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Ubisoft has announced the minimum hardware requirements that PC players will have to meet if they are planning to play the all new, reinvented Prince of Persia. The developers have only released a minimum set of specifications as they say that “there are no recommended specs as basically anything you have over ... |
12 November 2008
20:11 GMT |
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The day that Hello Kitty fans have been waiting for is finally upon us. The world's favorite mouth less kitten is starring in a Nintendo DS game which has shipped to North American stores, the first step towards domination of the videogaming market. The game is created Empire Interactive and is published by Atar... |
12 November 2008
17:51 GMT |
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This year has been extremely important for Sony and its Blu-ray disc, since it was officially crowned the "next-gen DVD format" after the utter defeat of Toshiba's HD DVD. After that fateful moment (which, as you might recall, occurred in early spring), things took the path everyone expected them to, the players... |
12 November 2008
16:31 GMT |
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Welcome to yet another episode of our Microsoft Windows XP tweaking saga. If you're not familiar with the procedure, please start by reading the first article in the series, so as to fully understand how exactly you should use the lines below and how to run the tweaks. However, don't hesitate to have a look... |
12 November 2008
16:01 GMT |
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One of the most popular solutions the manufacturers of consumer electronics have come up with, for the end of this year, is to launch certain products that provide several separate functions at the same price point. The latest example comes from Westinghouse, which has just announced the SK-32H570D model, a 32-inch w... |
12 November 2008
15:51 GMT |
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Lost in Blue follows the relationship of the hero and the heroine who are trapped on a mysterious deserted island after a disastrous incident at sea. The young hero of the game awakens to find himself on a seemingly uninhabited island. After meeting another survivor, a 17-year old girl who has also drifted ashore, th... |
12 November 2008
15:41 GMT |
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BioWare and LucasArts have been pitching their upcoming Star Wars based MMO, The Old Republic, as a different kind of multiplayer experience. At the official unveiling, they said that the game would try to take the entire MMO experience to a whole new level, while eliminating the issues they are currently facing... |
12 November 2008
15:41 GMT |
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Undoubtedly it is the ecosystem of third-party software solutions that make Windows the platform that it is today, sharing the operating system's success. And one measure of the success that was a business strategy based on Windows as a platform is the fact that Microsoft has gone beyond the PC to the server, mo... |
12 November 2008
15:21 GMT |
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Far Cry 2 was one of the most expected titles lately, largely due to the fact that it was the spiritual successor of one of the most popular shooters published by Ubisoft, Far Cry. The game isn't a true sequel, as the characters have changed – no more ex-marine dressed in a Hawaiian shirt – the setti... |
12 November 2008
15:11 GMT |
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Microsoft is currently offering the Beta 2 bits for Internet Explorer 8, with a release-to-manufacture date reportedly slated for the end of this month. Yet, it was Internet Explorer 6 that moved to center stage on November 11, a version that was not connected to the Windows client and server operating systems. The R... |
12 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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With the financial crisis wreaking havoc in all areas, most expected the fashion industry to be at least half as affected as other fields. However, the situation is far from that, as a new study performed by British "Grazia" magazine and cited by "The Daily Mail" reveals. Not only are women not about to give up on be... |
12 November 2008
14:51 GMT |
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Although most manufacturers of GPS tracking solutions market their products as ideal solutions for geo tagging, fleet management, etc., the truth of the matter is that most people who actually do purchase such products do so in order to spy on somebody, either their spouses or their family. And the Visiontac VGPS-900... |
12 November 2008
14:41 GMT |
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The acidification of oceans is one of the most pressing concerns that trouble scientists, along with increased levels of pollutants being spilled in the waters everyday. This is bad news especially for coral reefs, which stand to be destroyed by both algae and sand moving in, as well as by increased quantities of car... |
12 November 2008
14:01 GMT |
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It looks like ViewSonic has been on a roll out frenzy lately, probably preparing for the upcoming shopping period, which the company banks on for a boost in profits. So, we talked yesterday about ViewSonic's two digital photo frames, and now it's time to take a quick look at something far more serious, name... |
12 November 2008
14:01 GMT |
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Windows 7 and Windows 7 Server (Windows Server 2008 R2) are due to come, bringing to the table enhancements designed to increase the security of Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructures. In this regard, DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) proposes a solution for delivering increased protection. Testing DNSSEC at this po... |
12 November 2008
13:41 GMT |
