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Submission + - Microsoft and Samsung sign Linux patent deal

Submitted by AceJohnny
AceJohnny writes: Microsoft continues with its patent FUD tactic it used with Novell, now striking a deal with Korean giant Samsung. Since the Novell affair, Microsoft had also inked a deal with Fuji-Xerox. Microsoft still hasn't explicited which patents Linux is violating.
Portables

Submission + - RIM Releases Reason for Blackberry Outage

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: According to BBC News, RIM has announced that the cause of this week's network failure for the Blackberry wireless e-mail device was an insufficiently tested software upgrade. Blackberry said in a statement that the failure was trigged by "the introduction of a new, non-critical system routine" designed to increase the system's e-mail holding space. The network disruption comes as RIM faces a formal probe by the US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission, over its stock options.
Networking

Submission + - OpenOffice Could Soon Become Network-enabled

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Linuxtoday.com has picked up a message from the OpenOffice Dev mailing list in which a new company is introducing the GravityZoo OpenOffice porting project with the aim of bringing it to the Internet. GravityZoo is a networked computing platform that looks very interesting. "When OpenOffice.org is "GravityZood", it will become a suite of productivity applications that are always available, online, via a broad range of devices. It will be possible to share and collaborate in real-time, to switch from one device (e.g. a PC) to another (Mobile) device. There will also be no need to save data, because everything you produce is saved automatically on the network. There is no need to download, install or update, the latest version is just available and accessible from any GravityZoo enabled client.

Feed Michael Dell using Ubuntu on his personal machine (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed

Filed under: Laptops

Who says the people aren't in power? Not long at all after customers voiced their demands to have Linux pre-loaded across a wider spectrum of Dell machines, the company caved, and as we sit and ponder just what flavor of Linux will soon be available, we can't help but guess Ubuntu. According to Michael Dell's lineup of personal rigs, his prized Precision M90 is currently humming along with a copy of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn at the helm, garnering speculation that it's at least in the hunt for being a Linux variety available on its forthcoming machines. Moreover, it appears that Michael doesn't shy away from open-source software at all, as VMWare Workstation 6 Beta, OpenOffice.org 2.2, Automatix2, Firefox 2.0.0.3, and Evolution Groupware 2.10 are also seeing a good bit of personal use. Still, the whole thing could be a complete ploy to make loyal users believe that the CEO really is just one of us -- after all, this same company did just reinstate Windows XP as an OS option.

[Via Laptoping]

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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time

Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Linux Business

Submission + - Linux sponsered Indy 500 car campaign

Submitted by fedaykin42
fedaykin42 writes: The Tux500 program was created with a simple goal: "to collect community donations to enter a Linux sponsored car in the 2007 Indianapolis 500." For those that don't know, the Indy 500 is one of the world's most viewed sporting events. With approximately 350,000 spectators at the Speedway, over 5.5 million in the U.S., and an estimated 344 million international viewers, this is a great opportunity to get the Linux name out there. The team is actively working to raise enough money to have "Primary Sponsership", which means not only a large logo on the side of the car but also "Team Linux" in the race team name. Donations can only be accepted through May 21, 2007, so fire up your paypall accounts and let's see a very big Tux going 200mph!
The Courts

Submission + - MySpace threats lead to arrest

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raustin
raustin writes: "Scott Young Bear faces a felony charge for threats against schools that he allegedly posted on his MySpace page. Police Lt. Dan Donlin said police learned of the entry on Young Bear's blog, titled "I love the massacre," from the mother of an acquaintance of Young Bear. The entry indicated the writer found Monday's mass murder at Virginia Tech humorous and thought a similar shooting in his home town would be funny, too, Donlin said. Full story: http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/04/20 /news/local/132242.txt"

Feed Star Trek-style deflector shield to fend off harmful radiation (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

When you've got folks dreaming up such things as a $2.5 trillion "space sunshade," we reckon a Star Trek-style deflector shield isn't too far-fetched. Apparently, a team of British scientists are looking into the possibility of crafting such a device in order to " protect astronauts from radiation" when they venture beyond the Earth's protective magnetic envelope, or "magnetosphere." Reportedly, the team is hoping to "to mimic the magnetic field which protects the Earth" and deploy the shields "around spacecraft and on the surfaces of planets to deflect harmful energetic particles." As nation's begin to revive plans of space exploration, the homegrown shield should look mighty attractive at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting, but details concerning a proposed launch date, and moreover, the presumably lofty pricetag, have yet to emerge.

[Via Slashdot]

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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time

Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Software

Second Life To Open Source Server Code 221

Posted by Zonk from the over-there-is-sixth-life-nobody-goes-there dept.
mrspin writes "Having already taken the timid steps of open-sourcing the code for its client software, Linden Lab has confirmed that they'll be going the whole way, and will soon be opening up the server code for Second Life. This furthers Second Life's ambitions to be a fully distributed 3D network — built on interoperability and not owned by one company — a bit like the Internet itself. ZDNet's The Social Web asks: 'who will be the first to offer Second Life hosting or use the server code for their own internal purposes? IBM would be an obvious candidate, perhaps offering corporate Second Life services. And for the rest of us? GoogleLife, free virtual land — ad supported of course. It's certainly a possibility.'"

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