Cody Taylor

brumgrunt writes “Friday marks the 50th day on general release for what was the long-awaited Watchmen movie. But how much money has it made, and how has it measured up to Warner Bros’ expectations? Has it, bluntly, been worth the gamble, expense and hassle? “

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Mohamed Zaian writes “Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, announced today that Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition is free to download from Thursday 23 April. Also announced were the simultaneous releases of Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition and Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition delivers a range of feature enhancements to improve the user experience. Shorter boot speeds, some as short as 25 seconds, ensure faster access to a full computing environment on most desktop, laptop and netbook models. Enhanced suspend-and-resume features also give users more time between charges along with immediate access after hibernation. Intelligent switching between Wi-Fi and 3G environments has been broadened to support more wireless devices and 3G cards, resulting in a smoother experience for most users.”

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The one thing that Iraq really, really needs, according to the US State Department… is Twitter. Finally, thanks to what I’m already calling “Operation Fail Whale”, ordinary Iraqis will get access to the clean video streams, flamewars and Lolcats that we in the west take for granted. Here are predictions of what the future might hold for Iraq 2.0