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LEGO Star Wars II follows the Rebel Alliance's battle to dismantle the Galactic Empire and rebuild a galaxy in pieces. From Darth Vader's pursuit of Princess Leia aboard her Blockade Runner to a showdown on the reconstructed Death Star, the game includes even more of the family-friendly LEGO action, puzzles... |
12 November 2008
13:11 GMT |
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Piracy is a very big problem these days, not only for the PC but also for any other game platform out there. Although most of the pirates choose to unveil their work on the Internet, some people prefer selling it in different kinds of markets or establishments.Such was the case up until recently with the Mexican... |
12 November 2008
13:01 GMT |
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Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a video game released in 2007. It is based on the Star Wars-themed toy line by the Lego Group, and is a combination of the highly successful Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and its sequel Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. The game was announced by LucasArts on May 25, 2007 a... |
12 November 2008
12:41 GMT |
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Paradox Interactive, the developer and publisher of the very popular Europa Universalis series, has released new details regarding the Vae Victis expansion for its latest game, Rome, which deals with the history of the Roman Republic.Europa Universalis: Rome is a grand strategy title and the expansion is aiming to ad... |
12 November 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Under the slogan “Dream big. We'll take care of reality”, Microsoft launched its pair of Windows Essential Server Solutions. The Redmond company's Dream Server has two components, namely Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS 2008, both avai... |
12 November 2008
12:00 GMT |
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Seagate, one of the leading makers of computer storage solutions, has decided to remind us of our old Maxtor hard disk drives by introducing a new dual-drive network storage server, dubbed Maxtor Central Axis Business Edition. Essentially designed to meet the storage requirements of small businesses, the Central Axis... |
12 November 2008
11:35 GMT |
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We've talked a lot about the fact that robots would replace humans at some point as far as certain “dirty” or dangerous jobs are concerned. However, that moment seems to be a lot closer than previously thought, one of the best examples being that provided by the FANUC Robotics company, namely the Pai... |
12 November 2008
11:11 GMT |
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Gears of War 2 was one of the most expected titles this holiday season, largely due to the fact that it was the sequel to one of the most popular products for the Xbox 360. The game already broke the pre-order record, and it is set to enjoy huge sales this upcoming holiday season.Released at the end of last week, Gea... |
12 November 2008
11:01 GMT |
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The epic story of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker continues as Link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventure. Featuring intuitive touch-screen controls and innovative puzzles, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass offers fresh challenges for the fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp intr... |
12 November 2008
10:51 GMT |
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Freelance web and Mac OS X developer Padraig has created a small but useful app for owners of both an iPhone and a Mac. iPhone Backup Extractor not only lets you extract iPhone OS backups created with iTunes, but it also allows you to mess around with their contents just like you would on your iPhone.“This appl... |
12 November 2008
10:44 GMT |
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Gesturek Mobile, the world leader in gesture based technology, and TiltnTwist, a gestured based mobile games company, have joined forces in creating a small line of games for the whole family on a Windows Mobile platform.TiltnTwist recommends that you shouldn't bother with buttons or joysticks as the easier way ... |
12 November 2008
10:33 GMT |
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Saturn, the celestial version of the “Lord of the Rings,” doesn't just have one ring, as many might believe. In fact, what is perceived from pictures as a single, compact ring is formed of seven distinct smaller ring divisions, labeled from A to F. The main, more massive and compact rings are (from t... |
12 November 2008
10:31 GMT |
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A new press release from the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO, an inter-governmental institution involving 13 member states) shows the importance of the submillimeter astronomy field. Focusing on the formation of new stars within a studied region of space, it demonstrate... |
12 November 2008
10:27 GMT |
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As we have been reporting over the past couple of months, Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS has set some high expectations for its Eee PC netbook lineup. The company plans to ship approximately 5 million units by the end of the year, which means that it will certainly need to take positive action to keep shipments on track... |
12 November 2008
10:16 GMT |
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Google figured out that, by tracking user queries on flu symptoms, it can predict ascending or descending trends of influenza spread throughout the United States. So Google.org, the company's philanthropic arm, created Google Flu Trends, a division that will provide users with detailed daily estimates of flu cas... |
12 November 2008
10:06 GMT |
