3 Dec 2011
Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 176
The following Linux-based operating systems have been announced last week: VectorLinux 7.0, Clonezilla Live 1.2.11-23 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 1. In other news: Canonical released numerous kernel updates for various Ubuntu operating systems; Softpedia presented a roundup of the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS development cycle. Softpedia Linux Blog news includes articles about CRUX 2.7.1, SME Server 8.0 Beta 7, CrunchBang Linux 10 R20111125, Mageia 2 Alpha 1, AmaroK 2.5 Beta 1, Warzone 2100 2.3.9, Thunderbird 8.0, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 1, Linux Kernel 3.1.4, CrossOver Games 10.2.0, Alien Arena 7.52, Android-x86 4.0, GNOME Shell extensions, and much more. For this week we've also prepared an interesting review for the Voxatron 0.1.6 Alpha game. The weekly ends with the video clip of the week, the new and updated Linux distributions, and the development releases.AS Siapkan Pasukan Tembus Pandang
Pasukan yang tidak terlihat biasanya hanya bisa ditemui dalam film fiksi ilmiah. Namun, siapa sangka jika teknologi terbaru dari militer bisa membuat cerita menjadi kenyataan. Dalam perang, pasukan memiliki konsep kamuflase untuk tidak boleh terlihat atau terdengar. Militer Amerika Serikat sedang berupaya mengembangkan teknologi tersebut.
Metamaterial, Elemen Tak Terlihat
Impian manusia yang menginginkan dirinya tak terlihat, bisa jadi akan terwujud. Meski kemungkinannya masih panjang. Tapi harapan itu bisa digantungkan dari penemuan yang dicapai Carles Navau dan timnya. Baru-baru ini mereka merancang sebuah alat yang disebut dc metamaterial yang mampu membuat sebuah objek menjadi tak terlihat meskipun dalam lingkungan dengan tingkat paparan sinar tertentu. Namun, perangkat ini masih dalam penelitian teoritis.
Facebook Buka Lowongan Kerja
Facebook mengungkapkan rencananya mempekerjakan ribuan karyawan untuk tahun depan dan menambahkan tim insinyurnya di kantornya di New York, Amerika Serikat. "Kami akan mempekerjakan sedapat mungkin para insinyur berkualitas tinggi," katachief operating officer Facebook Sheryl Sandberg.
Menurut Sandberg, seperti dikutip AFP, Facebook akan tumbuh di New York secepat yang mereka bisa. "Selain di New York, Facebook juga akan menambahkan para insinyur di markas besarnya di Palo Alto, California, dan di Seattle," katanya.
Menurut Sandberg, seperti dikutip AFP, Facebook akan tumbuh di New York secepat yang mereka bisa. "Selain di New York, Facebook juga akan menambahkan para insinyur di markas besarnya di Palo Alto, California, dan di Seattle," katanya.
Inilah Jembatan Tembus Pandang di Atas Gunung
Jembatan tembus pandang yang menakjubkan ini berada di ketinggian 1430 meter di sisi gunung Tianmen di Zhangjiajie, China. Dengan berdiri di atas jembatan yang terbuat dari kaca setebal 2,5 inchi ini pengunjung dapat merasakan sensasi terbang di ketinggian 1430 meter.
Nvidia Wants to Ship 25 Million Tegra 3 Chips in 2012
Nvidia has high hopes for its recently launched Tegra 3 system-on-a-chip (SoC) device as in 2012 it plans to ship no less than 25 million such chips, which could make it more popular than the previous iteration of Tegra.
These SoC are supposed to go into smartphones, tablet PCs and automobiles, according to industry sources cited by the DigiTimes publication.
Download Linux Kernel 3.2 RC4 Now
Linus Torvalds announced a couple of days ago, December 1st, that another Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux kernel 3.2 is available for download and testing as tar archive from kernel.org.
A bit smaller than previous RC releases, Linux kernel 3.2 RC4 incorporates various sound, ocfs2 and ARM updates, as well as Btrfs and Exonys DRI fixups.
Unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 Arrives in the UK via Clove
Nokia fans and Windows Phone enthusiasts living in the UK can purchase the Lumia 800 for quite some time now. Until recently, the smartphone was only available on contract from various carriers in the country, including Three, Vodafone and Orange.
This is about to change, as major retailer Clove has just announced the smartphone arrived in stock and will start shipping the unlocked Black Lumia 800 to all customers who order it today.
