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Handhelds

Linux-Based Gaming Handheld To Rely On Low Material Cost, Indie Apps 137

Posted by Soulskill from the race-to-zero dept.
dartttt writes "Robert Pelloni and his team are working to develop an indie handheld gaming console, the 'nD,' which will run a number of indie games. The device will support 2D games only, and will run a custom-developed, embedded Linux firmware. It will have its own Game Store, which will allow users to download games. The SDK will be released soon, and is based on open source gaming standard SDL. Developers are being told that they can actually start making and compiling games on Windows, Mac and Linux using a 320x240 resolution."
Technology

Why Thunderbolt Is Dead In the Water 568

Posted by Soulskill from the cables-can't-swim dept.
adeelarshad82 writes "In the same way that Apple championed FireWire for the replacement of parallel SCSI, Thunderbolt is meant as the next big thing in video and audio peripheral interfaces. Plus, it's Apple's move to beat USB 3.0. However, Thunderbolt is off to a slow start, for a number of reasons — from cost to the technology's features in comparison to USB 3.0 — which is why it may be dead in the water."
Android

Oracle's Android Claims Cut By 98% 130

Posted by timothy from the can't-we-call-in-some-tactical-hurricanes? dept.
tomhudson writes "Groklaw is reporting that Oracle was ordered to reduce its claims against Google from 132 to 3. In a further ruling, the judge has ordered that 129 of those claims will be permanently barred against all past and current products. Additionally, the judge has asked both sides if, in their opinion, after they have reduced the number of claims, a trial is still worth holding, or if the case is now moot."

Comment Re:I'm Confused... (Score 4, Informative) 415

by mchappee (#32994234) Attached to: 'Bloatware' Becoming a Problem On Android Phones

>You can develop and distribute apps without begging for permission

The Apple app store has a 96% approval rate and 98% of those are available within a week. No begging required. And for that you get distribution, exposure, hosting and the lion's share of the money.

> while Apple considers you to be a criminal if you jailbreak

From the iOS Jailbreak Wiki: "Jailbreaking, according to Apple, voids Apple's warranty on the device, although this is quickly remedied by restoring the device in iTunes." Can you please site your references?

Haters gotta hate, I guess.
MC
Biotech

Submission + - Pennsylvania Man Claims to Burn Salt Water (foxnews.com)

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BlackMax65
BlackMax65 writes: "Who needs oil from the Middle East, when you'll be able to fill your car up with saltwater? An Erie, Pennsylvania cancer researcher says he has found a way to burn salt water, a novel invention that is being touted by a retired chemistry professor as the "most remarkable" water science discovery in a century."

Comment Re:Occam's Razor (Score 1) 495

by mchappee (#15798731) Attached to: Possible Hole in Black Holes

I think I love you, my astrogirl...

Jets from AGN (Active Galactic Nuclei) are thought to be generated by a rotating black hole winding the magnetic field from the accretion disc up in a tight beam. The beam contains accelerating particles at incredibly high speeds.

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