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The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has finally begun transmitting high-quality data from its peculiar, low orbit around the planet. Its ultra-sensitive instruments analyze subtle variations in the Earth's gravitational pull over vario... |
1 October 2009
20:41 GMT |
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Healthcare experts often have a hard time identifying a person's history of abuse, and they are, at times, faced with people, mostly women, who cover up for their attackers out of fear of retribution. Because doctors are human, they can be deceived by these victims, despite their best intentions. But a new compu... |
1 October 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Ubisoft is said to have improved a lot of things for Assassin's Creed 2, from the way the protagonist moves around the city to the way combat works, but it also seems to be interested in pushing against the boundaries of what kind of content is acceptable in videogames.Game director Benoit Lambert has recently s... |
1 October 2009
17:41 GMT |
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It’s not unusual for celebrities to branch out into other fields and try new ventures that capitalize on their already hard-won fame. Actors and actresses start releasing music albums, footballers design clothing lines and create perfumes, and models go into acting. Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr is... |
1 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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With Halo 3: ODST now out, it seems that Modern Warfare 2 from Activision and Infinity Ward is the videogame that players are most interested in picking up in the coming period, at least according to the GamePlan Insights study conducted by OTX, whose aim was to compile a list of the most attractive titles to be rele... |
1 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T announced on Wednesday that it continued the process of upgrading its 3G network with new enhancements in the Colorado Springs area. The operator deployed in that market additional wireless spectrum in the 850 MHz band, which is expected to offer it the possibility to offer better 3G wireless co... |
1 October 2009
15:51 GMT |
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Until not long ago, the fountain of youth was just a myth, the stuff fairytales were made of and that us mortals could only dream of. In recent years, the possibility of scientists discovering the secret to eternal youth and health has augmented, they say, even if they are yet to come up with the magic pill. On this ... |
1 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system, due for launch in late October this year. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.10 development. What�... |
1 October 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Clearwire Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation, has announced today that its 4G CLEAR network has reached new markets around the country, including Salem and Milledgeville. The new rollout enables users to access the company's mobile Internet service at true broadband speeds, on par with th... |
1 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Staying in the best physical condition possible is extremely beneficial for the health and overall wellbeing, as countless studies have shown throughout the years. However, staying fit also plays an important role in decreasing the chances of developing breast cancer, also known as women’s silent enemy. As a ne... |
1 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Insects do not have a sense of smell per se, in the way we define it. They respond to chemicals in their environment like humans and higher mammals do, but are not equipped with a nose, nostrils, and smell receptors. Rather, a new study has revealed, they have specialized proteins that perform about the same role. Th... |
1 October 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Sins of a Solar Empire was a surprise hit and one of the best strategy titles of 2008. It managed to blend the familiar mechanics of exploration, expansion and extermination with a 3D engine capable of nicely rendering space battles that involved hundreds of fighters and dozens of capital ships.The game also offered ... |
1 October 2009
14:01 GMT |
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It’s long been known that ageing skin has little to do with gravity and more to do with the loss of volume (fat) in the face and the weakening of the muscles. To counteract this and successfully fight the signs of ageing, plastic surgery and injections have been commonly used, with non-invasive procedures begin... |
1 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Need for Speed: Shift managed to hold on to the top spot in the videogame chart compiled for the United Kingdom for just one short week. It seems that shooting Covenant aliens is more appealing than racing in a more simulation-like experience delivered by Need for Speed, as Halo 3: ODST, the latest Bungie videogame, ... |
1 October 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Google is launching several new features for the mobile version of its website geared towards requiring users to input less typing, cutting down on the time needed to do a search on mobile phones and making the site easier to use. One feature that the search engine just introduced is a sync option that synchronizes t... |
1 October 2009
11:51 GMT |
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HTC Imagio is one of the Windows Mobile-based handsets Verizon Wireless was rumored to plan on releasing to the market before the end of the ongoing year, and now the carrier has officially announced the launch of the device. Starting with October 6, those interested in acquiring a new Windows phone from the company ... |
