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Linux Takes Over E-Voting In Australian State

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

daria42 writes "The Electoral Commission in the Australian state of Victoria has made plans to expand its use of electronic voting kiosks based on Linux in the next state election in November of this year.

Professors Banning Laptops In the Lecture Hall

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Virginia, among many others, compelling students to take notes the way their parents did: on paper.

Rock Band 3 Officially Announced For Holiday 2010

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

An anonymous reader writes "Philippe Dauman, Viacom CEO and President, announced today that Harmonix is currently working on the next Rock Band game, Rock Band 3, due for release Holiday 2010. 'The company is pursuing the game in spite of an industry-weakening decline in the once-booming genre of peripheral-equipped music games. Although the franchise has generated over $1 billion to date, the category in general saw sales contract by as much as half throughout 2009.

NewEgg Confirms Shipping Fake Core i7s

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

adeelarshad82 writes "After originally rejecting the story, online retailer NewEgg confirmed that a shipment of Core i7s were indeed fake, and apologized for the affair. NewEgg has also broken off its relationship with IPEX, the supplier of the phony lot. The retailer said that it has already contacted affected customers and would continue to reach out and replace the counterfeit parts.

Puzzle In xkcd Book Finally Cracked

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

An anonymous reader writes "After a little over five months of pondering, xkcd fans have cracked a puzzle hidden inside Randall Munroe's recent book xkcd: volume 0.

The Value of BASIC As a First Programming Language

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

Mirk writes "Computer-science legend Edsger W.

US Considers Some Free Wireless Broadband Service

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

gollum123 writes "US regulators may dedicate spectrum to free wireless Internet service for some Americans to increase affordable broadband service nationwide, the Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday. The FCC provided few details about how it would carry out such a plan and who would qualify, but will make a recommendation under the National Broadband Plan set for release next week. The agency will determine details later.

US Gamers Spend $3.8 Billion On MMOs Yearly

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

eldavojohn writes "A new report from Games Industry indicates that MMO gamers in the United States paid $3.8 billion to play last year, with an analysis of five European countries bringing the total close to $4.5 billion USD. In America, the report estimated that payments for boxed content and client downloads amounted to a measly $400 million, while the subscriptions came to $2.38 billion. Hopefully that will fund some developer budgets for bigger and better MMOs yet to come. The study also found that roughly a quarter of the US population plays some form of MMO.

The World's First Commercially Available Jetpack

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

ElectricSteve writes "It's been a long time coming. While Arthur C. Clarke's geosync satellites have taken to space, and James Bond's futuristic mobile technology has become commonplace, still the dream of sustained personal flight has eluded us — until now. At $86,000, the Martin Aircraft jetpack costs about as much as a high-end car, achieves a 30-minute flight time, and is fueled by regular gasoline. A 10% deposit buys you a production slot for 12 months hence." Here's a video of some indoor test flights.

Google's Computing Power Refines Translation

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:19 +0000

gollum123 sends an excerpt from the NY Times on how Google has taken a lead in language translation, in one of the company's few unqualified successes as it attempts to broaden is offerings beyond search. "...Google's quick rise to the top echelons of the translation business is a reminder of what can happen when Google unleashes its brute-force computing power on complex problems. The network of data centers that it built for Web searches may now be, when lashed together, the world's largest computer. Google is using that machine to push the limits on translation technology.