Comment: Google Gears disabled again?! (Score 5, Insightful) 147
Kind of offtopic, but by upgrading to FF 3.5.1, Google Gears is again disabled. Why did Google allowed it to be compatible with only 3.5.0?!
Shapeshifting Metamaterials->
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BuzzSkyline writes "Physicists have been working to develop metamaterial-based invisibility technology for years, but now a group of researchers in Hong Kong has published a paper in the journal Physical Review Letters that offers even more imaginative applications. According to one of the Phys. Rev. editors, the researchers "describe how a particular object could be optically transformed into another: a spoon may appear to be a cup, or one may see a peephole where there is really a solid wall. Rendering an object invisible then becomes one case out of many possible illusions." Oddly enough, Sirius Black is not listed as one of the authors."
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UK Gets Europe's First 3G Femtocell -> 1
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judgecorp writes "Femtocells have been on the horizon for a while, but the UK just got the first 3G femtocell launch in Europe, by Vodafone. The device connects to handsets in the room, and links them to the cellular network over broadband. It's a classic win-win, because it gives the user better coverage and takes traffic off the service provider's network. The only complaint might be from the broadband provider who could be carrying traffic for a rival. Vodafone isn't pushing the data angle, but since it has HSPA, the product could work just fine with laptops and dongles. Femtos have been in limbo waiting for serious launches, but judging from the list of speakers at the World Femtocell Summit in London, Vodafone might not be the only one."
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KOffice 2.0.0 Now Open For Firefox-Like Extensions 165
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from the i-got-yer-extension-right-here dept.
from the i-got-yer-extension-right-here dept.
jakeb writes "After a massive three-year development effort KOffice 2.0.0 has been released (packages for Kubuntu are available) aiming to be a lightweight, cross-platform office suite that supports third-party apps and extensions. With its new design (everything, including the core components, is a module) and bindings, you don't need to know C++ to hack on KOffice, as extensions can be written in Python or Java, among others. TechWorld has an interview with KOffice marketing coordinator Inge Wallin about the vision for an easy-to-use office suite that supports click-to-install extensions like Firefox. Will this be the key to KOffice rising above all other free office suites? The KOffice devs think so. An online repository of extensions, templates, and content for KOffice? I like the sound of that."