1 October 2009
11:21 GMT |
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While rumors of a “Friends” long feature film have not been addressed officially by Warners, Matt LeBlanc is seeing to his career in comedy with a new part in a satire produced by BBC and Showtime, TV by the Numbers informs from a press statement from the latter network. LeBlanc will be playing himself in... |
1 October 2009
11:05 GMT |
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Since migrating to Windows 7 from a Service Pack 3 XP was not too much of a hassle, and with Microsoft Security Essentials freshly launched, it seems only natural to test the latest release in computer protection from Microsoft. Codenamed Morro, Microsoft Security Essentials is desired to be an additional layer of p... |
1 October 2009
11:02 GMT |
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Yahoo-owned social bookmarking site Delicious has announced a plethora of new features and improvements anticipating some of the trends like the “real-time” web. The new version brings more than just the usual set of fixes and tweaks and ads much improved search filters and graphs, a mobile version of the... |
1 October 2009
10:58 GMT |
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As you have probably found out, Intel has recently updated its processor platform with the introduction of the much-anticipated P55 platform, featuring the chip maker's new LGA1156 socket and compatible Core i5 and Core i7 processors. Following the official debut of the new platform, a number of PC vendors have ... |
1 October 2009
10:55 GMT |
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New images provided by the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) show peculiar, spider-shaped formations on the ground, near the planet's south pole, experts have recently announced. The data was collected using the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the space probe, which is capa... |
1 October 2009
10:53 GMT |
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One of the latest mobile phones that passed through FCC's courtyard with Google's Android operating system on board is the Samsung Behold 2, a device that also boasts a display with a 420 x 300 pixel resolution, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity options. Moreover, the new handset is also reported to include a 1... |
1 October 2009
10:50 GMT |
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After giving birth and spending most of her time with her family, Jessica Alba is preparing to make her splashing return to the movie industry – although she never actually stopped working altogether, but has kept a rather low profile as of late. Moreover, the stunner is determined to also make her comeback to ... |
1 October 2009
10:50 GMT |
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Fiery redhead Rose McGowan and famed director Robert Rodriguez became romantically involved in 2006 on the set of “Grindhouse.” Almost one year later, the two announced their engagement, refusing to make public a wedding date. Now, Radar Online reports that the two stars have decided to go their separate ... |
1 October 2009
10:32 GMT |
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The economy may not exactly be roaring back to life but it does look like it's picking up slightly if only from the wave of big acquisitions lately. Cisco is the latest to the party as it announces it has bought Norwegian video conferencing company Tandberg for $3 billion, a nice plump sum for this type of compa... |
1 October 2009
10:18 GMT |
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One of the buzz words in today's netbook industry is Chrome, more precisely Chrome OS, the much-anticipated Linux-based operating system that the Mountain View, California-based Google announced in early July. The upcoming OS is expected to be featured on some of the new netbook systems that will roll out next y... |
1 October 2009
10:16 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it may be that dark matter, the elusive stuff that binds galaxies together, but that cannot be directly observed, does not exist at all. It's either that, or it has a very unusual set of properties, astrophysicists at the University of St Andrews, in the United Kingdom, say. ... |
1 October 2009
10:13 GMT |
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is a videogame developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Square Enix Co. Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 from Sony. It was launched on November 27, 2004 and classed as a role playing experience played from a third person perspective with ele... |
1 October 2009
10:11 GMT |
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A few weeks ago, the on-demand game-streaming service OnLive entered its beta testing stage and it seems to be keeping the pace the development schedules has set for it. Expected to be ready somewhere this winter, the program opened its servers to receive gamers with all types of gaming rigs. The variety in tester sy... |
1 October 2009
10:10 GMT |
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Shortly after TLC announced that the “Jon & Kate Plus 8” show would continue without Jon Gosselin, since he no longer had a right to be featured in it regularly, Jon issued a statement saying he had asked his attorney to put the divorce on hold. What he claimed to want was a little more time – 90 da... |
1 October 2009
10:04 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced today the launch of two new handsets on its airwaves, namely the Motorola Barrage and Nokia 2705 Shade. According to the operator, the new Motorola device is available for purchase for its users starting today, October 1, on Verizon's website, while the Nokia Shade... |
1 October 2009
09:54 GMT |
