On announcing the release of GIMP 2.8 the developers claimed that the update introduced ‘important changes to the user interface’. Is this the case or are there still issues to be found?
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As it stands, Linux and Google’s Android OS are still separate operating systems. But that may change now that Android code has been readmitted to a staging area for inclusion the Linux kernel, the core Linux code maintained by project founder Linus Torvalds.
Users will be able to connect Thunderbolt-equipped peripherals to remote hosts using optical cabling in 2012. The company reaffirmed its commitment to get optical cabling on the market this year, which will allow much longer cable runs beyond the current three meter limit. This, in turn, will allow the technology to achieve higher transmission speeds in the future.
The Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane gets more mysterious by the day. Designed to spend up to nine months skipping across orbits on its unspecified errands, the second copy of the Boeing-made craft has now been in space for a year and two days — and is still going strong. The endurance milestone is unqualified good news for America’s space force at a time when its funding and future missions are in doubt.
This morning, Verizon and Coinstar announced a long-rumored joint venture, combing a new video download and streaming service from Verizon with Coinstar’s popular Redbox kiosk rentals of DVDs, Blurays and video games. The service will launch in the second half of 2012.
This year, the kids don’t want tablets to play with. They want toys that play with their tablets.
Author: Harakiri
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:18 pm (GMT -7)
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Im drunk ! And its still 20:30hrs
The editors of Gadget Lab recap the tech industry news stories that had the biggest impact in 2011. Apple and Google led the way, but that doesn’t mean other companies didn’t capture a few news cycles — if only for nefarious reasons.