Tuesday, July 7, 2009

07-Jul-2009 AM clippings

Enjoy:

IBM and the EU have released the world's first Open Source laerning compiler, "Milepost GCC" aimed at speeding up mobile phone apps:
http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Milepost-GCC-speeds-mobile-development/?kc=LXDEMNL070109

Microsoft warns of a serious vulnerability in Internet Explorer on XP and Windows Server 2003. No patch available yet:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10582963

The London Stock Exchange abandons its mission-critical Windows-based system, TradElect, under a cloud of controversy and denial:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/london_stock_exchange_to_abandon_failed_windows_platform

Vodafone withdraws the HTC Magic phone running Google's Android OS for reasons that are very unclear but may involve naked girls:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10582108

And finally. A passenger on a Thomas Cook flight in the UK steps forward, repairs the plane, and then (comfortingly) flies in it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8136193.stm

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