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Four Google executives from Italy are facing jail time as a lawsuit brought against the company gets underway in Milan. The issue at heart is a video of four students bullying a colleague with Down's Syndrome posted on Google Video, which stayed on the site for several months before being taken down. The prosecu... |
1 October 2009
09:46 GMT |
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A little while ago, American Idol runner-up and currently the most hyped pop artist of our times, despite not even having an album out, Adam Lambert announced his fans he would be launching a charity program. Set up at DonorsChoose.org, the campaign helped fans get in touch with the singer, while also, most important... |
1 October 2009
09:37 GMT |
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Over the last few months, the computer industry has been actively involved in the development of new technologies and products that would provide computer users with new devices that offer a more energy-efficient alternative to similar products that are already available on the market. On that note, NEC Display Solut... |
1 October 2009
09:31 GMT |
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Glu Mobile Inc. has announced the release of Super K.O. Boxing 2 for iPhone and iPod touch. The publisher of mobile games is no stranger to the App Store, with a dozen titles already living in the venue. Super K.O. Boxing 2 is simply the latest addition to the company’s portfolio, as far as the iPhone goes. The... |
1 October 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Mobile phones based on the open-source Symbian platform are expected to see a great increase in shipments over the following five years, a new report from Juniper Research shows. According to the Open Source OS report from the research firm, Symbian handset shipments are to double by 2014, reaching 180 million, up fr... |
1 October 2009
09:06 GMT |
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Facebook is now pretty much synonymous with social networking about all over the world. Sure, there are plenty of other social networks, some quite successful like MySpace, but nothing even comes close on the global scale. Still, Facebook isn't completely satisfied until it becomes the biggest social network in ... |
1 October 2009
08:59 GMT |
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Apple has updated one of the hundreds of technotes detailing possible issues iPhone users may encounter, this time revealing that the phone may experience a loss of signal, or reduced signal strength, if kept in a carrying case that uses magnets. Last Modified on September 30, 2009, Support article HT2342 bears the ... |
1 October 2009
08:58 GMT |
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Back in mid-August, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell announced the introduction of its new Inspiron ultraportable computer system, the previously rumored Inspiron 11z, providing users with a CULV-enabled laptop that started at a bargain price tag of just US$399. The laptop was designed to provide an alternative for netbo... |
1 October 2009
08:58 GMT |
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A team of scientists has found another use for wireless networks, other than transmitting data from one terminal to another. According to a research paper it just made public, wireless technology can be used to reveal what's going on behind closed doors, or through a wall. The team, based at the University of Ut... |
1 October 2009
08:53 GMT |
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A recently published report from StatCounter shows that Bing, the recently launched search / decision engine from Redmond-based software company Microsoft, has registered market share loss during September, both on the US market and globally. This is the first month during which Bing sees its market share fall, and S... |
1 October 2009
08:44 GMT |
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TrailRunner, the Berbie-developed, route-planning software application for Mac OS X, has received yet another maintenance update this week, fixing problems with merging tracks of a route, enhancements to the diary field, and improved map scrolling, to name a few of the changes. TrailRunner can display maps and eleva... |
1 October 2009
08:29 GMT |
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Security researchers have discovered that the authors of a botnet send commands to the infected computers under their control through JPEG files. This new technique has the purpose of hiding the malicious traffic from network scanners.The method was discovered by Jason Milletary, a security researcher with Atlanta-ba... |
1 October 2009
08:01 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2, the first person shooter from Infinity Ward and Activision, is set to be released on November 10, 2009 and will probably attract millions of gamers. Some of them will buy the videogame for the single player campaign, which will probably be as tight and explosive as that from the first title in the s... |
1 October 2009
07:19 GMT |
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The market for ultraportable computer systems continues to expand, as leading PC vendors roll out new products that come to provide users with alternatives to some of the already available laptops. On that note, Fujitsu has just announced the introduction of its new LIFEBOOK P8110, coming as a 12.1-inch notebook that... |
1 October 2009
07:06 GMT |
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Yahoo doesn't look like a fast moving tech company at the forefront of innovation but from a developers' point of view it's actually one of the most interesting and open large tech companies out there. And, among rumors that it wants to ditch the enterprise apps suite, the company has formally launched... |
1 October 2009
