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The koala bears are some of the most beautiful animals on the entire planet, and yet they are now threatened with extinction due to loss of habitat and human activities. A new report provides a bleak perspective to their future, showing that the bears could disappear completely within less than 30 years. The most sev... |
10 November 2009
20:01 GMT |
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Dragon Age: Origins does not make it easy for the main character to assemble a happy and content adventuring party. You've got three character slots which you need to fill up and at least double the number of choices for the gamer to make. And, before you specialize, you'll see easily two people competing f... |
10 November 2009
17:51 GMT |
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In a new study conducted on unsuspecting mice, Swedish researchers at the medical university Karolinska Institutet managed to accomplish a major breakthrough in the field of neuroscience, when they identified a mechanism related to the formation of long-term memories. Their find essentially controls the brain's ... |
10 November 2009
17:31 GMT |
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One of the big things about PC gaming is the ability to take a base game experience and then create something new around it, expanding one element of the gameplay. The modding community is vibrant and Valve titles, like Half Life and Left 4 Dead, have been some of the most popular when it comes to mods. With the comp... |
10 November 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Over the past decades, deciphering the human genome has been one of the main endeavors of the scientific community. The first genome sequencing was announced in the mid-1990s, and, since then, experts have been working on mapping the locations of all genes involved in any given process inside the body. This is an ext... |
10 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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The Second World War has been the Holy Grail of first-person shooters for some time now. It might have started well before it, but a big series that has stuck to its guns and has remained strictly in this time period is Medal of Honor. Before Call of Duty and its infinite regeneration came into play, Medal of Honor w... |
10 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Waze, Inc., the free provider of driver-generated maps and real-time road information, announced today that its platform was available for community crowd-sourcing of maps all around the world. According to the company, drivers from over 20 countries worldwide (including Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, It... |
10 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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At the beginning of last month, former model and television personality Tyra Banks revealed during a glamor photoshoot that she had dropped four dress sizes and was feeling better than she had in years. Determined to make her weight loss more than just an isolated case and to help other slimmers as well, Banks brough... |
10 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Comedienne Mo’Nique based most of her image on the message that big was not only OK, it was also beautiful and something to be embraced. In recent months, though, the 41-year-old star has started losing weight and she’s doing it deliberately, because doctors recently told her she was looking at a very sho... |
10 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Games with mature content are usually those that involve a certain degree of either explicit violence or romantic development of a situation. In order to protect the fragile minds of the young, games have to pass a strict rating approval from a certified commission in order to be sold. There are a lot of such ratings... |
10 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Mobile payments and retail applications are expected to result in a great NFC adoption, a recent report from Juniper Research shows. According to the research firm, which analyzed “the $110bn NFC opportunity,” one of six mobile phone users in the world will own an NFC-enabled mobile phone by 2014. Howeve... |
10 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel announced on Monday that it planned on operating a series of internal and external labor cost reductions. According to the company, the move includes the layoff of a number of approximately 2,000 - 2,500 employees in the fourth quarter of this year, something that should enabl... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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The everyday life of ancient Mayans has been a subject of speculation for many generations, mostly because there are very little records of this aspect of the old society. Most depictions that have endured up to this day are of official matters, and do not represent the actions and behaviors of the common folk. A new... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Today, Tuesday, November 10, 2009 is officially the day when most British women start their “Christmas diets,” a new survey conducted by British Lion Eggs informs, as cited by the Telegraph. The aim of said diet change is to help women get in proper shape for the Christmas office party, as well as for the... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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One of the big selling points of the Xbox 360 home gaming console, for this Christmas, is the social tools which Microsoft is promising to integrate, from Facebook and Twitter to Last.fm. They are being slowly rolled out over the coming weeks and the company is hoping that the new services, available to all thos... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Words and gesture may seem to be two distinct sets of communication tools, and someone would expect that they are processed in different parts of the brain. However, this does not seem to be the case, as indicated by a new scientific study funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Panda Cloud Antivirus was released as a public beta in April 2009. Almost seven months later, boasting millions of downloads and with the developer taking advantage of thousands of lines of user feedback, the application has reached its first final stage and is now released to home users. The reason behind all the us... |
