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When people go blind, they lose one of the most important senses an individual can have. Single-handedly, sight accounts for the usage of massive amounts of processing power inside the brain. When the sense vanishes, the brain is left with a lot of “computing hours” to spare, and scientists at the Univers... |
19 November 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Dragon Age: Origins is a great single player role playing experience. I can see myself replaying the game a lot of times, trying out the various origins and exploring the choices I can make as a character. But mainly because I think the game has legs and because of the fact that BioWare will surely release further co... |
19 November 2009
17:41 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Verizon announced on Wednesday that it made new improvements to its 3G network in Pennsylvania. According to the mobile phone operator, users in the area can now enjoy better wireless calling, as well as improved messaging and web surfing, due to the activation of a series of new sites in various lo... |
19 November 2009
17:11 GMT |
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Torchlight has been one of the surprise hits of 2009. The game offers an experience pretty similar to that delivered by the initial Diablo, but with a few very interesting twists, like allowing players to recruit pets that can cast spells and sell loot. It was created by a team of dedicated role playing game veterans... |
19 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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At just 21 years of age, Nikki Reed is what one may call riding the wave, being part of one of most successful and popular movie franchises of recent times, “Twilight.” While she’s still young, the actress has now come to place a lot of importance on her health and keeping in top shape, even if she ... |
19 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Wireless carrier AT&T and KORE Telematics announced recently the extension of their partnership for the simplifying of the certification of non-stocked machine-to-machine (M2M) devices for the operator's network. According to AT&T, KORE Telematics is its largest Value Added Reseller of M2M network services.&ldq... |
19 November 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Even though it is a bit of a detoured information, it seems like No More Heroes will be finally traveling to other consoles as well. Originally, the intel got leaked on the Wii@Everyday blog, which eventually ended up as part of Famitsu's news. Then, GameSpot translated the scans and was in the position of makin... |
19 November 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Scientists say that technology will soon advance to the point where it will be possible to grow meat inside labs, without the need for the actual living things that wear it for some time before being killed for it. Even now, it is possible to grow tiny nuggets of meat inside special laboratories around the world, but... |
19 November 2009
15:21 GMT |
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One of the downsides of an office job, as many of us know since we’ve had to experience that personally, is that the temptation to skip meals and snack instead on calorie-laden snacks is often too big to ignore successfully. As a matter of fact, this may appear even in those cases where a desk job is not the qu... |
19 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Google has just unveiled its hugely anticipated, web-based operating system, Google Chrome OS. As expected, Google hasn't actually launched the operating system, but it has released the source code in its current state for developers to have a chance to start working on it. From now on, the code will remain open... |
19 November 2009
15:08 GMT |
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The LiMo Foundation announced on Wednesday that a series of powerful Korean mobile companies signed a MOU for the establishment of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association. The new initiative is aimed at delivering innovation for the LiMo platform on the Korean industry. The new association includes members like LG Ele... |
19 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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A little over a month ago, Victoria’s Secret Angel Heidi Klum gave birth to her fourth child, a baby girl she and husband Seal named Lou Sulola Samuel. Now, although still a long way to go to her former shape, Klum is preparing for the launch of the new line from Victoria’s Secret, where she will be actin... |
19 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Ovi Store, Nokia's portal for content for users with handsets running under the company's Symbian operating system, was launched five months ago, and now the company has just unveiled a series of stats for the storefront. The figures show that the usage of the app portal is on the rise, with a 70 percent g... |
19 November 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Recently, Square Enix confirmed the release date for Final Fantasy XIII, its upcoming Japanese role playing game blockbuster, for the markets in North America and Europe. The title is set to arrive on March 9, 2010 for those who live outside Japan, while the lucky gamers who live in the island nation will be able to ... |
19 November 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Google doesn't really like big product and feature launches. It's about to have one very, very soon as it unleashes Google Chrome OS into the world, but for the most part its products and services evolve slowly with small but regular updates. Sometimes though, these small features may be a lot more importa... |
