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The Opera Community is celebrating its 10th Anniversary online and the highlight is that you can get a free Opera registration code on the Site . They are giving away registration codes for as long as the party lasts. Further more, there are photos, music, Anniversary competition organized for the event. Link

Vim, the open source text editor for multiple platforms is slated to offer a lot more exciting and better features like Calender, MRU List, Spell Checking, Multiple Windows, Syntax Highlighting and Intellisense for all platforms. There are currently more than 1,300 plugins available at vim online, some of which are bound to make your life easier or a little more fun. Taking advantage of such a wealth of hard work and talent is more than just good fun; it's good sense. - Linux.com Link

Apple Computer and Motorola plan to introduce a phone next week that runs Apple's iTunes music software, according to an analyst briefed by industry officials. Phone users will be able to transfer songs from their personal computers as well as buy songs from the iTunes site, but it is expected that the downloads on the phone would cost more than it is for computers. - Seattle Times Link

Reuters reports that Maxtor is selling hard disks that act as home-entertainment hubs whether or not they are connected to a personal computer. Consumers can use the hard drive to manage different music playlists in up to 10 rooms of a house. For movies, separate family members could be watching up to four different movies at a time. Link