“With all the phasers, beaming, holograms, and drama that you could ask for, Star Trek Online has a lot for fans. But does it offer much for people who are only casual fans of Star Trek, or who may not like Star Trek at all? Hit the jump to make that decision.

When starting up, players will have the option to choose to be either a member of Starfleet, or they can side with the Klingon federation. Things can be a little wonky with canon, as a Nausicaan (who are normally the bane of Starfleet) can captain a Starfleet ship, and plenty of absurd non-Klingons can rock out on the Klingon side, but players are more than encouraged to create their own back story for their captains to flesh out the universe…..”

Beaming Up With Star Trek Online (via Destructoid)

“Microsoft just planted a massive flag in the ground with the debut of Windows Phone 7 Series. The company’s new mobile operating system is a radical and potent departure from the past, and there’s a lot to take in — so we’ve gathered together all our knowledge and impressions of the device so far and rolled them into a single, concise guide. Of course, there will be plenty more to learn in the coming months, and we’re going to be beating down Redmond’s door for more details on this thing, but for now let’s dive into what Microsoft has revealed so far about its latest and (potentially) greatest phone operating system.”

Windows 7 Phone Series – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (via Engadget)

“After years of watching its Windows Mobile operating system languish behind sexier products from archrivals Apple, Google, and Palm, Microsoft launched the Windows Phone 7 platform Monday morning. Why is it important? Does it live up to the rumors? And more to the point, what can you expect? Here are the top ten questions about the new Windows Phone 7 OS, and their answers. ”

10 Hot Questions About Windows Phone 7, Answered (via PC Magazine)

“The United States is on the brink of a nuclear revival, fueled by fear of climate change, demand for electricity and distrust of renewable power. Combined with a festering recession, these modern woes are suddenly drowning out many of the older worries — such as meltdowns and radioactive waste — that plagued nuclear power’s past….”

The Comeback of nuclear power (via mother nature network)

“Adopt 10 good habits that improve your UNIX® command line efficiency — and break away from bad usage patterns in the process. This article takes you step-by-step through several good, but too often neglected, techniques for command-line operations. Learn about common errors and how to overcome them, so you can learn exactly why these UNIX habits are worth picking up.”

UNIX Tips: Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits (via IBM)

“Just a few days ago, a revealing teaser of Autumn-bound Fallout: New Vegas, was shown by Bethesda Softworks. Well, more details on the game were bound to come, and they did, as summarized by PSN @ Home via info from The Vault – a Fallout Wiki…… ”

Fallout: New Vegas – Huge Details Blowout (via VGchartz.com)

“Obama has reinvented the state in more ways than you can imagine.

These days, liberals don’t know whether to feel betrayed by or merely disappointed with Barack Obama. They have gone from decrying his willingness to remove the public option from his health care plan to worrying that, in the wake of Democrat Martha Coakley’s defeat in Massachusetts, he won’t get any plan through Congress. On other subjects, too, from Afghanistan to Wall Street, Obama has thoroughly let down his party’s left flank.

Yet there is one extremely consequential area where Obama has done just about everything a liberal could ask for–but done it so quietly that almost no one, including most liberals, has noticed….”

The Quiet Revolution (via The New Republic)

“SEGA has announced Sonic 4: Episode I. It is, as GameSpot reports, a 2D downloadable game with 3D visuals.

The announcement is part of the Project Needlemouse build up SEGA has been pushing since last September 2009. “Needlemouse” refers to Sonic’s codename when the game that would become Sonic The Hedgehog was initially being pitched.

While teasing this Project Needlemouse project, SEGA has stated that the game is a return to Sonic’s 2D roots and that the blue hedgehog will be the only playable character.

The game will pick up after Sonic & Knucles, but, as “Episode I” indicates, this is a new story arc.”

Project Needlemouse Is… Sonic 4, Episode I (via Kotaku)

“Mozilla announced last week the availability of Firefox for Maemo 1.0, the first official release of Firefox Mobile for Nokia’s Linux-based smartphone operating system. It offers adequate browsing performance, support for add-ons, and a finger-friendly user interface that includes popular Firefox features like the AwesomeBar.

This Firefox variant is based on the Fennec project, which was originally launched in 2007 with the aim of bringing the full Firefox browsing experience to modern handheld devices. In the time that has transpired since the inception of the project, advancements in mobile computing hardware have significantly boosted the performance of smartphones. That factor, coupled with Mozilla’s aggressive optimization efforts, have made it possible for Firefox to become a mobile browser.”

Hands-on: Mozilla’s pocket-sized Firefox mobile for Maemo (via Arstechnica)