19 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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As expected, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from Infinity Ward and Activision has taken the top spot in the United Kingdom videogame chart and it will probably hang around for some time as players get to experience the content offered by the sequel and as millions of multiplayer matches are played. The biggest upcomi... |
19 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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As part of her daily beauty routine, a woman will use, on average, body lotion, hand cream, makeup (which usually includes foundation, lipstick, mascara and eyeshadow), perfume and so on and so forth. Also as part of her daily beauty routine, a woman will put on her body and face an estimated 515 chemicals, some of w... |
19 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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A recent estimation published by Frost & Sullivan and Colibria shows that the mobile social networking is expected to register a great increase in Latin America and Africa within the following several years. By 2015, the area should have a number of around 527 million users, marking a ten-fold increase compared to t... |
19 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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When it was launched last year, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures stirred things up quite a little, and, as a result, Funcom saw a nice income boost. It proved to be an interesting massively multiplayer online role-playing title, with quite a few new ideas and it featured some pretty impressive graphics as well that ... |
19 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced recently that it managed to complete the integration of its network with that of Alltel in a series of new markets around the country. According to the company, the new enhancements that have been brought to its 3G network will result in better services for users in To... |
19 November 2009
12:51 GMT |
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Some of us like music a lot. We love it so much that we buy it from the Internet, we take it with us to different places, and we just can’t get enough of it, no matter where we are. Some of us even have some huge and pretty impressive collections of various kinds of music. Rock, pop, techno, classic, each one h... |
19 November 2009
12:11 GMT |
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While just a single month into the development of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has opened up to participants at the Professional Developers Conference 2009 in Los Angeles, and subsequently to the world, revealing the first details about the next generation of IE. Steven Sinofsky, president, Windows and Windows Live... |
19 November 2009
12:05 GMT |
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The online music business has proven a tough nut to crack again and again. Pioneering free service iMeem is more or less dead in its current form and in the process of being acquired by MySpace. Countless others have failed to provide a free music streaming service that actually generates revenue and it looks like E... |
19 November 2009
11:54 GMT |
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The Acer Aspire 1420P, featured in the images accompanying this article, is a custom PC built by Microsoft in collaboration with Acer and offered for free to full-conference attendees who are onsite at the Professional Developer Conference 2009, in Los Angeles. It was Windows and Windows Live Division President Steve... |
19 November 2009
11:48 GMT |
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Actress Rose McGowan has made no secret of her fondness for plastic surgery, especially after being involved in a car accident that left her with scars under the eye, where her broken sunglasses cut deep into the skin. However, she may have gone a bit overboard with plastic surgery, a report in the New York Daily New... |
19 November 2009
11:25 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a new version of the resources designed to permit managed code developers to take advantage of the unique features brought to the table by Windows 7. On November 18th, 2009, version 1.0.1 of the Windows API Code Pack was released, and is currently up for grabs via MSDN. Accor... |
19 November 2009
11:22 GMT |
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Aware of the end users' progressive adoption of solid state drives over hard drives, Imation took the chance to provide its customers with a quick and easy way to switch from the old hard disk(s) to new SSDs, which are superior in every way to the outdated HDDs. Imation's 2.5” M-Class SSD Upgrade Kit... |
19 November 2009
11:03 GMT |
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There are a lot of things happening at AOL as the once mighty Internet giant is going through some pretty tough restructuring. It's about to get separated from Time Warner as an independent company listed in the stock market. It's also trying to get rid off any business not crucial to its operation. And no... |
19 November 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Freshly arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday afternoon, the space shuttle Atlantis is already being unloaded of its massive containers carrying spare parts, in the mission's first spacewalk. Three such extra-vehicular activities (EVAs) are scheduled for the 11-day mission. During all of the... |
19 November 2009
10:57 GMT |
