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Titanic disaster unlikely to happen in this age, experts say

Modern warning systems plus radar and a better sense of oceanography make it unlikely that a ship could be lost at sea--with hundreds or even thousands dead--in 2012.

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The Linux Professional Job Quest: 4 Real-Life Tales

They say everyone has a story to tell, and certainly Linux geeks are no exception. So it was with great anticipation that Linux Girl came upon an "Ask Slashdot" posting recently titled, "How Did You Become a Linux Professional?" "I'm interested in taking my skills to the next level -- and making a career out of it," wrote blogger ternarybit.

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Engadget Podcast 309 - 09.07.2012

One week, three big press events, and no huge innovations. But that's cool: following the hottest industry trend this week, we're iterating to Engadget Podcast 308.1, the slightly-better version of last week's podcast, also known as Engadget Podcast 309.

Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater
Guest: Terence O'Brien
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Orbital - Never

04:30 - Amazon announces 7 and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDs, pricing starts at $199
09:14 - Amazon announces $119 Kindle Paperwhite with illuminated, capacitive touch display
11:22 - Amazon unveils new Kindle Fire with doubled RAM, 44 percent better performance and $159 price
15:20 - Nokia announces Lumia 820, a 4.3-inch, LTE-running, budget-friendly Windows Phone 8 handset
17:32 - Nokia Lumia 920 official: Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU, 8MP PureView camera, Windows Phone 8 (video)
20:00 - The Engadget Interview: Nokia CEO Stephen Elop
28:38 - Motorola Droid RAZR HD unveiled: 4.7-inch 720p display, ICS, dual-core S4 for Verizon (video)
35:00 - Motorola RAZR M official: 4.3-inch qHD display, 1.5GHz dual-core, hitting Verizon for $99 (update: currently $149)
40:00 - Motorola announces Droid RAZR Maxx HD
48:50 - Listener questions






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'Texts from Hillary' calls it quits

The hit Tumblr got Hillary Clinton to make a submission. But now the site has become too much, and its creators said today that they're pulling the plug on the project.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57412692-52/texts-from-hillary-calls-it-quits/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

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Amazon Fires Up Kindle for Battle With iPad

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday announced a slew of new tablets in the company's Kindle line that could give that device family new life. The Kindle Fire HD dominated the announcement. It will be offered in three versions: a 7-inch and two 9-inch varieties.

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Making Your Tablet a Sturdy Little PowerPoint Pony

If you've ever had to give PowerPoint presentations away from home base, you'll know there's a certain amount of gear-related anxiety involved: Is the equipment going to be there? Is it going to work with my memory stick or version of PowerPoint? One way to take control is to use an iPad or certain Android tablets in lieu of the event-services supplied laptop.

Source: http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/23236180/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C760A890Bhtml/story01.htm

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Western Digital announces its smallest external drive with USB 3.0

Western Digital today announced what it is calling its smallest external hard disk drive, the 500GB My Passport Edge, for both Macs and PCs. The new drives are 4.34 inches long by 3.2-inches wide and .5-inches thick. The drives are also an upgrade from the USB 2.0 (480Mbps) to the USB 3.0 (5Gbps) USB I/O interface.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/storage/western-digital-announces-its-smallest-external-drive-usb-30-201772

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Oracle seeks to delay cloud features in enterprise Java

Oracle is finding its road map for enterprise Java is a bit too ambitious, with the company now proposing a postponement in cloud computing capabilities that had been anticipated for Java EE (Java Platform, Enterprise Edition) 7 next year. Instead, the cloud capabilities would be included in Java EE 8 in 2015.

Source: http://akamai.infoworld.com/d/application-development/oracle-seeks-delay-cloud-features-in-enterprise-java-201726?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Pioneer CDJ-2000nexus updates the flagship DJ player, brings WiFi and slip mode (video)

Pioneer's CDJ-2000 took the spot at the top of the firm's CD turntable range a couple of years back, and has enjoyed a decent spell as the club standard. To ensure that its reign continues unchallenged, a new iteration in the form of the CDJ-2000nexus (no relation) has just been announced. The vast majority of the DNA remains the same, but there are some key new features such as WiFi (as we saw in the XDJ-AERO) for use with the rekordbox app, Beat Sync, Wave Zoom and Slip (a much wanted feature first seen in the CDJ-900). In total, you can now load tracks from CD, DVD, USB, SD, networked machines, and WiFi, meaning the player has essentially outgrown its "CDJ" labeling, becoming a true multimedia player. If you fancy taking one for a spin, you can do so starting from some time this month, for the upbeat price of $2,399. Laidback Luke demo video on rotation after the break.

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'Texts from Hillary:' When LOLCats met Hillary Clinton

The hottest new Tumblr features witty fictional text messages between the U.S. secretary of state and the likes of President Obama, Lady Gaga, and others. Now Hillary herself has weighed in.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57412135-52/texts-from-hillary-when-lolcats-met-hillary-clinton/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

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