store Prototype

Google's Chrome Store is Coming Too

Link:

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1799918/mozilla-unveils-web-apps-store-prototype?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Mozilla+unveils+an+Open+Web+Apps+Store+prototype

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/25dz865

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LBK Post 031 US, Canada have Priciest Cell Phone Plans

US, Canada have Priciest Cell Phone Plans 

in The World

Link: 

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/10/us-canada-lead-the-world-in-expensive-cell-packages.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

146 characters to 26 please...

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/273dg3t

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LBK Post 029 Scientists Suggest That Cancer is Purely Man-Made

PIX: PhysOrg:

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer is a modern, man-made disease caused by environmental factors such as pollution and diet, a study by University of Manchester scientists has strongly suggested.

Link:  http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-10-scientists-cancer-purely-man-made.html

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/24977wc

More information: A copy of the paper ‘Cancer: an old disease, a new disease or something in between?’ is available at http://www.nature. … nrc2914.html

http://www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v10/n10/full/nrc2914.html

Or Ask Linda...

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LBK Post 028 It Looks Like I'm Going to Laughlin

Feeling Pretty Lucky

The Fedora Project announced the Beta release of "Fedora 14 "Laughlin," featuring faster JPEG downloads and MeeGo 1.0 for Netbooks. The Fedora 14 Beta also adds improved debugging and IPMI server management, and debuts the "Spice" virtualization desktop framework and "Systemd" management technology for faster start-ups.

Link:  http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7029761590.html?kc=rss

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/2fgfopw

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For Those Afraid of the Cutting Edge,

Ubuntu 10.10 Has Just Been Released Too!

Link: http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=06308

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LBK Post 027 LifeHacker_From the Tips Box: Google Voice Notifications

Google Voice Notifications,

File Extensions, and The Vegetable Drawer

Link: http://lifehacker.com/5659488/from-the-tips-box-google-voice-notifications-file-extensions-and-the-vegetable-drawer/gallery/

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/2ffhh96

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LBK 026 Is Ubuntu 10.10 Yet Another Chance to Ditch Windows

Ubuntu 10.10 Coming in 3 Days...

It's Time To Start Up the SNOW Machines.

 

 

Link: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/is-ubuntu-1010-yet-another-chance-to-ditch-windows/4262

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/29lkzet

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LBK Post 025 Sharp's IS03 Android Phone Packs Retina Display

Some Goodies on a Cell Stalk

Minus the Branding Pretense

Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/sharps-is03-android-phone-packs-retina-display-minus-the-brand/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2afegz6

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Huawei Ascend 

is the $150 Android Smartphone 

You Might Want To Own

 
Link: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/06/huawei-ascend-is-the-150-android-smartphone-you-might-actually/




TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/36gqc2g

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LBK Post 024 Will The Internet TV's Change The Way We Watch TV?

Google TV,  Apple TV, and Even Sony TV...

 

What's It All About, Alfie?

 

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Google TV Gets Content Traction

Google TV is  a step closer  to becoming a reality. The company announced that CNN, HBO and the NBA are on board to provide content, along with Netflix and Amazon's video store. Google TV aims to let viewers watch TV and surf the web on the same screen.

Google TV Ropes in a Host of Broadcasters, 

Puts Apple TV on Pause

Link: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/68598/20101005/google-tv-apple-tv-apps-usa-today-apple-tv-new-york-times-nbc-hbo-nba-turner-broadcasting-pandora-ve.htm

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2fgwjsy

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LBK Post 023 Is The High-Rez World Really Their Oyster?

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Google Street View Now Available on 

All Seven Continents

Since launching in major U.S. cities in 2007, Google has gradually expanded its Street View service, which allows users to get street-level views of locations they explore on Google Maps. Now, Street View has been made available in Brazil, Ireland and even parts of Antarctica.

Google Street View expands to all 7 continents – Penguin watch

Link:  http://www.onlykent.com/20101001/google-street-view-expands-to-all-7-continents-penguin-watch/

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Parts come from http://www.eweek.com

High-Resolution Photos Come to Facebook

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The new photos will allow people to upload pictures in 2048 pixel resolution and for their friends to download  those pictures. The bulk tagging ability will recognize the same person in multiple pictures, but won't link it to their profile. It uses a very minimalistic facial recognition technology. "This isn't face recognition," Sam Odio, Facebook Photos Project Manager  insisted. "Picasa and iPhoto--they'll detect a face and say, 'This is Sam,' and they'll suggest that it's Sam. We're not doing that. We're not linking any faces to profiles automatically. Right now, we want to stay away from that because it's a very touchy subject."
 
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Catering to some 500 million users who upload more than 100 million images each day, Facebook said it is adding high-resolution image support and a new photo upload tool.

Facebook began rolling out some significant upgrades to its Photos service late Thursday, including the ability to upload and download high-resolution images up to 2048×2048 pixels in dimension, as well as bulk tagging options and a new, elegant lightbox interface for viewing images on the site.

The changes put Facebook on a level with Flickr and other image and portfolio-sharing sites; artists, photographers, models and graphic designers will have every reason to display their work on Facebook now. The new image sizes should also allow users to make quality prints.



Link: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/Facebook-Photos-Go-HighResolution-Get-Batch-Tagging-255702/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/28zajtr
 

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