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How Linux supports Terrorism

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Here I was innocuously working on my embedded linux terminal, at the place of my work; when out of the blue I found out that using the Linux operating system might mean supporting terrorism in this world! Or at least supporting the ideas that terrorists seem to believe in. Have a look at the above screenshot of the my terminal. My box does not want peace, has no satisfaction, is not interested in love, but as soon as I say kill, it eagerly asks "Whom to kill?"

Android cordless home phones soon?

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Protoype of Android cordless home phone ( source: Curventa ) Motorola and SGW Global are introducing Android powered Cordless phones in the market. Both the companies have showcased their upcoming Cordless phones at the CES 2010 in Jan. (See http://androidandme.com/2010/01/news/motorola-introduces-android-powered-home-phone/ and http://www.sgwglobal.com/ ) SGW Global's Phone: SGW's phone is equipped with DECT CAT-iq 2.0 and WiFi, offers a large 3.2” touch screen and virtual keyboard. The Android Cordless phone promises to offer a rich set of telephony and advanced audio features including HD sound and multi-base/handset/line support. The phone will support a range of connected applications – from “always on” web browsing, email and widgets to internet radio and Picasa. Other solid features are social networking and IM, photo viewer, music player, YouTube, news and weather. Interestingly i...