07:01 GMT |
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One of the most recent subjects picked up by ifoAppleStore, the source dealing exclusively with Apple’s retail initiatives and trends, is cleaning at the Apple retail store. Apparently, the job is a highly specialized one, especially when it comes to grand openings. The Mac maker actually has an expert company ... |
1 October 2009
06:57 GMT |
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At an ancient port site, located just outside of the Italian capital city of Rome, archaeologists from the United Kingdom have discovered a new amphitheater, which they argue could have served ceremonial purposes. Roman emperors may have used the structure as a welcoming site, for foreign dignitaries traveling to the... |
1 October 2009
06:57 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has recently announced the launch of its first Google Android-powered handset, the Motorola Cliq, soon to hit the shelves via T-Mobile in the United States and Orange in Europe (as Dext), and is expected to announce in the near future the launch of a second Android handset, the Motorola Sh... |
1 October 2009
06:55 GMT |
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Jim Brown, a legendary running back for the Cleveland Browns, was known for being an unstoppable freight train on the football field. Still, it seems the athlete present in the NFL Hall of Fame and star in movies such as Three the Hard Way and The Dirty Dozen got a crushing tackle in the court of law. Last year, Jim ... |
1 October 2009
06:49 GMT |
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A team of German scientists has recently announced the development of a new, blood-analysis instrument, which is able to detect pathogens without the use of markers. The technology is very compact, and can be used in hospital settings, as well as in mobile transfusion units and blood-donation clinics. Results from th... |
1 October 2009
06:43 GMT |
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Nokia N86 8MP, the first handset from the Finnish company to sport an 8-megapixel photo snapper, has just received a new firmware update, one that was expected to come for quite some time with a series of new goodies for the users. Available both over-the-air (by typing *#0000# on the home screen) and via Nokia Softw... |
1 October 2009
06:31 GMT |
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The Amazon deleted books saga finally came to a close this week as the Internet giant has settled a lawsuit filed against it after the incident. Earlier this summer Amazon quietly and remotely deleted bought copies of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm after it found that the books had been sold without securi... |
1 October 2009
06:21 GMT |
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The Blu-ray optical drive is slowly becoming a standard solution for computer systems and home entertainment devices, as technology improvements enable lower prices consequently providing a more affordable solution for consumers. On that note, Pioneer Electronics, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer e... |
1 October 2009
06:18 GMT |
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The American space agency NASA usually makes use of solar panels for its exploration missions in the solar system, such as for instance on Mars, the Moon, Saturn, Mercury, Vesta, Ceres, and so on. But these explorations take place in the relative vicinity of the Sun, so the amount of electricity produced by the solar... |
1 October 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Ubisoft may have two studios in Quebec, but Ubisoft Montreal is far better known than the other one. Still, the second studio won't let the big shadow cast by Ubisoft M. cloud their growth and are planning a brand-new game. The product is presented by the company as a ground-breaking game in need of talented dev... |
1 October 2009
06:00 GMT |
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Jermaine Jackson and sister La Toya were in Glasgow last night, where the late King of Pop was awarded the first posthumous accolade for his impressive career at the Music Of Black Origin Awards, MOBO 2009. The two performed a very touching tribute for Michael, while also speaking of the Jackson family's duty to... |
1 October 2009
05:58 GMT |
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A while ago, a small company going by the name of doubleTwist developed a media-playing application that now connects and syncs with most popular devices in a no-hassle manner. The doubleTwist app integrates with OS X beautifully (although it does borrow Apple-specific elements), it is free to download and use, and a... |
1 October 2009
05:54 GMT |
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ASUS, one of the world's leading vendors of Atom-based computer systems, as well as a pioneer in the segment of low-power, low-priced portable computer systems, has recently updated its product line with a new model, the EeeBox EB1501, designed to provide customers with a choice for a low-power PC or HTPC altern... |
1 October 2009
05:49 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is already known to come to the market during the ongoing year with a second version of its first and only touchscreen-enabled BlackBerry device, the Storm. While the presence of Storm 2 in RIM's plans is no mystery, there are no details on when the handset might ar... |
1 October 2009
05:48 GMT |
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Twitter has been touting the upcoming geolocation feature for a while now. Announced more than a month ago, the feature was set to become live, for developers at least, sometime last week but some issues pushed it back several days. It now appears to be live, despite Twitter not making any actual announcement, with t... |
1 October 2009
