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Authorities in the United Kingdom will only be allowed to hold the DNA evidence related to persons found to be innocent of the crimes they were charged with, for a maximum period of six years, after which time they will have to destroy the material. The decision applies in England and Wales, the UK Home Office has an... |
11 November 2009
22:31 GMT |
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According to a communication professor at the University of Texas in Austin (UTA), people's representations in online worlds and computer games – known as their avatars – can exert a strong, negative influence on their owner's behavior, even if they are just virtual characters. In digital techno... |
11 November 2009
21:01 GMT |
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Over the past few years, actual telephone calls or e-mail accounts have been rendered obsolete by the advent of the SMS (Short Message Service). This has been most visibly reflected in the preferences of young people today. Polls indicate that most people under the age of 21 now use messages to stay in touch, rather ... |
11 November 2009
19:31 GMT |
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Dinosaurs dominated the Earth, totally or partially, for at least 160 million years before the K-T (Cretaceous–Tertiary) extinction event, which saw the disappearance of the giant lizards. The earliest of these animals were small, two-legged creatures, but some of their predecessors grew to enormous sizes, and ... |
11 November 2009
18:31 GMT |
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Nokia 5230 is yet another music-oriented mobile phone from Nokia which is now said to be heading towards wireless carrier T-Mobile in the United States. The handset was seen a few weeks ago in a series of live images, and now it was spotted passing through the FCC courtyard, while sporting support for AWS 3G bands. ... |
11 November 2009
17:51 GMT |
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I confess to getting through Baldur's Gate II five times, three with the Throne of Baal expansion installed. And min maxing became second nature. I looked at character classes, racial abilities, and possible development paths thinking about how powerful character might become at some point in the future. I ... |
11 November 2009
17:41 GMT |
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We've all experienced this at least once – smell something and get instantly transported back into our childhood. Strong memories are associated with various smells and situations, a fact which has been known for quite some time. But a new set of studies seems to show that the smells we experience for the ... |
11 November 2009
17:31 GMT |
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The BlackBerry operating system, from the Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion, will soon see a series of new applications and development solutions. The handset vendor announced recently that it would deliver a new SDK to developers, with support for a wider range of features, including Adobe tools, OpenG... |
11 November 2009
17:21 GMT |
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The holiday season is about to officially begin and, with it, our constant worrying about gaining weight, since now, more than ever, temptation will lurk around every corner we can possibly think of. With this in mind, Shape magazine approached a few nutritionists and health specialists for a few basic tips to avoid ... |
11 November 2009
16:41 GMT |
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A new scientific idea proposes that the main reason why dinosaurs were so able to endure for millions of years was the fact that most of them were warm-blooded, rather than cold-blooded, as average lizards are. Scientists propose that this trait allowed for them to evolve into the myriad of shapes and sizes that the ... |
11 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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There hasn't been an official organization dedicated to game spoilers, but the ESRB is doing the best job it can. Some of the things it spoils are in our advantage, while others are a real kick in the shin. Every time a new game enters the initial stages of production, it gets registered with the ESRB and pretty... |
11 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Tuesday that it would be the only service provider to deliver live NFL Network game telecasts, through its exclusive NFL Mobile Live application, as well as on Sprint TV, starting with November 12, as soon as the first of the eight-game Thursday Night Football schedule is aired b... |
11 November 2009
16:21 GMT |
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With Dragon Age: Origins now out and capturing the fantasy of players, it's rather easy to forget that BioWare is also working on Mass Effect 2, which is set to arrive in January, and on The Old Republic, the Star Wars based MMO, which is set to arrive later in 2010. Related to the last project, the company has ... |
11 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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According to a recently published report from ABI Research, the market of mobile phone accessories is expected to top $55 billion by the end of 2009. As declared by the research firm, while the figure is showing a decline, when compared to the value of the market a year ago, it is surprising that the drop wasn&... |
11 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Scientists at the La Jolla, California-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography have recently been awarded nearly $1 million in funds for the development of swarms of oceanic observations robots. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Science, the main funder of the research, plans to have at its di... |
11 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Celebrities often resort to the weirdest treatments and health / beauty regimes to restore their bodies to the shape they were years before. Celebrities also claim these alternative methods work, which, naturally, makes millions of women (and some men) from all over the world spend huge amounts of money on them. As i... |
