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The Video Game Awards managed to give off a few awards between playing trailers for pretty much all the major releases coming in 2010 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony exclusively for the PlayStation 3, has been named as Game of the Year, in a move that snubbed pre-show fa... |
14 December 2009
17:51 GMT |
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Scientists in Norway have recently determined that exposure to art forms tend to have a very positive impact on the life of average individuals. The study concluded that people who go to see concerts, painting or sculpture exhibitions, visit art galleries, or make music tend to be a lot less depressed than other citi... |
14 December 2009
17:01 GMT |
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Guitar Hero 5 is out and battling The Beatles Rock Band for the money of Christmas shoppers who are looking for some social and music gaming, and DJ Hero is also out, trying to find its niche. There are signs that Activision is already talking to artists about a sequel to the disk spinning title and it seems that som... |
14 December 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Game unveilings kept pouring in from this year's Video Game Awards, and one of them has a bit of a mind-bend touch to it. Disney already revealed that it would be making a movie adaptation of the Prince of Persia game franchise, and the film would be based on the Sands of Time episode. Also, Ubisoft teased us wi... |
14 December 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Policymakers in the European Union are at this point trying to come to an agreement about how to best limit the noise levels produced by modern mp3 players. The devices employ such advanced technologies, that they can easily produce sounds up to 100 decibels in intensity from very small headsets. Millions of teens on... |
14 December 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Kim Kardashian has come a long way from the celebutante she was, say, a couple of years ago when the two things she was best known for were her friendship with Paris Hilton and her curvy behind. A successful reality star and television producer, the star is also making waves with her more toned figure, following a ve... |
14 December 2009
15:21 GMT |
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SpaceX, one of the most important and renowned private spaceflight companies in the world today, has demonstrated over the years that its engineers have sufficient skill to construct a rocket able to deliver a payload to the low-Earth orbit. Now, following the successful test launches of its delivery systems, it plan... |
14 December 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Nintendo is certainly the big winner of the figures for hardware sales that the NPD Group posted for the United States market in November 2009. Even if the revenue derived from the market was reduced by 13.4% over the same period in 2008, the Japanese manufacturer managed to get good results, with the Nintendo DS han... |
14 December 2009
15:01 GMT |
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PR agency, Prompt Communications has recently published the findings of a small survey on the most common used methods of communication between people. The 300 respondents in Boston, US showed that the phone is the most commonly used method to connect to others, 99 percent, while Facebook is next on their list, with... |
14 December 2009
14:51 GMT |
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We believe that werewolves, vampires and other creatures of the night are the stuff we read about in books and see in movies. While that is true, as science has already demonstrated, that’s not to say that there isn’t any truth in the myth of said creatures, as research nurse in toxicology Leonie Calver s... |
14 December 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Over the years, as scientists browsed satellite data or took to the field, numerous comet and asteroid impact sites have been discovered on the surface of our small planet. But experts believe that many more may still be out there, unknown to Science. Finding them is very important, because they could provide a windo... |
14 December 2009
14:11 GMT |
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The first proper look at Halo: Reach since the very brief one at E3 has just been released for the whole world to be amazed by. Along with the trailer, a news release has announced that, while it will take a while before we'll be able to drive our bare hands through some Covenant skulls as the mighty Spartan tro... |
14 December 2009
14:01 GMT |
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The Microsoft made Xbox 360 home gaming console has managed to sell better than the PlayStation 3 in November on the United States market. And the Redmond-based company, which has seen tough competition from Sony in the last few months, since the price cuts were enacted, was quick to point out how well its device per... |
14 December 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Recession or no recession, the Christmas spirit is already upon us, as sales clearly indicate. UK department Store John Lewis has set a new sales record this weekend, which has prompted many to talk of very high spending on High Street in the week to come, and of how Biscuit the Animatronic Dog is the must-have of th... |
14 December 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson announced today the launch of two new handsets that have been included in its GreenHeart lineup, namely the Sony Ericsson Elm and the Sony Ericsson Hazel. The two new mobile phones from the company come with green packaging, are meant to reduce the CO2 emissions, and are also aimed at educating consume... |
