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Weekly Ten (7-05-2010)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 02:51 AM PDT

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

1. Unusual quantum states may shake up quantum computing

Researchers have found a new method of controlling the quantum states of solid particles, and the research could enable a different approach to quantum computing, according to a paper published in Nature.
More @ ArsTechnica

2. The New Hacker Hobby That Will Change the World

Some of today's cellphones can now pack more computing power than some of IBM's early computers that took up an entire room. Back then, it seemed like only big companies with extensive expertise and big budgets could work on computing. That's how many think about biology today, but that is set to change.
More @ TechNewsWorld

3. Extra! Extra! Google News redesigned to be more customizable and shareable

There's an old saying that all news is local. But all news is personal too—we connect with it in different ways depending on our interests, where we live, what we do and a lot of other factors. Today we're revamping the Google News homepage with several changes designed to make the news that you see more relevant to you. We're also trying to better highlight interesting stories you didn't know existed and to make it easier for you to share stories through social networks.
More @ Googleblog

4. Arduino webserver

More @ HackaDay

5. You Say God Is Dead? There's an App for That

An explosion of smart-phone software has placed an arsenal of trivia at the fingertips of every corner-bar debater, with talking points on sports, politics and how to kill a zombie. Now it is taking on the least trivial topic of all: God.
More @ NYTimes

6. Copying is Stealing

Linux and Free/Open Source software are entirely dependent on copyrights, and some FOSS fans get pretty righteous on the subject, especially for GPL violations. And yet when it comes to music, movies, and books some think the same respect for copyrights doesn't apply, and it's OK to collect copies of works without paying for them. We can hardly criticize the RIAA, MPAA, ASCAP, Sony BMG, and all the other hostile, clueless over-reaching forces of darkness without having clean hands ourselves.

More @ LinuxToday

7. 4 Reasons Why Microsoft's Kin Phones Failed

Microsoft's attempt to be hip and cool in mobile is a bust. The company has decided to stop introducing new Kin-branded phones and will scrap the device's European launch. Instead it plans to integrate Kin into its existing Windows 7 Phone team.
More @ Wired

8. NASA successfully tests autonomous lunar lander navigation system, codename GENIE

More @ Engadget

9. 5 Python Pluses for the Enterprise
You might not find quite as many experienced Python developers as .Net or Java folks, in part because Python is younger than Java and hasn't had the corporate push of .Net. Still, Python's doing well enough in developer adoption to make it a solid choice. Another advantage in Python's court? It's vendor neutral.
More @ LinuxInsider

10. 15 More Firsts In Video Game History
This, the second installment of our firsts in video game history, includes some slightly more obscure (but important) firsts that have made contributions to the state of video games, and the industry which produces them today.
More @ Listverse