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More Linux promotion than Linux adoption evidenced at LinuxWorld (BetaNews) While open source phones have been the talk of this year's LinuxWorld, a majority of attendees and vendors we saw were typing away on their iPhones and BlackBerrys -- neither of which is nearly as open as, say, OpenMoko's NeoFreerunner. HP Pavilion dv6985se (CNET) The HP Pavilion dv6985se is a well-stocked mainstream machine with a long-living (though heavy) 12-cell battery. We recommend it, provided you like the unique copper-colored case and are willing to schlep around 6.6 pounds of laptop. Nuance Communications Introduces Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, Breakthrough New Release of World's Leading Speech ... (Centre Daily Times) Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech solutions, today unveiled Nuance's Dragon(R) NaturallySpeaking(R) 10 software, a breakthrough new release of the world's best-selling speech recognition software. With Dragon, people can write documents and emails, search the Web, and even control their PC entirely by voice, saving time and boosting productivity. Because ... Nuance Communications Introduces Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, Breakthrough New Release of World's Leading Speech ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) BURLINGTON, Mass.----Nuance Communications, Inc. , a leading provider of speech solutions, today unveiled Nuance's Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® 10 software, a breakthrough new release of the world's best-selling speech recognition software. Microsoft's Initiative Spawns Software to Improve Worker Productivity (HispanicBusiness.com) Microsoft Corp. 's Matt Dyor will be paying close attention Tuesday to how computer users react to the program that he and another employee have been developing for the past year. Is Ontario's street racing law unfair? (CTV Toronto) Lou No,it's not unfair to take out risk takers and unsafe drivers. I'm sure the general public appreciates that our roads are safer. Statistics speak for themselves. You drive responsibly, you deserve to have a driver's license. Business Bulletin Board for Aug. 3 (Contra Costa Times) This weekn Walnut Creek Recreation — "Patents and Products," 7:15-9:15 p.m. today. Workshop on new product development and patent protection. Heather Farm Community Center, 301 N. Ethical dilemma (BBC News) Should a baby be risked to save her sister? Avoid these computer blunders (Dayton Daily News) Our online blunders can lead to everything from a ruined computer to identity theft. In the September issue of Consumer Reports, seven of the most common online errors are highlighted: In a twist, Microsoft lawyer helps create software prototype (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The latest experimental prototype from Microsoft's Office Labs group was created not by hard-core developers but by a Microsoft patent lawyer and an employee from the company's IT department.
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