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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Windmills in the Sky. An Australian engineer envisions using clusters of hovering, high-altitude wind turbines to generate electricity. How close is his dream to getting off the ground? By David Cohn. [Wired News]
3:34:30 PM

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Mobile Trojan kills smart phones. Warez doodz beware [The Register]
3:34:16 PM

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Google to increase Gmail's inbox to 2G bytes and more. Latest storage news. [Network World on Storage]
3:33:58 PM

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D-Link Targets SMBs With New Power Over Ethernet Devices. Designed for mid-sized networks, new PoE switches include Gigabit uplinks, have small form factors. [Networking Pipeline]
3:33:37 PM

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Google Adds Satellite Maps To Search. Online search engine leader Google has unveiled a new feature that will enable its users to zoom in on homes and businesses using satellite images, an advance that may raise privacy concerns as well as intensify the competitive pressures on its rivals. [InternetWeek]
3:33:23 PM

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UK government funds new open-source initiative. The U.K. government is backing a new initiative aimed at promoting the use of open-source software in the public sector, providing a forum for those working in the public sector to test and use such software. [InfoWorld: Top News]
3:33:08 PM

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HP turns to Linux for enterprise NAS. Hewlett Packard is readying a new enterprise-quality NAS (network attached storage) device that will be based on the Linux operating system and managed using the company's StorageWorks Grid architecture, according to an HP executive. [InfoWorld: Top News]
3:32:59 PM

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Schimdt: More cops needed for high tech beat. Former cybersecurity adviser to the White House says there's a shortage of officers to fight online crime. [CNET News.com]
3:31:58 PM

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