Cuba is to replace all of its Windows systems with Linux, according to the
government newspaper:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23300
Chinese Linux distributor Red Flag joins the Open Source Development Labs
(OSDL), contributing to Desktop, Carrier Grade and Data Centre versions:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060114-5981.html
A recent XiTi study shows Firefox penetration in Europe at around 20% overall
with Finland tops at 38.4% and Ukraine bottoming at 9.5%:
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/21602
Apple computers files a trademark request for the phrase "Mobile Me", fuelling
speculation on iPod phones and supportive systems:
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-calbriefs13.1jan13,1,3606887.story?coll=la-headlines-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true
The first draft of the GPL V3.0 appears online:
http://gplv3.fsf.org/draft
Research in Motion says it will give away free synchronisation software to Mac
owners so they can sync with BlackBerry PDAs:
http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177100324
Recent outages at the CRM site Salesforce.com and some site performance
degradation raises questions on the wisdom of relying on hosted services:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1911625,00.asp
Suspicions mount that the recent critical Windows WMF exploit was a deliberate
backdoor, and not a coding mistake:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060113111825193
Another patent dispute may stop Toyota hybrid vehicles being sold within the US:
http://www.autoserviceworld.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=51432&issue=01112006
SuperWaba has now been ported to the Sony PSP. Can us developers down here have
one as a test environment device now, huh?:
http://www.superwaba.com.br/en/mostraNews.asp?n=41
First signals are received from the Giove-A GPS satellite, an experimental
component of the European Galileo GPS system. Korea and China are also members:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4610452.stm
And finally. Those MRI scanners have big, big, powerful magnet in them. So what
happens if someone approaches with, say, a floor polisher or welder?:
http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.