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Hulk Hogan is finally touring Australia for the first time, in what is a joyous event both for his fans and for the wrestler himself, as he made it a point of saying in recent interviews. However, during a press conference the other day, things were far from joyous, as Hulk and ring rival Ric Flair got into a very vi... |
19 November 2009
10:56 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced recently that its Nokia Messaging service was now available for mobile phone users in Poland on the airwaves of Orange. Starting with November 17, Orange Poland offers access to Nokia's push email service, with support for leading solutions, including Gmail, Windows Li... |
19 November 2009
10:47 GMT |
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When the name of Kate Major first emerged in the press, it was in connection with “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star Jon Gosselin. She claimed to be his lover, he denied any involvement. She said he promised her he would make her his PA, he called her a shameless liar. Radar Online has now irrefutable proof that Ma... |
19 November 2009
10:43 GMT |
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Microsoft plans to make it easier for customers that leverage its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) line of products to stretch into the Cloud. Two new services are currently cooking in Redmond, both designed to be attached to Microsoft Dynamics ERP solutions, the Sites Service and the Commerce Service. In addition,... |
19 November 2009
10:39 GMT |
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It would appear that negligence on the part of experts in the US Army Corps of Engineers led to the flooding of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The ruling belongs to a US judge, who came to the conclusion after analyzing pieces of evidence for and against, presented by six residents and a business on the one... |
19 November 2009
10:36 GMT |
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Leading manufacturer of computers and computer components MSI debuted its latest in the line of all-in-one PCs, the Wind Top AE2220. This new desktop PC is an addition to the award-winning line of Wind Top systems and combines low power usage and eco-friendliness with top-of-the-line performance capabilities, afford... |
19 November 2009
10:31 GMT |
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A group of Venezuelan students were recently arrested by local police for various theft charges. After further investigation, authorities proved that they were using many social networking sites, especially Facebook, to monitor their victims' activity and rob their houses while out of town.Global Post reports th... |
19 November 2009
10:31 GMT |
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Although Adam Lambert is the first to admit he still has a long way to go before proving himself on the music scene and showing that he truly has the staying power of a rock ‘n’ roll god, as fans believe of him, the American Idol runner-up is also planning ahead. More specifically, Adam is also eyeing a c... |
19 November 2009
10:26 GMT |
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Security researchers warn of a new malware distribution campaign using incorrect billing as a lure. The spam emails pretend to be payment request notifications and a computer trojan is passed as a tool for blocking them."The emails pretend to come from the 'Customer Support' division of an online banking or... |
19 November 2009
10:16 GMT |
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Following the recent Adam Lambert vs. Out magazine controversy as regards what can be perceived as “more straight” and “less straight” with a pop star who has not once made a secret of his orientation, the “curse” strikes again, this time with Fox and its highly successful show &ld... |
19 November 2009
10:00 GMT |
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Taiwanese handset vendor HTC announced a while ago that it planned on bringing the HTC Sense solution on all of its Android-based devices, as well as on the Windows Mobile-powered ones, and now we learn that the company has just released the technology for HTC Magic. The update comes in the form of ROM Version: 3.03... |
19 November 2009
09:54 GMT |
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Although known for its restrictive policies concerning just how much its partners can use from its portfolio, NVIDIA seems to have had a change of heart and may have started allowing them to craft dual-GPU adapters. This is probably due to just how well AMD has been doing lately, with its many recent DirectX-compatib... |
19 November 2009
09:51 GMT |
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Concomitantly with the public availability of Office 2010 Beta 14.0.4536.1000, Microsoft has also widened the testing program for the next generation of SharePoint Server. In this regard, users can not only download the latest iteration of Office 2010 in Beta stage, but also access the first Beta development milesto... |
19 November 2009
09:48 GMT |
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Agile Web Solutions has just released the final version of 1Password 3.0.0 Mac OS X, the most significant upgrade the company has delivered so far to users. Then, new solution comes towards users with support for file attachments, the possibility to view private information securely from almost any computer, a redes... |
19 November 2009
09:31 GMT |
