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E-textbooks: the next campus trend?

Author: JT Smith

Most people think of Stephen King’s entry into online publishing when they think of
e-books, says this Associated Press report, but many publishers and professors believe college texts are the more promising
market.

Category:

  • Linux

Online firm looking for a few good fund managers

Author: JT Smith

The company is Marketocracy, led by fund manager Ken Kam. The firm has set up a web site (www.marketocracy.com)
designed to let anyone set up a fictitious mutual fund starting with a million dollars. From Reuters.

Category:

  • Open Source

Ex-Oracle president to sell $41 million in stock

Author: JT Smith

Raymond Lane, who resigned as the No. 2 executive at
Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) behind Chairman Larry Ellison, plans to sell 500,000 common
shares, according to Reuters.

Category:

  • Open Source

Cisco to invest $150 million in India

Author: JT Smith

This will be Cisco’s second-largest research and development (R&D) facility globally and
the largest outside the U.S.,” said Jayshree Ullal of Cisco. From Reuters.

Category:

  • Open Source

Amazon hit by failure of furniture partner

Author: JT Smith

The failure of Living.com will not affect its bottom line, says Amazon.com. From Reuters.

Florida man in online porn case goes to court

Author: JT Smith

Wayne Carnolli, of Lake Worth, did not enter a plea in court, according to this Reuters report.

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  • Linux

Computer lemon law may give relief

Author: JT Smith

While consumers normally demand the products they buy actually work, computers seem to be an exception. From Foxnews.com.

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  • Open Source

Heavy duty wireless computer

Author: JT Smith

The rugged Ramline PIII506 and PIII510 provide wireless
computing
with a Pentium III and full multimedia capabilities.
But it’s only for corporate use. From Edgereview.

Category:

  • Unix

Napster prepares brief due Friday in copyright suit

Author: JT Smith

Lawyers
for song-swap company Napster Inc.
this week put the finishing touches on a
brief due on Friday, marking the next
step its landmark court battle over
copyright protection in cyberspace. From Reuters.

Kyocera shows tiny 3-megapixel camera

Author: JT Smith

Kyocera says the Finecam 3300 weighs less
than a half pound and measures 3.74 inches by
2.64 inches by 1.5 inches. From PCWorld.com.

Category:

  • Unix