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Opera Software has released a beta of its latest Opera Mini browser for mobile phones, adding the ability to show the entire Web page in miniature and let users zoom in to view the part they are interested in. The technology allows phone users to get a full Web experience on any Java-based handset, the firm said. Opera Mini 4, free to download immediately, builds on the capabilities of existing releases. However, where earlier versions used Small Screen Rendering to reformat Web pages for the phone’s limited screen size, Opera Mini 4 displays the full page in miniature.
Original post by Daniel Robinson and software by Elliott Back
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Imagine a Web site where you can learn every subject taught from kindergarten to 12th grade. Reading, writing and wiki is what Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems’ chairman and cofounder, has in mind for Curriki.org. McNealy is a board member and one of the founders of the nonprofit wiki called “Curriki,” an open source curriculum for free educational materials and lessons anyone can access. Curriki was developed by Sun Microsystems in 2004 and separated into a nonprofit organization in 2006.
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Original post by Bridget Carey and software by Elliott Back
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It’s not Apple’s release of a Windows version of its Safari Web browser that concerns Mozilla COO John Lilly. It’s Apple founder Steve Jobs’ apparent view of a Web browser market shared, for the most part, by two companies: Apple and Microsoft. In a “John’s blog” entry published last Thursday, Lilly expressed unhappiness with Jobs’ comments at the recent Apple World Wide Developer Conference, particularly the part where the man from Apple uses pie charts to illustrate the browser scene.
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Original post by Fred J. Aun and software by Elliott Back
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Wikis in sports currently discuss members of a team, share ideas, educate the world about the game, soft sell a product or team, and serve as a soapbox for contributors to the wiki. In this article the term “sport” refers to the broader context, including activities that require physical ability, fitness, skill and some type of physical movement that usually, but not always, involves some competition between two or more people. In addition, the term incorporates people or events that revolve around or happen because of sports.
Original post by Lark Birdsong and software by Elliott Back
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Wikipedia provides worldwide visibility for businesses, people, places and events. Boasting 1.78 million articles written in English, Wikipedia is an astoundingly large source of information. According to Alexa’s top 500 Web sites, Wikipedia is the eighth most-visited site, and it offers marketing opportunities for businesses. That doesn’t mean that a business can post an advertisement. By definition, Wikipedia articles must be “just the facts,” so businesses have strict limitations on how they can write about themselves.
Original post by Bill Simpson and software by Elliott Back
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The term “open source” has several meanings. First, it is the name of a school of software design whose free products can be modified by users. However, open source also refers to a philosophy of sharing. In the case of software, developers freely share information about how they have tweaked and changed a program to suit their needs. The accessible nature of the Internet also has led to other types of open source applications such as Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia where content is provided and edited by users.
Original post by David and software by Elliott Back
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Following weeks of anticipation, open source software fans can now buy three Dell computers preloaded with Linux. The machines — the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops, and the Inspiron E1505n notebook — have factory-installed Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating systems. Although the move is expected to lure some Linux enthusiasts into the company’s fold, it has likely alienated a big segment of the open source community who might feel jilted by Dell.
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Original post by Tim Gray and software by Elliott Back
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Big smiles spread across the faces of the 160 pupils at a public elementary school in the rural South American hamlet of Villa Cardal, Uruguay. Each sat gawking at a brightly blinking laptop computer given them days earlier. “This is like an early visit from Santa Claus,” beamed 11-year old Eduardo de los Santos, clutching his computer with its shiny white case and bright green trim. The machines are the first in South America from the much-publicized One Laptop Per Child project.
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Original post by Alfonso Castiglia and software by Elliott Back
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Dell reportedly will launch three models of its much anticipated laptop and desktop computers loaded with Ubuntu Linux this Thursday. Although the company has refused to provide any details, blogger Jeremy Garcia — a Linux advocate who runs the Web site Linuxquestions.org — released an e-mail from an unnamed Dell employee providing a sneak peak into the launch plans. The goal of the launch is to give Dell customers more choices to customize their new machines by providing more options for Linux enthusiasts, the e-mail says.
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Original post by Tim Gray and software by Elliott Back
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A tiff between the world’s largest chipmaker and an organization selling low-priced laptops to the developing world will ultimately benefit poor kids, according to one tech aid expert. “I think it’s wonderful that Intel and OLPC are now competing,” Wayan Vota, editor of OLPC News and director of Geekcorps, told TechNewsWorld. “The greatest thing about this,” he continued, “is that it has increased the opportunities for these countries to experiment with computing and bring computing to some very tough environments.
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Original post by John P. Mello Jr. and software by Elliott Back
