Submission + - China's new nuclear submarine found on Google Maps
tattood writes: The World Tribune has a story about how researchers spotted China's new nuclear ballistic missle submarine using Google Earth.
Submission + - 2008: Year of the Linux Desktop
rstrohmeyer writes: "Over at Maximum PC, we're betting that Linux will pick up unprecedented momentum in the coming year. With phenomenal new distros, swelling international support, and a little extra momentum from Dell, we think Linux is poised to exploit the current atmosphere of doubt surrounding Vista and pick up serious traction in '08. But we want to know what you think. Head over and weigh in with your comments."
Submission + - DVD Jon releases iPhone hack
An anonymous reader writes: Engadget has a story up on DVD-Jon releasing a hack which lets you activate an iPhone without going through AT&T.
A little hex editing of iTunes, a little hostfile hacking, a little program called Phone Activation Server v1.0, and you're on your way to an AT&T service free iPhone, friend. That's right, Jon, knock that toxic AT&T-tied iPod-coffee out of Steve's hand. Ok, so apparently the phone still doesn't work (we wonder if there isn't some kind of mechanism that binds the iPhone to select AT&T SIMs), so it's not like it's an unlocked device, but at least you can now use it as "the best iPod [Apple's] ever made."
Submission + - Amazon & Microsoft help indie filmmakers to ju (hdtvinfo.eu)
Xbm360 writes: "Amazon.com & Microsoft announced the 1,000 HD DVD Indies Project, which will help independend filmmakers to produce and distribute movies in the HD DVD format through the on-demand technology of CustomFlix, a part of an Amazon group of companies.
At no charge, up to 1000 selected entries will be authored to HD DVD using Microsoft's HD technology & then made available to customers of Amazon.com through the CustomFlix Disc on Demand service."
Submission + - "Freedom" HD DVD isn't
An anonymous reader writes: The irony is apparently lost on translated anime publisher Honneamise, which has released
this hybrid DVD/HDDVD about life in a totalitarian future... on a DRM-restricted DVD that requires you to obtain a license key to play the disc.
Submission + - Processor: AMD Releasing Phenom (blogspot.com)
suray writes: "Officially, AMD have been releasing new generation processors named Phenom. Phenom processors are based on Barcelona's architecture. As soon as possible, this new label of processors name called Phenom will be found in the next generation of desktop processors family from AMD.
read more at http://surayblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/processor-am d-releasing-phenom.html"
Submission + - 33% of the XBox 360 are defective? (dailytech.com)
sodul writes: DailyTech has contacted several retailers to get the actual percentage of XBox failures. While Microsoft is claiming a 'normal' 3% rate, the retailers claim that one third of the XBox are breaking. This is the highest failure rate ever witnessed by the retailers while the other consoles like the PS3 have a less than 1% failure
rate.
This could explain The Man Who Went Through 11 Xbox 360s.
Submission + - Slackware 12.0 is released (slackware.com)
Matt writes: "Straight from our good friend and colleague in the fight for quality distributions, Mr. Patrick Volkerding, comes a brand-new and eagerly-awaited release of Slackware, version 12. HAL automount, KDE 3.5.7 and XFCE 4.4.1, Xorg 7.2, 2.6 kernels as far as the eye can see, oodles of updated applications and utilities, and hardware support for just about anything under the sun. Enjoy! I know I will."
Submission + - Slackware 12.0 Released!
lazyeye writes: Pat Volkerding and the rest of the Slackware team have graced us with a brand new version of Slackware, version 12.0. From the release announcement:
Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find
two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.1,
a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and easy to use desktop
environment, and KDE 3.5.7, the latest version of the award-winning K
Desktop Environment. We have added to Slackware support for HAL (the
Hardware Abstraction Layer) which allows the system administrator to add
users to the cdrom and plugdev groups. Then they will be able to use items
such as USB flash sticks, USB cameras that appear like USB storage,
portable hard drives, CD and DVD media, MP3 players, and more, all without
requiring sudo, the mount or umount command. Just plug and play.
Properly set up, Slackware's desktop should be suitable for any level of
Linux experience.
Submission + - Top 10 Places Where the Housing Bubble Will Burst (efinancedirectory.com)
kgolf writes: See if you live in one of the danger zones
Submission + - Jim Butterfield, 1936 - 2007 1
ewhac writes: "While nearly everyone was going crazy over the iPhone, the computing community lost a luminary on Friday. Jim Butterfield, an early columnist and author for hobbyist computing in the 1970's and 80's, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 1:30 AM on 29 June. He was 71. Jim had been battling cancer since at least December of last year, when he announced he was beginning chemotherapy. Jim was a frequent contributor to periodicals such as The Transactor, COMPUTE!, and TPUG; and was the author of several books on introductory programming. Jim's clear and incisive writing helped introduce a generation of newcomers to the joys and wonders of computers and computer programming. No small fraction of today's engineers owe their livlihoods to Jim's writing and enthusiasm, this chronicler included. He will be missed."
Submission + - $200 laptop from Asus (hothardware.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Cheap laptop from Asus runs with Linux on flash memory only.
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Hands_on_with_ the_ASUS_Eee/
Submission + - OpenMoko to begin selling Neo1973's July 9th (openmoko.com)
Jaidan writes: "OpenMoko is to begin selling Neo1973's on July 9th according to a post on openmoko.com. According to the site the initial release will be about 1000 (400 ready now, and another 600 soon). Two versions will be sold: a base version for $300, and an advanced version for $450.
The post also indicates that a mass production version known as GTA02 will be available in October. This version will be the same as the original excepting that it will include a number of new features such as:
The mass market version according to the site will run $450 and $600 for the base and advanced versions respectively."
The post also indicates that a mass production version known as GTA02 will be available in October. This version will be the same as the original excepting that it will include a number of new features such as:
- 802.11 b/g WiFi
- Samsung 2442 SoC
- SMedia 3362 Graphics Accelerator
- 2 3D Accelerometers
- 256MB Flash
The mass market version according to the site will run $450 and $600 for the base and advanced versions respectively."
Submission + - ASUS $199 Linux Laptop
walterbyrd writes: "New Eee laptop is supposed to compete with OLPC — but it will be available to anybody. It uses flash memory for storage 4GB for $199, and 8GB for $299."
Submission + - Babylon 5: The Lost Tales Trailer Posted (warnerbros.com)
Space writes: "The trailer for the upcoming movie Babylon 5: The Lost Tales — Voices in the Dark has been posted at the official Babylon 5 site. The pre-production was mentioned in a previous article. Let the J. Michael Straczynski worship commence..."