10 November 2009
14:05 GMT |
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On Monday, Kronos Incorporated announced the launch of a new mobile application, the Workforce Mobile Scheduler. The new app is a scheduling software solution aimed at improving the workforce management in the future. According to the company, the new solution is capable of improving productivity through enabling man... |
10 November 2009
13:51 GMT |
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It has recently emerged that the Obama marriage hasn’t always been as happy and trouble-free as it is now, when a book detailing how political ambition almost killed it came out. Despite all this, Mrs. Obama knew from the start that her husband was Mr. Perfect for her, which is why she can now offer advice for ... |
10 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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On Monday, mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced the expansion of its 3G network in New Haven County, Connecticut, in a move aimed at offering it the possibility to meet the increasing demand for voice, Internet, and 3G multimedia services. According to the company, the new enhancements brought to its netwo... |
10 November 2009
13:11 GMT |
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The Ultimate Extras live to see another day. In all fairness, it will not be the whole of Ultimate Extras that will survive, but just two components, both being games which will be delivered as standalone downloads. And this time around, Microsoft will not limit the availability of how little survives from the Window... |
10 November 2009
12:51 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has announced that it did not return to profitability in the last fiscal quarter, saying that its losses have reached 391 million dollars for the last three months. In the same period of 2008, the publisher, which is going through a tough restructuring process, precipitated by the worldwide econo... |
10 November 2009
12:51 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T announced recently the signing of a multi-million dollar contract with Cummins Inc., a global power company focused on the design, manufacturing, selling, and servicing diesel engines and technologies all around the world. The new agreement between the two companies is aimed at network integrat... |
10 November 2009
12:41 GMT |
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The first public development milestone of Office 2010, coinciding with the first Beta Build, is just around the corner, and could be made available as early as the coming week. Microsoft has started sending notifications to participants in the Office 2010 Click-to-Run Technical Preview, informing them that the testin... |
10 November 2009
12:21 GMT |
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Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, announced recently that it brought more enhancements to its BlackBerry Application Platform, offering developers the possibility to come up with rich content and applications. Among the new improvements, we can count support for OpenGL ES, the upcoming availability of a J... |
10 November 2009
12:11 GMT |
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Real-time search is heading to its rightful home, mobile phones, with a new partnership between mobile search engine Taptu and real-time search engine OneRiot. The idea is to bring a real-time experience to mobile phones in a way that takes advantage of their capabilities and solves their shortcomings. The new Taptu ... |
10 November 2009
11:46 GMT |
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The first Community Technical Preview of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit version 5.0 is now live on Microsoft Connect. With the MAP 5.0 CTP, customers will be able to get a taste of what is to come in the next iteration of the solution accelerator from Microsoft. The most notable aspect of the evolution to ... |
10 November 2009
11:34 GMT |
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A few days ago, a photo of retired Major League Baseball right fielder Sammy Sosa surfaced online, showing him with a much lighter skin tone than what he used to have a while back. As imagined, speculation immediately began on whether Sosa was suffering from Vitiligo or whether he was doing something to make himself ... |
10 November 2009
11:28 GMT |
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A big number of Facebook groups have been taken over and are in the complete control of an organization that calls itself “Control Your Info.” But the group says its intentions aren't meant to cause any sort of damage but to raise awareness of a design flaw in Facebook, the very issue they are abusin... |
10 November 2009
11:06 GMT |
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The entire world must be by now familiar to one of PETA’s most long-lasting campaigns against fur. Called “I’d rather go naked than wear fur,” it features only celebrities wearing absolutely nothing in what is meant to be a silent protest against wearing fur – and quite an efficient and ... |
10 November 2009
11:02 GMT |
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Movea's mouse, the Gyration Air Mouse Elite with MotionSense™, combines the ultimate in motion-sensing technology with elegant style and comfort. This model features 2.4GHz wireless connectivity allowing for an operating range of up to 30 meters. It has three built-in buttons and a highly-sensitive scrolli... |
10 November 2009
11:01 GMT |
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In spite of being so common it's becoming annoying at times, sand is one of the most peculiar states of matter on the planet. While it may indeed not show, the stuff is able to behave like both a solid and a liquid at the same time, an ability that has made many physicists puzzle over which one of the two sands ... |
10 November 2009
10:59 GMT |