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The rumors that MySpace is acquiring music streaming service iMeem for a bargain-basement price have gotten some more weight behind them and a deal looks pretty much certain at this point. The deal doesn't paint a pretty picture for the music streaming business and it remains to be seen if MySpace has better lu... |
19 November 2009
09:30 GMT |
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Klaus Knopper proudly announced on November 18th version 6.2 of the famous KNOPPIX Live Linux distribution. Being based on Debian Lenny (Testing and Unstable), the brand-new KNOPPIX 6.2 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31.6, X.Org 7.4 and it uses the lightweight LXDE as a desktop environment. The Live CD version of KNO... |
19 November 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Homo floresiensis is only represented in the fossil record through a few fossilized remains, but they are enough to earn the small creature the rank of human species. A new study has recently concluded that the creature, which was jokingly dubbed the “hobbit,” was an actual human species, and not just a d... |
19 November 2009
09:20 GMT |
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This product from Asus is a 12.1-inch mobile platform, which, because of its combination of features and despite it being, officially, considered a netbook, is really something in-between a netbook and a notebook. Packing performance in both the area of application running and that of connectivity, the Asus Eee PC 12... |
19 November 2009
09:15 GMT |
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A new prototype from Microsoft Live Labs is designed to change the way in which the end users look at the Web. In this regard, the Redmond company explained that Pivot was a project dedicated to make the Web more like an actual web, and less like a series of disparate pages. “Pivot makes it easier to interact w... |
19 November 2009
08:59 GMT |
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The Samsung SCH-M510 is the first mobile phone to feature LiMo that will become available for purchase in Korea, the LiMo Foundation announced recently. The new handset will arrive on the Korean market via wireless carrier SK Telecom, which joins operators like NTT DOCOMO and Vodafone in launching LiMo Compliant dev... |
19 November 2009
08:44 GMT |
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The New Scotland Yard announces that a male and a female suspected of using the Zbot trojan to perform bank fraud were arrested in Manchester earlier this month. The two are the first individuals known to be arrested in Europe for distributing the notorious computer trojan.The bust was coordinated by officers from th... |
19 November 2009
08:27 GMT |
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Cupertino-based Apple has reportedly pushed back the launch of its tablet PC, which was originally slated for a March release, and now will come only in the second half of the next year. The delay seems to have been caused by a change in the components of the tablet, and also by the decision to release a model that ... |
19 November 2009
08:24 GMT |
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Whilst conducting a new series of experiments involving the analysis of protons, scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) discovered that the companions protons had inside the atomic nuclei changed the positive particles' internal stru... |
19 November 2009
08:22 GMT |
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"We have seen significant growth in the SSD market in recent months. Verbatim is seizing this opportunity and has expanded its SSD ExpressCard range to include a hardware encrypted version: The SSD Secure ExpressCard. Our aim is to address the rapidly growing demand for secure portable storage solutions head-on with ... |
19 November 2009
08:16 GMT |
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Following the release of Windows XP, Microsoft implemented the Security Development Lifecycle in the building of Windows Vista, touting a tangibly superior operating system in terms of security. SDL was also the critical element in bulletproofing Windows 7, the Redmond company’s latest iteration of the Windows ... |
19 November 2009
08:13 GMT |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra is a remake of the original Kirby Super Star, released on the SNES back in 1996, and it features seven different main games. In addition to the previous one, Ultra includes five new titles and three new sub-games. Some of these are detailed below.In The Arena, you'll be able to face all of... |
19 November 2009
08:04 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto IV recently received the second piece of downloadable content, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and all the content for the game launched on Xbox Live is now available on a disk in the form of Episodes from Liberty City. And with the manual for the latest release suggesting the Liberty City will not be gettin... |
19 November 2009
07:44 GMT |
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Mozilla seems to have hit a sweet spot with Personas, the theme engine add-on for Firefox and Thunderbird. While the browser had customization options before and themes support from the early stages, most people weren't using them, either because they found it complicated or found the selection of themes was ra... |
19 November 2009
07:41 GMT |
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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced on Wednesday, at the Web 2.0 EXPO in New York, the launch of a beta version of its Sony Ericsson WebSDK, for its handset based on Google Android OS and Symbian. According to the company, the new solution is meant to offer both web and mobile developers the ... |
19 November 2009