2 Dec 2011
Makan Kulit Apel Bisa Cegah Radang Usus
Makanlah apel dengan kulitnya karena kulit apel memiliki antioksidan yang bisa mencegah peradangan usus. Tapi ingat cuci dulu kulitnya jangan sampai ada lilin atau bekas pestisidanya yang masih menempel ikut termakan.
Dalam studi sebelumnya telah diketahui bahwa kulit apel bisa meningkatkan massa otot hingga 15 persen. Meski otot membesar, berat badan secara keseluruhan tidak bertambah karena kulit apel juga membakar 50 persen lemak jahat dalam tubuh.
1 Dec 2011
There Are More Stories to Tell in the Uncharted Universe, Naughty Dog Says
After deploying Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception at the beginning of the month, its developer, Naughty Dog, still doesn’t know what it’s going to focus on for its next project, but does mention that there are still plenty of stories that can be told in the universe of the series.
The Uncharted franchise has been delighting PlayStation 3 gamers for quite some time, delivering stunning cinematic adventures that focused on protagonist Nathan Drake and his various companions.
Yahoo Messenger 11.5 Debuts Tabbed Conversations, Now Available in Romanian
There's a new version of Yahoo Messenger out there and it's not just a minor update. Yahoo Messenger 11.5 adds several new features, some of which have been heavily requested for a lot of time.
Tabbed conversations is the biggest new thing in Yahoo Messenger 11.5. Finally, talking to several people at once won't mean having to juggle between several windows, not knowing who to respond to.
Corsair’s New 8GB Dual-Channel Notebook Memory Works at 1866MHz
Now that desktop DDR3 has pretty much hit its maximum frequency potential, memory makers have turned their attention towards the notebook space and going with this trend Corsair has just announced a new 8GB SODIMM dual-channel upgrade kit that works at 1866MHz.
The new kit is part of the company’s Vengeance memory series and according toCorsair it was specially developed in order to be used in laptops packing second generation Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors, also known as Sandy Bridge.
Firefox 13 Final to Drop OS X 10.5 Leopard Support
Mozilla engineering manager Josh Aas has opened a discussion with fellow developers this week proposing to drop support of the Firefox web browser for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard,Apple’s aging desktop operating system.
Aas believes six more months of support should be enough for Leopard users who will account for roughly 13% of Mac OS X users across all versions of the web browser when Firefox 13 ships.
All Mario Games Aim to offer Gamers a Vacation
Super Mario 3D Land is the first full-fledged game in the series to arrive on the Nintendo 3DS handheld and one of the producers working on the game says that the experience is as close as possible to that offered on the Wii.
Yoshiaki Koizumi, who is a producer working on the newly released Super Mario 3D Land, told Kotaku that, “When we created Super Mario Galaxy, we were trying to create the types of surprises and fresh experiences that you would have on a vacation. For Super Mario 3D Land, which is a portable game that people can play away from home, we added features like the ability to complete a stage in two to three minutes.”
BlackBerry Curve 9360 and Nokia 500 Arrive at Videotron
The first rumors concerning Virdeotron’s plans to launch the BlackBerry Curve 9360 emerged almost two months ago. However, the smartphone made it to shelves only today, along with another affordable smartphone, the Nokia 500.
Videotron decided to put the same price tag on both handsets, so potential customers will be able to purchase either of two for the same amount, $49.95 (37 EUR) on reduced rates.
Cellcom Rolls Out Android 2.3 Gingerbread for Motorola Milestone X
Motorola Milestone X, also known as Milestone XT720, has just received its long-awaited Gingerbread upgrade. Unfortunately, only Cellcom customers will be able to update their Milestone X units to Android 2.3.
The carrier recently announced that the update is available OTA (over the air) and can be manually initiated by going to Menu / Settings / About phone / System updates / Check now.
Google Chrome Overtakes Firefox Globally in November
Google Chrome has solidified its position as the number two browser in the world, according to StatCounter's latest figures. Chrome pushed past Firefox a couple of weeks ago and the monthly market share for November puts Chrome on top for the very first time in history.
It has to be emphasized that this is data coming from just one source, but the trend, of Chrome catching up to Firefox is seen by everyone covering the web browser space.
LG DX2500 25-Inch Glasses-Free 3D Monitor Inbound
Glasses-free 3D panels aren't many, and they are actually rather limited, but people who don't expect there to be more than one person in front of the monitor still buy them.
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