11 November 2009
15:21 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 is in for some real treats this month, as the Xbox Live will get a whole-new set of features. The firmware update, which, let's hope, will fare better than the PS3 ones, will integrate Twitter and Facebook and Music Marketplace that will enable Last.fm streaming. It will also bring a News tab with a... |
11 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Leading global telecommunications provider Telefonica announced recently that it had reached an agreement with Conectel-Kodiak for the deployment of “Push and Talk” solution in Latin America. According to the carrier, the new service will be rolled-out as “Movistar Movitalk,” and will be base... |
11 November 2009
14:41 GMT |
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Usually, when analyzing the skies with advanced telescopes, the only types of black holes whose existence can be inferred from their effects on normal matter are either the small or the supermassive kind. For many years, there seemed to be no intermediary stages in their development, a fact that had astronomers puzzl... |
11 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Naughty Dog, the developer of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, is asking fans of the series which it has created to weight in on the new multiplayer lists which should be offered for the game. A poll has been posted on the official site listing the options and an update, containing the chosen new content could be delivere... |
11 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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In the past, she’s struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, and she has finally (seemingly) been able to beat them both. According to a report in The Sun, Amy Winehouse may not be out of the woods just yet, as she is on the path to developing another addiction, just as dangerous and even more costly: that to ... |
11 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it had made additional enhancements to its 3G network in Chittenden County, Vermont, so as to be able to meet the increasing demand for services like wireless voice, 3G multimedia, and Internet access. According to the wireless operator, the new improve... |
11 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Carrie Prejean, the “biblically correct” beauty queen who made headlines around the world a few months ago for saying on the Miss USA beauty pageant that marriage should be only between a man and a woman, is again talking up a storm with the pageant that launched her. Although it was the Miss California U... |
11 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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On Tuesday, Clearwire Corporation announced plans to raise $1.564 billion in investments, so as to be able to continue the expansion of its 4G wireless network. According to the company, it has signed an agreement with Sprint Nextel Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Intel Corporation, Eagle Ri... |
11 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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In a surprising move Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that he firmly believes the Nintendo developed and published New Super Mario Bros Wii will sell better than Activision blockbuster Modern Waefare 2. The new Mario experience is being released for the Nintendo home console while Modern Warfare 2, the first person shoote... |
11 November 2009
12:51 GMT |
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Pannon, T-Mobile and Nokia announced today that mobile phone users in Hungary would soon be able to enjoy Nokia Messaging, the email service from the Finnish handset maker. The service comes to all Pannon customers and to T-Mobile's postpaid users, the companies announced. What Nokia Messaging is set to deliver... |
11 November 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Last time I installed OS X on my Mac, I did an Archive and Install and selected the "Preserve Users and Network Settings" option. However, people might forget to check if the "preserve users …" option is selected and will end up with a new OS X installation on their Mac but with none of their files. Although y... |
11 November 2009
12:11 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Orange recently announced the launch of a business homescreen on the new Samsung Omnia Pro B7330. According to the company, the new interface is available for its medium and large business customers and is meant to offer them fast access to email, voicemail, calendar, contacts, and custom... |
11 November 2009
12:01 GMT |
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Britney Spears recently kicked off the Australian leg of her Circus Tour and, despite heavy anticipation for it, it did not get off to a brilliant start. Many fans walked out on the first show, disappointed that she was lip-synching, while Australian officials asked for a boycott of sorts of the singer, saying a &ldq... |
11 November 2009
11:36 GMT |
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Online video is growing at an increased rate and, despite growing revenue from advertising, video sites are still struggling to become profitable. Even YouTube, which dominates the market, hasn't managed to achieve this, but it's not for lack of trying. Slowly but surely, though, it's getting there and... |
11 November 2009
11:13 GMT |
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Earlier this year, a particular rumor concerning “Twilight” heartthrob Robert Pattinson began to make the rounds. Apparently, sources on the “New Moon” set said that, while truly handsome, the British actor had a serious hygiene problem that made him a pain to be around. Now, Pattinson himself... |