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Motorola DROID, the second handset from Motorola that came to the market with Google's Android operating system on board, also the first such handheld launched by Verizon Wireless, is estimated to have been sold in around 100,000 units during the first weekend of availability. The figures might not be as impress... |
10 November 2009
10:55 GMT |
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Carbon nanotubes are among the most promising materials under investigation today, having the ability to set the foundation for a large number of innovations, ranging from new medicines to communication grids and space elevators. Only one problem plagued this field of research, and that was the maximum attainable len... |
10 November 2009
10:45 GMT |
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The expected layoffs at AOL are beginning today with a first small salvo. About 100 AOL employees will get the axe today as the company prepares for its spin-off from Time Warner and another massive wave of firings to come in the not-so-distant future. This is the first step of “Project Everst,” an effort... |
10 November 2009
10:29 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics, the second largest mobile phone maker in the world, has just announced the launch of its own operating system for smartphones, called Samsung bada. According to the company, the new OS will arrive on the market in December, and is aimed at offering developers the possibility to come up with appli... |
10 November 2009
10:28 GMT |
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The AM3 Phenom II and Athlon II series-supporting motherboard 770-G45 is nearing release. This is the third such motherboard developed by the company and also the most rich in features after the 770T-C45 and the 770-C35. Among those features are the four DDR3-1600 slots, two PCI-Express x16 that enable CrossFireX se... |
10 November 2009
10:27 GMT |
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With the worldwide economic crisis leaving its mark on businesses worldwide, HP decided to expand its Total Care portfolio with two new additions. Intended for small and medium businesses, the Pro 3000 and the Pro 3005 compact desktops are put together with the purpose of providing their owners with an optimum perfor... |
10 November 2009
10:27 GMT |
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Adam Lambert, the guy who almost became last season’s American Idol, is definitely a good entertainer. Not only does he have good stage presence and impressive vocals, but he’s also not afraid to go the extra mile in terms of selling his music. It’s all part of his strategy of reaching out to as man... |
10 November 2009
10:26 GMT |
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OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of Flash-based storage solutions and memory products, announced today a partnership with SandForce, which will enable OCZ's next- generation of mainstream and enterprise solid state drives to feature SandForce's highly-anticipated SSD processor famil... |
10 November 2009
10:26 GMT |
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Agile Web Solutions has issued an update for buyers of its popular password manager and form filler, 1Password. Available exclusively to Mac users, the program sports built-in, anti-phishing and keylogger protection. Using 1Password, Mac owners can easily manage hundreds of passwords with a single, master key.“... |
10 November 2009
10:13 GMT |
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Australian scientists have made an interesting discovery recently, when they have managed to pinpoint the gene that is mostly responsible for a person having curly or straight hair. The TCHH gene (trichohyalin), which is located on chromosome one, appears to be the determining factor, the science team, from the Queen... |
10 November 2009
10:10 GMT |
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Paris Hilton, although a questionable singer and actress, makes millions of dollars a year off her image alone. No matter how much criticism she gets and despite the occasional bashing in the tabloid media, whatever Paris touches turns to gold, whether it be an endorsement for canned, sparkly wine or a perfume and wh... |
10 November 2009
10:03 GMT |
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Canadian wireless operator TELUS has been rumored for quite some time now to plan launching on the market the European version of the second Android-based handset from Motorola, and now all is official. In early 2010, TELUS will deliver the Motorola Milestone to its users, and it will be the only Canadian carrier to ... |
10 November 2009
10:00 GMT |
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Developed by the company with the same name, doubleTwist allows users to browse through their media and play various kinds of video and audio formats. The software works with your phone, MP3 player, camera... you name it! Devices like Sony’s PSP are also supported, while doubleTwist gives you the possibility to... |
10 November 2009
09:55 GMT |
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Actress Tiffani Thiessen is pregnant with her first child. The 35-year-old star and husband Brady Smith have been married for four years and are expecting their first child together in May next year, a spokesperson for the couple confirms for People magazine. Both actors are said to be “over the moon” wit... |
10 November 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Mozilla is more than just the organization behind Firefox. The browser still gets all the attention, but the Mozilla Foundation is working on several fronts related to the web and web development. In fact, the organization has recently launched the Mozilla Developer Network to create a useful resource for the many de... |
10 November 2009
09:42 GMT |
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ReelBean 4.5 is a new version of the full-featured movie converter, player, and editor for Mac OS X available from JS8 Media. ReelBean is capable of playing almost any Mac-supported video and audio format, and supports the use of third-party plugins that make proprietary formats available. The media-focused app is su... |
