Monthly Archives: June 2009

Read the following stories on 2009-06-30

Dell Is Working On Google Android Gadget – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124630305634469553.html # Barnes & Noble opens new chapter with iPhone app – http://bit.ly/xjQzv # Windows 7 Buyer's Guide: Which Edition is Right for You? – http://tinyurl.com/l5ppqg # What's on tap for Firefox … Continue reading

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Mozilla Firefox 3.5 released

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5 today. Here are some of the new features in Firefox 3.5, according to Mozilla: Performance. Firefox 3.5 includes the powerful new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which delivers unprecedented performance with today’s complex Web applications. Firefox 3.5 … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-06-29

Why Oracle will continue to win – http://bit.ly/1aFj8J # Should Oracle's Linux strategy be…Ubuntu? – http://bit.ly/xMt25 # Michael Jackson patented a gadget to perform dance magic – http://bit.ly/bND8L # I hope mobile companies do the same in U.S. – http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55S1XZ20090629 … Continue reading

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Weave 0.4 released

Mozilla Labs has released Weave 0.4, a prototype that encrypts and securely synchronizes the Firefox experience across multiple browsers, so that your desktop, laptop, and mobile phone can all work together. Weave Sync is the first prototype component in Weave. … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-06-26

Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50 – http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/jackson/index.html # Video games good for kids – http://bit.ly/S4y6X # Michael Jackson's death roils Wikipedia – http://bit.ly/jK88d # Source of super cosmic rays pinned down – http://bit.ly/Jlwup # Fly and then … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-06-25

Twitter feed spreads malware – http://bit.ly/MeNz9 # New ways to publish in facebook – http://bit.ly/UKJdu # Post to stream in real time with facebook live stream box – http://bit.ly/a7R3V # US Government Blocks Imports of Sharp TVs – http://bit.ly/zNYeB # … Continue reading

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Boxee with 1080p support for Ubuntu

Here are some new features that’s going to appear in Boxee. If you are not sure what Boxee is, Boxee is a free, open-source software platform that integrates personal media with Internet media along with social networking. Boxee’s social networking … Continue reading

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Snowl 0.3 pre2 released

The second preview release of Snowl 0.3 is now available. You might have read my old blog post about Snowl. If not, take a look at it to understand what Snowl is. Snowl 0.3 Pre2 includes lots of bug fixes … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-06-24

Qik turns Android phones into live webcams – http://bit.ly/XSSR1 # A Greener Solution to Air Conditioning – http://bit.ly/uuEiI #

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472 of the top 500 super computers use Linux

According to a news article in Betanews (last but 2 paragraph), 472 out of the top 500 supercomputers run Linux. Only 5 of the top 500 uses Windows and the fastest one with Windows is at #15. Interesting and good … Continue reading

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