11 November 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Tutankhamen was perhaps the most renowned pharaoh that lived in Ancient Egypt. His name is mentioned in nearly all museums around the world, as well as in most history books. The actual historical figure lived between 1341 BC and 1323 BC, and was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. Since its discovery, in 1922, the tomb a... |
11 November 2009
11:08 GMT |
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Worldwide provider of networking technology NETGEAR introduced the breakthrough ProSafe® Plus Switch™ series. This new family of customizable switches uses Green Ethernet features, while allowing users to easily configure their network options and still take full advantage of all the top-notch features of E... |
11 November 2009
11:02 GMT |
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ZyXEL, one of the world's leading vendors of networking solutions, has announced today the debut of its new MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router, a device designed for on-the-road users who require fast and easy to set-up Internet connectivity for their wireless devices. Sporting a rugged and pocket-sized design, the ... |
11 November 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile-phone maker HTC Corporation announced about a month ago the official launch of its high-end Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2 handset, and also stated about a week ago that the device was set to become available for purchase in Europe in mid-November, while other markets would see it a little later. T... |
11 November 2009
11:00 GMT |
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41-year-old singing sensation Celine Dion is not expecting her and husband Rene Angelil’s second child, Rene himself tells the media. Although widely reported back in August that she was pregnant, it turns out the fertility treatment she recently underwent has proven unsuccessful, Us Magazine reports. “... |
11 November 2009
10:39 GMT |
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Soon after the C64’s release on the App Store, an “easter egg” was revealed by a reader on The iPhone Blog, who immediately posted his findings. It was the BASIC interpreter that, according to “Apple law,” is something that shouldn’t be an an iPhone app. “[...] Reader Stooov... |
11 November 2009
10:27 GMT |
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It looks like social media use is not only going up for individual users, social tools are also becoming a lot more popular in enterprises, this despite social networks being blocked in a large number of them. A new report from Palo Alto Networks, maker of enterprise firewall solutions, found that Twitter use grew t... |
11 November 2009
10:26 GMT |
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They have long denied being more than friends but, it seems, their (not so secret) relationship has finally been exposed to the fans and the world at large. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are romantically involved, as photos snapped of them at the airport in Paris, France, show them holding hands, a thing that ... |
11 November 2009
10:25 GMT |
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Android mobile phone users should be aware of the fact that a spyware application has been made commercially available for the platform running on their handsets, the Mobile Spy app. The software has already been released for other mobile operating systems, and now it has reached the Android platform too. What it doe... |
11 November 2009
10:24 GMT |
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An international collaboration of architects, engineers and artists has recently released its plans for the new “digital cloud” that will adorn London's skyline pretty soon. The giant, inflatable structures would essentially float on its support pillars, and would be used primarily for displaying mul... |
11 November 2009
10:23 GMT |
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Normally, when we think about a hard drive, our minds unfortunately drift to the large, heavy, complicated and huge data-storage units used in everyday PCs. Until a few years ago, the term hard drive specifically determined these monstrous, often circuit-covered box-shaped things that could break concrete if, for wha... |
11 November 2009
10:12 GMT |
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Lindsay Lohan admitted to being devastated by the death of her close friend Heath Ledger, who OD’ed in January 2008. As it turns out, Ledger’s passing had a bigger impact on her than she would ever reveal to the media, as Dina Lohan told estranged husband Michael Lohan in a recorded phone conversation dat... |
11 November 2009
09:57 GMT |
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Online advertising seems to be picking up, but it's still down from previous levels. But while search and display ads under-perform, up-and-coming video advertising seems to be a Heaven-sent for websites looking to boost up their revenues. And not only are they becoming more popular with advertisers, they are a... |
11 November 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Microsoft has released updates to the Mac versions of its popular suite of office apps, Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 editions. Available as free downloads right here, on Softpedia, the updates deliver improvements to enhance the stability, compatibility, and performance of the software for the 2008 edition, and sec... |
11 November 2009
09:35 GMT |
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Espoo, Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia announced today the launch of three new CDMA handsets on the Chinese market, namely the Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. The new additions to the handset vendor’s CDMA portfolio are meant to show Nokia's commitment towards CDMA, which is one of the major... |
11 November 2009
09:34 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that the infamous Koobface social networking worm received and upgrade, which allows it to create and use Facebook accounts in a similar way a real person would. The new component also performs various checks in order not to arouse suspicion.Koobface is a computer worm targeting the users of... |