10 November 2009
09:36 GMT |
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Taking an innovative approach to the now traditional methods of delivering security for Windows computers, Panda Security has made available for download the final version of its free Cloud-based antivirus offering. Panda Cloud Antivirus is a free security offering designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows 7, but... |
10 November 2009
09:33 GMT |
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The Mini DisplayPort was originally invented by Apple and was meant for its new series of portable PCs. It is much smaller than a Digital video interface (DVI) and VGA connectors but still provides a full-function display for ultrathin notebooks and netbooks. Earlier this year, Apple gave VESA its approval for the in... |
10 November 2009
09:24 GMT |
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Corsair, one of the world's leading vendors of flash-based memory storage solutions and memory products, announced today the expansion of its line of Survivor GT flash drives with the introduction of two new models. Designed to provide users with a choice for a 32GB or a 64GB storage capacity, inside a storage ... |
10 November 2009
09:24 GMT |
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Security experts at TrendMicro have discovered at least 1,300 public Google Reader pages infected with a new Koobface type of attack. Hackers have employed Google Reader accounts to host links redirecting users to a Koobface infected page.Attackers employed Google Reader's possibility to share links and messages... |
10 November 2009
09:20 GMT |
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As it always goes, incremental updates for the Client version of Mac OS X are always released for the Server version of the operating system, this time being no different. In OS X 10.6.2 Server, Apple has addressed countless errors, including some of the security issues plaguing 10.6.1 builds.“The 10.6.2 update... |
10 November 2009
09:18 GMT |
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TOCA Race Driver 2 is a videogame developed and published by the Codemasters Software Company Limited. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PlayStation Portable handheld and the PC platform on April 13, 2004. The title can be classed as a racing simulation fea... |
10 November 2009
09:13 GMT |
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As the first Harvest Moon title to come to the DS, the game will have players manage the well-being of a farm. They'll have to tend to the livestock and grow all manners of crops. Their farm can be upgraded to handle new tasks, like holding additional livestock or a more elaborate kitchen to cook their food. The... |
10 November 2009
09:12 GMT |
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Rihanna may be only 21 but, as far as accomplishments go, she has more under her belt than many other female stars twice her age. Her music gets constant airplay and whatever she touches instantly turns to gold. However, what’s more important, Rihanna is also a good role model for young girls and women all over... |
10 November 2009
09:02 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung, the second largest handset vendor around the world, is reportedly getting ready to deliver to the market an increased number of devices powered by Google's Android operating system. In addition, the company is also said to plan leaving aside the development of Symbian-bas... |
10 November 2009
09:02 GMT |
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Apple appears to have finally put the lid on Intel Atom support with the release of Mac OS X 10.6.2 yesterday, notable hackintosh sources say. The most prominent of the lot, StellaRola, signaled a while back that developer builds of OS X 10.6.2 had already dropped support, although one of the latest 10.6.2 betas seem... |
10 November 2009
08:56 GMT |
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For a great many years, scientists have believed that the oceans on our planet were formed from water vapors emitted during volcanic eruptions that condensed and fell to the ground over millions of years. But a scientist now proposes that this might not have been the case. He argues that water is not something that o... |
10 November 2009
08:53 GMT |
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Google is getting in the holiday spirit and has announced it's offering free Wi-Fi to all travelers in some 47 airports in the US. Seeing that these hotspots usually don't come cheap and adding the fact that many people spend more time in the terminals than in the actual flights especially during the busy s... |
10 November 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Microsoft first demonstrated a new application from Amazon.com, tailored to Windows 7, during the worldwide launch event for the latest iteration of the Windows client on October 22nd, 2009. At that time, “Kindle for PC,” offering the same range of capabilities as the Kindle device, but translated into an... |
10 November 2009
08:46 GMT |
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The guys over at Mozilla kicked off not too long ago the Mozilla Creative Collective’s “Firefox Goes Mobile” design challenge, and recently announced that the contest got itself a winner. According to the company, the winner is “Pocketfox,” by Yaroslaff Chekunov, who is based in Krasnoda... |
10 November 2009
08:36 GMT |
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For those who keep a close eye on what's going on in the world of graphics cards, the end of last month brought them a couple of leaked pictures of AMD's next-generation dual-GPU card, the rumored HD 5970. Earlier this month, an updated rumor also provided us with some of the technical specifications of th... |
10 November 2009
08:35 GMT |
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Magic: The Gathering is about to give video gamers a brand-new reason to cheer about. The title will be arriving on the PC and PlayStation 3 next year as Duels of the Planeswalkers. Wizards of the Coast will also take this opportunity to add some extra content on the Xbox Live Arcade version. The game will be ready f... |
