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  1. Google Launches Free Wireless Broadband

    Tech · Google_Fb · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the cheap-at-twice-the-price dept. · 116 comments
    SlashRating© 600673 slashdottit! tm Ashish Kulkarni writes "Google has just announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)(TM), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. All the dark fibre that google has supposedly laid out is now fully operational! Check out the description of how it works."

  2. Nanotech Based Display

    Tech · Displays · · posted by samzenpus · from the awesome-resolution dept. · 217 comments
    yodha writes "Ntera showed their NanoChromics Display (NCD) recently. The display uses a nanotechnology process to create a more paper-like image than traditional LCD screen. It delivers significant power savings (they've shoehorned one into an iPod to give people a sense of what it looks like). The image can even remain on the screen for weeks without any power and doesn't need a backlight."

  3. Speaking Out For Free Software In India

    Yro · Microsoft · · posted by timothy · from the knowledge-not-mercantilism dept. · 396 comments
    inode_buddha writes "We all know how RMS and Bill Gates toured India recently, with mostly mixed reviews. The reviews don't seem so mixed after reading this memo regarding the use of software in Indian schools... and it's interesting how quickly these people pick up on the business. IMHO, this letter ranks up there with the Peruvian Congressman's letter to Microsoft in clarity and impact. People worldwide are beginning to wake up, and this needs to be shouted from the (networked) hills... "