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Carvoyant Is Ready To Put Your Car In The Cloudview story

http://techcrunch.com – Carvoyant, a startup that’s been busy developing a platform that will tell you exactly what’s going on with your vehicle’s general health (and what that blasted “check engine” light means), is today ready to start shipping its devices to early adopters and developer testers. (IT news)

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Almond+ Expands The Router’s Domain, Adds Zigbee And Z-Wave Smart Home Controlview story

http://techcrunch.com – The Almond, a router with a small touch screen that achieved significant success on Amazon thanks to a decent price point and excellent reviews, has a successor from parent company Securifi hitting Kickstarter soon. The Almond+ comes with 802.11ac support, boasts a 2.8-inch touchscreen, and can be set up without even connecting to a PC. (IT news)

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$3 million prize for open-source developers offered by a US government agencyview story

http://www.linuxandlife.com – The US Department of Veterans Affairs is challenging software developers to create new systems that can replace the current software that powers its nationwide health care system, and it's betting real money that open source is the way to do it. (Distributions)

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ubuntu 8.04 no network or usbview story

http://askubuntu.com – i own an acer travelmate 290 notebook with ubuntu 8.04 installed. The notebook has no network or working usb but i need that to be fixed because there is still data resding on the notebook that i need. i tried iwconfog, no ip anyone that can help me? thanks in advance btw, i cannot post @ your website.always getting the Oops! (HowTos)

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[solved] Glitch with mouse support on Toshiba C855 series laptopview story

https://bbs.archlinux.org – jasonwryan wrote:Lol? You seem to have mistaken this forum for ICanHazArch; which it is not.Once you have changed your thread title, check your Xorg log for clues...My apologies for my insolent behavior earlier. I had misunderstood the value of propriety on your forums. (HowTos)

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MariaDB Creators Launch Non-Profit Foundationview story

http://www.linux-magazine.com – New organization will oversee interoperability and standards for the popular open source database. (Distributions)

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The Useless Web – StumbleUpon For The Strange Side Of The Internetview story

http://www.makeuseof.com – There are thought to be around 7.6 billion pages on the Web at the time of writing. Even I, someone who spends most of their life online in some capacity or other, would never be able to visit every single page. Having so many pages on the Web means a little curation goes a long way. (General)

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Nokia Wins Tribunal Ruling Against RIM In WLAN Patent Licensing Disputeview story

http://techcrunch.com – More bad news for RIM — which commanded only a 4.3 percent share of the global smartphone market in Q3, according to IDC — Nokia has won a tribunal ruling against the BlackBerry-maker regarding its WLAN-related patents. (IT news)

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Style Site Polyvore Debuts Its First Ever iPhone App, Touts Cash Flow Positive Operationsview story

http://techcrunch.com – Polyvore, the interactive fashion and style website that lets people create collages of apparel and accessories using images from any online store, has had solid growth since it first came on the scene back in 2007. Its monthly unique visitor count has steadily grown to more than 19 million, up from the 13 million monthly uniques it was seeing in the beginning of the year. (IT news)

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Ericsson Files Patent Suit Against Samsung In The U.S. After Nearly Two Years’ Of FRAND Talks Fail To Reach A Deal (Updated)view story

http://techcrunch.com – Swedish telecoms kit maker Ericsson has filed suit against mobile maker Samsung in the US for patent infringement. The move follows nearly two years of negotiations to renew a FRAND patent licensing agreement between the pair, according to Ericsson. (IT news)