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Entries for October, 2008

The Android-HTC G1 starts selling

The first Android (backed by Google) smartphone (made by HTC, Taiwan), known as the G1, has gone on sale.
The most well-hyped, and evenly criticized mobile product since the iPhone, we will now see if the product meets the success level it is expected to.
Read a little more at ComputerWorld

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Comment spam becoming an increasing problem for the Scientechie

As with all growing blogs, Scientechie is beginning to face the problems that come along with being a popular blog. As the number of readers increases, and the exposure on search engines increases, so does the number of spammers who find this blog.
I would hate to enable pre-posting comment moderation. Thus, I will, as of [...]

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Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex closing in…

Due to be released on October 30, 2008, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is just over a week away from final release.
One of the most hotly awaited Linux distros around, I took a round on their beta testing site to see the newest features:

A new Gnome update with plenty of fixes and tab support for Nautilus
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Math Help Forum - Just a pointer…

I am a university student, after all, and maths is one of the core parts of studying engineering. These days, I am having my mid-semester exams (which also counts for the relative drying up of posts), but I remembered one of my favourite mathematics discussion sites and thought some of my readers may like to [...]

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Apple vs. Microsoft vs. Linux - Lightbulb joke

Q: How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None, they just define darkness as an industry standard.
Q: How many Apple engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: 13, 1 to do the screwing and a dozen lawyer-types to prepare for the recall.
Q: How many Linux developers does it take to [...]

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