14 December 2009
12:51 GMT |
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Want to know just how easy it is to hack Windows 7? It actually takes only a few actions on behalf of the end users to literally hand over a computer to an attacker, in spite of the fact that the computer in question is running the final version of Windows 7, along with security software. The antivirus is useless fro... |
14 December 2009
12:31 GMT |
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Google is doing so many things right now that it's hard to keep track of them all. At the same time, the company seems to be greatly focusing in several directions sometimes vaguely related. Yet, despite all this, the search engine is still very much the biggest and most looked after product, something that'... |
14 December 2009
11:57 GMT |
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Of course, as it sometimes happens, ominous or mind-boggling leaks manage to find their way to the Internet, always becoming cause for speculation and either anticipation or disappointment. Still, what all of such leaks have in common is that all speculations based on them are always premature, regardless if they pro... |
14 December 2009
11:42 GMT |
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Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr and actor Orlando Bloom have been together for about three years and, all this time, their relationship has repeatedly generated rumors of an engagement and even secret nuptials. Clearly, they were all refuted one by one. This time, though, it’s for good, as OK! Magazi... |
14 December 2009
11:26 GMT |
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Yahoo recently announced a thorough partnership with Facebook that would take the integration between the two services to the next level. Facebook features will show up in most Yahoo products and users will be able to update their status on both sites in one go. Now, Yahoo is clarifying some details about what exactl... |
14 December 2009
11:15 GMT |
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The NASA Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is at the center of a new hype recently started in the international scientific community. Some experts believe that the former Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), which is especially suited for observing highly energetic photons coming in from pulsars, neutron stars... |
14 December 2009
11:14 GMT |
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RIM has targeted its main product, the BlackBerry smartphone, to one of the most pretentious users – businessmen. Most of the people that belong to this consumer category own or previously owned a BlackBerry device. Developed by Melon Mobile (formerly WebGate JSC), the Advanced Conference Call application enabl... |
14 December 2009
11:13 GMT |
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Only a month ago, end-users worldwide likely could not believe it when Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices announced settlement of all cross-patent and antitrust disputes. Still, the deal was made and now, just four weeks after it was decided, Intel is already delivering on the agreement: it has paid AMD the $1.25... |
14 December 2009
11:11 GMT |
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When it first unveiled Bing, Microsoft brought to the table much more than a simple, but evolved search engine, it also introduced a new brand. Bing killed Live Search at the start of this year, and the general consensus is that Microsoft was right to switch off its former search engine and to distance itself from a ... |
14 December 2009
11:09 GMT |
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Simon Cowell is looking to revamp the popular British show X Factor with next year’s season. Among the changes he wants to make – and ITV to pay for – is replacing Dannii Minogue, as we also reported over the weekend, and bringing a fifth judge on board in the person of Robbie Williams, the Mirror h... |
14 December 2009
11:04 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia reportedly delivered two new firmware updates for some of its users, namely for those owning a Nokia 5530 XpressMusic handset, or a Nokia N85 device. The firmware in the former has been brought up to version v20.0.080, while the software solution now available for the latter is v31.0... |
14 December 2009
11:00 GMT |
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Amid fears and outrage that the Danish government, the host of this year's UN climate talks, is seeking to sideline discussions on more emission cuts under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the G77-China Bloc has decided to withdraw its cooperation in the matter. The Bloc represents more than 130 countries, including dev... |
14 December 2009
10:55 GMT |
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Googlers are hurrying to finish and launch whatever they're working on before holidays when, rumor has it, Google is issuing a code freeze until the next year. We've certainly seen a fair share of announcements and new features lately, big and small , and it's not over yet. A couple of new features, s... |
14 December 2009
10:45 GMT |
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Late last week, Taylor Swift was spotted around town with a new ‘do, which was the exact opposite of what she had until then. With straight hair and long bangs, the country singer managed to get the attention of both the media and the fans with what was supposed to be a change towards a more mature and sophisti... |
