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Novell Goes Public with MS Patent Agreement Docume

Submitted by duedilly on Tuesday May 29 2007, @05:44PM

duedilly writes "http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2136947,00.as p?kc=EWKNLEDP052907A "...The text of the 144-page 10-K filing does not get into the specifics of the Microsoft deal, but it does include, subject to some redactions, the full three Microsoft agreement documents: the second amended and restated technical collaboration agreement, the first amended and restated business collaboration agreement and the patent cooperation agreement....""

Most Dangerous Tornados on Google Maps Mashup

Submitted by

cfaslave

on Tuesday May 29 2007, @05:33PM

cfaslave writes "GeoCommons has made a Google Maps Mashup showing where the strongest and most fatal tornadoes have hit. There are definitely places where Tornadoes have hit several times hence the term "Tornado Alley". This map on GeoCommons shows you where those places are. Very Cool use of a Google Maps Mashup! Tornado Alleys on Google Maps"

Because you've always wanted USB Luggage.

Submitted by Christopher Thomas on Tuesday May 29 2007, @05:06PM

Christopher Thomas writes "A certain Canadian computer vendor has had its dubious sales practices highlighted by an amusing parody site. My favorite item offered has to be the holographic projector, but the digital lever is a close second. Get 'em before they're cease-and-desisted!"

Portland's Municipal WiFi Tested Independantly

Submitted by

matthew_t_west

on Tuesday May 29 2007, @05:01PM

matthew_t_west writes "The City of Portland released a report of findings earlier in May about their newly launched Municipal WiFi provided by MetroFi. More interestingly, Unwire PDX Watch has posted findings of their test of the same network. Will Portland's Municipal WiFi succeed? Not with 90% extended availability it won't."

Linux.com | Eben Moglen: GPLv3 not about MS and No

Submitted by

Brotherred

on Tuesday May 29 2007, @04:45PM

Brotherred writes "The MS Novell clause in GPL3 whould have been someone else's clause later on and by that time much too late. http://community.linux.com/community/07/05/17/1616 214.shtml?tid=41"

Michael Geist Sued for Defamatory Blogroll

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 29 2007, @04:22PM

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist, the well known Canadian law prof and columnist, is apparently being sued for a defamatory blogroll. The suit apparently claims that Geist should be considered the publisher of a libel because his site includes a blogroll that links to a site that in turn links to a site that contains some allegedly defamatory third party comments. At this rate, Slashdot will presumably be sued for linking to Geist who links to a site that links to site that may contain a defamatory comment."

10 MPH Movie Out Today - Segway Across America

Submitted by Terry Ute on Tuesday May 29 2007, @04:17PM

Terry Ute writes "10 MPH, the documentary film about a Segway crossing the USA is now available worldwide on DVD. The story is based on a quirky, slow road trip, and digs deep into self transformation and the search for the thing one is supposed to do in life. Two aspiring filmmakers quit their soul-sucking cubicle jobs and set out on the 100-day, 4000-mile Segway journey across the USA. The film is available at Netflix, Blockbuster.com, Amazon.com and as an iTunes compatible download on the film's official website."

Analysts Predict Wii Shortages To Continue

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Tuesday May 29 2007, @04:12PM

Anonymous Coward writes "According to several top industry analysts, Nintendo could face continued stock shortages for it's latest home console, Wii, throughout much of 2007. Furthermore, analysts believe that due to these shortages, Nintendo is likely to miss out on the crucial holiday sales period for the second year running. Colin Sebastian, analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, observed, "Demand still appears to exceed supply, and we believe that shortages could persist through the remainder of the year, including the key holiday period.""

Semantic Search: An Antidote for Poor Relevancy

Submitted by

ReadWriteWeb

on Tuesday May 29 2007, @03:44PM

ReadWriteWeb writes "Dr. Riza C. Berkan, Founder and CEO of hakia.com, writes on Read/WriteWeb about semantic search:

"How satisfied search engine users are today is an on-going debate. However, there is wide consensus, from a scientific viewpoint on the competency of the current search engines: They are half-way to the target and there is huge room for improvement. Semantic search is now under the magnifying glass and the question is 'can semantic search be an antidote for poor relevancy?'""

Qualcom found to have infringed Broadcom patents

Submitted by bhalter80 on Tuesday May 29 2007, @03:20PM

bhalter80 writes "A federal jury found Qualcom to have infringed upon 3 of Broadcom's patents relating the their cellular baseband hardware and software. The patents include the participation in multiple networks with only 1 transciever, using an ASIC to do video processing, and push-to-talk. Is this the beginning of the big boys starting to feel the pain of tech patents which outlive their novelty?"