WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too
                   
zdnet.com     May 16, 2008            

Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrisy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating... [read full story]                    


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Zune 16 leak confirms modest upgrade

macnn.com     30 mins ago   1 related          

A leak from a Canadian source to Zunited suggests the next Zune update will be limited chiefly to capacity upgrades. The cameraphone image, which also includes the previously confirmed 120GB Zune, shows a 16GB version...                    

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Kotaku Originals: Labored Days [Original]

kotaku.com     1 hr ago          

We've got a short weekend coming up here in Kotakopolis, as Monday will be Labor Day in the United States. Maggie and I are both working half-days Saturday and Sunday. Bash and Luke will be back in tomorrow evening to...                    

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Julia Moulden: Comic Books: Keeping Your Children Safe Online

huffingtonpost.com     2 hrs ago          

Paul Gillespie is my hero. When he worked for the Toronto Police Sex Crimes Unit, as head of the Child Exploitation section, he made an impassioned plea to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Microsoft's enthusiastic response...                    

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Spotlight: The World’s Largest Record Collection [Rocketboom (Quicktime)]

feeds4all.nl     3 hrs ago          

Article: Rocketboom Spotlight on The Archive, a film by Sean Dunne. Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world’s largest record collection. Due to health...                    

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