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Saturday, 22 October 2011 01:27

Thousands of Penguins Raise Flippers At Microsoft Secure Boot

13,000 free software fans want to make sure that Microsoft's Secure Boot doesn't exclude them

Microsoft says that Secure Boot, a new technology it’s introducing with Windows 8, will protect us from hackers but nearly 13,000 people have some, shall we say, reservations.

They’ve signed an online petition calling for computer makers to ensure that they don’t end up shipping PCs that can only run Windows.

The controversy has been brewing for a few weeks, with Microsoft saying that everything will be just fine, and the Linux community fretting about a possible flanking attack.

For Linux fans,...

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The Best Totally-Not-Real Avengers Trailer Yet

By Angela Watercutter
October 21, 2011 |
6:50 pm |
Categories: animation, movies, video

It’s pretty much a consensus at this point that the first trailer for The Avengers is straight-up nerd porn. But what that powerful...

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Ice Cream Sandwich, Nokia and Apple Updates

On this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, the crew talks shop about Google’s recent Android updates, a new Nokia phone and, of course, the obligatory week in Apple news and rumors.

First up, staff writer Mike Isaac and product reviews editor Michael Calore kick off the show with tasty news about Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of the Android mobile platform. We recently played with the new Android OS running on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone, and can tell you it’s the best Android version yet.

Next, the two Mikes discuss another smartphone, the obscure yet playfully adorned Nokia’s N9. While...

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