07:31 GMT |
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Between recent ice ages, temperatures in Antarctica apparently increased significantly, a new body of researches shows. This has led scientists to conclude that the Eastern part of the Southern continent, which is currently melting faster due to global warming, also did so in the past. This demonstrates an ongoing su... |
19 November 2009
07:23 GMT |
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A little over half a year ago, few knew who Susan Boyle was – even fewer probably had any idea of what she would become in just a few months’ time and of the kind of admiration and support she would enjoy from fans all over the world. As a confirmation of said love and support, Susan Boyle’s debut a... |
19 November 2009
07:07 GMT |
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Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC announced on Wednesday that it launched its Android-powered mobile phones HTC Tattoo and HTC Hero in Australia. Both handsets come to the market with the company's own HTC Sense philosophy and technology, and will be exclusively available for purchase from Harvey Norman for a... |
19 November 2009
07:02 GMT |
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The last game in the Ace Attorney saga to be announced by Capcom was Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, and it was given official disclosure back in June. It had as release date for the DS February 16, so, when it was announced, everyone thought that they'd have to wait eight more months before they c... |
19 November 2009
07:02 GMT |
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Scientists in Canada announce the development of a new light “switch,” which has the ability to basically trigger paralysis from within the body of lab worms. All it takes for that to happen is a beam of ultraviolet light. As long as it shines, the animals remain immobilized, and can only move when the li... |
19 November 2009
07:00 GMT |
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The once-tranquil Sunny Island has been thrown in disarray, as crops seem to have gotten a life of their own and they're growing completely out of control. Players will have to unravel the mystery of the wild plants and save the island before it's suffocated in food. Set in the same world as Harvest Moon: I... |
19 November 2009
06:58 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... |
19 November 2009
06:54 GMT |
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Just four months after the introduction of its last release of Silverlight, Microsoft has already kick started the testing of the next iteration of the technology designed as an alternative to Adobe Flash. On the second day at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Scott Guthrie, corporate vice presi... |
19 November 2009
06:54 GMT |
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AOL is already looking ahead of the upcoming split from Time Warner and is making plans to spin-off some non-essential proprieties to allow it to focus more on its new direction, moving away from services and more towards content. The rumor now is that it's looking to shed its ICQ instant messaging service and ... |
19 November 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Taking a look at the impressive number of leaked details that have recently surfaced on the Internet, in regard to the upcoming products from Lenovo, we should expect a complete new lineup from the PC vendor. While we have previously covered rumors of the company new ThinkPad x100e and an updated version of the comp... |
19 November 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Global leader in the field of optical storage, Lite-On introduced its new external DVD burner, the eHAU424. Featuring a high write speed of 24x for DVD, this optical storage unit combines the regular capabilities of everyday optical drives with a couple of supplementary technologies aimed at increasing usability. Li... |
19 November 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have recently developed a new type of nanostructures, which act in very much the same way fly paper does when it comes to catching, well, flies. The small structures are injected into the bloodstream, where they attract free-moving cancer cells, also kn... |
19 November 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced recently the launch of a new pay-in-advance package for its users, dubbed T-Mobile Complete. The new offer delivers a great solution for U.S. Hispanic wireless consumers, the company states. They will enjoy a choice of four handsets with the new package, as well as a... |
19 November 2009
06:43 GMT |
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The evolution of an environmental project, built through a partnership between Microsoft and European Environment Agency (EEA), now brigs users across the European Union information on not just water quality, but also air quality across the continent. First introduced in mid-2008, Eye on Earth was then a Cloud-b... |
19 November 2009
06:19 GMT |
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“Twilight” star Robert Pattinson has often talked about his bewilderment when it comes to the so-called Twilight mania that drives fans from all over the world to stand in queues for days and endure who knows what kind of hardship just to get a chance to see their idols. Still, one of the things that will... |
19 November 2009
06:18 GMT |
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Desktop computers might not share the same popularity as they once had, but they still hold a significant part of the computer market. With all the latest hardware components that have been released recently, users will be looking to upgrade their rigs to deliver an enhanced performance. On that note, iBUYPOWER come... |
