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A4Tech NB-50: Batteryless and wireless mouse

When I first saw the press release for the A4Tech "battery-free" wireless optical mouse, I figured there was some kind of marketing wizardry involved. Maybe there weren't "batteries," per se, but it was rechargeable through some other means? Or did it contain some revolutionary new mouse technology, like harnessing the kinetic energy of mouse movements? Or something more esoteric, like powering the mouse with my own sense of self-satisfaction? Turns out it's actually powered by RFID -- and it ended up being a great mouse, especially considering the $20 pricetag.

SCO and Novell Get Their Day in Court

Who really owns Unix's copyrights, Novell or SCO? The U.S. District Court hears arguments over issues connected with this question.

Big-business technologists keep talking up Linux

  • Network World on Linux (Posted by dave on May 27, 2005 6:51 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Several IT executives reinforced the idea that Linux now has the technical brawn and industry support to hold up the most demanding business applications in such environments as finance, airline reservations and stock trading.

Penguin/Scyld show off cluster wares for researchers

  • Network World on Linux (Posted by dave on May 27, 2005 6:21 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Attendees at the BioIT World conference last week got a first look at a powerful new Linux clustering package for supercomputing environments.

My Workstation OS: Scientific Linux

  • NewsForge (Posted by dave on May 27, 2005 1:30 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Scientific Linux (SL) might seem a strange choice as a desktop operating system for someone who is retired, disabled, and elderly, and who has relatively little scientific or programming knowledge, but I get great excitement from exploring the art of Linux distributions, and with Scientific Linux, that excitement is amplified by knowing I'm using the same operating system that is being used by many of the world's leading scientists.

India's Upcoming Free Software, Free Society Conference

  • Linux Journal (Posted by dave on May 27, 2005 12:31 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Free software advocates and IT delegates from around the world will be in Kerala, India, this week in the hopes of building free software collaborations for the future.

Nokia unveils Linux-based tablet

  • Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 11:54 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Nokia is introducing a Linux-based handheld tablet for web-browsing over a wireless broadband connection. It is the company's first non-phone mobile device and the latest in a long line of attempts to create a so-called "internet appliance" for quick online access around the home.

An End to Free Linux Support

  • Red Herring (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 11:17 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Linux developers could find themselves with a peculiar choice this July: either build an open-source replacement for a proprietary software tool that has become critical to product development, or pay for the commercial version.

The Open Source Heretic

  • Forbes (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 10:40 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Since 1993, Larry McVoy has been one of the closest allies to Linus Torvalds, creator of the open source Linux operating system.

SIPFoundry pushes open source for VoIP

  • Techworld.com (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 9:26 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
VoIP is finally becoming a mainstream application for small and large business -- but with IP telephony at the high end, and Skype cleaning up in homes and home offices, there's a gap in the market. If your connectivity is based on Frame Relay or metro Ethernet, you're most likely a big enterprise with hundreds if not thousands of employees on several sites, and you use probably those connections to provide Internet access, as well as inter-office or branch office connectivity.

LinuxWorld: Big Changes Coming from Open-Source Licensing, Developers

  • eWEEK Linux (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 8:49 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The move away from one-size-fits-all licensing is a hot topic at the LinuxWorld show. However, analysts say that the real changes in open-source software development may be coming from the enterprise businesses that support it.

Is Linux the Itanium's saviour?

Has the Itanium got a future? It's question that many people have asked in recent years, as the development and sales pace of Intel's most powerful -- but also slowest-selling -- processor continue to dribble along in a most unIntel-like manner. We asked the question we asked back in September but things have moved on since then -- not least HP's acquisition of a new leader.

Vendor Support Key To Big-Business Adoption Of Open Source

  • InformationWeek (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 6:57 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
At LinuxWorld, Cendant, Citigroup, and E-Trade talk about what swayed them to open source, and what it'll take for them to expand its use.

The Future of Free Software Lies in The Past

  • InternetNews.com (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 6:20 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Eben Moglen is convinced the software industry is returning to being about a free exchange of ideas and code. The lawyer for the Free Software Foundation said during a keynote at the LinuxWorld Summit that the IT world will return to a time before large businesses co-opted freely licensable software for proprietary products.

Is Linux Palm's savior?

  • ZDNetIndia (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 5:43 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The deliberately simple nature of the Palm operating system was so inspiring to Rick Broida that in 1997 he started a magazine, Tap, dedicated to devices using the handheld operating system.

LPI Exams To Be Offered on Education Day at LinuxWorld Italy

Toronto, May 25, 2005 - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the premier professional certification program for the Linux community, worldwide, will offer reduced price certification testing during LinuxWorld Italy on Thursday, May 26, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Milan Linate Hotel, in San Donato Milanese (Milan, Italy).

Why CIOs balk at open source apps

  • Search Enterprise Linux (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 4:29 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Major open source business applications - like those that cover collaboration and enterprise resource planning (ERP) - don't seem to be making a big impression on company decision makers in 2005.

Column: The Future of Linux on Laptops

  • Cool Tech Zone (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 4:11 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Although Linux is growing meekly when it comes to end-user usage and interaction, the overall experience of using a Linux distribution has turned out to be a positive one for numerous beginners. In recent years, Linux has made advancements in leaps and bounds, which has led to its adoption by many corporate users as well as regular desktop users. Though it’s still not in a perfect state, the rapid pace of development in numerous areas of Linux promises a bright future, nonetheless.

Novell Reports Loss, Shares Slip

Novell posted a quarterly loss on restructuring charges, while revenue rose slightly from a year earlier, but shares in the software company dropped after both fell short of expectations.

Nokia offers its technology to Linux developers

  • ComputerWeekly.com (Posted by dave on May 26, 2005 3:15 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Nokia is allowing open source developers to use its patented technology to develop the Linux operating system.

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