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Airbus 380 To Have Linux In Every Seat 332

Posted by kdawson on Sunday August 26, 2007 @05:48PM from the no-access-to-the-tubes-though dept.

jpatokal writes "Singapore Airlines will be rolling out the A380 superjumbo on October 26th, and a surprise awaits in the seat of every passenger: their personal Linux PC, running Red Hat. In addition to running the in-flight entertainment, passengers can also use a full copy of StarOffice, and there's a USB slot for importing/exporting documents or plugging in your own keyboard/mouse. Screen size is 10.6" (1280x768) in economy, 15.4" in business and a whopping 23" in first class (along with free noise-canceling headphones). The system is already available on current B777-300ER planes and will also be outfitted on the upcoming B787 Dreamliners."

Submission + - Frozen Ocean on Mars

Submitted by

tubapro12

on Sunday March 18, 2007 @10:40AM

tubapro12 writes: "NASA has announced that radar scan indicate enough frozen water on Mars to cover the planet with up to 11 meters. A joint effort between NASA, ESA, and the ASI, has found "[a] frozen mass on Mars' South Pole is more than three and a half kilometres deep." This discovery adds a large part to the equation for any future colonization attempts on the fourth, red rock."

Submission + - Google snaps up stats tool from Swedish charity

Submitted by paulraps on Sunday March 18, 2007 @10:28AM

paulraps writes: What began as a teaching aid in a university lecture has just been bought by Google for an undisclosed sum. The statistics tool, Trendalyzer, was developed by a professor at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute and his son. Unfortunately for the developers, the project has been run under the auspices of a charity, Gapminder, and financed over the last seven years by public money. Maybe that seemed smart at the time, but the professor, admitting that he won't see a dime of Google's cash, now seems regretful.

"Market Share" "Installed Base" and Consumer Electronics 264

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday March 18, 2007 @10:12AM from the something-to-think-about dept.

redrum writes "Analysts and reporters like to talk about market share statistics, but the conclusions they draw are often misleading, RDM reports. Market Share Myth 2007: iPod vs Zune and Mac vs PC takes a look at how numbers are used to paint grossly inaccurate portrayals of the market share of the Zune among iPods, and alternatively the Mac among PCs. A follow up article, Market Share vs Installed Base: iPod vs Zune, Mac vs PC demonstrates how the conventional wisdom of market share reporting can be turned upside down by simply comparing what vendors actually sell. An eye opening, in depth look at the real numbers behind PCs, music players, and console games."

Submission + - The Business Case for Open Source Software

Submitted by on Sunday March 18, 2007 @09:33AM

An anonymous reader writes: This InfoWorld blog makes a business case for open source, and attempts to explain the business benefits of OSS to management and business owners. "... So what else is there to Open Source Software? It's the end of licensing restrictions that tell you how you can use your software. Tired of obtaining license keys from your software vendors every year or even every month just to keep your software running? Feel like your vendor is holding you hostage via your software licensing? With OSS, you never have to enter another annoying license code ever again. They just don't exist in the world of OSS. You don't even have to keep track of silly license validity seals or your purchasing paperwork to prove ownership. Never again will you fear the BSA (Business Software Alliance, not the Boy Scouts!) knocking on your door wanting to perform a software audit. The BSA even takes out advertisements on Google search pages for and up to $200,000 reward a disgruntled ex-employee can receive for reporting your company to the BSA! That's quite a powerful motivator..."

MS Security Guy Wants Vista Bugs Rated Down 167

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday March 18, 2007 @09:07AM from the grass-is-greener-on-his-side dept.

jcatcw writes "Gregg Keizer reports that Michael Howard, an MS senior security program manager, says that the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is being too conservative in its Vista vulnerability rating plans. Microsoft's own bug hunters should cut Windows Vista some slack and rate its vulnerabilities differently because of the operating system's new, baked-in defenses."

Submission + - At OpEdNews: Costco Values Labor Over Leisure

Submitted by

SandyTodd

on Saturday March 17, 2007 @08:16PM

SandyTodd writes: "There are two grocery stores in my small town, both represented by the same UFCW Local 555. It's contract negotiation time, which seems to be a better kept secret than Valerie Plame ever was. Not one article in any local newspaper, nothing on the local news. I hope they don't find themselves in a position of needing public support because the public doesn't seem to know they exist. This sort of thing makes it harder and harder to explain to young people why they should pay union dues to get the exact same minimum wage and benefit non-union workers receive, let alone the community who hears the union voice even less. Entire Story, with links, at: http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_sandy_to_0 70317_costco_values_labor_.htm"

Submission + - Gas-Powered Boots Were Made for Runnin'

Submitted by

theodp

on Saturday March 17, 2007 @07:46PM

theodp writes: "Are you ready boots? Start walkin'. 22 mph. Classified as a Russian military secret until 1994, CNET has the scoop on a pair of gasoline-powered boots that the non-risk adverse can strap to their shins to hit speeds of up to 22 mph."

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