10 November 2009
08:29 GMT |
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IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0 has been released to web and is available for download from Microsoft as of November 9th, 2009. The RTW milestone means that the tool has graduated from Release Candidate stage and has been signed-off. Set up to increase Cloud application scalability and reliability, ARR 2.0 ... |
10 November 2009
08:28 GMT |
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After a long time when top accessibility was synonym with the possibility to perform an action 'at the touch of a button,' Logitech revolutionized the way we saw entertainment. Now, full and instant enjoyment is possible with nothing but a single touch. Following in the footsteps of previous touch-capable r... |
10 November 2009
08:16 GMT |
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One of the Internet's most notorious spam botnets, Mega-D, was severely crippled by researchers from a small security company. The blow was delivered late last week and the millions of junk emails spewed out by the botnet every hour instantly stopped.Mega-D, also known as Ozdok, is a botnet primarily used for sp... |
10 November 2009
08:12 GMT |
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The Blu-ray technology allows for the maximum data-storage capacities attained so far by solid disks. This technology is the only one truly suitable for the storage and playback of high-definition audio and video files. With more and more playback devices with built-in Blu-ray support being launched on the open marke... |
10 November 2009
07:45 GMT |
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Even before being the central graphical and user interface theme of Windows 7, Aero was at the heart of Windows Vista’s GUI. However, not many users know that the moniker is, in fact, an acronym, even though it has been around for over three years now. According to Microsoft, the Windows Aero label comes from m... |
10 November 2009
07:15 GMT |
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Cryptic Studios, as the developer, and Atari, as the publisher, have announced that Star Trek Online, their MMO that will allow players to live the life of a starship captain, is set to go live on February 2 in North America and on February 5 in Europe.The news is not yet offered on the official page of the project, ... |
10 November 2009
07:15 GMT |
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You might need a bit of luck if you are trying to get your hands on one of AMD's latest Radeon 5000-series of GPUs, but the chip maker's board partners continue to roll out new designs based on the latest GPUs. Such is the case with HIS, one of AMD's leading partners for the ATI Radeon family of ... |
10 November 2009
07:13 GMT |
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Google Street View has been expanding to more and more countries and locations, but it has just now finally finished with the US having included the final state, Hawaii. Fittingly, the 50th US state became the 50th to be featured in the service. And to mark the occasion, Google has also launched an online gallery wit... |
10 November 2009
07:06 GMT |
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Research In Motion and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced at the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference that they expanded their collaboration and that developers would be able to enjoy the use of the Adobe Flash Platform technology and Adobe Creative Suite tools when building content for BlackBerry smartphones.&ldqu... |
10 November 2009
07:04 GMT |
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With the growing popularity and widespread usage on non-Windows operating systems, Microsoft saw the need to somehow extend the compatibility of its DPM 2010. Up until now, this data-protection manager only provided backup solutions for server environments operating on the Windows OS. The purpose of this pact between... |
10 November 2009
07:01 GMT |
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All is good in Kirby land as he enjoys his delicious picnic, but all that goes terribly wrong when someone snatches his strawberry cake. It turns out that, once again, the villain behind this insidious deed is none other than his eternal foe, King Dedede. He wastes no time in pursuing him and, along the way, he meets... |
10 November 2009
06:53 GMT |
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A little over two weeks have passed since the first additional content for Borderlands was announced, but Gearbox has already given it a release date. The DLC will become available on November 24 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $9.99 or for 800 Microsoft Points. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC has not received... |
10 November 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced more than two months ago the launch of its first handset powered by the Maemo 5 operating system, and failed to deliver it to the market until now, although a series of launch dates for the handheld came and gone. Officially, the high-end Maemo 5-powered device has started t... |
10 November 2009
06:43 GMT |
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While chip maker AMD might still be faced with the recurring TSMC problems with the 40nm manufacturing process, it is currently expected to further expand its Radeon line of graphics cards, with the introduction of several new cards, aimed at the mainstream and value segments. According to the latest details that ha... |
10 November 2009
06:42 GMT |
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ASUS introduced at last its latest in the O!Play series, a media player capable of rendering virtually all types of media files and that has built-in, wireless features. As a means to provide quick and easy access to any files on the various devices or data-storage environments that buyers may possess, the new ... |
10 November 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have recently come up with a new use for an existing electrical conductor, a material that allows electrical currents to flow through it. By changing its orientation inside devices, the material can now be turned into a thin-film isolator that blocks current, but that ... |