11 November 2009
09:34 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 fe... |
11 November 2009
09:31 GMT |
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Any one person must have at least one horrible memory of a five-hour flight or drive during which there was nothing to do but stare at the walls or the road. It seems that the gentlemen and gentlewomen at Viewsonic either know about such things or experienced them on their own enough to come up with a device meant to... |
11 November 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Scientists from a number of departments at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have recently announced the development of a new structure, which combines the “talent” that DNA has for self-assembly with the amazing chemical and physical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNT). The nanoscale elec... |
11 November 2009
09:21 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Vodafone has recently announced its financial results for the first half of 2009 plus plans to become more cost effective, by reducing its expenses by £1 billion ($1.67 billion) by March next year. Moreover, the company's CEO Vittorio Colao also stated that the company would make further s... |
11 November 2009
09:08 GMT |
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The next shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to take place in about five days, on November 16. Atlantis will then lift off from the Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, and will head to the orbital lab, delivering a new set of science equipment and experiments alon... |
11 November 2009
09:08 GMT |
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Back in May this year, chip maker Qualcomm made waves with the introduction of a new concept, namely that of smartbook, a portable computer system that was touted as a mix of smartphones and netbooks, designed to compete with today's netbooks. Seen as an alternative to the vast number of Wintel netbook solution... |
11 November 2009
08:55 GMT |
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Adobe Product Manager John Nack updated his blog with an interesting announcement yesterday, revealing that Snow Leopard 10.6.2 fixed a bunch of user-reported problems with Photoshop. Those using the powerful photo-editing software waiting for Adobe to issue a fix can download the free 10.6.2 update and apply it righ... |
11 November 2009
08:52 GMT |
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Jon and Kate Gosselin, once the stars of TLC’s popular and much-appreciated reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” which has been recently pulled off the air amidst allegations of child exploitation, are now duking it out in court as part of the divorce proceedings. Still, that is by no means to say that... |
11 November 2009
08:49 GMT |
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Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the world and, for good reason, the encyclopedia has become the best single place online to find any kind of information from science facts to TV show trivia. But the site, unlike many online services, is not commercial, meaning that the growing costs of infrastructur... |
11 November 2009
08:48 GMT |
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Motorola MILESTONE, the European version of the second handset Motorola delivered to the market with Google's Android operating system on board, the DROID, is expected to soon become available for purchase in Germany via O2. The wireless carrier already has the MILESTONE available for pre-order on its website, o... |
11 November 2009
08:44 GMT |
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The B3 was announced yesterday and it is the latest stepping of the P55 core-logic chipset. The P55 are motherboard chipsets that have full support for the new Core i7 and i5 processors based on the 45nm Lynnfield core. Among the features of these processors are the support for eight PCI Express 2.0 x1 ports (2.5GT/s... |
11 November 2009
08:43 GMT |
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In many European countries, adding subtitles in a foreign movie in the native tongue of their residents is a standard norm. Experts who devised this system many years ago said that this would help the masses get to know a second language, by creating associations between the words and the text. But a new investigatio... |
11 November 2009
08:37 GMT |
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The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced that the Apple-developed Mini DisplayPort (mDP) is now a connector standard, “defining the new, small connector that supports the full range of power, signaling and protocol capabilities defined in the DisplayPort Standard Version 1, Revision 1a,&... |
11 November 2009
08:31 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... |
11 November 2009
08:21 GMT |
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NPD will release the October 4-October 31 numbers tomorrow, and most analysts agree that the five-percent growth in sales September saw won't be making a comeback. Electronic Entertainment Design and Research's Jesse Divnich and Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter took a fine comb and sorted thr... |
11 November 2009
08:16 GMT |
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Dual Hearts is a videogame developed by Matrix Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on February 14, 2002. The title is classed as an action adventure with some role playing game elements, is played from a third pe... |
11 November 2009
08:14 GMT |
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To appease those interested in immortalizing their virtual accomplishments, whether in the area of gaming, video or audio, AVerMedia has been releasing various devices meant to increase entertainment possibilities. Now, with the AverTV High-Definition Digital Video Recorder, buyers can record HD video content from a... |
11 November 2009
07:50 GMT |
