Firefox 8 Adds Twitter ...

Firefox 8 is now officially available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The light new version incorporates native Twitter search along with several other tweaks—including a cold shoulder towards third-party add-ons. More » Originally posted here: Firefox 8 Adds...
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35 Objects Plunging Int...

OK, maybe it’s not the abyss. Maybe we’re just talking about a fishtank. But here are 35 pretty fantastic high speed photographs, capturing that moment when an object breaks a water’s surface tension and plunges . More » See original here:  35 Objects...
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Ubuntu Wants to Be on Y...

Ubuntu , the Linux distribution with a serious case of Mac-envy , has ambitions of moving beyond the PC to the tablet, smartphone and connected device space. At the Ubuntu Developer Summit, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical — the company that funds Ubuntu development...
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5 Reasons Google+ Could...

Balakrishna Narasimhan leads solution marketing for Appirio , a cloud solution provider that helps enterprises adopt, connect and extend cloud platforms such as salesforce.com, Google and Workday. Follow him on Twitter: @bnara75 Last Thursday, Google announced that Google+ will be...
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Video Collaboration Sof...

Polycom , provider of telepresence, video and voice solutions, this morning announced that it has acquired ViVu , a privately- held video collaboration software company. The deal was signed last Friday, for undisclosed cash consideration, and Polycom expects the transaction to be neutral...
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The Linux Foundation An...

The Linux Foundation announced today the first ever Automotive Linux Summit . Taking place in Japan on November 28, 2011, it will be an opportunity to address the growing need for carmakers and Linux developers to collaborate on the future of cars as devices. Nissan and Toyota will both...
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Canonical Releases Wind...

Canonical , the commercial backer behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, have been hosting a file synchronization service called Ubuntu One for a couple years now. A free account gets you 5GB of storage, and the client side controls have been baked into the last couple of releases of the...
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Report: HP Still Lookin...

The Kindle Fire announcement set the interwebs ablaze as Amazon burst into the tablet scene. But the retailer-turned-CE player might be looking to go a different way in the future. Amazon has been named as Palm’s current top suitor among “a handful of contenders” as HP...
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61 New Digital Media Re...

The Facebook redesign news kicked this week’s features roundup into full-throttle. For instance, press “command F” and search “Facebook”. Go ahead, try it. The word comes up 31 times on this page alone. Therefore, the theme of this week’s roundup is:...
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Happy 20th Birthday, Li...

The Linux operating system is not just for nerds. Even though you may not realize it, chances are you probably have a version of Linux running right under your nose. It’s found its way into a multitude of devices, both large and small. Today, Sept. 17, 2011, is the 20th anniversary...
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