Intel to Launch New Desktop Processors with Lower Prices

The exciting news is the new?? six-core Core i7-970, which Intel is going to sell for $885 sometime this month.Additionally, there’s a big price cut for the Core i7-950 which is supposed to be launched in August – from $562 to $294. Two other new chips are also going to be …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Intel to Launch New Desktop Processors with Lower Prices.

Palin calls Obama ‘backasswards’ on Twitter, slams him for supporting Harry Reid

WASHINGTON – Former US Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin used her Twitter account to call President Obama ‘backasswards’ for comments he made at a Nevada fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and urged fans to share their thoughts in an editorial from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

“President Obama has once again left behind a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Palin calls Obama ‘backasswards’ on Twitter, slams him for supporting Harry Reid.

Judge says monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple, AT&T over iPhone practices can go ahead

Judge OKs iPhone class action against Apple, AT&T
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.’s mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action.
The lawsuit consolidates several filed by iPhone buyers starting in late 2007, a few months after the first generation …. Read the original article  : here.

Madison firm, retired Justice O’Connor team up to make video games promoting civics knowledge

Madison firm makes video games for civics project

MADISON, Wis. – A Madison-based company has worked with retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to create video games that promote knowledge about government.
Filament Games says it has created several titles for the iCivics project, which aims to remedy civics ignorance among middle-school students.
The games include … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Madison firm, retired Justice O’Connor team up to make video games promoting civics knowledge.

China says it renewed Google’s license, says company vowed not provide ‘lawbreaking content’

China confirms it renewed Google operating license
BEIJING – China has confirmed that it renewed Google’s license to operate after a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company has pledged not to provide “lawbreaking content.”
The California-based giant said Friday it had received approval to operate in the world’s most populous country, after it …. Source article  : China says it renewed Google’s license, says company vowed not provide ‘lawbreaking content’.

No provision to refund entry fee for 2G spectrum, says A. Raja

CHENNAI – Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja has said that no provisions have been given to operators for the refund of 2G (second generation) spectrum entry fee.

Raja also said that the matter would be discussed in a meeting with the Telecom Commission.

“When we took the operators meeting, a … was mapped by …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : No provision to refund entry fee for 2G spectrum, says A. Raja.

How to remove i386 packages from CentOS / Fedora / RHEL installation

CentOS / RHEL / Fedora (same parentage) has the nasty habit of installing some i386 packages even though the corresponding i686 (for 32 bit machines) or x86_64 (for 64 bit machines) packages have already been installed. Here is a script to remove all i386 packages from your Linux box (assuming it uses an rpm based …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : How to remove i386 packages from CentOS / Fedora / RHEL installation.

How to disable IPv6 on CentOS 5.5

The reason for this article is simple. The recommended method from CentOS wiki doesn’t work while the other method works. Here is what will disable IPv6 on CentOS Linux and also prevent the module from loading.

Edit /etc/sysconfig/network and set “NETWORKING_IPV6″ to “no”

This still loads the module but IPv6 is administratively disabled. Run the next command … Read more >>>.

How to install sar, sadf, mpstat, iostat, pidstat and sa tools on CentOS / Fedora / RHEL

The following command can be used to install sar, sadf, mpstat, iostat, pidstat and sa tools on RPM based systems like CentOS, Fedora, RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux):

As root type the followiung command (on console / terminal):
yum -y install sysstat
When you are not root but have sudo configured for your account then use:

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China confirms renewal of Google’s license to operate after monthslong standoff

China renews Google’s operating license
BEIJING – China confirmed Sunday it has renewed Google’s license to operate in the world’s most populous country, ending a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship.
An official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which regulates Internet operations in China, said the government had approved the license …. Original source  : China confirms renewal of Google’s license to operate after monthslong standoff.