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A new version of the SystemRescueCD is out and it brings important updates for various packages, new network drivers, the most awaited rt73 firmware for Wireless USB adaptors powered by the Ralink chipset, and a handful of bug fixes. A day after the release of SystemRescueCD 1.1.1 on November 10th, the development te... |
12 November 2008
10:04 GMT |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – or Lou Gehrig's disease – is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, which causes sufferers to lose control of voluntary muscular movement. By affecting the central nervous system, especially motor neurons, the condition virtually traps people inside their own ... |
12 November 2008
10:02 GMT |
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Three other Asian Apple stores are now online, celebrating their Grand Opening, just like the Malaysian one we talked about earlier. Residents of any of the four territories can buy a Mac or an iPod during a predetermined period of time to also get a free, celebratory T-shirt.As reported earlier, Apple is giving away... |
12 November 2008
09:57 GMT |
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The Spitzer Space Telescope has recently made a startling discovery as it was scouring the skies in thorough observation of five young planet-nascent disks approximately 400 light years away from the Earth. While it was largely known that crystallized dust particles constantly lump up into larger versions, ultimately... |
12 November 2008
09:33 GMT |
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Yesterday was quite the day for Dell, as the Round Rock, Texas-based PC vendor had several noteworthy announcements to make. The company's series of Studio portable computer systems is said to expand with three, new, special edition designs, coming to inject style into notebooks that would have otherwise been ea... |
12 November 2008
09:33 GMT |
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Users of the popular AVG antivirus software had an unpleasant surprise when they were locked outside of the Windows operating system because they accepted a confirmation dialog saying that user32.dll (Windows User API Client DLL) is a Trojan component and needs to be deleted. AVG issued an update to fix the problem a... |
12 November 2008
09:20 GMT |
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British scientists have linked short walks to a decrease in food cravings for the first time. Until now, studies have shown that the desire for cigarettes could be restrained by this method, but no one has been able to link low-intensity exercises to food cravings. Participants in the study completed a 15-minute long... |
12 November 2008
09:13 GMT |
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GameCritics has scored an interview with the genius minds behind one of the best, casual experiences ever seen on Mac – the physics-based puzzle game, World of Goo. In the interview, 2D Boy(s) Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel dish out on a few aspects about the company's unique game, but also weigh in on the str... |
12 November 2008
09:05 GMT |
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Red Alert 3 is one of the most highly-anticipated strategy games this holiday season, promising to deliver to gamers the same great and balanced gameplay, along with an amusing story. Electronic Arts, the developer of this game, has really promoted the title and invested quite a lot in getting the best creative team ... |
12 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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New iPhone OS 2.2 screens have surfaced on the web, hours after reliable sources pinned down its release for November 21 (nine days from now). The new screens depict the iTunes App Store in all its splendor, with new additions, as well as with improvements to the older features. An iPhone 2.2 feature roundup is also ... |
12 November 2008
08:55 GMT |
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A new scientific study goes into more depths on how music affects people. Only this time the scientists didn't focus their research on the effects music entices on the brain, but, rather, they wanted to know how the heart reacted to one's favorite music. They discovered that listening to music they enjoyed ... |
12 November 2008
08:45 GMT |
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The link between the Earth and space projects gets a new, more mundane valency, as hundreds of K-12 students from the University of Colorado in Boulder will get to participate in a biology experiment taking place aboard the International Space Station. More specifically, they will be involved in a thorough observatio... |
12 November 2008
08:38 GMT |
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Today, Nokia brought the E63 to the public, the "blood brother" of the E71, so that customers have a larger variety of Eseries messaging devices to choose from. The E63 is pretty much a custom made phone, “ordered” by people who needed a device to help them in both their personal and professional life.Suc... |
12 November 2008
08:30 GMT |
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DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution is a video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Inc. and published by Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. The title was created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, and was released in September 2002. It is classed as a rhythm game, played from a third-pers... |
12 November 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Normally, the celestial phenomenon of the September Perseids is not worth staying up and watching. It's a meteor shower of reduced dimensions and intensity, as seen from the Earth. Or, at least, it was until this year. Most meteor enthusiasts and researchers, NASA's Bill Cooke included, were taken by surpri... |
12 November 2008
07:56 GMT |
