Weekly Ten (12-03-2007)

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:

1. What If They Gave a Browser War and Microsoft Never Came?
Two weeks ago, Apple announced a new version of WebKit, the underlying rendering technology of their Safari web browser. The feature list is impressive:
More @ CodingHorror

2. Python Upgrades Readied for 2008
Developers of the Python programming language are working concurrently on two upgrades to the core platform, both to arrive in 2008, representatives of Python said Wednesday.
More @ CIO

3. Ultra-Portable MacBook Likely at Macworld San Francisco 2008?
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes that the likelihood of an ultra-portable MacBook is about 85% at Macworld San Francisco.
More @ MacRumors

4. NES inside a controller with cartridge compatibility
More @ HackaDay

5. Stealing Books For The Kindle Is Trivially Easy
If you are willing to violate copyright laws, getting free ebooks is almost as easy as getting free music. There are numerous sites that have free, legal, out-of-copyright ebook files available for download.
More @ TechCrunch

6. Wii Sports Weight Loss Program
This is a guide that we have build for people to use to lose weight by playing Wii Sports for the Nintendo Wii. We have composed this schedule and tested it multiple times on people with different lifestyles, different weight categories, different ages and different sexes.
More @ WiiHealthy

7. Who's going to win the spectrum auction? Consumers.
Here at Google, we see the upcoming 700 megahertz spectrum auction at the Federal Communications Commission as one of the best opportunities consumers will have to enjoy more choices in the world of wireless devices. That's why we announced today that we are applying to participate in the auction.
More @ Googleblog

8. Samsung announces world's fastest memory: GDDR5
More @ Engadget

9. AT&T chief confirms 3G iPhone on the way
Apple Inc. will introduce a version of the iPhone next year that can download from the Internet at a rate much faster than the existing version, AT&T Inc. chief executive Randall Stephenson confirmed Wednesday.
More @ AppleInsider

10. Zonbu Releases Lean, Mean - and Cheap - Notebook Machine
Zonbu, the computer maker that sells low-cost Linux systems along with paid-per-month service plans, has announced a notebook addition to its line. Zonbu targets consumers by offering no-frills PCs running Gentoo Linux for under $300, then charging $15 per month to take care of tasks like online data backup and security management.
More @ LinuxInsider

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