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Tech Roundup – 5/22/2007
by John Little on 22/05/2007Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth’s Orbit
In 2010, NASA plans to retire its fleet of space shuttles. The replacement, the crew vehicle called Orion, doesn’t come online until 2015. In the meantime, Musk says, “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will be the only manned US spacecraft.” It will be amazing — if he can get it to fly.
MySpace to report sex offenders
Social networking website MySpace has agreed to provide police with information about convicted US sex offenders, removed from its service.
Mars rover finds evidence of water
A broken wheel on one of the Nasa rovers that has been roaming Mars for three and a half years has helped scientists to find strong new evidence that the Red Planet was once wetter and possibly capable of supporting life.
Ubuntu, Dell PC Multimedia Codec Issue
Ubuntu, in its latest Feisty 7.04 release (which will be loaded on Dell’s upcoming Linux PCs), allows users to install appropriate codecs on-the-fly – in most cases – with a simple pop-up (via the “codec wizard”) when clicking on a file.
Microsoft: ‘OK, We Won’t Sue You… For Now’
Software giant Microsoft said Tuesday that it won’t follow through on threats to pursue patent violation litigation against makers and users of open-source software.
Intel, AMD Wage High-Stakes Battle Over Low-End Laptops
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.
Google Trends: Hot or Not?
The 44th hottest trend in Google search right now is the phrase “Google Hot Trends.” That’s the search giant’s new and improved entry into a search zeitgeist meter market that includes Yahoo, Technorati and even a page on nytimes.com.
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