Month: April 2011
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Intel Pushes Open-Source Support For Ivy Bridge
Just as I had said two weeks ago: expect Intel “Ivy Bridge” open-source Linux support to be pushed to the Linux 2.6.40 kernel. read more
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Linux Kernel Power Bug Now High Importance In Ubuntu
The bug introduced during the development of the Linux 2.6.38 kernel causing excessive power consumption is very real, is occurring on many different hardware platforms, and has just been deemed a bug of high importance by the Ubuntu Kernel Team. read more
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Sony “rebuilding” PlayStation Network after attack
The outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network and Qriocity service, now in its fourth day, looks set to continue after the company said on Sunday that it is “rebuilding” its system to better guard against attacks. read more
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Watch the home games of the Melbourne Ice
Watch the home games of the Melbourne Ice – Melbourne’s first Ice Hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League, live from the Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne, Australia Watch live streaming video from melbourneice at livestream.com
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Linux Kernel Suffering Power Management Regression?
It appears that there’s a big power management regression in the Linux kernel for the 2.6.38 and 2.6.39 development releases, including the kernel to ship with Ubuntu 11.04 next week. It’s reportedly causing a 10~30% increase in power consumption on many laptop computers. read more
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Google found guilty of patent infringement for using Linux
A jury in the Eastern District of Texas told Google that it owes Bedrock Computer Technologies $5 million in damages for using versions of Linux that infringe on Bedrock’s patents. read more
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Apple to ship iPhone 5 in September: sources
Apple’s next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company’s supply chain said. read more
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Vodafail The Musical – A Tribute to 3 & Vodafone Australia
Incredibly hilarious music video about VHA’s ongoing struggles with their network. watch it
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Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden driver Lee Holdsworth confident his season is on the up
Lee Holdsworth believes his second place in race six of the V8 Supercars championship at Hamilton will be the turning point of Fujitsu Racing’s season after a slow start to the year. read more
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Old Media Says Google Will Destroy Film & Music
The music and books retailer HMV and the music giant EMI are two of the grand old dames of Britain’s music industry. But the future of both these historic enterprises, with a pedigree of recording talent going back almost a century, is in doubt. read more