14 December 2009
10:37 GMT |
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The HTC Nexus One is the latest hot mobile phone from the Taiwanese handset vendor HTC Corporation that made it into the headlines for the past few days. The handset, which seems to be the one and only HTC Passion / Bravo, is said to be the long rumored Google Phone that many enthusiasts are certainly waiting for, a... |
14 December 2009
10:30 GMT |
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Images taken by the Cassini space probe have indicated over the years that there are numerous liquid hydrocarbon lakes on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. With more research came the knowledge that the distribution of lakes between the two poles was highly uneven. In fact, the North Pole appears to be hosting about... |
14 December 2009
10:28 GMT |
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Katy Perry, the sweetest girl on the pop scene right now, as some like to think of her, has been dating British comedian Russell Brand for a couple of months now. They might make one of the oddest couples in showbiz, but that’s not to say they’re not serious about it: in fact, they might just make it more... |
14 December 2009
10:22 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 3 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the Xbox from Microsoft in September 2001. It is classed as an action and strategy title played from a third person perspective and is largely based on a historic... |
14 December 2009
10:21 GMT |
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The GPU-powered cluster based in Taiwan is about to start its first big assignment at the hands of a research team from the National Taiwan University (NTU). The team will attempt to more closely analyze the behavior of subatomic particles and will be led by Ting-Wai Chiu, physics professor and associate director of ... |
14 December 2009
10:20 GMT |
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As Britney Spears had hit rock bottom and would often be seen driving around Los Angeles accompanied by at least a dozen paparazzi-chauffeured cars, back in early 2008, talk of an anti-paparazzi law that would protect celebrities from this much intrusion started to gain momentum. According to CNN, said law will take ... |
14 December 2009
10:06 GMT |
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ISOC (Internet Society) has recently announced a $2.5 million donation to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) that will span across a period of three years, helping the organization with its recent struggles in restructuring its working groups. The donation was announced on December 11, 2009 in a joint press release.... |
14 December 2009
10:04 GMT |
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Aiming to drive commitment and support of actions against climate change, Microsoft unveiled a new Cloud-based application during the COP 15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, today, December 14th. Built in partnership with the European Environment Agency (EEA), the Environmental Atlas of Europe ... |
14 December 2009
09:55 GMT |
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After a number of delays prompted by bad weather and a minor glitch, the WISE infrared space telescope was finally launched earlier today. The new mission took off at 6:09:33 am PST (1409:33 GMT), aboard a Delta II delivery vehicle, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Exp... |
14 December 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Google is making some progress in promoting its Apps suite and has recently scored a major win, at least in mind share, by convincing the city of Los Angeles to “go Google.” Now the company is announcing that the switch to Google Apps has already begun and, by the time its done, 34,000 city employees wil... |
14 December 2009
09:49 GMT |
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Even though custom-cooled versions of the Radeon HD 5770 have already been introduced, ASUS didn't seem to mind being fashionably late in showcasing its own modified model of the powerful graphics adapter, namely the EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5 . However, unlike the Radeon HD 5770 Vapor-X from Sapphire and the Radeo... |
14 December 2009
09:37 GMT |
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For some reason or another, Jake Gyllenhaal, although a very accomplished actor, is far from the image the general public has of an action hero. With this in mind, it’s no wonder many were skeptic when they heard he would be starring in “Prince of Persia,” a film based on the popular video game. How... |
14 December 2009
09:36 GMT |
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Amazon.com, the biggest online retailer in the US, has announced that Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch is now available in more than 60 additional countries from the iTunes App Store. Featuring Amazon's Whispersync technology, the Kindle iPhone app is able to save and sync a customer's bookmarks across thei... |
14 December 2009
09:31 GMT |
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The website of the highly popular Practical Fishkeeping aquarium magazine was hacked over a week ago, prompting its administrators to alert the almost 24,000 members that their personal information might have been stolen. The website is still down at the time of writing this article.Practical Fishkeeping is a best-se... |
14 December 2009
09:20 GMT |
