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Monday, 26 September 2011

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Tech News Flash: Monday -- September 26, 2011

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What's So Special About an Amazon Tablet
Brain Scans Paint Picture of What the Mind's Eye Sees
IBM's Sam Palmisano Shoots for CEO of the Decade
Will Linux Be Locked Out of Windows 8 PCs?
Songify: Get Ready for Some Hilarious Ear Worms

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Podcast
The Board Giveth, the Board Taketh Away (14:08 minutes)
In this episode: HP's board of directors ousts Leo Apotheker less than
one year after naming him as the company's chief executive, putting
former eBay CEO Meg Whitman in his place; Facebook peppers its site with
changes, leading to yet another round of user outrage; Google Chairman
Eric Schmidt stands up to critics during a Senate antitrust hearing;
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings sends customers a note apologizing for the
company's recent price hike, then proceeds to announce yet another
drastic change in store for the online movie and DVD-by-mail company;
Sony sneaks a you-can't-sue-us clause into its latest PlayStation
Network ToS.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-09-23.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

What's So Special About an Amazon Tablet
Amazon's going to make an announcement on Wednesday, and the smart money
is on the online retail giant unveiling its long-awaited tablet device.
Though Amazon has officially been quiet about whether such a tablet even
exists, rumors hold that it will run Android 2.1 and cost considerably
less than the iPad's $500 starting price.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73360.html

Brain Scans Paint Picture of What the Mind's Eye Sees
Reading a brain with a machine to get the information in it has been the
stuff of sci-fi for years. Now, scientists at UC Berkeley's Gallant Lab
have demonstrated that it's possible. The scientists used functional
magnetic resonance imaging to reconstruct movies subjects watched by
reading their brain activity.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73349.html

IBM's Sam Palmisano Shoots for CEO of the Decade
Last decade, Steve Jobs was the clear leader, and he ended the decade as
the top CEO. We are early in this decade, but already Sam Palmisano has
jumped out to an early lead. Like Jobs, it isn't because he is lobbying
for this title -- it is because he is already being recognized by peers
as being the best there is. Interestingly, this came through at an IBM
Leadership event last week.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73344.html

Will Linux Be Locked Out of Windows 8 PCs?
No sooner had bloggers decided that Microsoft's widely trumpeted Windows
8 wouldn't pose any serious threat to Linux than a whole new wrinkle
emerged. "Wrinkle" is actually a bit of a euphemism, in this case; in
fact, it was the prospect of a computing landscape that could change
life as Linux users know it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73356.html

Songify: Get Ready for Some Hilarious Ear Worms
I stumbled upon Songify, a free app for iPhone and newer iOS-based
devices, when I ran into the wildly popular video about a homespun chick
named Debbie who supposedly recorded an eHarmony video introduction bio.
The YouTube video is called "Songify This: Can't Hug Every Cat," and
it's freaking hilarious.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73352.html

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