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Monday, November 16, 2009

Weekly Ten (11-16-2009)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 03:43 AM PST

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:

1. Hackers in keyless Windows 7 entry
Hackers have found a way to bypass product activation in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to get free and illegal copies of Microsoft's latest operating systems.
More @ TheRegister

2. Video game sales woes continue; PS3 outsells Xbox 360 again
Nintendo is back on top when it comes to hardware sales, but Sony matches Microsoft in consumer spending and Uncharted 2 takes the number one slot in software sales. Three strong competitors suffer from a sliding economy.
More @ ArsTechnica

3. Two-year-olds at risk from 'gender-bending' chemicals, report says
Two-year-old children are being exposed to dangerous levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in domestic products such as rubber clogs and sun creams, according to an EU investigation being studied by the government.
More @ Guardian.co.uk

4. Can Your Body Be A Battery?

More @ Gizmodo

5. Life on the Bleeding Edge: Installer Fails in Fedora and Ubuntu
Another week, another round of tinkering and messing around with Linux doodads. The Ubuntu Koala text installer has a years-old bug, and Fedora 11 LiveCD has a showstopping installer bug. Never a dull moment in computer-land!
More @ LinuxToday

6. Obama Tells Chinese Students Information Should Be Free
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke out for unrestricted access to information on Monday during a question-and-answer session with Chinese university students in Shanghai.
More @ PCWorld

7. Apple earns key legal victory against Psystar
In a crushing defeat for the clone Mac maker, Psystar was on the losing end of a crucial court decision in the company's ongoing legal battle with Apple.
More @ AppleInsider

8. Hallods F43 MP4 player packs a 4.3-inch 720p screen, outed in Japan

More @ Engadget

9. 'Greatest Trade': How You Can Make $20 Billion
Even as the financial system collapsed last year, and millions of investors lost billions of dollars, one unlikely investor was racking up historic profits: John Paulson, a hedge-fund manager in New York.
More @ WSJ.com

10. 10 Great Achievements of the Human Mind
Man is a fortunate species. The marvelous (and still largely mysterious) complexity of the human brain has gifted him with speech, language, and the power of creative, abstract thought. Over thousands of years our intelligence has given us tools and technology, art and science, society and civilization.
More @ Listverse