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Microsoft is pointing customers running Windows Server in combination with older releases of Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Antivirus to solution made available by the security outfit. Robert Paige, senior program manager Windows Partner Application Ecosystem Team, recommended that all the upgrades be app... |
14 December 2009
09:19 GMT |
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Mobile phone operator T-Mobile has started recently the roll-out of a new software update for its users that own an Android-based device, one that will offer them the possibility to enjoy carrier billing with the Android Market. The company was rumored before to plan making the move and, starting last week, it began... |
14 December 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Ever since sign language was invented, it has brought up a single enduring question: how is it that those speaking and gesturing are able to do both with the same speed? It naturally takes more time to form a sign than to speak a word, yet interpreters seem to be able to finish both their sentence and their sign repr... |
14 December 2009
09:17 GMT |
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MySQL's future is very uncertain at this point after Oracle made a bid to acquire Sun Microsystems which owns the database system. The deal is still waiting for approval from regulators in the EU which are debating weather and how the acquisition will affect the database market in which Oracle has a very strong... |
14 December 2009
09:03 GMT |
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HP can add yet another government contract to its portfolio now that HP Enterprise Services (the Former Electronic Data Systems, LLC) has finished setting up the BiHOCS. BiHOCS is the abreviation of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Defense operations and command system.The BiHOCS was built under ENCORE, the U.S... |
14 December 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson officially announced today the launch of two new handsets in its GreenHeart series, namely the Sony Ericsson Elm and the Sony Ericsson Hazel. At the same time, the company also officially unveiled the Bluetooth Noise Shield Handsfree VH700, another green pr... |
14 December 2009
08:45 GMT |
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While approximately half a year ago, Susan Boyle was a name that rang no bells with the media and the general public, today, she is one of the most appreciated and beloved singers to break in the spotlight in many years. Miss Boyle is so immensely popular she even got her own television special, the “I Dreamed ... |
14 December 2009
08:25 GMT |
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Berbie has issued yet another maintenance release of TrailRunner, its route-planning software application for Mac OS X. TrailRunner can display maps and elevation data from web-based mapping services like USGS topo maps, import GPS recordings from Trails for iPhone, as well as import tracks and workouts from GPS fitn... |
14 December 2009
08:19 GMT |
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Following the success of The Beatles Rock Band, which managed to sell better than expected and get better reviews that Guitar Hero 5, a lot of people have begun to speculate on what Harmonix and MTV Games will be creating next for the long running franchise, especially considering that analysts are expecting the musi... |
14 December 2009
08:17 GMT |
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When Intel released the Nehalem-based Lynnfield Core i5 and Core i7 chips for mainstream use, the consumer market could well see that the LGA 775 socket would soon pass on. Still, Intel doesn't seem ready to let its good-old platform rest in peace just yet, planning to release a new processor aimed at replacing ... |
14 December 2009
08:07 GMT |
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There's been a lot of hard work put into Google Chrome, and the browser has finally reached a stage where Google is confident it can take over a big share of the market. With beta builds out on all platforms and an extensions gallery now live, it is time for 'stage two' of the plan when engineers step... |
14 December 2009
08:03 GMT |
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Taking over the responsibility of reporting Google Chrome updates for the week, Google’s Orit Mazor has posted an announcement on the Google Dev Channel revealing that a new Mac OS X build won’t arrive until next week (or perhaps even later), as, this week, developers focus on the Windows and Linux instal... |
14 December 2009
08:01 GMT |
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Customers running an older release of the Office System found the past week that they were unable to open documents protected with the Rights Management Service. Microsoft first informed of the issue on December 11th, and has since then worked to produce a resolve for customers. According to the company, Office 2003 ... |
14 December 2009
07:58 GMT |
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It has been revealed that Apple’s newest iMac, the huge, 27-inch all-display model, is suffering from a wide range of issues. From problems seemingly occurring during the manufacturing process, to the improper way of handling shipments, the new iMac is downright jinxed. To be noted that only the big, 27-inch mo... |
14 December 2009
07:38 GMT |
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Brain Age 2 is the sequel to the Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training – How Old Is Your Brain, more simply known as just Brain Age in North America. The title is basically a puzzle game, with several others meant to bring the brain out of its vegetative state. It also features some games and tests made to estima... |
