From The Ecologist: The open-source hydrogen car set to change the industry by Alex McDonald Cars are evil, right? But what if they ran on hydrogen, did 300 miles per gallon, were leased rather than owned, and were produced under an open source business model… We have often been introduced to the car of tomorrow, …
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Microsoft to allow European users a choice of web browsers
Microsoft has agreed to allow European users a choice of web browsers. The accord with EU anti-trust regulators ends 10 years of dispute. Over that time, the EU imposed fines totalling 1.68bn euros – small change for Microsoft. Maybe MS has realised that users just prefer Firefox and its easier and cheaper to let users …
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Linux For open minds.
Google has acquired Gizmo5
Gizmo5 is another (a better?) VOIP, like Skype. The official announcement is here. It’s probably a good thing for Michael Robertson, the entrepreneur who started Gizmo5 and Lindows/Linspire. Hopefully it will take some of the pressure off him. A shame it had to be the big one. Apart from the issues raised by google-watch, it …
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The power of the internet: online advertising overtakes TV
According to Internet Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers online advertising spend is now greater than TV advertising spend in the UK. The study lumps all online methods together but it remains a milestone. Apparently TV spend has a higher return though that may be changing – personally I rarely follow an on-line ad link, but then …
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Videos in magazines – another step beyond extravagant consumption
Video advertisements will be published in a traditional paper magazine in September. The video-in-print ads will use slim-line screens, around the size of a mobile phone display, which also have rechargeable batteries. The chip technology used to store the video – described as similar to that used in singing greeting cards – is activated when …
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Body and mind are one : DNA = IT
The headline drew my attention: DNA ‘organises itself’ on silicon. The idea that genetic material is now being used in computing hardware is exciting. It illustrates the direct connection between the elements of existence and the analogue complexity of life. It seems almost natural that IT design must seek answers and solutions in biology. Future …
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Open-source software has won the argument.
This article by The Economist highlights the shortcomings of Facebook and MySpace etc, but its real real mesage is to highlight the advantages of Open Source software. I just had another positive experience with Linux, this time at the lower end of the power spectrum. I installed distros on old 386 machines at a charity …
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97% of email is spam.
As if we didn’t know. So just get a junk filter, spam trap or screener on you email accounts. Here’ the story.
Windows worm warning.
No, it’s not an April fools joke, at least not the harmless humorous kind. IT security experts are watching out for activation of a virulent computer worm known to have been infecting MS Windows operating system since November. The Confiker worm is thought to be designed to hi-jack personal information for financial gain. It may …
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