19 November 2009
06:07 GMT |
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Despite the many apocalyptic ideas and films that arose from the idea of machines capable of human-like reasoning, humanity is still doing its best to create a computer capable of thinking for itself. Despite the fact that a self-conscious machinery is not even remotely feasible (yet) with our current level of techno... |
19 November 2009
06:06 GMT |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey was officially announced for the US, but there's still a long way to go until March. In Japan, the game was launched almost two months ago, so there are a lot of pieces of information regarding the actual gameplay. But the Famitsu magazine wanted to hear the developer's s... |
19 November 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Facebook has just announced that it’s launching a new photo uploader, which should greatly improve stability but also the performance of the tool. The new tool is being released for testing purposes for the time being and is available in Facebook Prototypes, the social network's testing grounds. The &ldqu... |
19 November 2009
06:01 GMT |
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Following a rather rocky start, where no one seemed to know for certain whether the “Spider-Man” franchise would move past the third film to the fourth, reports are pouring in saying that Black Cat will be the villainess our hero will face on his next adventure. Even more, word in the blogosphere also cla... |
19 November 2009
05:44 GMT |
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With the latest development milestone of the next-generation Office System, there’s no longer a gap between the availability of the testing build for the client-side productivity suite and the Cloud-based version of the main components of Office 2010. On November 19th, 2009, the release of Office 2010 Beta Buil... |
19 November 2009
05:22 GMT |
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As the first Harvest Moon title to come to the DS, the game will have players manage the well-being of a farm. They'll have to tend to the livestock and grow all manners of crops. Their farm can be upgraded to handle new tasks, like holding additional livestock or a more elaborate kitchen to cook their food. The... |
19 November 2009
05:20 GMT |
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Duel Masters: Limited Edition is a videogame developed by High Voltage Software, Inc. and published by Atari Inc. The game was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on November 5, 2004. It is classed as a strategy card title played from a third person perspective.Duel Masters is a trading card g... |
19 November 2009
05:13 GMT |
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Electronic Arts isn't the only one that has started firing its people. The gaming industry that was supposed to be recession-proof is beginning to feel the effect of the global financial crisis more and more. The money-shortage has spread to all four corners of our near-spherical Earth and it has even reached th... |
19 November 2009
05:08 GMT |
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Planned for release during next month, the new, 22-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) from LG will be available not a moment too soon. This particular monitor has been in the works for a while and has given rise to significant feelings of anticipation from HD enthusiasts, especially considering the coming holidays. N... |
19 November 2009
04:58 GMT |
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Earlier this month, we got word of a new Lenovo ThinkPad system that was previously rumored to be released in the early days of next year. Said to be part of the company's new wave of netbook systems, the ThinkPad X100e was reportedly built on AMD's Athlon Neo platform, offering an alternative to the Intel... |
19 November 2009
04:55 GMT |
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Admittedly, Gerard Butler is as funny as he’s dedicated to everything he does, and he’s more than proved this on countless occasions. As his fans know, he never takes himself too seriously, which could also mean there’s no reason for him to do so with others. This was probably what was on Butler&rsq... |
19 November 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Microsoft and Yahoo have been engaged in a strange relationship for years now, but it is finally getting close to becoming official. The two Internet giants reached an agreement last summer, in which Yahoo practically handed over its search engine to Microsoft, but they haven't been able to actually sign it unt... |
19 November 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP is a new product planned for availability in the second half of the coming year through a collaboration between Microsoft and SAP. The two companies are essentially pushing forward an already existing joint effort around bridging the office productivity suite and SAP, ... |
19 November 2009
04:37 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless and iSkoot, a leading provider of mobile Web services, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new social media application, dubbed Social Beat. The new software solution is a free app that enables users to access social networking sites much easier, from a single solution. &ldqu... |
19 November 2009
04:33 GMT |
