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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- October 1, 2009

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Today's Headlines
Caught Up in the Social Networking Frenzy
Linux on the Air - or Not?
CNN Mobile: One Small Step for a News App
Stamping Out Texting Behind the Wheel
Party Down, Microsoft Style
Google Waves Hello to Early Testers

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Today's Story Highlights

Caught Up in the Social Networking Frenzy
On Sept. 19, a Saturday -- by all rights a day when normal people do
their chores and pay attention to their families -- I noticed a spike in
my Twitter following. In one day, more than 100 new followers jumped on
my bandwagon, bringing the total number up to somewhere north of 400.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68255.html

Linux on the Air - or Not?
Austin is now home to what appears to be the first-ever radio ad for
Linux. None other than Ken Starks of the HeliOS Project announced the
good news a few weeks ago, explaining that the 60-second ad -- recorded
pro bono by professional voice talent -- would be running several times
a day for a full month on Austin's KLBJ AM.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68258.html

CNN Mobile: One Small Step for a News App
When CNN released its new iPhone application this week, the big news
wasn't so much that the app was out there, but that CNN had the audacity
to charge money for it. Nearly two whole dollars for news? In this
online land of plenty? Bah! The Associated Press has a free news app --
as it didn't fail to point out when it covered the release of the CNN
application.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68251.html

Stamping Out Texting Behind the Wheel
Determined to stop people from texting while driving, the Obama
administration plans a campaign similar to past government efforts to
discourage drunken driving and encourage the use of seat belts. The
administration planned to offer recommendations Thursday to address the
growing safety risk of distracted drivers, especially the use of mobile
devices to send messages from behind the wheel.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68263.html

Party Down, Microsoft Style
You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't
known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit
it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it. Few
details for the launch of Microsoft's next PC operating system have been
made public, though it's a safe bet Oct. 22 won't feature acrobats
climbing buildings and unfurling banners in New York.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68261.html

Google Waves Hello to Early Testers
On Wednesday, Google announced that it will send out more than 100,000
invitations to preview Google Wave. Several enterprises and individuals
have already used Wave to build applications or in their work. Wave
enables this because it is, in essence, a real-time mashup tool. Google
is sending out more than 100,000 invites to preview Google Wave.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68256.html

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