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While laboring to produce Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft has made a move designed to benefit application developers that are targeting its mobile operating system. In this context, a couple of Windows Mobile 6.1.4 Emulator Images were made available for download on November 11, 2008. The Redmond g... |
12 November 2008
07:56 GMT |
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The Sansa Clip has been around for quite a long time now, but, despite its success, it somehow lacked the capacity to fight against some of the other ultra-portable players around, the main reason being the relatively limited amount of available memory. However, it seems that SanDisk has decided to take care of this ... |
12 November 2008
07:51 GMT |
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Extending Office into the Cloud means for Microsoft going beyond Windows and Internet Explorer. In this context, the Redmond company will deliver support for the open source Linux operating system, and for Apple's Mac OS platform. In addition, users will not be restricted to Internet Explorer when accessing the ... |
12 November 2008
07:35 GMT |
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Nanomaterials are that kind of material made of parts less than one tenth of a micrometer (less than a thousandth of a human hair) in at least one dimension, sporting particular features and characteristics. In the related section of this article, you can check out some of the latest uses of such materials. To put it... |
12 November 2008
07:11 GMT |
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the PC vendor that will soon be known simply as Fujitsu, has recently announced a new "green label" scheme, coming to meet the worldwide industry trend for developing and selling products that are more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. According to the company, the new scheme i... |
12 November 2008
07:03 GMT |
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Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is a video game developed by Z-Axis Ltd. and published by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. It was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, for the original Xbox from Microsoft, the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. Launched in September 2001, the game is classed as a sports title, based ... |
12 November 2008
07:01 GMT |
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Scientists discovered that several protein chains inside the human body have the ability to condition their own evolution, which seems to hold the key to understanding how living organisms adapt to natural selection. This find could explain how people evolved to the point where they took over the planet and became th... |
12 November 2008
06:59 GMT |
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Harvest Moon DS Cute is a customized version of Harvest Moon DS, which now has content exclusively for girls. The original title is the first game in the farm simulation series developed by Marvelous Interactive and published by Nintendo exclusively for the DS handheld consoles. The game was released in Japan on the ... |
12 November 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Evernote, the handy note-focused app for all major platforms, has reached version 1.1.6 (build 38944). The new release adds support for bulleted and numbered lists, the ability to add, edit and remove links in the note editor, and a button in the note editor to insert a horizontal rule. Several issues have been addre... |
12 November 2008
06:36 GMT |
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The One Laptop Per Child’s (OLPC) XO mobile PC will begin to be sold on Amazon starting November 17th. According to Amazon, the XO laptop will be available in the same manner as its previous Give One, Get One (G1G1) program, which will allow customers to spend $400 for two laptops, one of which g... |
12 November 2008
06:36 GMT |
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On November 11, 2008, Microsoft issued a patch for a security vulnerability, which could easily rival Windows operating systems in terms of life time. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-068 was designed to resolve a security vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol, which was initially reported to... |
12 November 2008
06:33 GMT |
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Increasing carbon emissions from power plants relying on fossil fuels for generating electrical current have prompted utilities companies to try and combine both polluting and clean energy techniques in a single facility. As a result, the Electric Power Research Institute will outfit two natural gas-powered plants in... |
12 November 2008
06:27 GMT |
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Since 1973, special airplanes dubbed “Vomit comets” (easy to figure out why) or, more nicely and officially, “Weightless wonders” help science by providing zero gravitation environments identical to those inside spacecraft. This is achieved via a special flight cycle comprised of abrupt 45°... |
12 November 2008
06:26 GMT |
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With the next-generation Radeon and GeForce graphics cards slated to be released sometime next year, and with Intel's Larabee unlikely to launch until early 2010, a new video card is expected to hit the market in the upcoming days. Built on a graphics processor that hasn't been developed by AMD, NVIDIA or V... |
12 November 2008
06:26 GMT |
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The previous financial estimations for Advanced Micro Devices and Intel Corp. have been reduced by many industry analysts. According to them, the demand of personal computers is expected to lower during the fourth quarter of the year, while also continuing on a down road during 2009, which means that the financial pe... |
12 November 2008
06:21 GMT |
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This supposed new line of smartphones from Nokia probably makes for the hottest piece of news today, even if it cannot be regarded as a reliable leak since there are no photos yet and only presumed details on each of the devices. The list of phones expected to be released is long and diversified, so we will have a lo... |
