Weekly Ten (03-17-2008)

Monday, March 17, 2008

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:


1. Hackers claim iPhone 2.0 breakthrough
It hasn't even been released yet, but iPhone hackers claim to have already figured out a way to jailbreak Apple's iPhone 2.0 software.
More @ News.com

2. Using log data to help keep you safe
We sometimes get questions on what Google does with server log data, which registers how users are interacting with our services. We take great care in protecting this data, and while we've talked previously about some of the ways it can be useful, something we haven't covered yet are the ways it can help us make Google products safer for our users.
More @ Googleblog

3. Will IE 8 break the Web?
There’s been one nagging question about Internet Explorer (IE) 8 about which I can’t stop wondering: Once it finally ships, will it break the Web?
More @ ZDNetBlog

4. li-ion for your roomba
More @ HackaDay


5. New mini laptop to cost under $300
How low can they go? Since The ASUS Eee PC got super popular, competitors have been coming out of the woodwork, including Elonex, Everex, ECS, Acer, MSI, HP and others.
More @ Computerworld

6. Real-Time Raytracing
Like many programmers, my first exposure to ray tracing was on my venerable Commodore Amiga. It's an iconic system demo every Amiga user has seen at some point: behold the robot juggling silver spheres!
More @ CodingHorror

7. Will Your Next New Car Have Linux Inside?
"Many manufacturers are using proprietary systems. Linux is the newcomer. It has not been around long enough. It needs a large shift for the auto industry to more openly accept Linux in these areas," Peter Schulmeyer, director of strategy and microcontroller solutions for Freescale Semiconductor, told LinuxInsider.
More @ LinuxInsider

8. Diamond-studded iPod shuffle to be auctioned in London
More @ Engadget


9. Tumour growth block hopes raised
Scientists have discovered a key part of the chemistry which makes cancer cells so dangerous.
More @ BBC News

10. Hey, Facebook, just let go of me
Could the party be over for the big social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo? Last month it emerged Facebook had suffered a 5% drop in members since December, according to Nielsen Online, the web analyst.
More @ TimesOnline
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