05:47 GMT |
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Google announced the availability of a security update for its Chrome browser. The newly released version, 3.0.195.24, addresses a serious vulnerability that could be remotely exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code.The flaw patched by Google in its browser is not limited to Chrome. It is a memory corrupti... |
1 October 2009
05:43 GMT |
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According to a new computer simulation of the conditions on the remote exoplanet COROT-7b, it may be that its atmosphere has nothing in common with our own. While we may be accustomed to rain, clouds, winds, fog and snow, we would have a very hard time finding these phenomena on another planet. COROT-7b was discovere... |
1 October 2009
05:43 GMT |
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Driver: Parallel Lines is a videogame developed by Reflections Interactive Limited and published by Atari. Inc. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Nintendo Wii and the PC in March 2006. It is classed as a racing title played from a third person pe... |
1 October 2009
05:30 GMT |
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AT&T announced recently the purchase of privately held Plusmo, Inc., the provider of cross-platform mobile application solutions, in a move aimed at enabling the wireless carrier to simplify mobile application development. According to the mobile phone operator, the purchase brings it an open standards technology tha... |
1 October 2009
05:27 GMT |
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Astaro, the maker of enterprise-level gateways that enhance security and provide traffic filtering, has just released Astaro Security Gateway 7.500, a version that includes many new features and enhancements. Unlike many other computer software creators, Astaro does listen to customer requests, that's why in thi... |
1 October 2009
05:21 GMT |
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The first GTA to hit the DS, Chinatown Wars, tells the story of Huang Lee, a triad member in the modern Liberty City. Huang flies form China to deliver a ceremonial sword to Wu “Kenny” Lee and ensure the Triad inheritance. But things do not go as smoothly as planned, and Huang loses the sword shortly upon... |
1 October 2009
05:21 GMT |
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Scarlett Johansson is one of the most gorgeous women in industry at the moment, but she’s far from becoming a diva and beginning to act like she’s God’s gift to humankind. At 25, the actress has a flourishing career, is branching into music and, to make matters even better, is happily married to a m... |
1 October 2009
05:21 GMT |
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Though the world has moved to blogs, social networks, questions and answers sites and all manner of other sources, forums can still be a great place for information especially for certain queries. The problem is that actually getting to the information you want in a forum can be a daunting task with multiple threads ... |
1 October 2009
05:17 GMT |
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After being forced to leave the MI6 for unscrupulous and ruthless behavior in an MI6 simulator, you quickly find a new source of income. You begin to work for Auric Goldfinger, changing sides from super agent to henchman. After the first mission, the one that also gets you expelled from the British secret agency, you... |
1 October 2009
05:16 GMT |
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Apple is disclosing its fourth quarter FY2009 results during a conference call held on Monday, October 19, 2009, according to a post on the company’s website. Apple’s conference call webcast discussing Q4 - 2009 financial results will begin at 2:00pm PT/5:00pm ET on Monday, October 19, 2009. Apple notes ... |
1 October 2009
05:13 GMT |
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The number of gamers that have been banned from online games must be somewhere close to the number actually still playing said games. Still, the “banned ones” usually just accept the fact that they're no longer allowed to play with the other children since they couldn't play nice. But that wasn&... |
1 October 2009
05:07 GMT |
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Earlier this week, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has announced the official debut of its new Latitude Z-series of ultraportable computer systems, specifically aimed at business professionals and users looking for a multi-featured laptop in a slim and fit package. Built around Intel's low-voltage processor platfor... |
1 October 2009
05:05 GMT |
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A team of physicists from the University of Michigan (UM) announce the creation of the world's first atomic-scale map of the promising quantum dots, semiconductors whose excitons are confined in all three spatial dimensions. Quantum dots potentially have the ability to influence a large number of production proc... |
1 October 2009
05:03 GMT |
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Espoo, Finland-based mobile phone maker and leading wireless service provider Telefonica announced on Wednesday an agreement through which Nokia's email solution Nokia Messaging will become available on the Latin American market through Telefonica's airwaves. According to the mobile phone carrier, the avail... |
1 October 2009
05:02 GMT |
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Sony has announced having released a new firmware version for the PlayStation Portable handheld labeled 6.10. The company is emphasizing the fact that those who bought a new PSP Go need to apply the firmware in order to make sure that their systems are fully compatible with all PSP games.But the update does more than... |
1 October 2009