14 December 2009
07:36 GMT |
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was launched as “the” action Star Wars game. With a revolutionary physics engine as the prime power behind it, Force Powers became the main aspect of the gameplay instead of the more widely used lightsaber combat. The game was definitely a success, even without the eye-candy... |
14 December 2009
07:23 GMT |
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It seems that angry workers and their plans for consecutive strikes aren't the only unfortunate developments having plagued Fujitsu recently. It seems that, in this particular case, lithium-ion laptop batteries are giving the company a little headache with their supposed tendency to overheat and/or catch fire. T... |
14 December 2009
07:20 GMT |
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Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight is a fighting game based on the live-action TV show that will allow you to play as any of the 13 superheroes, the Kamen Riders. You will be able to enter Mirror World and take part in the fast-paced action in the same style as your favorite Kamen Rider.Each character has its own special Con... |
14 December 2009
07:20 GMT |
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Microsoft has delivered a hotfix designed to resolve an issue in which virtual machines running in Hyper-V on top of Windows Server 2008 R2 are impacted by severe network instability. Customers running ISA Server, IAG, Forefront TMG or Forefront UAG on Hyper-V R2 might have already noticed that the connection betwee... |
14 December 2009
07:19 GMT |
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The Earth is located in the solar system, that much is certain. In addition to our planet, there are several others orbiting the same star, although their exact number has not yet been established. To most people, the concept of the solar system is the only one standing between our planet and the galaxy. In other wor... |
14 December 2009
07:09 GMT |
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The latest version of Exchange Server has been released to manufacturing in the first half of October 2009 and made available to customers the next month. Last week, the Redmond company also made available an update package for Exchange Server 2010 offered through the Microsoft Download Center. Update Rollup 1 for E... |
14 December 2009
07:05 GMT |
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Golfer Tiger Woods is believed to make an estimated $100 million a year from endorsement deals alone, but in light of the recent car crash and the allegations it has brought about, it’s safe to say that things are not looking good for him. Ever since he crashed his SUV on his neighbor’s lawn, sponsors hav... |
14 December 2009
07:04 GMT |
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Palm Pixi, the second mobile phone Palm delivered to the market with its brand new webOS platform on board, has just passed through FCC's courtyard. The phone is already available for purchase in the US, and this pit stop at FCC might seem odd, only that the new Pixi, which received approval for use in the US, ... |
14 December 2009
06:54 GMT |
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There are no less than three updates that IT administrators will have to deploy, but the refreshes in question make the latest iteration of Exchange Server and BlackBerry Enterprise Server play nice together. As of the past week, BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) is fully supported on Exchange Server 2010, revealed... |
14 December 2009
06:49 GMT |
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It seems that HP isn't the only company plagued by unsatisfied and/or outright angry employees. It seems that the Unite union members from Fujitsu, besides those from HP, plan to stage no less than six strikes, even despite alleged ongoing talks between the company's leadership and the union's represen... |
14 December 2009
06:42 GMT |
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Security researchers report on a new phishing campaign that circulates on Yahoo! Messenger and is instrumented with the help of hijacked accounts. A spammed rogue video link takes users to a fake Facebook login page.The new attack was discovered by researchers from enterprise software giant CA. "While using Yahoo Mes... |
14 December 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Yellowstone was determined many years ago to be the caldera of a massive supervolcano, one so large that, if it were to blow up, it would cover the entire United States with feet of ash in just days. Geologists have also been interested in the formation, as it is one of the few volcanoes of this size out there, which... |
14 December 2009
06:21 GMT |
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Cloud computing, despite the fact that most people still have no real idea what it means, is taking off and on-demand services by the likes of Google and Amazon are becoming increasingly popular with people wanting cheap computing power and storage for their sites or projects. As the market matures, the offerings di... |
14 December 2009
06:18 GMT |
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For an event meant to take a look at the games that were released this year and pit them against each other for the sake of constructive criticism, this year's edition of the Video Game Awards made more unveilings regarding new titles than a press conference. A lot of big ones have received sequels and, while so... |
14 December 2009
06:11 GMT |
