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Submission + - One Laptop Per Child porn issue (slashdot.org)

Submitted by mattatwork
mattatwork writes: It turns out that children in Nigeria are using their One Laptop Per Child provided PC to look at porn, according to Yahoo! News.. A representitive from OLPC said that they will now fit the laptop with filters.... It might just be me but if you're going to be giving any child a computer, shouldn't there be limits preventing them from going to non-curicular web sites...like porn?
Upgrades

Submission + - New MacBook Pros out (cio.com)

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peter
peter writes: "Apple has updated its MacBook Pro notebooks with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, memory up to 4GB, and high-speed graphics. Apple says the new MacBook Pro is available in 15-inch models with a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17-inch model with an optional high-resolution display."
Portables (Apple)

Submission + - Apple Updates 15" MacBook Pro

Submitted by
Villageidiot9390
Villageidiot9390 writes: "Apple has just updated their professional laptop offering. Amongst the updates Apple will now utilize the Santa Rosa chipset and now has processor speeds at up to 2.4GHz. In addition to these changes, Apple has updated the screens on both the 15" and 17" versions of their MacBook Pros. The 15" screen now features a mercury free LED backlit display. The 17" screen now has a native resolution of 1920x1200 pixels."
Java

Submission + - Begun the Smart Phone War has

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mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "Sun Microsystems just recently announced plans to port a newer version of Java (called Java FX) for the next breed of internet-connected phones. There are also rumors of Google developing their own software to compete with the likes of AJAX, Symbian, Microsoft, Palm and Research in Motion. With Java's history, is this a good thing?"
Censorship

Submission + - Stunning Development! PC World hates Apple!

Submitted by
mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "According to Wired, senior editor Harry McCracken suddenly quit after a draft article in PC World about the 10 things they hate about Apple was initially suppressed by company CEO Colin Crawford (who knows Steve Jobs on a personal basis). What seemed like a simple dispute over an article turned out to be an overall issue of the Editor in chief clashing with the CEO over the final say in what goes down in the magazine. When questioned about it in a meeting, Crawford asserted he would have final say (see update to Wired). Is this censorship or was McCracken overreacting?"
NASA

Submission + - Mercury May have molten hot magma at it's core

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mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "According to ScienceDaily, NASA has come to the conclusion that the planet Mercury may have a molten core after all, based on high-precision planetary radar readings. You may (or may not) remember the Mariner 10 probe making 3 passes by Mercury between March 29th, 1974, September 21st 1974 and March 16, 1975. Interesting development...I for one still won't be setting up a colony there anytime soon...."
IBM

Submission + - IBM to announce faster/efficient chips....

Submitted by
mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "According to the NY Times, IBM is set to announce a major advance in how it makes it chips. Using an unnamed substance, IBM expects faster and more energy efficient semiconductors. They also are using a newer technique of self-assembly, which has previously been used on the biological, Molecular (nano- and micro-scale) and Supramolecular. Instead of drilling holes (like in traditional chips), heat is used to create holes for substance X to be put through. Very cool process...though it does give me a headache thinking about it...."
Businesses

Submission + - Have IT Background, will Fix Health Care

Submitted by
mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "I was surfing through my usual tech sites for the latest news when I came across this article on Wired News. It turns out Steve Case is not alone in the quest to fix the health care system. I guess I don't get what the big attraction for these guys are.... I know the US's health care system is messed up, but I'm not sure technology can fix all of the aches, pains and dysfunction in our current system. I don't get why they don't just join a major company's board or start a hip/trendy start-up...."
Communications

Submission + - Vonage v. Verizon: Prepare for Round 2

Submitted by
mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "According to the NY Times, Vonage is preparing to take it's case back down to the lower courts for a retrial of the lawsuit against them from Verizon. Their hope is that with newer approaches set forth by the supreme court that the lower courts will be able to decide whether Verizon's patent(s) are ordinary/obvious (*cough* yes) or deserve patent protection. I wonder if this time it will be more obvious to the courts that Verizon's patents aren't so original?"
The Internet

Submission + - Google Responds to Viacom Lawsuit

Submitted by
mattatwork
mattatwork writes: "According to a NY Times article, Google has responded to the Viacom Lawsuit unfounded and claims legal safe harbor in sections of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

The 1998 law "balances the rights of copyright holders and the need to protect the Internet as an important new form of communication," Google said in its filing. "By seeking to make carriers and hosting providers liable for Internet communications, Viacom's complaint threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information, news, entertainment, and political and artistic expression."
Viacom responded with:

"This response ignores the most important fact of the suit, which is that YouTube does not qualify for safe harbor protection under the D.M.C.A. It is obvious that YouTube has knowledge of infringing material on their site, and they are profiting from it."
Representives for Google have said they are ready to take this to court. I don't know about you, I can't wait 'till July 27 and see the rumble in the court room!"
Media (Apple)

Submission + - iPhone shortage of PS3 proportions?

Submitted by mattatwork
mattatwork writes: According to DigiTimes, Apple has put in a request to Samsung (and other NAND manufacturers) for upwards of 400-500 million 4 Gb NAND flash chips. The various parties involved in providing the memory have balked at the amount required and the risk involved in the case that the phone succeeds or tanks when it goes on sale. Is the concern surrounding the buzz about the iPhone credible or is this just leftover paranoia from the PS3 shortage?
Media (Apple)

Submission + - Slippery iPhone?

Submitted by mattatwork
mattatwork writes: A brief article on Business 2.0 shed light on little known flaw of the iPhone's design: slipperiness. According to the article:


"Overall," he added, "our source found the iPhone awesome but he mentioned, as a sole negative point, that the material used on the device's case makes it feel even more slippery than the iPod and will probably require the purchase of a protective skin or case so as to avoid unintentionally dropping it."

The article doesn't go on to suggest where the testers were found and what credentials were necessary to participate in testing the iPhones. I for one find it hard to believe Apple would let a product go anywhere near testing with a potential for slipping, falling and getting damaged....
Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Claims iPhone Will Be Bust 463

Posted by Zonk from the biased-source-just-maybe dept.
Theaetetus writes "In an interview with USA Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claimed there is no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. The article also deals with Microsoft's friction with the Justice Department, friction with Google, and the profitability of MSN. 'No chance. It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get. In the case of music, Apple got out early. They were the first to really recognize that you couldn't just think about the device and all the pieces separately. Bravo. Credit that to Steve (Jobs) and Apple. They did a nice job. But it's not like we're at the end of the line of innovation that's going to come in the way people listen to music, watch videos, etc. I'll bet our ads will be less edgy. But my 85-year-old uncle probably will never own an iPod, and I hope we'll get him to own a Zune.'"

Feed Dell "designs," you decide: lame or very lame? (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed

Filed under: Desktops

Can't help but chuckle at Dell's semi-admirable attempts at "community involvement" in product design decisions. To its credit, Dell does seem to be listening up on the Linux issue -- though we have to wait and see how well the execution goes -- but this latest "You Choose" question posed to the Dell IdeaStorm community isn't exactly going to change the world. Dell wants your vote on two different clear sidepanel designs for its XPS 710 H2C desktop which was unveiled at CES. Sounds like a good idea, unfortunately, the options are laughable: you can vote for a decent but perhaps over the top "X" design, or a square window that was clearly drummed up after the marketing team decided it'd be a good thing to "ask the community" in an attempt to generate interest. In the end, it's all pretty silly -- don't they know that what the people really want is to pay double the price for a gaming desktop with pretty pictures on it?

[Via Geekzone]

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