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| Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:00 AM PST  1. Two planets found sharing one orbit Buried in the flood of data from the Kepler telescope is a planetary system unlike any seen before. Two of its apparent planets share the same orbit around their star. More @ NewScientist2. Sony's War On Makers, Hackers, And Innovators Two weeks ago I proclaimed a winner in the microcontroller dev board arena with "Why the Arduino Won, and Why It's Here to Stay." There's still lots of great debate going on, and conversations that still haven't ended. Is my prediction right? More @ Makezine3. iFixit: "a donkey" could upgrade your Xoom tablet to 4G The teardown experts at iFixit believe they have zeroed in on the steps needed to upgrade a Motorola Xoom tablet to get on Verizon's "4G" (LTE) network, though home upgraders will still need a SIM card from Verizon before they can start using the over-the-air connection. More @ ArsTechnica5. Finding more high-quality sites in search Our goal is simple: to give people the most relevant answers to their queries as quickly as possible. This requires constant tuning of our algorithms, as new content—both good and bad—comes online all the time. More @ Googleblog6. Has Ubuntu Linux Lost Its Luster? With its focus on usability, Canonical's Ubuntu is held up by many as the best Linux distribution of all time, and its Distrowatch rankings tend to reinforce that belief. More @ LinuxInsider7. Microsoft Bricks Windows 7 Phones The above headline should never need to be written. A company should never "brick" or render any product that a customer paid for useless. More @ PCMag9. World's First Robot Marathon Ends With Great Finale Marathon runners require long hours of training, plenty of water, and an iron will. In the world's first bipedal robot marathon, the key ingredients seemed to be line-tracking algorithms, batteries, and lots of compressed air coolant. More @ IEEESpectrum10. 10 Superhuman Feats of Political Oratory We have had two previous lists of great speeches and there is, inevitably, a little overlap between them all. This list looks at some of the most significant words in history (either spoken, as the title implies, or written). More @ Listverse |
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