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News archive: 12th of July 2008 |
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23 articles found
Third party counterparts to what Windows OS has to offer have always been a better alternative in time and the same goes for the built-in firewall. Although the latest version in Vista is somewhat heftier than its predecessor, there is still a great deal of options to integrate in order to please most consumers.Sunbe... |
12 July 2008
08:40 GMT |
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More free and useful Mac software has been released this week. Three apps stand out, which is why we're here today, so browse through the text below and see which one(s) can improve your Mac experience.FunctionFlipSpecifically designed for MacBook and MacBook Pro users, Kevin Gessner's FunctionFlip individu... |
12 July 2008
08:30 GMT |
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Owners of Nokia phones will probably be happy to find out that the Finnish giant has developed its own Instant Messaging application, named simply Nokia Chat and aimed at offering a PC-like instant messaging experience on lots of its handsets. Currently in beta version, Nokia Chat is not just "another IM client" - or... |
12 July 2008
07:51 GMT |
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Why should scammers and spammers limit themselves to the Internet when there are far more mobile phone users than web surfers? In Australia there is a new scam going on, that attempts to separate people from their hard earned money by informing them that a hitman has been hired to kill them. Of course, you can get a... |
12 July 2008
07:37 GMT |
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Google has always been in the habit of lending a helping hand to programmers in distress. This time around, the Code Search Team has introduced six new features to come in handy to the developers who work with such large bases of code that searching through them becomes an ordeal. The first feature that Dmitry Barash... |
12 July 2008
07:34 GMT |
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So what is really the cause of apples remaining healthier than pears for a much longer time after being picked up? Scientists argue that it all has to do with oxygen and the way it behaves in order to reach the center of the fruit. By using one of the most powerful light sources in the world, Pieter Verboven of the C... |
12 July 2008
07:15 GMT |
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Ireland-based SMEs (short for Small and Medium Enterprises) are experiencing an increase in scamming attempts, as reported by a recently issued survey conducted by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association (ISME). Attackers resort to phishing type attempts, as well as false invoices and international business... |
12 July 2008
06:51 GMT |
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South Africans' preferences when it comes to online surfing are primarily focused on employment websites. Only in June, 450,000 people used the employment offers displayed on specialized sites. The numbers are even more significant considering the fact that the average session duration was of almost 13 minutes, ... |
12 July 2008
06:49 GMT |
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Samsung, currently the world's second largest handset manufacturer, has prepared a multimedia monster smartphone that presents itself as a real threat to Nokia's N96, Sony Ericsson's C905 and all the other highly-featured camera phones that will be released this year. Named Samsung i8510, the new hands... |
12 July 2008
06:24 GMT |
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A turbocharger is a force-induced system used to enhance the mass of air entering the combustion chamber of a typical internal combustion engine. Basically, a turbocharger is a compressor that, by forcing more air into the cylinder, enables an increase in the amount of used fuel, so that more explosion power is gener... |
12 July 2008
06:22 GMT |
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According to Chris Mannon, senior threat researcher with FaceTime Security Labs, the latest phishing security threat has been identified as Sysda. Although at this point only Chinese users should be worried about it, FaceTime expects it to jump over to the US, and other parts of the world, in the near future. Sysda ... |
12 July 2008
06:08 GMT |
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Can users handle the truth about Windows Vista? Now with Service Pack 1 in its arsenal, Microsoft is ready to prove that they can. Or, at least, its own version of the Vista SP1 truth. Microsoft is on a mission. A mission to salvage what little is left of the latest Windows client, although admission of such a scenar... |
12 July 2008
05:56 GMT |
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As it is already common knowledge, back in April, YouTube launched a couple of feature updates that were provided, until now, only to a small group of users, elected randomly. The features are now available for everyone. The inbox system, the list of contacts and the way the results of the queries are displayed are a... |
12 July 2008
05:46 GMT |
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Artificial Life and Paramount Digital Entertainment have recently released the official Braveheart mobile game, based on the 1995 Academy Award winning motion picture with the same name. Braveheart comes after another mobile game, named "Shooter," has been released by the two companies. The new game is a RTS adventu... |
12 July 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Sparkle, a professional graphics cards manufacturer and supplier, has recently announced that a new member of the Calibre P960 family has emerged. The new addition to the line-up, which has few new features to make it "special," is based on Nvidia's 9600GT graphics processor.Under the name of Calibre P960 Green ... |
12 July 2008
05:22 GMT |
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Homer Simpson's handle, chunkylover53, which was registered by Matt Selman, writer and producer of the show, has recently resurfaced and it is being used to spread malware. Users are tempted with the possibility of viewing an "Internet only" episode of "The Simpsons," but that .exe file is nothing more than mal... |
12 July 2008
05:18 GMT |
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The bronze statue depicting the twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, being nursed by the she-wolf, seen for centuries as the symbol of Rome and the Roman empire and currently housed inside the museum atop the Capitoline Hill, might have in fact been created in the 7th or 8th century or even later - not in the ye... |
12 July 2008
05:02 GMT |
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The third stage of the world wide web, web 3.0, which mainly means a 3D interaction between the users, along with network computing, better connectivity and intelligent applications, could become a reality in the next five to seven years. From the static web 1.0, organized as a heterogeneous network of hosted persona... |
12 July 2008
04:47 GMT |
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A man from the eastern province of Jiangsu has been found guilty of hacking into the Red Cross website that was collecting funds for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake. A court of law issued a sentence of 24 months of incarceration time and a fine of 5,000 Yuan (which is roughly about $731 or £370).The hacker... |
12 July 2008
04:26 GMT |
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On the same iPhonesque day (July 11) when it launched the new iPhone 3G, AT&T also lowered the prices for the Palm Centro smartphone. Thus, as of yesterday, the popular handset can be acquired by US mobile users for only $69 (with a two-year contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate). Besides making the Cent... |
12 July 2008
04:13 GMT |
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There is no reason why other rocky planets in the universe should not be able to support life, but a considerable amount of time will pass before a planet such as our own is found in the galaxy, mostly because of its relatively small size. So far, a couple of hundred of planets have been discovered by astronomers, or... |
12 July 2008
03:56 GMT |
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I am not exactly a fan of Nintendo's console. Actually I tend, just like many other hardcore gamers I know, to consider the Wii a console for kids - unworthy of getting my attention, time or passion for games. However, Nintendo's system couldn't care less and sells better than ever, keeping its comfy s... |
12 July 2008
03:31 GMT |
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The second alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago. Even if it doesn’t come with any significant modifications, compared with the first alpha, which brought a brand new theme (completely redesigned... |
12 July 2008
02:04 GMT |
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