Ubuntu Linux Install Oracle Database XE Server

Debian / Ubuntu Oracle installation
First modify /etc/apt/sources.list file:
$ sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Append following line:
deb http://oss.oracle.com/debian unstable main non-free
Save and close the file. Next import GPG key:
$ wget http://oss.oracle.com/el4/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle -O- | sudo apt-key add - 

Meet Verizon’s New HTC Rezound

The HTC Rezound (formerly the Vigor) has been on our radar for what seems like forever now, but we’re here in New York City for HTC’s big event, and they have just officially pulled back the curtains on their next Gingerbread-powered smartphone. Fear not though, Ice Cream Sandwich fans: the Rezound will ship ready for Ice Cream Sandwich, and HTC and Verizon are aiming to push it to the Rezound early next year.
One of the first things you notice about the Rezound that it bucks the recent trend of super-slim smartphones. It’s not terribly thick, but it easily makes devices like the Droid Razr and the Galaxy Nexus look downright skeletal in comparison. Fortunately, the Rezound’s edges taper pretty dramatically, so it feels much less bulky than it looks. It takes more than few design cues from the Droid Incredible family too, right down to the red accents and the translucent red body under the battery cover.
To make up for the heftier body, HTC saw fit to fill the Rezound to the brim with some impressive innards. The Rezound is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, which should be plenty for power users to enjoy. It comes with 16GB of internal storage, and the truly media hungry can take solace in the fact that it can also comes with a preloaded 16GB microSD card.

Facebook Smart Lists to automatically sort your friends

Facebook Inc, the world's largest social network, is simplifying tools to automate lists of friends who can see posts and photos as it steps up competition with a new rival service from Google Inc.
So-called Smart Lists, set to debut this week, will generate groups of friends for Facebook users based on common attributes in their profiles such as a family, city, school or employer, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering. The optional feature eliminates the need to create lists from scratch, and also lets members be manually added or deleted.

Install an RPM Package on Ubuntu Linux

Installing software on Ubuntu usually entails using Synaptic or by using an apt-get command from the terminal. Unfortunately, there are still a number of packages out there that are only distributed in RPM format.

There’s a utility called Alien that converts packages from one format to the other. This doesn’t always mean that an rpm will work on your system, though. You will need to install some prerequisite software packages in order to install alien, however. These packages include gcc and make.

Run this command to install alien and other necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential

To convert a package from rpm to debian format, use this command syntax. The sudo may not be necessary, but we’ll include it just in case.

sudo alien packagename.rpm

To install the package, you’ll use the dpkg utility, which is the internal package management tool behind debian and Ubuntu.

sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb

The package should now be installed, providing it’s compatible with your system.

Orthopedic Surgery With iPod Touch

Indian surgeon Arun Mullaji performed a knee replacement surgery with the aid of an iPod Touch.

 In cooperation with orthopedic implant company Smith & Nephew, Arun Mullaji of Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has performed the first commercial non-experimental orthopedic (knee replacement) surgery in Asia with the aid of an iPod Touch. Mullaji is a specialist in computer-aided knee replacement surgery.
DASH is a new technology from orthopaedic implant company Smith & Nephew that aids the surgeon to perform knee replacement procedures with greater accuracy and precision, where clinical studies have shown that the implant is expected to last longer and function better. It has been designed to be easy for the surgeon to use, reduce the length of the operation, and be more affordable.

DASH is a minimally non-invasive treatment with high accuracy levels and precision. The instructions are loaded on the iPod itself for the surgeon to understand, implement and master the technique.

Mp3tag

Mp3tag is a freeware metadata editor for many audio file formats. It runs on Microsoft Windows.
It includes support for the following audio formats: AAC, FLAC, APE, MP3, MPEG-4 (mp4/m4a/m4b/iTunes compatible), MPC, OGG, OptimFROG OFR, OFS, TAK, TTA, WMA,WV.

Symbian Anna now available for download on Nokia N8, E7, C7 and C6-01

Just a day after popping up on NaviFirm, Nokia's Symbian Anna has finally arrived for download, right on schedule. Available for N8, E7, C7 and C6-01 users, the new OS brings a fresh new UI and a virtual portrait QWERTY keypad to Symbian smartphones, along with split-screen messaging, richer maps and speedier browsing. The update also brings NFC capabilities to the C7, in particular, allowing users to share contacts, photos and other goodies by simply tapping their handsets together. If you're interested in upgrading, you can download Anna using the latest version of Ovi Suite (3.1.1), or with an OTA update, though availability and method of delivery vary from market to market