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After cannibalizing Live Search and additional brands related to the moniker used for Microsoft’s former search engine, Bing now swallowed MSN Video. Through the marriage between Bing and MSN Video, Microsoft has created Bing Videos, essentially rebranding the old MSN service under the brand umbrella for its se... |
11 November 2009
07:29 GMT |
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Twitter has been on a roll lately with a big new feature, Lists, and several partnerships with companies like Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn. But it's not stopping now, the microblogging service has just launched the long-awaited retweet feature to a bigger number of users and should see a complete roll out so... |
11 November 2009
07:18 GMT |
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Dragon Age: Origins is now out all over the world and role playing fans are digging through its huge story and universe, trying different character combinations and various solutions to the conundrums the game presents.Those who love the role playing genre and fans of previous BioWare releases went one step ahead and... |
11 November 2009
07:11 GMT |
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Verizon Wireless has just launched on its airwaves its first two mobile phones powered by Google's Android operating system, the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS, and now the rumor is that it is getting ready for the releases of a third such handset. The said Android device might be none other than the previous... |
11 November 2009
07:10 GMT |
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ASUS' reputation of releasing models upon models of its Eee PC family of netbooks is well established among netbook enthusiasts. This is why the Taiwanese company stood by its reputation and has just announced the introduction of the Eee PC 1101HA-WP. As you have probably figured it out, this is basically an up... |
11 November 2009
07:08 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 ... |
11 November 2009
07:07 GMT |
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NCsoft may have managed to break a few charts with Aion: Tower of Eternity, but it may just be that that's not the only thing it has broken. Guild Wars 2 was first announced in 2007, and the massively multiplayer online role-playing games-specialized company announced a beta-testing of the title for 2008. The be... |
11 November 2009
06:59 GMT |
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The fact that happiness and sadness spread through social circles like ripples in a pond was proven some time ago. It may take more than a year for a positive or negative feeling to make its way through related groups of friends, until the emotion finally has no more “stamina” left to move forward. Expert... |
11 November 2009
06:58 GMT |
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Mobile phone operator T-Mobile is reportedly getting ready to kill off the myFaves calling plans due to the introduction of the new Even More plans, included in the so-called Project Dark. The myFaves calling plans, as many of you might already be aware of, offers users the possibility to include on their mobile phon... |
11 November 2009
06:50 GMT |
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Cocktail is a general-purpose utility developed by Maintain, which has actually carried out some maintenance on the program lately. According to the release notes posted over at the company’s website, the new version addresses an issue where Cocktail unexpectedly quit while clearing Mac OS X 10.6.2 system cache... |
11 November 2009
06:48 GMT |
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AMD's next-generation, dual-GPU graphics cards, the much-anticipated Radeon HD 5970, codenamed Hemlock, is just around the corner, given the increasing number of leaked details that have recently surfaced the Internet. While we still aren't certain when the new card becomes available, with TSMC's 40nm... |
11 November 2009
06:38 GMT |
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A few days ago, Joe Jackson, the estranged father of late singer Michael Jackson, instructed his attorneys on his desires as regarded the Michael Jackson Estate. Consequently, they filed a petition asking the court to grant him a monthly allowance, on the grounds that the Estate made over $100 million off Michael&rsq... |
11 November 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Mozilla has issued a new version of the 3.6 branch of its popular web browser, Mozilla Firefox. Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 for Mac OS X is built on Mozilla's Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development for several months and contains many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers and us... |
11 November 2009
06:34 GMT |
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One aspect that always proved problematic for web developers is fonts. There's been little choice when it comes to styles and things haven't really moved forward in this space since the early days of the World Wide Web. Now browsers are finally starting to offer support for more advanced font options and s... |
11 November 2009
06:34 GMT |
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Microsoft has yanked a tool designed to streamline the creation of bootable Windows 7 RTM DVDs and USBs from its online commerce outlet. The Redmond company had offered the utility as a free standalone download via Microsoft Store, in an effort to support customers that buy Windows 7 licenses online and need to deal ... |
11 November 2009
06:30 GMT |
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While some say Psystar has a shot at winning the ongoing legal battle it’s engaged in with Apple, there’s at least one aspect that acts as a big bump in the company’s road to victory – Apple’s claim that it is offering a complete product by selling Macintosh computers with Mac OS X. Psys... |
11 November 2009
06:23 GMT |
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Emsi Software just released a mind blowing offer of 100% discount for a one-year license for one PC on its flagship product, a-squared Anti-Malware (regularly priced at $39.95). The promotion was twittered at 11:11 CET and will last until tomorrow, at the same time. That gives you a 24-hour window to get the product ... |