10 November 2009
06:37 GMT |
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Twitter has been on a roll lately when it comes to partnerships. It signed a deal with Bing to provide the search engine with real-time results, and barely a few hours later Google made its own announcement of a similar deal. Now, Twitter and LinkedIn have announced they've reached an agreement and a partnership... |
10 November 2009
06:26 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has just released a series of three new video ads for the Motorola DROID, its first handset running under Google's Android operating system. Most of you might have already seen the ads Verizon aired before the phone's launch, and know that the first of them was aimed at... |
10 November 2009
06:18 GMT |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra is a remake of the original Kirby Super Star, released on the SNES back in 1996, and it features seven different main games. In addition to the previous one, Ultra includes five new titles and three new sub-games. Some of these are detailed below.In The Arena, you'll be able to face all of... |
10 November 2009
06:06 GMT |
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Microsoft has some sweet prizes lined up for users with a Bing Cashback account, whether already created, or one that will be produced on the spot, provided that they sign up for the $10k in L.A. Bing cashback Sweepstakes. The Redmond company is essentially offering a trip to Los Angeles, along with no less than $10,... |
10 November 2009
06:05 GMT |
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The fact that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 copies were out on the street before the official November 10 release date is neither a surprise, nor is it news. Just yesterday, we saw the title being pirated and redistributed, with one game snatcher even arrested for the crime. But, to see that Modern Warfare 2 is bein... |
10 November 2009
05:59 GMT |
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Approximately two months ago, Santa Clara, California-based chip maker Intel announced the expansion of its line of Xeon server processors with the introduction of the X3400 series, aimed at SMBs looking for affordable computing solutions for their businesses. On that note, one of the world's leading vendors of... |
10 November 2009
05:57 GMT |
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The online music environment has gotten a lot more interesting lately with a lot of launches and upcoming products. But, for all the enthusiasm, the music-streaming market may already be getting too crowded considering very few are making real money from this. One of the latest contenders, but one that comes with a v... |
10 November 2009
05:56 GMT |
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It would appear that Italian people have a thing for constructing their cities inside or very close to active or dormant volcanoes. This is known for Vesuvius, the mountain that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which is located six miles (nine kilometers) away from Naples. Nearly three million peop... |
10 November 2009
05:56 GMT |
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Security researchers have discovered a botnet that queried a rogue application hosted on Google's App Engine platform for commands. Its command and control server instructed infected computers to download and install a backdoor component.The unusual piece of malware was discovered by researchers from network sec... |
10 November 2009
05:48 GMT |
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A hefty 143MB download is required on behalf of those who wish only to address the latest security holes found in Mac OS X. Incorporated in the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update as well, Security Update 2009-006 delivers a whopping 44 code corrections on its own.Among almost four dozen vulnerabilities, discovered with the help ... |
10 November 2009
05:45 GMT |
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As defined by the Urban Dictionary, a cougar is a “35+ year old female who is on the ‘hunt’ for a much younger, energetic, willing-to-do-anything male.” With this definition in mind, it’s not really that difficult to see why Hollywood A-lister Demi Moore would be very much opposed to the... |
10 November 2009
05:41 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone carrier TELUS is reportedly getting ready to launch on its airwaves two new and appealing handsets, the Motorola MILESTONE and the BlackBerry Storm2. The former has just been launched in the United States on the airwaves of Verizon, under the name of Motorola DROID, and comes with Google's ... |
10 November 2009
05:39 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 elem... |
10 November 2009
05:31 GMT |
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Nintendo has a lot of new additions to this week's download list, so we're going to jump right to them and start off with the WiiWare. First off, we have Excitebike: World Rally, another installment in the Excitebike franchise, which will allow players to soar across a bumpy dirt-road on their mountain bike... |
10 November 2009
05:25 GMT |
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Concomitantly with the worldwide availability of Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft also announced the release of Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server. Following day one of the TechEd Europe conference, customers around the world will be able to acquire Exchange Server 2010, and, for those that opt for Microsof... |
10 November 2009
05:21 GMT |
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Announced yesterday (November 9th) by Stefano Fratepietro, DEFT Linux 5 is now based on the Linux kernel 2.6.31 of the Xubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system, and DEFT Extra 2.0 (Computer Forensic GUI). Starting with this version, DEFT uses the LXDE desktop environment and therefore it should no longer be consi... |
10 November 2009
05:21 GMT |