05:00 GMT |
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It's common knowledge that the human brain features billions of neurons, all connected with each other via synapses and other channels. These connections are all related to everyday feelings, including one of the most powerful, fear. Studies on neural fear have usually focused on fear-conditioning experiments, b... |
1 October 2009
04:43 GMT |
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Apple has updated one of the funnest sections of its website, adding a new look and new ways to browse for iPhone and iPod touch apps. The “Apps for Everyhing” division includes categories like “apps for cooks” and “apps for keeping current,” as well as “apps for students&rdq... |
1 October 2009
04:43 GMT |
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DRIV3R, also known as Driver 3, is a videogame created by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Boy, the PC (a GameCube version was also in production but got canceled). The game was also later ported to mobi... |
1 October 2009
04:31 GMT |
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Facebook is betting hard on its Facebook Connect program and for good reason. The latter has already proven quite a success and this is just the beginning since, if the company has its way, you'll be seeing Connect on almost every website out there. Still, it has a long way to go so the social network has launch... |
1 October 2009
04:31 GMT |
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Western Digital, one of the world's leading vendors of hard disks, solid state drives and other storage-related products, has just announced that it has completed its plans to move its headquarters and consolidate its Southern California operations into a single facility. Currently located in Lake Forest, Calif.... |
1 October 2009
04:27 GMT |
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Paragon Studios is celebrating the launch of Issue 16: Power Spectrum, but it's not doing so in-house, over a bottle of wine and party crackers. It's doing it with the gamers of City of Heroes. All inactive accounts in good standing along with the rest of the active players will be able to enjoy a free Reac... |
1 October 2009
04:26 GMT |
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Tori Spelling of the original “90210” fame has been admitted, sent home and then readmitted to the hospital after complaining of serious stomach pains that no doctor seems to be able to diagnose. Although she is in much pain, the star’s representative says fans should not be worried, as also does he... |
1 October 2009
04:24 GMT |
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Redmond-based software company Microsoft is adding the final touches to its Windows Marketplace for Mobile, in a rush to have it all in place for the October 6 launch of both the software portal and the latest flavor of its mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5. The upcoming app store will be available for acce... |
1 October 2009
04:14 GMT |
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The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) has been the world's most powerful pulsed neutron-scattering science facility for a long time. Now, its role has been even further consolidated, when it has become the first such research institute to reach and exceed the one-megawatt mark.... |
1 October 2009
04:05 GMT |
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Google is announcing a new tool for website owners that will allow them to offer their users a version of their sites in the users' native language through a new website translation gadget. The gadget is powered by Google Translate, of course, which the company is integrating into every possible product these da... |
1 October 2009
04:00 GMT |
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Those using Evenflow’s Dropbox service who also own an iPhone / iPod touch, must have waited for the mobile client like the second coming, or something. Yes, Dropbox for iPhone has arrived. Newcomers should note that the app works with the main Dropbox service and is not intended as a standalone product. Those ... |
1 October 2009
03:59 GMT |
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Just hours have passed since the Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker officially announced its next-generation Fermi GPU architecture, designed to power some of its upcoming products, including a new line of GeForce, Quadro and Tesla graphics cards. Built on TSMC's 40nm manufacturing process, the ne... |
1 October 2009
03:55 GMT |
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One of the biggest innovations coming alongside the DSi, the new handheld model released by Nintendo earlier in the year all over the world, is that it can actually receive content via its WiFi connection. Nintendo has exploited this by offering a DSiWare service, modeled after WiiWare, which allows users to create u... |
1 October 2009
03:54 GMT |
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Leading push-enabled mobile email and messaging solution provider SEVEN has announced recently that it has introduced to its portfolio a new solution for enhancing the capabilities of any mobile phone, the SEVEN Mobile Instant Messaging application. According to the company, the new software is based on its push plat... |
1 October 2009
03:51 GMT |
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A new update became available today for the PlayStation Home and it brings enough modifications to please the members of this online community. The 1.3 update was announced back in August, when most of its features had been revealed. To add to those, some additional content was added to the change log and the Home ex... |