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A recent scientific investigation has found that Smilodon fatalis, more commonly known as the sabertoothed tiger, was probably a lot less aggressive than its feline counterpart, the American lion. Both species are long since extinct, but it would appear that popular culture has portrayed their traits disproportionate... |
19 November 2009
04:31 GMT |
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This year, E3 saw Nintendo drowning the crowd in Super Mario titles. The convention offered us some insight into the New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Bowser's Inside Story, but other Nintendo names have been shy to come on stage. The Legend of Zelda had a brief and stage-fright-covered performa... |
19 November 2009
04:30 GMT |
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Activision is reporting that Modern Warfare 2 is estimated to have brought in no less than 550 million dollars in revenue in the first five days on sale. Microsoft statistics also show that the title has been played for more than 5.2 million hours in the multiplayer modes and that 11 million Xbox 360 Achievements wer... |
19 November 2009
04:25 GMT |
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Following its OEM agreement with TMS, NextIO extended the reach of its advanced I/O technology to another world-famous hardware manufacturer, IBM. Set to provide IBM iDataPlex customers with reconfigurable and on-demand GPU computing capabilities, this collaboration, announced at the Supercomputing 2009 show in Portl... |
19 November 2009
04:13 GMT |
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Taiwan's ASUSTek, one of the world's leading vendors of computer hardware and computer systems, is expected to introduce a new home server, dubbed TS Mini. The new solution will be designed to accommodate the storage and performance requirements of SOHO users. The drive combines a large-capacity hard drive... |
19 November 2009
04:13 GMT |
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Google Maps is great for mapping out a trip, getting directions, or finding a Chinese restaurant near you, but Google Earth manages to make maps actually fun. The latest version of Google's 3D mapping software just shed its beta tag after getting rid of most of the lingering bugs. With Google Earth 5.1 the focu... |
19 November 2009
04:10 GMT |
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Scientists from the US Air Force (USAF) Academy are currently working on a new method of making wave energy readily available for harvest. The technology will be able to exceed the current limitations that plague the industry, and could result in power plants that can better withstand the rigors of the sea, while at ... |
19 November 2009
04:06 GMT |
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Ever since she first broke on the scene when she was just a teen, Kate Moss has been repeatedly criticized for allegedly encouraging young girls to aspire to be just as thin and frail as she is. Not that she ever said anything specific as regards that, for that matter – until a recent interview, when she reveal... |
19 November 2009
04:05 GMT |
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Windows Mobile 7, the next generation mobile operating system Redmond-based Microsoft has in store for its users, is expected to become available on the market sometime in late 2010. The news on the platform's availability window are rather old, and the same applies to the announcement regarding it, only that t... |
19 November 2009
03:57 GMT |
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Call of Duty and the latest installment in the series, Modern Warfare 2, have been plastered on the headlines of pretty much everything that was news for the past couple of days. With a five-day total sale of $550 million, the game is officially the biggest selling thing in entertainment, across all areas and domains... |
19 November 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Randy Pitchford, the president of developer Gearbox, which has just put out Borderlands, is saying that companies like id Software and Crytek are actually hurting themselves and videogaming by creating experiences designed for the next generation of console hardware rather than for the current one.Pitchford has told ... |
19 November 2009
03:43 GMT |
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California's Death Valley is a fairly harsh place when it comes to deserts, with temperatures regularly reaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day. At night, it gets so cold, that ice can form. In this rather inhospitable place, tourists and scientists have discovered one of the most unu... |
19 November 2009
03:39 GMT |
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Fans love Beyonce because they know for a fact she will always, no matter what, put on a wonderful live performance. Music critics too admire and praise the star for it, often referring to her as one of the greatest and most accomplished entertainers of our times. In a video just surfaced, shot earlier this week at a... |
19 November 2009
03:39 GMT |
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An Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with NextIO was made by Texas memory Systems. Both partners are powerful presences in their respective domains: Texas memory Systems builds high-quality solid-state drives and NextIO is a leading developer of next-generation I/O virtualization technologies. The main ... |
19 November 2009
03:38 GMT |
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The holiday season is almost here and some of you have probably been looking for ways to improve your computer's performance, by upgrading to some of the latest hardware solutions on the market. One way to do that is to equip your PC with one of the latest solid state drives, available on the market. On that no... |