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The Google Books saga is getting dragged on for a few more days as the deadline for presenting a revised settlement deal was pushed back until Friday. Google and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, the two parties involved in the five-year-old lawsuit, said they would have a new settlement i... |
10 November 2009
05:10 GMT |
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By releasing the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update yesterday, Apple updated an array of system components in Snow Leopard, providing general operating system fixes, as well as fixes specific to a number of smaller areas, like Fonts, Printing, and MobileMe.Speaking on a general level, Apple believes it has finally fixed the data... |
10 November 2009
05:02 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Modern Warfare 2 and the successful Call of Duty franchise of videogames, has announced that it will donate 1 million dollars to military veterans through the newly created Call of Duty Endowment (aka CODE), with the stated aim of making sure that veterans can be quickly employed... |
10 November 2009
05:01 GMT |
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Jon Gosselin, one half of the once extremely successful TLC reality series “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” is now being sued by the network for doing televised and media interviews in exchange of money when he was bound to it by an exclusivity contract. Former friend and occasional spokesperson Michael Lohan has alr... |
10 November 2009
04:58 GMT |
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According to current knowledge, our ancestors first appeared in eastern Africa, where the oldest, human-like fossils were found. They are believed to have then left the continent in successive migrations, eventually spreading across the planet and beginning their domination of the world. However, historians and paleo... |
10 November 2009
04:57 GMT |
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A strategic alliance inked by Microsoft and Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (CHT) is designed to enable the latter to deliver services that span across the PC, mobile devices, and TV, both to businesses and to end users in Taiwan. According to the Redmond company, Simon Leung, corporate vice president, chairman and CEO of ... |
10 November 2009
04:48 GMT |
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After two trips to rehab and having his personal life become tabloid fodder, Robbie Williams is finally ready to settle down and make the relationship with Turkish-American actress Ayda Field official. Doing an interview on British talk show Loose Women, the singer admitted that marriage could be in the cards for him... |
10 November 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research in Motion recently announced the launch of a new services platform for developers of applications for its BlackBerry operating system. According to the company, the fresh platform is aimed at offering them the possibility to build highly responsive, location-aware, revenue-generat... |
10 November 2009
04:42 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... |
10 November 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Details on the specifications and release dates of Intel's next-generation “Arrandale” and “Clarkdale” processor families have been made available on the Internet quite some time ago. However, according to the most recent details, the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker is planning ... |
10 November 2009
04:32 GMT |
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By releasing PwnageTool 3.1.4 last month, the infamous iPhone Dev Team provided jailbreak support for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, out of the box. However, at the time, those relying on ultrasn0w to unlock their phones for use with an unsupported carrier would lose their ability to unlock employing the tool, should ... |
10 November 2009
04:11 GMT |
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A new scientific study would appear to suggest that over-eaters are not necessarily pushed into eating more by their stomachs, but by their brains. The investigation, which was conducted on unsuspecting rats, proved that the brain chemistry of over-eaters and drug addicts was very similar, which sheds new light on th... |
10 November 2009
04:10 GMT |
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Google is finally getting ready to take the big step and introduce the new Caffeine search back end to a wider audience with the goal of completely replacing the current architecture it uses. Revealed back in August, the project has been in testing in a dedicated sandbox since then, but the page is now replaced with ... |
10 November 2009
04:03 GMT |
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Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness is the fourth game of the series on the DS. Here, players will be able to choose one of two playable characters, Mark or Chelsea, and recover from a shipwreck that has left them stranded on a deserted island. Once populated in the past, the island will now be home to their character ... |
10 November 2009
04:02 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has announced that it plans to include the real-life Strikeforce as the premier league in the MMA videogame EA Sports is set to release in the coming year. The publisher has also said that Brett Rogers and Jake Shields should be featured in the game and will reproduce the fights in which they took par... |
10 November 2009
04:01 GMT |
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British singer Joss Stone is currently preparing for the release of a new album and, in what the local media deems a desperate bid for attention and for publicity for the material, she antagonized anti-drug campaigners with a series of statements on weed and heavier drugs. Speaking to Star Magazine, the singer compar... |
10 November 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has taken some drastic measures to try to mend its financial status. The company has laid off a very large number of its employees from various studios and will continue to do so until March 31. Only just nine months ago did the company do a very similar thing, when 1,100 employees, amounting to 11 pe... |
