Thursday, May 14, 2009

14-May-2009 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Intel gets slapped with a US$1.45 billion fine in the largest EU antitrust case yet, but AMD still has to come up with better goods:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10239904-92.html

The RepRap 3D printer is now capable of producing Lego(TM)-compatible parts using a script to define the dimensions of the brick:
http://reprap.soup.io/post/18922196/Parametrized-Lego-Bricks

While the D_Shape Mega Scale 3DPrinter prints significant structures inside a 6x6x6 metre cube from sand and a resin binder:
http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2294

Most of the charges against iiNet (who passed copyright complaint letters directly to the police) are dropped. Some remain:
http://blogs.smh.com.au/gadgetsonthego/archives/2009/05/copyright_police_drop_some_cha.html

Ubuntu One goes on public beta, providing 2GiB of free online sync'd storage. 10 GiB available to paying users:
http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/news/dropbox_clone_ubuntu_one http://ubuntuone.com

And finally. Swiss researchers find caffeine and sweetners in their clear lakes and streams. So guess where they came from....:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17116-swiss-find-sweet-way-to-test-water-purity.html

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