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Carrying important data around on a USB thumb drive is both convenient and risky. Losing that tiny device can mean big trouble if the wrong person comes across it. Reviewer Ron Harris looked at a handful of products meant to lock down the data within thumb drives. Two are hardware/software combinations sold as a package; one is a free and open source app that can be used with an existing drive.

Linux News: Reviews: Encrypted Flash Drives Keep Sensitive Data Under Your Thumb.

An innocuous posting on Coroflot might be indication of Motorola’s plans for implementing Android into their hardware lineup. One of our readers sent us a link to a job posting for the Interaction Design Team at Motorola. Is this what the 350+ member team is up to?

Motorola Recruiting for “Android Social Networking SmartPhone” Project | AndroidGuys.

This article is a short introduction to running Linux Live-CDs with MobaLiveCD. MobaLiveCD is a standalone Windows application (i.e., you do not have to install it - it runs by clicking on the executable) that uses the Qemu emulator to run Linux Live-CDs on your Windows desktop.

Running Linux Live-CDs On Windows With MobaLiveCD | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials.

Mac users might less vulnerable to Internet security threats than those who take the Windows route to computing nirvana, but ‘less’ is not the same as ‘not at all’ and that’s why the world’s first miniature hardware Internet security devices for the Mac have been announced today with a little help from Linux.

iTWire - Linux powered mini-machines for Macs.

Google’s Android mobile phone software platform could push the mobile industry toward open standards if carriers and handset makers recognize the value of standardization, says a recent report by ABI Research. However, tough economic times mean uncertainty surrounds all business-related decisions.

Linux News: Mobile: Can Android Blow Wireless Industry Wide Open?.