10 November 2009
03:55 GMT |
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The computer gaming industry has grown considerably over the last few months, with new products being launched on the market, having been designed to deliver new features and essentially improve the gaming experience for gaming fans. On that note, ROCCAT Studios, a company that has been drawing attention to itself w... |
10 November 2009
03:50 GMT |
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Alongside Mac OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006, Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 can also be spotted over at Apple’s Downloads section. The free update is said to allow users of an Apple 2009 Wireless Keyboard to take advantage of its special features. While Mac OS X 10.5.8 is required before installing thi... |
10 November 2009
03:40 GMT |
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The NPD numbers for hardware and software sales on the North American market are expected to arrive soon and it seems that after the rosy patch that September was, the videogames industry is set to return to its blue period, with falling sales, less revenue brought in through console sales and falling profits made fr... |
10 November 2009
03:27 GMT |
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Scientists have known for quite a long time that whales communicate through their song, those long sounds that they make when being relatively close to each other. Some of the clicks can even be heard miles away, and picked up by other whales, if noise pollution and sonar sounds don't mask them. Now, scientists ... |
10 November 2009
03:25 GMT |
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VoIP startup Gizmo5 is a hot property, apparently. Rumors of it being in talks to be acquired by Skype last month seemed valid at the time, but the deal never went through and, now that Skype has settled all of its lawsuits, it makes little sense. But it now looks like Google was also interested and, apparently, it h... |
10 November 2009
03:17 GMT |
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Back when Apple first introduced its new generation of computer systems, NVIDIA was proud to announce that it would be powering the graphics inside most of Apple's Mac systems. That was certainly a big day for NVIDIA, which basically won this right by launching a high-end graphics chipset that had a high pe... |
10 November 2009
03:17 GMT |
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An update is available from Microsoft for the gold version of Windows 7, designed to ensure that future service packs for the operating system, namely Service Pack 1, will be delivered and installed successfully. The latest iteration of the Windows client, just as its precursor, is prone to issues which can prevent t... |
10 November 2009
03:07 GMT |
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Capcom announced at the Tokyo Game Show that the Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition would be coming to America as soon as it decided on the release format. The game was planned for Japan as an individual item, with its own disc and art-covered box, but there was a debate regarding whether to make the North American ... |
10 November 2009
03:04 GMT |
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Britney Spears is touring Australia for the first time in her career, but, contrary to expectations, it’s not a joyous occasion, having already been marred by controversy despite playing one single venue to date. Amidst talk of selling tickets for her shows with disclaimers and ongoing speculation that fans are... |
10 November 2009
03:00 GMT |
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Today, at 1422 GMT, a new International Space Station (ISS) module, named the Mini-Research Module 2, will take off from the RosCosmos-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. The MRM2 is also called Poisk, which is the Russian word for “explore.” The craft will take off from the Central Asian spacepo... |
10 November 2009
02:55 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless delivered to the market its first handsets powered by Google's Android operating system on November 6 (the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS), and it seems that its focus on the OS and the devices that bear it won't stop here. According to the latest new around the Inte... |
10 November 2009
02:53 GMT |
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We like in a much interconnected world. Nearly all videogames released on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony heavily emphasize their multiplayer features, and cooperative play is seen as something standard for most gaming experiences.But it seems that the connectivity revolution has n... |
10 November 2009
02:48 GMT |
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In what was an expected move on behalf of the company headquartered in Cupertino, California, the Mac OS X 10.6.2 incremental update for Snow Leopard has been released to the public. Available as a free download via the Mac OS X “built-in” Software Updater, Apple’s Downloads section, as well as Soft... |
10 November 2009
02:46 GMT |
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Black holes have captured the imagination of scientists, movie producers and common folk over the years, because of their amazing traits and structures, and also due to the fact that they are unique in their own regard. There is nothing else in the Universe that resembles a black hole, or that can absorb and trap li... |
10 November 2009
02:34 GMT |
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Search engine company Google announced on Monday that it signed an agreement for the purchase of AdMob, a mobile advertising firm. According to Google, the San Mateo, CA.-based AdMob, which was founded in 2006 by Omar Hamoui, has become a company with great mobile advertising products, and its talented team will soon... |
10 November 2009
02:28 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... |
10 November 2009
01:59 GMT |
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