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Chrome OS Arrives on the iPad--No Seriously!->

Submitted by Thinkcloud
Thinkcloud writes "A user named Hexxeh has posted a video online of the iPad running Google's upcoming Chrome OS. Hexxeh was able to put Chrome OS on an iPad because the open source code for the operating system is available in its Chromium state, but it's not necessarily true that Apple will allow iPads to run other operating systems going forward. That's typically not a level of openness found in the Apple playbook.
Nevertheless, it's worth considering what it might mean to have a robust OS like Apple's on the same tablet as one that runs a cutting-edge operating system like Chrome OS. Why wouldn't users love that?"
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Firebird 2.5 (final) released

Submitted by mAriuZ
mAriuZ writes "The community project Firebird 2.5 is released. You can read the press release and most importantly release notes. And sure, you can download it and use/test/deploy.

Congratulation to us, the Firebird Project, especially the core team. And also to you, users, I hope you will enjoy and like the new Firebird 2.5 version as we (I) do. You can read the overview after 10 years for this aniversary release"

SPAM: Nissan Micra finally launched today

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes ""Of the Indians, for the Indians, by the...ahem Japanese..".This holds true for the Japanese auto biggie, Nissan who has launched its much awaited Nissan Micra today. Keeping car enthusiasts in anticipation for quite a bit now, Nissan has finally launched its compact hatchback Nissan Micra in the market. The car would be priced at INR 3,98,000 — XE (entry), INR 4,69,500 — XL (Mid) & INR 528,800 — XV (Top) — all ex-showroom Delhi. Considering the overwhelming response from the Indian buyers with as much as 1500 bookings registered before the launch, Micra sure has grabbed attention of the Indian customers and how !"
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Travellers to Australia to be searched for porn->

Submitted by bluetoad
bluetoad writes "Australian customs officers have been given the power to search incoming travellers' laptops and mobile phones for porn. Passengers must declare whether they are carrying pornography on their Incoming Passenger Card. The Australian government is also planning to implement an Internet Filter. Once these powers are in places, who knows how they will be used."
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Apple

Adobe folds on Flash, embraces HTML5 1

Submitted by Macgrrl
Macgrrl writes "Reported in The Age newspaper today, Kevin Lynch, Adobe Chief Technology Officer, has announced that Adobe will be endorsing Apple's preferred HTML5 video format.

While Adobe will continue to work on Flash, they look forward to embracing the exiciting new possibilities offered by HTML5 and consequently the gateway onto the iPhone/iPad ecosystem."
Games

More evidence for Steam games on Linux

Submitted by
SheeEttin
SheeEttin writes "Back in November 2008, Phoronix reported that Linux libraries appeared in the Left 4 Dead demo (also on Slashdot), and then in March, Valve announced that Steam and the Source engine were coming to Mac OS X
Now, Phoronix reports that launcher scripts included with the (closed beta) Mac version of Steam include explicit support for launching a Linux version."

A couple more shots of whiskey, women 'round here start looking good. [something about a 10 being a 4 after a six-pack? Ed.]