11 November 2009
06:17 GMT |
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As much as critics say that a career in television is, most often than not, short-lived and not as gratifying as one on the silver screen, big bucks are still made from it. Take Simon Cowell for instance, also known as the man the entire world loves to hate. By diversifying his resume and staying true to a formula he... |
11 November 2009
06:08 GMT |
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The desktop PC industry might have seen better days, compared to the current situation, but some system builders remain consistent and continue to release new models that boast the traditional form factor. Such is the case with one of the world's leading vendors of consumer electronics, LG, which has just annou... |
11 November 2009
06:06 GMT |
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The battered exploration rover Spirit, which has been stuck in a patch of loose soil on Mars for the better part of the last six months, has recently wiggled its wheels for the first time. The move is the first since the robot became embedded in Troy, and represents the beginning of efforts to extricate the rover, wh... |
11 November 2009
06:03 GMT |
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In trying to achieve the highest performance when working with files stored on external hard drives, the Firewire Interface was invented. The first version was the FireWire 400, also known as 1394a. This was the first step in reaching data-transfer speeds suitable for working with multimedia applications. This featu... |
11 November 2009
06:01 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... |
11 November 2009
05:52 GMT |
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Google is finally offering Picasa users more storage. Unfortunately, it's for a price albeit a significantly decreased one. Google has always had a paid option for additional storage space for those who'd fill up the free space provided by Picasa or Gmail, but now the company has slashed the prices while a... |
11 November 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Stefan Lippers-Hollmann proudly announced earlier today (November 11th) the immediate availability of the sidux 2009-03 Linux-based operating system (codename "Mamos"). The new release ships with the ultimate Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and the breathtaking KDE 4.3.2 desktop environment. sidux is a full-featured Live CD ba... |
11 November 2009
05:47 GMT |
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In addition to being one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by humans, the International Space Station (ISS) is also arguably one of the most dangerous places to be on during one's lifetime. There are numerous things that can go wrong, despite the valiant efforts that engineers from many countries ma... |
11 November 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Microsoft has joined Energistics, an international organization focused on driving exploration and production (E&P) information sharing, process integration and collaboration, throwing its weight behind existing efforts to standardize the oil and gas industry. The collaboration is designed to deliver additional momen... |
11 November 2009
05:43 GMT |
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No more games bearing the Eidos tag will ever come out again. The company didn't go bankrupt, not even close, it's just that it has been completely assimilated by Square Enix. “From this day forth you shall be known as Square Enix Europe” the Japanese company said and Eidos has complied and beco... |
11 November 2009
05:29 GMT |
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Apple's highly popular iPhone became available in the UK via Orange on Tuesday, marking the end of the exclusivity period O2 had on the handset. According to the wireless carrier, the first day of iPhone sales went pretty well, as it managed to deliver more than 30,000 units to its users, and it is very pleased ... |
11 November 2009
05:24 GMT |
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Razer is most likely among the most recognizable brands in the industry for high-performance gaming peripherals, as the company made a name for itself with its uniquely-named gaming products. The Carlsbad, California-based company has just announced that it has expanded its portfolio with the introduction of the new... |
11 November 2009
05:22 GMT |
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"Blu-ray is fast-becoming the standard for quality movie playback, and we're taking that to the next level with the addition of BD writing capabilities," Christine Hsing, marketing manager at Plextor, said. "Plextor has always been a leader in the optical market and we're proud to offer our users a simple, ... |
11 November 2009
05:22 GMT |
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Many have often wondered how much farther Lady Gaga could possibly push the envelope to get people to notice her. Admittedly, this one pop star is the most shameless exhibitionist in showbiz at the moment, and the just-released video for “Bad Romance,” directed by Francis Lawrence, shows precisely how thi... |
11 November 2009
05:09 GMT |
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Swine flu is the hot trendy infectious disease right now and everyone wants a piece of it. Not literally obviously, but seeing that even Google got on the swine flu bandwagon, it's hard to blame all of the over-the-top headlines news outlets have been sporting for a couple of months. Still, it could all be in g... |
11 November 2009
05:08 GMT |
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Scientists from the University of Arkansas (UA) have recently released a new report, claiming that the entire planet might have been formed out of meteoritic materials. They base their claims on the fact that the Earth's mantle exhibits the same set of isotopic signatures for magnesium as asteroids do, which wou... |
