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News archive: 1st of November 2008 |
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While CrossOver Mac comes in two forms – Standard and Pro, both versions are touted as being able to run popular Windows applications on your Mac, seamlessly. However, the tests we ran using the software with both supported and unsupported Windows apps revealed that “seamless” is not the term to us... |
1 November 2008
10:13 GMT |
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The power that popular media has on the electorate, through websites such as YouTube, MySpace or FaceBook, has not been fully comprehended and harnessed by officials running for elected positions at the White House yet. From a psychological perspective, it makes a whole lot more sense for people to go get information... |
1 November 2008
08:28 GMT |
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The latest of NASA's crafts, the Orion space capsule unveiled at the space agency's Dryden Flight Research Center from the Edwards Air Force Base, is currently undergoing first tests. If all goes well, this will serve as a prototype for the actual spacecraft, perfectly identical but including all the improv... |
1 November 2008
08:10 GMT |
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Living wills have been the subject of serious debates ever since they first appeared. The main issue is that some of them give specific directions as to what medical course of action is to be taken in case the writers of the will is incapacitated or unable to otherwise decide for themselves. Some of these directions,... |
1 November 2008
07:32 GMT |
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Diabetes sufferers who participate in aerobic and resistance exercises are more likely to exhibit lower glucose concentrations in their blood streams than sedentary patients, a new study, published in the November issue of American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)'s Physical Therapy Journal (PTJ) reveals. Thi... |
1 November 2008
06:42 GMT |
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Black holes are definitely the most fascinating aspect in the vastness of space, even if we don't know an awful lot about them. Actually, we don't even know whether they really exist or not yet, but theory says they should exist; otherwise, some things that are known to happen would be even weirder. But out... |
1 November 2008
06:31 GMT |
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The latest news on NVIDIA points towards the fact that the green Santa Clara company is working on a new motherboard dubbed MCP7A-GL. It is said to launch the chipset under the official name of Quadro FX470, and it wouldn't be the first time when we see a Quadro-branded IGP chipset from NVIDIA. As some pictures ... |
1 November 2008
06:08 GMT |
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Researchers from RSA Security have released a worrying report regarding what they call “one of the most pervasive and advanced pieces of crimeware ever created by fraudsters“. Dating back to 2006, the Torpig Trojan, also known as Sinowal or Mebroot, is more active than ever and is spreading at an alarming... |
1 November 2008
06:06 GMT |
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Belief in a higher and influential power has existed on Earth as far back as the first people. Be it that they worshiped fire, water, the air or the Sun, people have always felt the necessity of having someone above them to turn to when things get rough. This need was the subject of a new, first-of-its-kind scientifi... |
1 November 2008
05:55 GMT |
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Here's a thought to keep you busy for a while, especially those of you who are rather “green”-oriented: what if there was no more need to kill animals in order to wear real leather clothes? No, I'm not talking about synthetic leather that looks so good as if it was real. Instead, what if your cl... |
1 November 2008
05:54 GMT |
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Welcome to a new edition of our weekly software roundup. This week, we have two freeware apps and one that costs just a few bucks but is well worth every penny. If you're the religious type, there's also something here today that might interest you.Ghost - easily hide or reveal your filesApple doesn't ... |
1 November 2008
05:41 GMT |
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Danamics announced that it plans to release the liquid metal cooler LM10 on November 17t. The ready-to-come device uses liquid metal to cool down the processor. The heart of the cooler is an electromagnetic pump that moves the metal around. The pump needs very little power to work and generates no noise. The new LM10... |
1 November 2008
05:36 GMT |
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It's a very good period for the Japanese designers as these weeks we've seen quite a release frenzy, with all sorts of gadgets being showcased and announced, from the wackiest projects to exceptional design ideas with seriously feasible character. It's now time for another contraption from Japan's... |
1 November 2008
05:23 GMT |
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The leader of the UK liberal democrats, Nick Clegg, warned that people suffering from mental distress are very likely to plunge into despair and a deep state of stress if the economy of the country plunges into a recession, especially those who have large loans commissioned from commercial banks. Clegg pointed out th... |
1 November 2008
05:19 GMT |
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A three-car version of the Superconducting Magnetically Levitated (MagLev) train achieved the world record of 581 km/h (361 mph) for a rail vehicle in December 2003, a record that still stands today. The vehicle relies on superconducting magnets and linear motor technology, which rule out the frictional forces genera... |
1 November 2008
05:11 GMT |
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Intel's Atom processor marked a huge success on the market, and it is now capable of covering quite a range of market segments, something that Advanced Micro Devices fails to do. Yet, the Sunnyvale processor manufacturer has come up with an entry-level chip meant to compete with Atom in the “Ultra-Value-C... |
1 November 2008
04:50 GMT |
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The very young carbon market is currently in a constant state of expansion, following more and more members entering the agreement, which regulates the amounts of carbon each of the signing parties can emit in the atmosphere over a year. Statistics show that the carbon trading business went up from $67 billion in Jan... |
1 November 2008
04:41 GMT |
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