12 November 2008
06:10 GMT |
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease caused by one's own immune system, in that the defense mechanisms inside the blood streams begin attacking each other, thus causing severe diseases, including this one. This happens because our systems are equipped to identify foreign bodies in our organisms and tackle them when... |
12 November 2008
06:04 GMT |
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Apple's online store is featuring new refurbished Mac, starting, this time around, from a quite affordable $699.00 for the 17-inch iMac with 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Combo Drive and built-in iSight.Refurbished iMac 17-inch 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Combo DriveThe Late 2006 iMac boasts a 17-inch widescr... |
12 November 2008
06:02 GMT |
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Security researchers, anti-spam groups and the whole security community in general were taken by surprise yesterday when reports of a sudden drop in junk mail activity started flowing in. This was the result of ISPs depeering McColo Corp., a U.S. based company offering web hosting services to many international cyber... |
12 November 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Microsoft is making consistent efforts to permit customers to test-drive its products, in order to catalyze a boost in adoption. An illustrative example in this context is the trial-version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard. Labeled as for “evaluation and testing purposes,” the bits are o... |
12 November 2008
05:46 GMT |
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Animal Crossing: Wild World features a very minimal plot. The objective of the game is to pay off a debt to Tom Nook, who allows the player to move into a house he owns. If the mortgage is paid off, the player's house will expand until upstairs, left, right, center and back rooms are included. This is slightly d... |
12 November 2008
05:44 GMT |
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Another day, another pocket projector seems to be the trend these days. We've talked lately about no less than three such devices (from Optoma, Aiptek and Epoq), but it seems that they're not at all alone out there, since Japanese company Kairen has just announced its upcoming X Pro920M projector, which pre... |
12 November 2008
05:43 GMT |
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The space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to be sent off to space from the Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in a mission that will take it to the International Space Station. Its crew of seven astronauts is already prepared and impatient, in an eve of liftoff mood. But weather has a ... |
12 November 2008
05:38 GMT |
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The guys over at SmoothCreations are known for delivering some of the most uniquely styled high-end computer systems on the market, specifically tailored to meet the requirements of computer enthusiasts out there. However, with its latest product, the company has gone a step further, developing a desktop system that ... |
12 November 2008
05:36 GMT |
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Because of their rather "crowded" nature, airports are very likely to be the source of the new spreads of previously-eradicated diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, in major city centers throughout the US, recent studies show. Because the climate becomes increasingly warmer, areas with appropriate living condi... |
12 November 2008
05:32 GMT |
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Ubisoft announces that Far Cry 2 has broken through the one million sales barrier less than three weeks after the game was released worldwide. The game is available for the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 and Ubisoft is now willing to say which platform generated the most sales, even though we're willing ... |
12 November 2008
05:25 GMT |
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The brief bio of Mark Papermaster, posted among those of Apple's senior executives, disappeared this week, CNet is reporting. Apple, however, hasn't pulled the official press release announcing his new position within the “devices” division of the company.While the document is no longer present ... |
12 November 2008
05:14 GMT |
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In fighting obesity, scientists say that self-monitoring of one's weight is an invaluable tool. And while most people do it at first, a large part of them gradually start dismissing the procedure, over the course of the diet. Health experts say that now cell phones could be used to monitor the weight fluctuation... |
12 November 2008
05:08 GMT |
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ASUS has recently unveiled its latest Xonar Essence STX lineup of audio cards, said to be able to deliver the purest and cleanest audio, while offering the ultimate user experience. The sound card features carefully-selected components along with ASUS’ exclusive Hyper-grounding and EMI Shield design. The new Xo... |
12 November 2008
05:06 GMT |
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Babylon was a Mesopotamian city state, a "holy city" located in the region of the modern Al Hillah, Babil Province in Iraq, approximately 85 kilometers (55 miles) south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The history of Babylon started at the dawn of the 3rd millennium BC and, throughout its lifespan, it comprised some of... |
12 November 2008
05:03 GMT |
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In the context of the worldwide financial crisis, Microsoft is committed to arm military service members in the US with knowledge, when it comes down to steering clear of predatory lending. Via MSN Money, the Redmond giant aims to deliver a set of educational resources, designed to train military service members and ... |
