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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- August 20, 2009

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Today's Headlines
Social Academics: Building a Forum for Online Learning
Licenses, Libraries, Laws and Loopholes
Duke Nukem 3D: Too Hot to Handle?
Logitech Mice Slide to the Head of the Glass
Lenovo Looks Homeward With New PC Products
Reports of Exploding iThings Spark EC Investigation

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Podcast
The Enterprise Architects of the New Era (42:55 minutes)
As interest in cloud computing grows, the role of the enterprise
architect is changing. Changing into what, exactly? That's still open
for debate. The architect's role may well become the key office where
the buck stops. New duties will present new opportunities.
http://www.ectnews.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2009-08-17.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Social Academics: Building a Forum for Online Learning
Mention social networks to most Web users, and they'll likely tell you
about general-interest gathering places like Facebook, Twitter and
MySpace. However, other social networks -- some large, some small --
exist to provide users with a way to communicate about slightly more
specific topics. LinkedIn, for one, emphasizes professional and career
networking.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67910.html

Licenses, Libraries, Laws and Loopholes
It's been a relatively quiet few days on the Linux blogs, but that
didn't stop geeks from taking time out last Sunday to wish Debian a
happy birthday. Yes, it was exactly 16 years ago on the 16th that Ian
Murdock announced the imminent arrival of what he called the "Debian
Linux Release." Happy Birthday, Debian.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67908.html

Duke Nukem 3D: Too Hot to Handle?
When "Duke Nukem 3D" was first released for the PC in 1996, the "3D" in
the title was perhaps there to emphasize that this was not the sort of
flat-world first-person shooter experience you'd find in a game like
"Doom 2." Rather than just pivoting side to side, you could actually use
the mouse to look up and down, setting your sights on an object far
below you or flying above you.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67873.html

Logitech Mice Slide to the Head of the Glass
When computer accessories maker Logitech on Wednesday unveiled two new
mice that can be used on any surface, it triggered squeaks of protest
from competitor Microsoft. Logitech's newly announced Mouse MX products
use dark field laser tracking to let them navigate on smooth surfaces
such as glass.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67904.html

Lenovo Looks Homeward With New PC Products
Chinese PC maker Lenovo, best known for office computers like its
ThinkPad laptop line, has announced four new products aimed at the
consumer home market. One is its first home theater PC, the IdeaCenter
Q700. Another is its first home server, the IdeaCenter D400. The other
two are the Q100 and Q110 nettop computers, which Lenovo claims are the
world's thinnest in this category.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67902.html

Reports of Exploding iThings Spark EC Investigation
Apple has handled previous product safety issues involving notebooks,
iPod batteries and iPhone chargers, but the company's fans are hoping a
new threat to its reputation won't -- literally -- blow up in its face.
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it would investigate
reports of exploding iPhones and iPods following stories of
spontaneously combusting devices in the UK, France, Holland and Sweden.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67905.html

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