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Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is already known to be working on a great deal of new handsets for the next year, with most of them being included in the company's Android offering. A recently leaked roadmap from the company showed us what devices to expect from HTC with Google's mobile ope... |
14 December 2009
06:05 GMT |
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The SATA 6Gbps has been getting more and more attention, but not many storage units have been built capable of utilizing its high-speed data-transfer capabilities. Still, it seems that end-users may finally manage to get an idea of just what the interface is capable of. The people over at PC Perspective managed to ge... |
14 December 2009
05:59 GMT |
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An update is now available from Microsoft designed to make Forefront Client Security play nice with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The Forefront Client Security anti-malware client update: December 2009 (KB 976668) is currently up for grabs from Microsoft Support, via Microsoft Update and from Windows Server ... |
14 December 2009
05:58 GMT |
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The Spike Video Game Awards were home not only to quite a few awards, with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves taking Game of the Year, but also to a lot of cinematic trailers for those titles developers and publishers hope would make it big in 2010. And one of the most expected reveals was that related to Halo: Reach, w... |
14 December 2009
05:46 GMT |
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In a recent investigation, it was revealed that only about half of teenagers in the United States that suffered from mental disorders were treated for their conditions. About the same number are subjected to professional counsel or aid, and the situation appears to be deteriorating, experts believe. A new work has no... |
14 December 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Telecommunications solutions provider Huawei and wireless carrier O2 UK has announced recently that successful completion of a live trial of Long Term Evolution network equipment. According to the two companies, they managed to reach a peak download rate of 150Mbps during the trial, which was performed in the Slough... |
14 December 2009
05:42 GMT |
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Welcome to the 75th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux-based operating systems were announced last week: SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 1, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Alpha 1, Sabayon Linux 5.1 and Elive 1.9.52. In other news: Google releases the Beta version of the amazing Chrome 4.0 web browser for Linux users; Moz... |
14 December 2009
05:38 GMT |
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About two weeks ago, Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood, was arrested after allegedly attacking his much younger girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova after a drunken row. She did not press charges at the time, refusing to even discuss the incident with the media. Back with a vengeance, the former waitress is now talking to He... |
14 December 2009
05:33 GMT |
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TOCA Race Driver 2 is a videogame developed and published by the Codemasters Software Company Limited. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PlayStation Portable handheld and the PC platform on April 13, 2004. The title can be classed as a racing simulation fea... |
14 December 2009
05:29 GMT |
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The Google phone which the company denied so vehemently is very much a reality and it's coming to market early next year. Google has confirmed its existence though it claims it is only a testing device handed out to employees as a sort of mobile lab to run experimental apps and services. Everyone else though is... |
14 December 2009
05:24 GMT |
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We just saw how the brilliantly-teased-as-"Friendship" update to Team Fortress 2 turned the table on the Demoman and Soldier classes and changed into a War update, but, now, Valve may have something even bigger installed for the title. If you're just as confused as you are intrigued as to just how something coul... |
14 December 2009
05:14 GMT |
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Even though it just recently introduced the X600 Pro mobile personal computer, MSI released yet another laptop that hovers between netbook and notebook specs. The new, ultrathin laptop PC is dubbed the MSI X-Slim X350 and uses a 13.4-inch TFT-LCD display with a native resolution of 1366 x 768. The X350 is less than ... |
14 December 2009
05:13 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has just made its first steps into the Android area of the market, yet it seems that the company has big plans for the segment in the near future. Following the launch of its Motorola CLIQ and Motorola DROID handsets, the handset vendor is now reported to plan the launch of its own Androi... |
14 December 2009
05:03 GMT |
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For the week that ended on December 6, New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Wii was the best selling title on the all-important Japanese market, while the home gaming console has been dragged up by the release of the videogame and is now also topping the hardware chart. It seems that the new features in the Mario-p... |
14 December 2009
05:00 GMT |
