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+ - Jolla Promises Sailfish Phone by End of 2013->

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judgecorp writes "Jolla has announced the first phone to use Sailfish, the new name for the MeeGo Linux-based mobile operating system which originated in Nokia. Jolla says the phone's coloured cases are more than just covers — they are an "other half" of the phone which will change and customise the appearance and functions of software on the phone."
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+ - BT To Re-Enter Moble Market On 4G Spectrum

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judgecorp writes "BT, which spun off its original mobile network, O2 in 2002, is set to relaunch as a mobile operator, using spectrum it acquired in the 4G auction, according to the company's chief executive Ian Livingston. BT bought some spectrum in the 2.6GHz band for £186.5 million, and has invited tenders from mobile operators for a partnership to use that spectrum. BT has a limited partnership with Vodafone for business customers, but is widely expected to favour its old division O2 — not least because O2 didn't do so well in the 4G auction, only securing some 800MHz spectrum."

+ - ISS Replaces Windows XP With Debian->

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judgecorp writes "The International Space Station (ISS) has run a variety of operating system on its laptops and other systems. The Linux Foundation has moved all the Windows machines onto Debian. The ISS wanted a reliable OS it could patch and adapt, and had to replace its XP systems. Linux also powers Robonaut 2, the humanoid robot which was sent to the ISS in 2011."
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+ - Open Compute Moves On To Efficient Switches ->

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judgecorp writes "Having created open source designs for more efficient data centre servers and power supplies, the Open Compute project (launched by Facebook in 2011, is now moving on to create shared designs for energy efficient switches. This is the first hardware to be designed from scratch by the group — and it's not clear how established network hardware vendors will like the idea"
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+ - San Francisco Abandons Mobile Phone Radiation Labels-> 1

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judgecorp writes "The city of San Francisco has abandoned a law proposed in 2010 which would have required mobile phones to be labelled with their radiation level. Mobile phone industry body the CTIA fought the bill in court, arguing that there is not enough evidence of harm. The city is not convinced phones are safe — it says its decision to abandon the law is simply based on the legal costs"
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+ - BT Begins Customer Tests Of Carrier Grade Nat ->

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judgecorp writes "BT Retail has started testing Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT) with its customer. CGNAT is a controversial practice, in which IP addresses are shared between customers, limiting what customers can do on the open Internet. Although CGNAT goes against the Internet's original end-to-end principles, ISPs say they are forced to use it because IPv4 addresses are running out, and IPv6 is not widely implemented. BT's subsidiary PlusNet has already carried out CGNAT trials, and now BT is trying it on "Option 1" customers who pay for low Internet usage."
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+ - Dutch Police May Get Legal Right To Hack ->

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judgecorp writes "Dutch politicians are considering a bill which would give the Netherlands' police the right to hack back against suspected criminials. The proposed law would allow Holland's law enforcement agencies to penetrate and attack systems operated by criminals abroad, as well as on Dutch soil. Critics warn that this precedent would be picked up by other governments, leading to a dangerous escalation of police powers."
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+ - Lenovo Abandons Bid To Buy IBM's x86 Server Business ->

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judgecorp writes "Lenovo and IBM has reportedly abandoned talks aimed at selling Big Blue's server business to the Chinese firm. While Lenovo's takeover of IBM's PC business has been (almost) universally acclaimed, the pair apparently could not agree on a deal for IBM's x86 commodity server busienss, with Lenovo's reported offer price of $2.5 billion way too low for IBM's taste."
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+ - New KALQ Keyboard App Could Beat QWERTY On Tablets->

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judgecorp writes "Academics have created a keyboard designed for typing with your thumbs on a touchscreen that could increase the speed people input text to tablets. The team, from the US, Germany and Scotland use optimisation techniques to minimise thumb movements, putting the vowels by the right thumb so users are more likely to use alternate thumbs. Both thumbs get a space key too, in the middle of their keys."
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+ - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg 'Kills' Snoopers Charter ->

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judgecorp writes "The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has effectively "killed" the Communications Data Bill which would have required service providers to share personal communications data with the police. Clegg has withdrawn the support of the Liberal Democrat Party (part of the Coalition in power in the UK) from the so-called "Snooper's Charter". The announcement is timed to block the measure from the Queen's Speech on 8 May, which introduces the next programme of planned legislation."
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