1 October 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Lourdes, the 12-year-old daughter of the Queen of Pop, Madonna, is no stranger to media attention, having grown up in the spotlight because of her famous mother. Initial reports said she was thinking of going into acting and was even taking classes for it. Lourdes seems to have finally decided that what she wants to... |
1 October 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Yesterday, NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft (MESSENGER) did its third and final flyby of Mercury, before its 2011 orbital insertion date. During the approach, areas of the planet that had never before been imaged were analyzed, but the success of the mission was dimi... |
1 October 2009
03:23 GMT |
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Twitter moves at its own pace when it comes to introducing features but every so often it launches something new to the delight of the masses. New, of course, is a relative term as a new feature has probably been implemented by a third party already but everybody loves Twitter so no one is holding it against it. Now ... |
1 October 2009
03:22 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable Go, Sony's most recent handheld, is out now and one of its major selling points is that it gets all of its content from the PlayStation Network, which means that players do not need to carry around any UMD disks in order to enjoy their favorite videogames or videos. The console is equipp... |
1 October 2009
03:17 GMT |
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For any customer pool, there is a fierce battle between two big companies anywhere in the world, on any market. These days' battle for the web design and development community's attention is being waged between Envato Network and Template Monster. As a the recent blow in this war, a couple of days ago, Enva... |
1 October 2009
03:14 GMT |
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Japanese-Swedish phone maker Sony Ericsson will pack its future handsets with the Flexion technology from Accumulate UK, according to a global licensing deal the two companies signed and announced recently. According to Accumulate UK, Sony Ericsson becomes this way the first handset vendor around the world to include... |
1 October 2009
03:04 GMT |
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The mobile-phone first Guitar Rock Tour shape-shifts to accommodate the new platform and comes to the Nintendo DS. If the original version was fully devoted to the electric guitar, the DS version will also grant players the possibility to rock out to the massive beat of the drums. Unlike the Guitar Hero franchise, Gu... |
1 October 2009
02:59 GMT |
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At a conference held yesterday at the Delaware State University (DESU), the American space agency announced that it had awarded a $5-million grant to the institution, for the creation of a new NASA-URC Center for Applied Optics for Space Science (CAOSS) on campus. Speakers at the event included the Acting President o... |
1 October 2009
02:53 GMT |
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TLC fired Jon Gosselin from his own show, “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” partly because of the hit ratings he took as he stopped caring about his image in the media, and partly because the public had grown tired of him, since he proved to be the contrary of what audiences initially made of him. Shortly after the an... |
1 October 2009
02:51 GMT |
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Right after the Dead Space spin-off for the Wii, Dead Space Extraction, got released, Visceral Games is getting right back to work. Electronic Arts' recently rebranded Redwood Shores studio wastes no time basking in the glory of a new release and reveals that Dead Space 2 has entered the "later stages of preprod... |
1 October 2009
02:49 GMT |
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DJ Hero is the next milestone in Activision’s campaign to dominate the world of videogaming and establish a culture of fear and anxiety, just like Bobby Kotick likes it. And one of the major innovations of the music simulator is integrating a controller that manages to actually replicate rather well the experie... |
1 October 2009
02:40 GMT |
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The commonly accepted model of our planet states that the thick core is surrounded by a massive layer of magma known as the mantle, on which the tectonic plates that make up the crust float. When these plates meet, in areas known as fault lines, they collide against each other. When these collisions are delayed, tens... |
1 October 2009
02:35 GMT |
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A recently published customer satisfaction study from CFI Group shows that the customer audience is no longer dominated by business users, and that smartphones like Apple’s iPhone, Palm's Pre or those powered by Google's Android OS are the leaders in consumer satisfaction. Moreover, the CFI Group Smar... |
1 October 2009
02:31 GMT |
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Custom Robo sees its first DS release in Custom Robo Arena, after five previous launches on other platforms. Custom Robo Arena is the first installment of the game to be released in the PAL territories, and the second in North America. The game follows the player as they join Robo Team “Numero Uno” and fi... |
1 October 2009
02:18 GMT |
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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 is a videogame developed by the Dimps Corporation and published by Atari Inc. It was created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and released in November 2004. It is classed as a cross between an action title and a role playing game, featuring influences from fighting and mart... |
1 October 2009
02:05 GMT |
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