11 November 2009
05:02 GMT |
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Rockstar has just released The Ballad of Gay Tony, the second and apparently last downloadable content pack for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV, and has also launched a retail disk that combines it with The Lost & Damned for those who are not interested in getting the new content via the network. And it s... |
11 November 2009
05:00 GMT |
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The gang of fraudsters who stole $9 million after hacking into the RBS WorldPay payment processor last year have been indicted by a grand jury in Atlanta, the United States Department of Justice announces. Four hackers and six cashers were charged with various counts of wire fraud, computer fraud and aggravated ident... |
11 November 2009
04:51 GMT |
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As proof that it takes just a little bit of creativity and an innovative spark to give birth to something successful, Capcom's courtroom adventure game has proven to be a genuine hit. The title has build around itself a serious fan base, whose cries and pleas have turned Ace Attorney from a standalone title on t... |
11 November 2009
04:50 GMT |
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Mountain View-based Google has just made a series of changes to the Android Market agreement that all developers need to accept. According to Google, the new changes and agreement will have to be accepted by all developers, as long as they want their applications to be distributed / sold through the Android Market, a... |
11 November 2009
04:50 GMT |
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Microsoft has kicked off a new online show placed at the intersection of heath and information technology, as the company put it. Microsoft Health Tech Today is an online destination for organizations involved in the health care industry, designed to offer insights into how technology in general, and software produc... |
11 November 2009
04:48 GMT |
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High-speed printing is a must for any type of business that is at least mildly concerned about the speed at which paperwork is done. Contracts, clauses, announcements, brochures, memos, insurance policies and many other documents of all kinds are issued by businesses every day, most often in multiple copies. Bent on ... |
11 November 2009
04:40 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... |
11 November 2009
04:39 GMT |
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The tech sector is going through some rough times and it looks like the layoff season is in full swing. After job cuts at big companies like Microsoft, EA, or AOL, it's time for software giant Adobe to trim its workforce by a significant number. The company has revealed in a SEC filing that it will lay off abou... |
11 November 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very serious medical condition, which manifests itself during sleep. A sufferer's breathing may be temporarily impaired, leading to chocking and diminished blood flow to the brain. If it goes untreated for a year, OSA can have significant implications on the health of the brain... |
11 November 2009
04:28 GMT |
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The first time that Katie Price appeared on I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here she was still going by the name of Jordan, had blonde hair and had not yet met her now ex-husband Peter Andre. That happened in 2004. Now, five years later, Price is asking for and has been offered £350,000 to return to the Aus... |
11 November 2009
04:15 GMT |
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Matrox Graphics, one of the world's leading vendors of specialized graphics cards for multiple display solutions, has just announced the introduction of its new M98188 PCIe x16 Octal graphics, providing customers with a choice for a card with support for up to eight DisplayPort or DVI Single-Link outputs. Featu... |
11 November 2009
04:11 GMT |
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DICE and its Battlefield Bad Company 2 are beginning to make a trend out of doing everything that Infinity Ward did with Modern Warfare 2, but in reverse. When IW said that it would remove dedicated servers, DICE jumped out and announced that it wouldn't, and when the MW2 servers got limited to 9 vs. 9, Bad Comp... |
11 November 2009
04:09 GMT |
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Neocore Games, the developer of King Arthur, has announced details related to how Strongholds will be implemented in the videogame and how they will influence the strategies that players will employ in what its representatives call the first role playing wargame.King Arthur combines a strategic overall map depicting ... |
11 November 2009
04:06 GMT |
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Location-based services are becoming increasingly popular as more mobile devices get GPS features and people are less concerned about their privacy. There are a couple of hot startups, like Foursquares, catering to this space, but Google has now updated its own similar service Latitude with a couple of new features,... |
11 November 2009
03:56 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has recently been rumored to plan removing Symbian from its future roadmap, and DonJoo Lee, Senior Vice President of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Division and Digital Media & Communications Business, has just confirmed that. It seems that the company will o... |
11 November 2009
03:54 GMT |
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Until not so long ago, business representatives had to travel up to thousands of miles in order to present other companies with offers or marketing plans. As such, collaborations between businesses separated by long distances went slowly and saw more emerging obstacles than today. The invention of the webcam was the ... |
