| Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system
(Digital Trends)
- Digital Trends - Late last year, Ubuntu announced it would bring the open source operating system to mobile devices. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said Ubuntu will soon be found on “tablets, phones, TVs and smart screens from the car to the office kitchen, and it will connect those devices cleanly and seamlessly to the desktop, the server and the cloud.”
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:24:39 GMT
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| European Lawmakers Want "Right to Be Forgotten" on Facebook, Google
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Mashable - European Internet users may be getting better control over information posted online, thanks to some proposed sweeping reforms lawmakers proposed Wednesday designed to protect digital privacy.
The suggested law calls for a "right to be forgotten" and a "right to data portability." The former would require Internet companies such as Facebook and Google to completely wipe all of a user's info from their servers if such a request was made. The latter demands users be allowed to easily transfer data from one online service to another, a currently difficult task.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:30:33 GMT
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| Mohegan Sun owners outline debt refinancing plan
(AP)
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AP - The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos has announced a debt refinancing plan offering new terms to bond holders and reducing the loan amount.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:52:03 GMT
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| Vt. power provider, IBM to help 'smart grid'
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AP - The Vermont company that runs much of the electric distribution system in the state is joining with IBM to build a fiber optic control system designed to make the system more efficient and reliable.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:59:30 GMT
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| Chip Solar House is powered by the sun and controlled through Xbox Kinect
(Digital Trends)
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Digital Trends - There is a lot that goes into making a house green, and we don’t mean just slapping a coat of paint on it. Building an energy efficient home is hard enough, let alone maintaining a home that doesn’t harm the environment by wasting resources and over consuming energy. Little things like switching off the lights and adjusting the thermostat go a long way in conserving energy, but it isn’t always easy, and it can be difficult fiddling with all of that on a day to day basis. Enter the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arch) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their easy-to-use CHIP Solar House, a cutting-edge solar home you control with a wave of your hands and the help of Xbox Kinect.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:25:16 GMT
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