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Christmas will mark the beginning of the forth month since System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 was released to manufacturing. As of August, customers have been able to grab the final System Center VMM 2008 R2 bits and test drive the release, via a download offering a trial of the product. In order to stream... |
14 December 2009
04:57 GMT |
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Don’t you just hate it when you come across an interesting (looking) app, download it, wait for it to be installed, and realize it’s not compatible with your iPhone / iPod? I know I do. A good example is Mr.Nathan Peterson’s Bluetooth Photo Share application, which, according to its maker, is compat... |
14 December 2009
04:48 GMT |
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Stalactites, the beautiful structures that adorn the roof of some caves, appear to be regulated in their growth process by a phenomenon known as “cave breathing.” The discovery, which was only recently made, has serious implications, because it throws doubt on ancient climate models, which partially rely ... |
14 December 2009
04:48 GMT |
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When her name was announced and she was officially declared the new Miss World, beating other 111 contestants, Kaiane Aldorino, a 22-year-old administrative clerk, clasped her hands to her face and could hardly speak. Aldorino was also the public’s favorite, and was followed by Miss Mexico and Miss South Africa... |
14 December 2009
04:45 GMT |
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AOL has just spun off from Time Warner but the hard times are just beginning at the company. The plan is to focus on content and a couple of core services and get rid of everything else. Rumors started about a month ago that it was looking to sell ICQ, the company's 'other' instant messenger, and now ... |
14 December 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Intel's development of the Core i7 920 processor substitute was discovered as far back as late October. Intel was already in the later stages of developing the slot-in replacement known as the Core i7 930 central processing unit, but no specifics were available at the time on the exact release date for the chip.... |
14 December 2009
04:36 GMT |
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Diablo III fans might have received some crushing news when they found out that Blizzard wouldn't be releasing the game anytime in the next year, but that doesn't mean that the entire franchise has been abandoned. Over nine years since its been released, the hack-and-slash RPG is about to receive another pa... |
14 December 2009
04:36 GMT |
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It seems that gamers are getting less and less content for 60 dollars this year. Modern Warfare 2 cost that much, including on the PC, but had a laughably short single player experience, even if the multiplayer was as solid as always. And before it, Halo 3: ODST, which was initially described as a simple expansion pa... |
14 December 2009
04:18 GMT |
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Android and BlackBerry mobile phone users have now yet another appealing application available for them to enjoy: Yfrog. The new versions of the application have been recently announced as being available for the two mobile operating systems, offering users a new, simple and enjoyable way of sharing photos directly ... |
14 December 2009
04:06 GMT |
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While being escorted to the Iga village, the Kirihime princess is kidnapped by Yoshiro Yukikusa, the commander of a demon army. Loyal ninjas to the Iga hidden village, Kage and Chihiro will do whatever is in their power to rescue her. But to do this, they'll have to confront and defeat the endless demon horde of... |
14 December 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Italian Prime Minister, businessman and “larger than life personality” Silvio Berlusconi was left bloodied and dazed in an unexpected attack which occurred last night, as he was signing autographs after giving a speech at a political rally in Milan. The incident left Berlusconi obviously confused, while a... |
14 December 2009
03:55 GMT |
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As the release date is closing in fast, Electronic Arts and Visceral Games are beginning to pour more and more attention into Dante's Inferno. Just Friday, we saw that the game got its Divine Edition, with the PlayStation 3 getting a lot more out of the deal than its fellow Xbox 360. Now, the title has received ... |
14 December 2009
03:53 GMT |
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Event though the central processing unit Core i7 980X was initially set for launch during 2010's second quarter, Intel seems to have revised its roadmap and is now planning to formally launch the six-core earlier than planned. The processor, also known as the Gulftown, will work with the LGA 1366 socket and will... |
14 December 2009
03:47 GMT |
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Sleep apnea is one of the most disrupting and widespread sleep disorders in the world today. It manifests itself by blocking the airways of the patient during sleep, depriving the brain of oxygen, and starving the rest of the body as well. It leads to fatigue in the short run, but it also causes long-term side-effect... |
14 December 2009
03:46 GMT |
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A lot of people have wondered why Electronic Arts, as besieged by poor financial performance and by eminent layoffs as it is, would buy Playfish, the second biggest player on the market of social gaming, for the price tag of about 300 million dollars. But John Riccitiello, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, ... |
