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Dell Offers Three Consumer Systems With Ubuntu 7.04 — It's finally here. Later today, Dell will offer U.S customers three different systems with Ubuntu 7.04 installed: the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook. These systems will be available at www.dell.com/open by 4pm CST today.
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Steven Musil / CNET News.com:
Wal-Mart to begin selling Dell PCs — Dell plans to begin selling desktop PCs in Wal-Mart Stores in the next few weeks, the first move in a major departure from its decades-long sales strategy. — Wal-Mart plans to sell the Dimension E521 in more than 3,000 retail locations in the United States …
Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Dell Linux PCs go on sale Thursday — Dell said on Wednesday night it will begin selling three models of PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled on Thursday. — The company announced the models on its Direct2Dell Web site and said they'll go on sale at www.dell.com/open by 2 p.m. PST Thursday.
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Adsense For Video, Google Still Lagging — Google has announced a closed beta test of Adsense for Video. — According to the post on Inside Adsense, Adsense for Video consists of "in-stream" advertisements. Publishers define at what point the advertisements will appear for each video.
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Karen / Official Google Blog:
Search without boundaries — Posted by Franz Och, Research Scientist; Maureen Heymans, Software Engineer; and Jeff Chin, International Product Manager — One of our goals at Google is to provide access to all the world's information. A big obstacle for that is the language barrier.
Jeremy Kirk / InfoWorld:
Copying HD DVD and Blu-ray discs may become legal — San Francisco (IDGNS) - Under a licensing agreement in its final stages, consumers may get the right to make several legal copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies they've purchased, a concession by the movie industry that may quell criticism that DRM …
Networking Stocks on Seeking Alpha:
Network Appliance F4Q07 (Qtr End 4/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript — Executives — Analysts — Brent Bracelin - Pacific Crest Securities — Presentation — Operator — Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter Network Appliance Earnings Conference Call.
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Victor Keegan / Guardian:
No such thing as a free download — It is difficult to grasp how successful the mobile phone industry has become. People think of it as a sideshow compared to the internet, yet in terms of revenues generated from content, it is already far bigger. Revenues from the web are about $25bn …
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!:
WeFi Finds Friends from Their WiFi — WeFi is a recently launched service that will find WiFi spots and connect you with other users using WeFi as well. — WeFi is a downloadable service that shows up much like an instant messaging window. Here you can see what WiFi connections are in your vicinity …
Sarah McBride / Wall Street Journal:
Make-It-Yourself 'Star Wars' — Lucasfilm Will Post Clips — From Film Saga on the Web, — Inviting Fans to Edit at Will — George Lucas, creator of "Star Wars," has never hesitated to protect his intellectual property, which is why some call him "Lucas the Litigator."
Russell Shaw / IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband:
Google patent app shows extensive Google plans for mobile search — A Google Patent application newly published on the United States Patent & Trademark Office website this morning appears to furnish extensive details on Google's plans for enhanced local searches via mobile devices.
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John R. Quain / New York Times:
Basics: Cellphone Banking Is Coming of Age — YOU'RE starting a two-week vacation far from home when you suddenly realize you left the mortgage payment on the kitchen table instead of mailing it on the way to the airport. Or perhaps you're standing in the checkout line of a store …
John Biggs / New York Times:
Hard Drive Shifts Movie Viewing From the Desk to the Couch — Watching digital movies stored on a computer's hard drive on a TV set is still a relatively new idea, which is why hybrid products like the TrekStor MovieStation maxi t.u are popping up. This external hard drive with a built …
David Lenehan / Read/WriteWeb:
The OpenCoffee Club Movement — The OpenCoffee Club is "a place for people who love startups to hang out and meet" according to their recently launched social site on Ning.com. From Cork to Capetown, Seattle to Sydney, and Paris to Palo Alto, people are getting together on a weekly basis …
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NOVELL: Worldwide:
Novell Reports Completion of Independent Stock-Based Compensation Review — Novell, Inc. today announced it has completed its self-initiated, voluntary review of the company's historical stock-based compensation practices and determined the related accounting impact.
Amit Agarwal / Digital Inspiration:
Windows XP SP3 in the Works - Microsoft Confirms — Putting all rumors to rest, Microsoft today confirmed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 is very much under development and will be available later this year. — The Windows Service Packs roadmap still says that XP SP3 is planned for release …
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