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Monday, March 7, 2011



Weekly Ten (3-07-2011)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:38 AM PST

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


1. Stellar Wormholes May Exist
Some stars may contain wormholes, throat-like tunnels connecting distant points in spacetime, a team of physicists proposes. But other researchers are having a hard time swallowing the idea.
More @ DiscoveryNews

2. Google's Android Spurs More App Jobs Than iPhone
Software engineers skilled in making applications for Google's Android mobile-operating system this week became more sought-after than developers for Apple's iPhone, according to online job board Dice.com.
More @ BusinessWeek

3. World mobile data traffic to explode by factor of 26 by 2015
Anyone who thinks that the Internet revolution is in anything but its early phase had better take a look at Cisco's latest Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast.
More @ ArsTechnica

4. This robot will school you at freethrows

More @ HackaDay

5. 'Book of Audacity' is Here!
At last, after two years of toil, my latest book "The Book of Audacity: Record, Edit, Mix, and Master with the Free Audio Editor" is hot off the presses. The digital edition is available now, and the dead-tree version is scheduled to be out March 15th.
More @ LinuxToday

6. So Far Rivals Can't Beat iPad's Price
The iPad 2, unveiled on Wednesday, offers several sleek improvements over its predecessor. But its most attractive feature is perhaps the same one its predecessor had: the price tag.
More @ NYTimes

7. Powered by Linux
I've only revealed the tip of the Linux iceberg, but if there is any doubt Linux is everywhere, consider its latest foray into TV game shows, no less. Watson, the supercomputer and contestant on a specially staged three-day "Jeopardy" event handily defeated two of "Jeopardy's" greatest champions.
More @ LinuxInsider

8. Sneaker speakers kick out the jams

More @ Engadget

9. Meet the Real-Life HAL
Would you trust your computer to interact on a deep personal touchy-feely level with you, reading, interpreting, reacting, or storing your emotions? Most of us at some point have had one of those days when we've tried sweet-talking or cussing a malfunctioning computer, but what if the computer apologized?
More @ PCWorld

10. 10 Cases of Vaporware
The Urban Dictionary defines 'Vaporware' as 'anything (usually software, but can be anything) that is promoted and marketed without ever actually being produced'. The term is now being applied to many product categories, and may soon enter the formal English lexicon.
More @ Listverse

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