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Entries for November, 2010

The Coming War Over the Future of Java

snydeq writes “Fatal Exception’s Neil McAllister writes about what could be the end of the Java Community Process as we know it. With the Apache Software Foundation declaring war on Oracle over Java, the next likely step would be a vote of no confidence in the JCP, which, if the ASF can convince enough members [...]

Make a Spherical Speaker Array on the Cheap [DIY]

Brush Up On Grammar Rules with These Light-Hearted Resources [Grammar]

SNB Deal Of The Day: Samsung Spinpoint F4

Today’s deal is on the Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB SATA Hard Drive for $79.99 w/ Free Shipping @ NewEgg. . Hit this link for the details at TechBargains (http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/231016?source=smallnet). Original post by Jason Fitzpatrick

Intel increases dividend by 15 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Intel Corp’s board approved a 15 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to 18 cents a share, the company said on Friday, sending shares up 1.3 percent just before the market opening. Original post by Whitson Gordon

RedNotebook Is a Wiki-Style Journaling Tool [Downloads]

Iron Man Is Another Step Closer To a Reality

arshadk writes with this excerpt from an article at CNN: “Inside a prosthetic shell of metal and hydraulics, Raytheon test engineer Rex Jameson is putting an XOS-2 exoskeleton through its paces. As the crowd watches, Jameson uses his robot hydraulic arm to shadowbox, break three inches of pine boards and toss around 72-pound ammunition cases [...]

New Samsung flagship phone due in February?

Here’s the good news: the slide above depicts a possible upcoming Samsung handset that would definitely knock some socks off. The nameless Android kit apparently sports Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), a 4.3-inch or 4.5-inch sAMOLED2 (Super AMOLED 2) display, an 8-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, DNLA, GPS, full HD video recording and playback, and a [...]

James Murdoch says apps cannibalize newspapers

MONACO (Reuters) – Sales of newspaper apps for devices like the Apple iPad are cannibalizing sales of physical newspapers, James Murdoch, head of News Corp’s operations in Europe and Asia, said Friday. Original post by Jason Fitzpatrick

Create Compelling Presentations with the Three Q Method [Presentations]