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With the latest version, Ubuntu will give you integration with cloud computing and net-books. The ability to deploy applications in the cloud much easier than before is one of Canonical’s goal for 9.10 using Amazon’s EC2 platform. Canonical is also trying to beat the 25-second booting time when using Ubuntu 9.04 on net-books.
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Great news everybody, General Electric has demoed an optical disc which can store up to 500GB of data. GE’s disc has the same size as conventional DVDs, but it can hold the equivalent of 100 DVD discs or 20 single-layer Blu-ray discs. The micro-holographic disc developed by GE represents the next-gen in optical storage, however, [...]

Acoustica is a good product that offers excellent CD-burning, search and rip capabilities.
This application lets you create audio CDs from your favorite MP3s. Providing a simple installation and a setup process that produces excellent CDs, you can burn your favorite music and listen to it in your car or home player.
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