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iPod Nano Switches Left/Right Channels With Headphone Insert
gizmodo.com — If you have a new 4th-gen nano and a decent ear, you may have noticed something funny: After putting it to sleep, if you wake it up by inserting headphones, the left and right channels switch. I tried this with the most obvious stereo mix of all time, David Bowie's "Space Oddity," and it's really easy to duplicate yourself.More… (Apple)
SanduuLinux 2.6.27 Released: Features and Changes
kernelnewbies.org — 2.6.27 adds a new filesystem (UBIFS) optimized for "pure" flash-based storage devices, the page-cache is now lockless, much improved Direct I/O scalability and performance, delayed allocation for ext4, multiqueue networking, an alternative hibernation implementation based on kexec/kdump, data integrity support in the block layer for devices that ..More… (Linux/Unix)
70phr3Should Microsoft buy Research In Motion?
news.cnet.com — With shares of Research In Motion among those that have seen a massive drop in recent months, Reuters on Friday made the case that the company could make a juicy acquisition target for Microsoft. More… (Tech Industry News)
KaiserArnyBanana clip tray makes ice bullets
gadgets.boingboing.net — It is perhaps unsurprising that an ice cube tray entitled, “The Bullet Ice Cube Tray” makes ice cubes shaped like bullets. What is surprising is how damned realistic these things look. I am assuming that the molded the real deal for authenticity and the icing on the cake is that the tray is shaped like an AK-47 magazine.More… (Gadgets)
kevinlouisRecession Will be Very Kind to Open Source
radar.oreilly.com — this recession will be great for free and open source because of the shortage of cash. Last recession saw the mainstream legitimisation of open source operating systems (youngsters, take note: there was a time when it wasn't automatically okay for an IT department to use Linux) because it was clear and away the most cost-effective choice.More… (Linux/Unix)
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Zuckerberg: Facebook is all about growth
news.cnet.com — Just how do you best monetize the strikingly popular social network? The CEO reckons they'll have that problem licked in about three years.More… (Tech Industry News)
brainnovateOpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for download
blogs.zdnet.com — OpenOffice.org 3.0 Final has already been uploaded to a variety of mirror download sites ahead of the official announcement Monday 13.More… (Software)
motangCalacanis: Apple working on networked HD televisions!!
reviews.cnet.co.uk — These LCD HDTVs will be fully networked, with the ability to stream all your iTunes content from your Mac or PC. In fact, Calacanis told me they'll function like a standard TV with an Apple TV box, only without the need for the box.More… (Apple)
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Google Reigns Supreme
sitepoint.com — Google continues its supremacy, despite the clamor over emerging search engines attempting to dethrone it. These providers approach search from different perspectives (semantic, social, community-based) and present their results in fresh forms (design, layout, structure) in the hope that their new package will appeal more to the masses.More… (Tech Industry News)
ichsie203611 troubled Web companies: Digg not on the list!!
news.cnet.com — Some popular Web companies may be vulnerable to the economic slowdown. Do they face an ill fate similar to that of the beloved delivery service of the last bubble?More… (Tech Industry News)
Ad Industry Has its Eyes on your iPhone
money.cnn.com — Where there are eyeballs, there are usually ads. And the most eye-catching gadget of late has been the iPhone, which can now run thousands of software programs available at Apple's App store. More than 100 million apps have been downloaded since the store launched in July, according to Apple Those numbers have caught the attentionMore… (Apple)
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Vista users: Why wait for Windows 7? Get a better UAC now
blogs.chron.com — Microsoft says it's changing Vista's annoying User Account Control feature in Windows 7, but guess what? You can have a better-behaved UAC right now. Symantec's beta Norton UAC tool lets you say "I don't want to see this popup again".More… (Software)
Wine 1.1.6 Released
winehq.org — The Wine development release 1.1.6 is now available.More… (Linux/Unix)
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17 Most Desirable Designers Collection
smashingapps.com — A very nice collection of work that might inspire new designers as well as established ones.More… (Design)
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10 Finger Licking Linux Desktop Themes
linuxhaxor.net — A great collection of Linux Desktop Theme.More… (Linux/Unix)
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