Most free software users have long ago made their decision about whether they prefer the GNOME or KDE desktop. However, with the release of GNOME 3 this week, the choice requires a new answer. Now, both GNOME and KDE have versions that are radically different from those each had a few years ago.
Category: Technology news
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ACCC alleges provider sold mobile contracts in areas without network coverage
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking action against mobile services provider, EDirect Pty Ltd, for allegedly, via telemarketing, entering into mobile phone contracts with customers who provided addresses in areas in which EDirect couldn’t supply its services due to lack of mobile coverage.
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Software firm wants naked web coders
A Buckinghamshire computer software company is looking to recruit female web coders who are prepared to work naked.
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Feds Subpoena Pandora As Part of Investigation Into App Data Sharing
Pandora Media Inc. said on Monday that it has been subpoenaed as part of a federal grand-jury probe into the methods smartphone software handles personal data.
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HTTPS is great: here’s why everyone needs to use it (so we can too)
This past weekend Wired ran a piece that looked at the issues surrounding unencrypted HTTP traffic and wondered why all websites don’t use HTTPS by default. The article puts forth an interesting premise—the wholesale encryption of all HTTP traffic—and lists a number of reasons why this hasn’t happened yet.
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Apple iPhone 5 Rumored to Be Gearing Up for Production by Q3 of 2011
We have been hearing lots about the iPhone 5 since a while now, and the latest is a probable date of production of the device. The Apple iPhone 5 is said to have entered trial production is may be expected to go into mass output by the third quarter of this year itself.
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Panasonic Unveils Solar Power Table That Wirelessly Charges Your Gadgets
According to Akihabara News, Panasonic recently unveiled a solar table at Tokyo’s Security Show that harnesses QI technology to wirelessly charge your gadgets whenever you place them on the countertop! The solar panels located at the center of the table power a system of wireless charging pads.
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Should you install Windows 7 Service Pack 1?
Last week, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
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iiNet calls ‘cherry-picking’ at South Brisbane exchange
Seeks clarity on open access.
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Fibre optic network slated for thousands of Melbourne CBD apartments
Umow Lai to supply FttH technology to Upper West Side development.