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last updated: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:32:19 GMT

DERF Magazine - Pop Star Beyonce Purchases Bed Bath & Beyond

Reportedly Knowles plans to feature her name in the corporation name changing the name to Bed Bath & Beyonce....plan to use the stores as a platform to launch new brands including an attractive storage line called, "Crazy In Love With Storage!"

The Satirical Political Report - Dems Set To `Cell Out `on FISA Again: Agree to Family Immunity Plan

Who says the telecommunications companies are home free?

Red Tractor USA - DOT Approves Asshole Lane For Nation`s Freeways

American drivers nationwide gave a collective cuss of relief when the US Department of Transportation announced its approval for a building project that would add designated asshole lanes to all the nation’s freeways by 2010.

Smooth Operator - Global Warming Good, But Could be Better

So far this summer, the days have been a strange mix of warm 80 degree days and not so warm 68 degree days. While this might seem nice, it`s far from what global warming has promised us.

BBspot - Geek Replacements for Tired Movie Cliches

At BBspot we think that everything could be improved with a bit of extra geekiness. In that vein, we`ve taken some common movie clichйs and come up with geeky alternatives we`d like to see.

NewsBiscuit - Nintendo Launches ‘Wii Pub Fight’

`Children as young as four can experience their very own pub brawl`

+ Digg / Technology

last updated: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:18:59 GMT

OpenMoko FreeRunner Linux phone to launch on July 4

OpenMoko has announced plans to launch the Linux-based FreeRunner mobile phone on July 4. The highly-anticipated open source handset will be distributed through OpenMoko`s web-based store and will begin shipping on July 7. The FreeRunner will also be available from several vendors in Europe and India.

How To Get Started Programming With Django

Django is a web framework designed to help you build complex web applications simply and quickly. It`s written in the Python programming language. Django can do some very complex things with less code and a simpler execution than you`d expect. This tutorial breaks down how to start working with Django.

Mac OS X Market Share Surges 32% In One Year

Vista grows by 256% in the same period, but Windows is down overall. Last month, Apple`s Mac OS X accounted for 7.94% of the operating systems powering computers that accessed the 40,000 Web sites Net Applications monitors for its clients, the company reported yesterday. A year ago, Mac OS X`s usage share stood at 6.03%.

+ CNET News.com

last updated: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:56 GMT

Japanese Shell subsidiary plans solar-panel plant

The oil company turns to the sun, with plans to build a factory manufacturing thin-film solar panels with a cumulative yearly power generation capacity of 1 gigawatt.

EA debuts new family, sports games for Wii, PlayStation

After its pairing with board game maker Hasbro, EA shows off its new family-oriented games and an "All-Play" series for Wii.

Video: Latest in Viacom-Google lawsuit raises questions

News.com`s Dan Farber tells what`s at stake for users` privacy as a result of a federal judge`s ruling that Google must turn data over to Viacom.

Researcher faults Apple iPhone on security updates

He says iPhone, still at version 1.1.4, is at least four months behind desktop OS in patching many known Mac OS X security vulnerabilities.

Google RatProxy looks for cross-site flaws

Free tool helps Web developers analyze their site for a variety of cross-site vulnerabilities.

+ Ars Technica

last updated: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:54 GMT

Judge: FISA trumps state secrets, binds executive branch

A federal judge has struck a blow to the Bush Administration`s use of the "state secrets" privilege in a lawsuit over its domestic surveillance practices. The ruling also undercuts the Democrats` rationale for signing off on retroactive immunity for the telecoms.

+ Latest from Computerworld

last updated: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:55 GMT

Q&A: E-voting activist more optimistic about voting systems

E-voting activist Avi Rubin says voting systems around the U.S. have improved since the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, noting that more states are using paper records as a backup to electronic voting systems.

Review: WiLife offers video surveillance for anyone with a PC

Logitech`s WiLife provides a working video surveillance system at a relatively low price, although it does have limitations compared to professional setups.

Google gives away home-cooked Web application security scanner

An in-house tool for testing Web-apps security at Google is now available for free download under the Apache 2.0 software license.

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last updated: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:06:56 GMT

Gartner Revises Server Share Numbers

Gartner revised its first quarter numbers and found that IBM actually beat out Hewlett-Packard in server revenue....

Who Is Running The Most Secure Browser?

Many users are undoubtedly not updating their browsers as quickly as they should, but you can`t conclude any specifics about that from the recent study of Google logs....