14 December 2009
03:45 GMT |
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It was only recently that the Apple iPhone made an appearance on the South Korean market, yet it seems that the device is poised for impressive performance in the country. According to KT, the local carrier which launched the iPhone, it already managed to sell around 90,000 units of the iconic device, and it expects... |
14 December 2009
03:38 GMT |
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Jump! Ultimate Stars is an uptake on the previous release, Jump Super Stars. It features a similar Super Smash Bros.-style fighting gameplay with a huge array of licensed manga characters. In total, 300 characters from 41 different mangas are available and will enable players to go wild and have some real fun. Player... |
14 December 2009
03:28 GMT |
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A wide array of drugs used in modern therapies are target-specific, meaning that they only have an effect if they are delivered to a certain location inside the body. But doing this is a very tricky business. Though it allowed itself to get infected once, the immune system is not willing to do the same over and over ... |
14 December 2009
03:24 GMT |
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Holding your breath for the Windows killer from Google? Maybe it will be a good idea to exhale, if you haven’t done so sooner this year, when the Mountain View-based search giant unveiled Chromium OS. As more and more Google Chrome OS details are released to the public, it is becoming increasingly clear that Go... |
14 December 2009
03:17 GMT |
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New IPs are a genuine risk, even more so this year, now that the gaming industry has seen a rather brutal collapse. Games haven't been doing all that horribly compared to other years, and the big franchises have still sold big, Modern Warfare is a testament to that. In what should be the worse year for games, th... |
14 December 2009
03:15 GMT |
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French rocker Johnny Hallyday has been put in an induced coma following complications from a surgery for a slipped disc. The surgery was performed in Paris and, at first, seemed to have gone well. However, infection set in and the singer was put into a coma, from which he’s expected to be pulled out early this ... |
14 December 2009
03:10 GMT |
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In what is a very welcome change to the iTunes App Store, Apple has modified the layout of its online distribution system for iPhone and iPod touch applications. Changes include at-a-glance descriptions (with the option to see the full scoop as well), new pop-up menus, a more relevant display of example-screenshots, ... |
14 December 2009
03:05 GMT |
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It was a long time ago when the first rumors on a possible Google Phone surfaced into the wild, and now those rumors seem to be getting as close as possible to becoming reality. Not only did the said device landed into Google's employees' hands, but photos with it also surfaced into the wild, as well as so... |
14 December 2009
02:57 GMT |
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Whether it's an announcement, a pre-release official picture or just a plain leak, products often seem to somehow make themselves known to the consumer market before their official launch. Such is the case with the LG XNOTE LGX30 ultrathin laptop personal computer, which was recently spotted in the database of t... |
14 December 2009
02:57 GMT |
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Chinese scientists announce that they have finally completed the laborious task of mapping out all the 2.4 billion bases in the genetic code of the giant panda bear. The group plans to use the newfound knowledge to understand several traits that the animal has, including its preference for its current diet. The scien... |
14 December 2009
02:47 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 2 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was only released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on October 25, 2000. It is classed as an action game played from a third person perspective and combines elements from real time strategy titles and draws most o... |
14 December 2009
02:30 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... |
14 December 2009
02:28 GMT |
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In the old days, many thousands of years ago, the dingos were semi-domesticated human companions. Descended directly from wolves, these dogs lived around villages in Asia, being fed by the humans and sometimes assisting their masters in the hunting game. But, somewhere along the line, more than 4,000 years ago, they ... |
14 December 2009
01:56 GMT |
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As the 2009 UN Climate Summit (COP15) resumes in Copenhagen today, more and more officials from the 190 countries involved in the discussions keep flying to the Danish capital. Today, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom, Hilary Ben, is scheduled to hold a speech in fro... |
14 December 2009
01:40 GMT |
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A team of experts at the Yale University has recently announced that it has developed a new series of nanosensors, a class of devices that is able to analyze whole blood samples, and detect the presence of cancer biomarkers in them. The latter are chemical agents that tumors and cancer cells produce, and their existe... |
14 December 2009
01:26 GMT |
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