11 November 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft seems to have already established a roadmap for the future release of its mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7. Some of the previous rumors on the upcoming platform suggested that the company might release Windows Mobile 7 to manufacturers in spring 2010, and that the first... |
11 November 2009
03:29 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... |
11 November 2009
03:26 GMT |
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We have been extensively covering the production problems that TSMC has encountered with its 40nm manufacturing process, which have directly affected the GPU shipments of AMD's latest generation of Radeon HD 5000-series of graphics cards. As we mentioned in previous articles, the Sunnyvale, California-based chi... |
11 November 2009
03:25 GMT |
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Apple became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q3 2009, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, a global, independent research and consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, USA. The research showed that, as margins got hit hard by both the economic downturn and a stagnant presence ... |
11 November 2009
03:22 GMT |
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English scientists from the University of Manchester, led by Dr. Matthias vom Hau, have recently announced that the conclusion of their latest study is ominous – nearly all textbooks the team analyzed over the course of the investigation had political messages, most of them nationalistic. Hundreds of textbooks ... |
11 November 2009
03:20 GMT |
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After working together on Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Arc Rise Fantasia, Ignition and Marvelous Entertainment, the two publishers, are now teaming up to bring us a survival horror. Deadly Premonition is a third-person horror developed by Access Games for the Xbox 360. Very pleased with the two publishers and their ... |
11 November 2009
03:16 GMT |
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He has proven he can be an American Idol without actually winning the show with the same name. He has also proven he can sing and that he has what it takes to make a rock star. Now, Adam Lambert, whose debut album, “For Your Entertainment,” drops on November 23, is saying he’d also like to have the ... |
11 November 2009
03:14 GMT |
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There's nothing Google wouldn't want to have a crack at. Its engineers are working on anything from operating systems, two of them in fact, to power-saving widgets so the only surprise in the fact that they've now built a new programing language is that it took them so long to do it. Called Go, the ne... |
11 November 2009
03:14 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has announced that it has bought Playfish, a company specialized in delivering social casual videogames, for the price of 300 million. The importance of the acquisition is underlined by the fact that on the same day it was announced, Electronic Arts has also posted mounting losses, which came close to... |
11 November 2009
03:13 GMT |
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At the start of this week, early adopters of the next iteration of Mozilla’s open source browser have been able to download pre-release variants of an update to the first Beta build of codename Namoroka since the start of this week. Labeled 3.6b2-candidates, the refresh to Firefox 3.6 Beta went live on Monday O... |
11 November 2009
03:10 GMT |
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The guys over at Mozilla have just made another step into delivering the final version of Firefox mobile for Maemo-based devices. The mobile variant of Firefox, which is known around the world as Fennec, has just reached the beta 5 stage, which suggests that it shouldn't be too long before the final variant of t... |
11 November 2009
02:56 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... |
11 November 2009
02:35 GMT |
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Scientists have determined that the current global-warming phenomenon will not lead to all the river deltas in the world being swamped. A multitude of factors will determine which of the landscape features will be destroyed or not, including the level of tectonic activity in plates around their locations, and the typ... |
11 November 2009
02:25 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... |
11 November 2009
02:02 GMT |
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The Planetary Society has again announced plans of testing a solar sail prototype, which it hopes to have built in a spacecraft, and then launched by the end of next year. The mission would essentially attempt to harness the power of solar winds for propulsion, a feat that has been advertised for a long time, but tha... |
11 November 2009
01:55 GMT |
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The Hayabusa space mission, which literally translates into peregrine falcon, is a flight of the Japanese space agency (JAXA), which aimed at landing and retrieving soil samples from the near-Earth asteroid (NEO) 25143 Itokawa. The goal of the mission was to study the potentially dangerous object thoroughly, and then... |
11 November 2009
01:43 GMT |
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By combining a number of scientific images from NASA's three Great Observatories – the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory –, scientists at the American space agency managed to create a stunning view of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The amazing photo, which was release... |
11 November 2009
01:28 GMT |
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According to scientists at the Durham University, the galaxies in the early Universe were highly active when it came to forming new stars, and generated about 50 of the new suns every year. The experts determined that previous estimates about the setup inside these galaxies were a bit off, in that their ability to fo... |
11 November 2009
01:13 GMT |
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