12 November 2008
05:03 GMT |
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There's a trend in PC gaming which says that as soon as a game comes out, a patch is needed to tweak some aspects which somehow turned out wrong. Sometimes, a patch is required to stop game crashing bugs, game mechanics don't work as previously announced or players demand more control over one part of the g... |
12 November 2008
04:50 GMT |
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New research shows that pollution in the atmosphere is very likely to encourage the formation of wind swirls underneath super cell storm clouds. This leads to the formation of twisters, which pose significant risks to human lives and cause millions of dollars’ worth of damages each year, in the Midwest during t... |
12 November 2008
04:50 GMT |
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iPhone 2.2 is to be released on November 21, according to iPhone Hellas, pinned down as reliable by other Mac-driven sources. "The iPhone OS v2.2 will be given in circulation on 21 November '08," an “insider” has allegedly confirmed for the site.With two betas of the new iPhone OS having made it... |
12 November 2008
04:40 GMT |
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Since August 2001, all researches on stem cells coming from human embryos have been outlawed by the former presidential administration, as a response to increased pressure from religious groups throughout the United States. But now, President-elect Barack Obama announced that this area of research would once again be... |
12 November 2008
04:31 GMT |
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ASUS, one of the leading manufacturers of high-performance motherboards, has recently made public a list from its current motherboard lineup that will be capable of supporting AMD's upcoming desktop processors. These new processors will be built to work on socket AM3-enabled motherboards. Fortunately, ... |
12 November 2008
04:31 GMT |
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Dark Cloud 2 is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2002. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.While Dark Cl... |
12 November 2008
04:21 GMT |
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While children crave for a toy helicopter under the Christmas tree, scientists use them to collect data on how whales are affected by their environment, and other risk factors. By equipping remote-controlled toys with Petri dishes, and flying them through snots, Zoological Society of London veterinarian and conservat... |
12 November 2008
04:13 GMT |
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One of the greatest things about the century we live in is the fact that everyone in the world is interconnected. In a matter of seconds, you can exchange information with someone on the other side of the planet, which makes it so that speed has become one of the most appreciated features in this respect. This is bec... |
12 November 2008
04:11 GMT |
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When Guitar Hero World Tour was announced, one of the most hyped features was the fact that players were able to enter a game mode which allowed them to create their own songs, record them as tracks and as in game playable items and then share them with friends over the Internet. Activision played up this part of Gui... |
12 November 2008
04:10 GMT |
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NVIDIA has been through a rough period lately, and has seen quarterly losses in favor of its competitor. A report issued on Wednesday confirms that Advanced Micro Devices' graphics division ATI is gaining market share from NVIDIA with its latest graphics chips. “AMD has by all accounts exceeded expectation... |
12 November 2008
03:51 GMT |
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When thinking of the vastness of space, on how little we know and have seen of it and on how much there is still left to discover and prove, choosing the next missions that will be set in motion in a decade or so seems to be the most difficult thing to do. So, what will it be - dark matter, Earth-like planets, u... |
12 November 2008
03:50 GMT |
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Having recorded some of the most impressive sales figures in the industry with its Aspire One netbook system, Acer has decided to give all those Christmas shoppers a treat with a special edition netbook that is based on the company's successful 8.9-inch model. Simply dubbed Aspire One A110X, the new Acer netboo... |
12 November 2008
03:48 GMT |
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Left 4 Dead is shaping up to be a pretty interesting title, promising to revamp the old zombie shooter genre, with more agile enemies and up to four player co-op. Valve, the company responsible for hits such as Half Life, Team Fortress or Portal, is really backing up its latest creation and has released a demo availa... |
12 November 2008
03:46 GMT |
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With the release of Gears of War 2, a lot of people began asking about what Epic intends to do in relation to the downloadable content for their Xbox 360 shooter. Cliff Bleszinski recently talked about what might be coming for the fans of the game, while Michael Capps, the president of Epic Games, revealed in an inte... |
12 November 2008
03:44 GMT |
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Because of an injunction preventing Mark Papermaster from starting work at Apple, IBM will negotiate a bond with the "blade server guru" that will allow monetary compensation to be sought by either party, if the injunction is found to be unjust, according to InternetNews.The report notes that, if the court finds IBM&... |
12 November 2008
03:43 GMT |
