links for 2008-01-26

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  Entire Synthetic Genome Created
  
  
  The second step is the reproduction of life has been completed. Scientists have synthetically recreated a microbe.
  
  
  (tags: sience news)
  
  


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  WGA's Servers are Down Again
  
  
  (tags: ace-on-tech 20080126 tech news microsoft windows WGA)
  
  


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  Vista really safer than XP
  
  
  (tags: 20080126 ace-on-tech microsoft news security tech vista windows xp)
  
  


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  Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Shipping Seven: An Ongoing Dialog About the Next Windows, Part One: January 2008
  
  
  A first look at what Windows Seven might become.
  
  
  (tags: 20080126 OS ace-on-tech microsoft tech windows)
  
  


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  Indian telecom company to rollout massive WiMax network
  
  
  (tags: 20080126 ace-on-tech news tech wimax wireless)
  
  


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  Solid-State Drives May Be Trendy, But Consumers Aren't Buying It
  
  
  Solid-state drives are increasingly an option for laptop purchasers -- but while manufacturers are pushing the option, few consumers are taking the bait.
  
  
  (tags: 20080126 ace-on-tech air apple laptops macbook news notebooks ssd tech)