19 November 2009
03:33 GMT |
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Mozilla has just come to the display with yet another beta flavor of Firefox 3.6. The new variant, revision 3, comes as a rather stable release of the web browser, yet there are still some features that are expected to be changed with the final release of Firefox 3.6. However, users should know that installing the n... |
19 November 2009
03:31 GMT |
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Following Tuesday's attempt at moving the jammed rover Spirit, engineers and mission planners at the American space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have decided to upload a new set of commands into the robot's onboard computer earlier today. The machine has been stuck in a patch of loose soil ... |
19 November 2009
03:24 GMT |
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Online video means YouTube at the moment. There's a huge number of other video sites and Hulu is coming up strong, but the Google site is on a completely different level. And, while no one is going to threaten its dominance any time soon, eventually there may be someone who could and its name shouldn't rea... |
19 November 2009
03:19 GMT |
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The Incredible Hulk comes to the DS with a little bit less flavor than it does on the home consoles. The game still has plenty of puzzles and destruction, but it's far less complex and a lot uglier than its larger brothers. But it's also a lot more simplified, as the DS version will never give you an un-Hul... |
19 November 2009
03:15 GMT |
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The first Beta Build is the next iteration of the Office System that is now opened to the general public, after being offered to MSND and TechNet subscribers, as well as Microsoft Connect testers. Office 2010 Beta 14.0.4536.1000 public downloads went live on day two of the company’s Professional Developers... |
19 November 2009
03:06 GMT |
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The ESRB is responsible for rating games and for deciding whether a title will be available to a larger public or to a smaller one. For games to get a certain rating, they have to meet some content requirements. If one is too violent or dabbles in mature themes, the ESRB will restrict it to an older audience. But, as... |
19 November 2009
03:06 GMT |
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Starting yesterday, November 18, a large number of space telescopes around the world have begun to map the skies around our planet, with the express goal of creating a new reference system for future space observations. Just like the GPS reports your position depending on latitude and longitude, so too the position o... |
19 November 2009
03:06 GMT |
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A study conducted by the NPD Group shows that 14% of American households have a monthly subscription to a MMO, more than ever before. This is happening just as more and more people are renouncing subscriptions to magazines and daily newspapers, showing that digital entertainment is replacing traditional media as the ... |
19 November 2009
03:04 GMT |
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Redmond-based software company Microsoft has just made Windows Mobile phone users' life a little more pleasant. The reason is the launch of a beta version of Office Mobile 2010, the next major flavor of Microsoft's software solution. Available for download for free from the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, ... |
19 November 2009
02:58 GMT |
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Although best known for its state-of-the-art displays, ViewSonic seems to want to expand its horizons by starting the production of new types of products. To start with, the company put together two HTPC models that seem to truly fulfill their intended purpose, that is, to make an impression. The VOT530, and the VOT... |
19 November 2009
02:55 GMT |
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Mariah Carey is currently in London, staying at the posh Dorchester Hotel and preparing for an upcoming event, the turning on of the Christmas lights at the Westfield Shopping Centre. Since she promised fans attending it that it would be one of the most impressive, fancy and beautiful events of the sort they ever saw... |
19 November 2009
02:50 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis managed a picture-perfect docking sequence to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, as the two massive spacecraft were flying some 220 miles (354 kilometers) above the surface of the planet. The STS-129 flight will spend about 11 days in orbit, during which time the six astronaut... |
19 November 2009
02:45 GMT |
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Driver: Parallel Lines is a videogame developed by Reflections Interactive Limited and published by Atari. Inc. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Nintendo Wii and the PC in March 2006. It is classed as a racing title played from a third person pe... |
19 November 2009
02:34 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... |
19 November 2009
02:08 GMT |
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Last week, Shakira announced that she had decided to launch her latest video using Ustream and Facebook called 'Give It Up To Me,' probably in an attempt to gain more fans on the social network and to part with the tradition of having used MTV for several whole years. It seems that the move was as innovativ... |
19 November 2009
01:57 GMT |
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