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Submission + - Bootable Linux USB drive for PLAYSTATION3 (fixstars.com)

Submitted by

Kai Staats

on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @11:57AM

Kai Staats writes: "Today, Fixstars announced the availability of "YDL on a Stick," a USB flash drive containing a bootable version of Yellow Dog Linux v6.2 for the Sony PS3. Just plug it in, boot, and go.

"'YDL on a Stick' is a compact and portable alternative to a full installation," states Owen Stampflee, Fixstars Linux Product Manager. "Since everything runs from the USB drive, 'YDL on a Stick' is ideal for users who want to try out Linux without sacrificing space or having to back up or reformat their PS3."

"YDL on a Stick" is now shipping from us.fixstars.com/store/"

Submission + - 11.6" netbooks face off

Submitted by Dr. Damage on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @11:56AM

Dr. Damage writes: Netbooks have grown from tiny curiosities with 7" screens into surprisingly well-rounded little computers. The latest step? 11.6" displays with 1366x768 resolution and near-full-sized keyboards, believe it or not. Two such systems are available now for under $400 at U.S. retailers: an Aspire One at Walmart and the Gateway LT3103 at Best Buy. The Gateway packs an Athlon 64 processor and Radeon graphics, amazingly enough. The Tech Report bought them both and has compared them head to head in some depth, choosing a clear winner between the two.

Bell Starts Hijacking NX Domain Queries 310

Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @11:32AM from the opendns-dot-org-is-a-nice-resource dept.

inject_hotmail.com writes "Bell Canada started hijacking non-existent domains (in the same manner as Rogers), redirecting NX-response queries to themselves, of course. Before opting-out, you get their wonderfully self-promoting and self-serving search page. When you 'opt-out,' your browser receives a cookie (isn't that nice) that tells them that you don't want the search page. It will still use their broken DNS server's non-NX response, but it will show a 'Domain Not Found' mock-up page that they (I surmise) tailor to your browser-agent string. During the opt-out process, they claim to be interested in feedback, but provide no method on that page (or any other page within the 'domainnotfound.ca' site) to contact them with complaints. They note that opting-in is 'recommended' (!), and that 'In order for opt-out to work properly, you need to accept a "cookie" indicating that you have opted out of this service. If you use a program that removes cookies, you will have to repeat this opt-out process when the cookie is deleted. The cookie placed on your computer will contain the site name: "www.domainnotfound.ca."' Unfortunately most Bell Internet users won't understand the difference between their true NX domain response, and Bell's injected NX response."

Android Applications Soon To Run On MIPS32 Chips 93

Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @09:09AM from the enhance-enhance-enhance dept.

OrangHutan writes "Google's Android software source code has been offered up for those looking to create applications on MIPS32 chips, which are different from Intel's x86 architecture and used by companies such as Cisco (in its Linksys devices), Motorola (set-top boxes) and Sony (DVD players). MIPS Technologies made the announcement on Monday and is giving 'software developers an early access program for customers, which will give them access to MIPS engineers and specific hardware and software optimizations.' The article goes on to say that MIPS made waves at the 'Computex electronics exhibition in Taipei by showing off a home media player and a 10.4-inch LCD with a built-in computer both running Android. They were among the first non-phones to be seen running the Google-developed OS.'"

Comment Re:Why alarm bells? (Score 3, Interesting) 591

by bennettj1087 on Friday June 27, 2008 @03:27PM (#23972203) Attached to: Firefox 3 Already Rules the Roost

...it could require a fairly heavy overhaul for modern browsers.

That's absolutely correct. I'm currently working on a web application at the corporation I work for. It's been so badly coded (long before I arrived) that making it compatible with IE7 (not to mention Firefox or any other browsers) would be a nightmare that would probably take our development team a year to complete. And I'm not certain I entirely agree with you on the interface point. I think major interface changes between versions of a program are huge deterrents to upgrading for many people.

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