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As much as you might like to work and do your best while at the office, it just comes a time in everyone’s life when one should have some rest and relaxation. And what could be more relaxing for a hardcore computer user like you (a hardcore Mac user to be more exact) than to play a little game? And what’s... |
12 November 2008
03:21 GMT |
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One more Xda phone goes to O2 and both the Pay-as-you-Go option and the monthly payments plans are available. The distribution of an Xda is for the first time included with a Pay-as-you-Go option, and this could create a precedent for other Xda phones to come.The Zest was created by Asus especially for O2 and, given ... |
12 November 2008
03:20 GMT |
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The most important factors in any display solution designed especially for digital signage applications are its size and its brightness, ensuring the fact that the images will be clearly visible even in bright sunshine. However, none of the models currently available on the market will be able to compete against Sams... |
12 November 2008
03:20 GMT |
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Mirror's Edge is shaping up to be one of the most innovative and fresh games this holiday season. It promises to put the player in the running shoes of a young woman, Faith, who is a courier in a futuristic dystopian city where people are observed 24/7 and the only safe spots are the roofs of the buildings. This... |
12 November 2008
03:15 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics is set to start the mass production of 512MB PRAM (Phase change RAM) during the first half of the next year, as the company works on keeping its leading position in the memory market. Samsung would be the first memory maker to start mass producing the 65nm 512MB PRAM in the first half of 2009. The... |
12 November 2008
03:13 GMT |
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Immediately after Microsoft delivered Windows 7 Ultimate, pre-Beta Build 6801 at the Professional Developers Conference in las Vegas, at the end of October 2008, the bits were leaked and made available for download from various sources, including the top worldwide torrent websites. Product keys accompany Windows... |
12 November 2008
03:12 GMT |
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Apple has opened the would-be doors to its new online store in Malaysia announcing a Grand Opening Celebration. The company is happy to give away free T-shirts to anyone who buys a Mac or an iPod from 8 a.m. November 11, 2008 until 11.59 p.m. November 24, 2008.The new online store offers Apple’s products direct... |
12 November 2008
03:02 GMT |
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Living in dangerous habitats forced some bird species to develop unusual defense mechanisms, including being able to recognize the alarm signals given off by other species, when they encounter danger. This was proven by scientists at the Australian National University in Canberra, who observed the behavior of the fai... |
12 November 2008
02:55 GMT |
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A 4,300-year old pyramid has been discovered at Saqqara, the ancient Egyptian necropolis and burial place of the pharaohs. The monument was lying buried under the desert sands and was effectively discovered two years ago. But the announcement comes so late because the archaeologists wanted to be sure that it was ind... |
12 November 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Fable II is a very popular game these days, largely due to the fact that it gives players such a unique story, which can be influenced in a wide variety of ways. The lead designer of this game, Peter Molyneux, has touted the innovations and features of this title ever since the development started.Launched a few week... |
12 November 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Finding the right color for the perfect color scheme is never easy. Most of the applications provide a color browser window by default, but if you are a web developer, what you need are the HEX, RGB and HSL color values. And if you have already found the color but you still have to experience in order to get the corr... |
12 November 2008
02:41 GMT |
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There's a really tough war on the console market, with the top competitors Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony battling for every customer. Although Nintendo has the other two companies beat in terms of sales and fan base, its rivals haven't given up the fight yet.Microsoft is trying to attract potential customers... |
12 November 2008
02:34 GMT |
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An acoustic "oddity" has been identified by American researchers. It would seem that when a sample of a recorded voice is played back repeatedly, at the same pitch, length and speed, the brain will start perceiving it as music. Scientists are puzzled by this find, as it brings forth a new function of the brain, which... |
12 November 2008
02:33 GMT |
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Today, the Elive team is happy to announce a new development release of their GNU/Linux Live CD, Elive 1.9.15, which brings improved support for MacBooks and wireless network. "The Elive Team is proud to announce the release of development version 1.9.15. This version includes better support for MacBooks and a much b... |
12 November 2008
02:24 GMT |
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Dark Cloud is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2000. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.Over 400 years ... |
12 November 2008
02:17 GMT |
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Nowadays, the large majority of people who shoot a video clip with something other than a serious camcorder (either HDD/Flash/MiniDV based) will most likely upload it to a video sharing or social networking website, such as YouTube, AOL Video or MySpace. However, since most of these clips are recorded using either mo... |
12 November 2008
01:50 GMT |
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