Archive for February, 2009

China's Wen makes Internet debut (AFP)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

A student watches Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the Internet in Beijing. Wen joined the Internet craze Saturday as he chatted online with netizens for the first time, broaching issues as diverse as a shoe-throwing protest and corruption among officials.(AFP)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao joined the Internet craze Saturday as he chatted online with netizens for the first time, broaching issues as diverse as a shoe-throwing protest and corruption among officials.

HK actress lashes out at star over sex photos: report (AFP)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Popular Hong Kong actress-singer Cecilia Cheung, is pictured in 2005. Cheung, the actress at the centre of an Internet sex photo scandal, has broken her silence about the incident, lashing out at the pop star who took the compromising pictures, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - A Hong Kong actress at the centre of an Internet sex photo scandal has broken her silence about the incident, lashing out at the pop star who took the compromising pictures, a report said Saturday.

Welcome to LinuxLink (PC World)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

PC World - For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the world. And now we’re proud to launch this blog dedicated entirely to Linux and the world of open source software.

China's Wen makes Internet debut (AFP)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

A student watches Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the Internet in Beijing. Wen joined the Internet craze Saturday as he chatted online with netizens for the first time, broaching issues as diverse as a shoe-throwing protest and corruption among officials.(AFP)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao joined the Internet craze Saturday as he chatted online with netizens for the first time, broaching issues as diverse as a shoe-throwing protest and corruption among officials.

Bolivia pins hopes on lithium, electric vehicles (AP)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Piles of salt lay on the salt flats of Uyuni, Bolivia where the population has harvested salt for years, Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009. Underneath the salt lies the world's largest lithium reserves.  A showdown is brewing as multinationals are lured by the reserves but face a cold reception from the Evo Morales government known for nationalizing industry. Lithium is the key component for electronics batteries and electric car batteries. (AP Photo/Noah Friedman Rudovsky)AP - To Bolivia’s president, it’s the great silvery-white hope.

Jaunty Jackalope: Where's the Beef? (PC World)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

PC World - I’m getting a little worried about the state of open source on the desktop. Modest strides forward have been made in recent times, bringing open source to entirely new audiences. But there might be the faintest whiff of complacency.

Welcome to LinuxLink (PC World)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

PC World - For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the world. And now we’re proud to launch this blog dedicated entirely to Linux and the world of open source software.

iPhone Game Roundup: ExZeus, Shooter, Tamagotchi (Macworld.com)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Macworld.com - Just a small sampling of all the great iPhone and iPod touch games weâ??ve learned about this week, but weâ??re willing to bet there are a few items here that might catch your fancy.

Alaska Becomes Latest Airline With Wi-Fi (PC World)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

PC World - Alaska Airlines is the latest carrier to launch in-flight Wi-Fi, offering passengers on a specially equipped Boeing 737 a service that uses satellites instead of cellular towers to connect the plane to the Internet.

Sidekicks might top a dubious category: theft (AP)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Tatiana Mesa holds up her Blackberry, which recently replaced her missing Sidekick, at Boston Arts Academy in Boston, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009.  Boston police reported more than 300 stolen Sidekicks in 2008 -- 14 percent of all robberies in the city. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Nisha Taylor was just about to put her beloved T-Mobile Sidekick in her bag. She thought the cell phone would be safer there than in her pocket. In the few seconds it took for the 18-year-old to unwind the string loop that held the Sidekick to her wrist, someone else eyed the device and made off with it.