Monthly Archives: December 2009

Bye bye 2009

It was a good year for me and that was not the case for many. I hope the next one will be a good one.

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NPR News available for Android now

NPR News Apps is now available for Android users. Go to Android Market and search for NPR News. I installed it and it worked great.The app uses open source code which will allow developers and NPR stations to iterate and … Continue reading

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iPod support in Ubuntu 9.10

I have a weird thing happening in my Ubuntu desktop since the time Ubuntu moved to Brasero as their default CD/DVD writer. I had written about this 8 months back here. I have a Gateway GT5628 Quad core desktop which … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-12-21

Suck up Verizon – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/19/verizon_snuffs_google_for_bing/ # Motorola's Android Tablet – http://www.pcworld.com/article/185197/motorolas_android_tablet_a_peek.html #

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Lightning beta 1 available for Thunderbird

Mozilla Calendar team has released the 1st beta version of Thunderbird calendar extension, Lightning 1.0. This version supports Thunderbird 3.0, the latest email client from Mozilla Messaging. You can download the lightning extension and provider for Google calendar extension from … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-12-19

@krishnan how is it? in reply to krishnan # @krishnan better than Wii tennis. in reply to krishnan #

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Read the following stories on 2009-12-18

15% of all Android devices are Droids – http://www.betanews.com/article/Analytics-15-of-all-Android-devices-are-Motorola-Droids/1261070798 # Radiation risk from moonhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34470642/ns/technology_and_science-space/ # Android catching up to iPhone _ http://tinyurl.com/yzcyn6l # $25,000 Of Communications Gear In A $500 Car – http://jalopnik.com/5428829/ham-cramwich-25000-of-communications-gear-in-a-500-car # Verizon Wireless Prepares for the iPhone … Continue reading

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Ubuntu 10.04 will bring panel overhaul, social networking menu

Ubuntu 10.04 will bring panel overhaul, social networking menu. Technorati Tags: Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx

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Mark Shuttleworth steps down as Canonical CEO

Mark Shuttleworth, the CEO of Canonical, the man behind Ubuntu, is stepping down by end of February next year. Jane Silber, the current Canonical COO and Director of Online Services will take over the CEO duties starting next March. I’m … Continue reading

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Read the following stories on 2009-12-16

http://tinyurl.com/yd56xcd # Google's Nexus One hardware list – http://www.thesearethedroids.com/2009/12/14/nexus-one-hardware-running-list/ #

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