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Most of the astronomical community today is keeping its eyes focused on the goal of finding Earth-like planets on the desired orbits around their parent stars, in systems thousands of light-years away. But a new group inside the community is arguing that a habitable world may also be identified in a moon circling a J... |
2 December 2009
21:01 GMT |
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Birds of prey are some of the most well-adapted animals in the world today. Over millions of years of evolution, they have had the chance to perfect their amazingly skillful talons, and diversify their use to a wide array of applications. Possible kill methods range from squeezing the prey until it gives its final br... |
2 December 2009
19:01 GMT |
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For about a week now, I've been playing King Arthur – the Role Playing Wargame, a title created by Neocore Games, which has also made Crusader - Thy Kingdom Come. And, despite some flaws, the game offers quite a unique and engaging experience that, as the name implies, uses a base structure similar to that... |
2 December 2009
18:11 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Sprint announced recently the launch of its 4G services in the Maui area. According to the company, the Sprint 4G mobile broadband, which is powered by Clearwire's Clear WiMAX network, is capable of delivering impressive streaming video features to users, as well as fast file downloads and uplo... |
2 December 2009
18:01 GMT |
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One of the most harmful things associated with global warming and climate change is the fact that the large amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere exceed the ocean's ability to safely store them. This means that the waters will continue to capture CO2, but that the resulting carbonic acid is significantly c... |
2 December 2009
17:01 GMT |
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Last time we talked about Divinity 2: Ego Draconis, I was at the bottom of the Battle Tower, ready to make my way up and claim my dragon form. The climb that leads to the tower's gates isn't a very arduous one, but there are plenty of foes, so just like everywhere else in the game, you need to be very caref... |
2 December 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Starting early November, most women have gone on a pre-Christmas diet, meant to ensure they look their best for the big night, statistics say. However, preparations for the office Christmas party don’t stop here – quite on a contrary. A new survey cited by the British publication the Daily Mail says, on a... |
2 December 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced last week that it would make the Windows Mobile 6.5-powered Samsung Omnia II available for purchase as soon as December 2 is here, and the carrier already placed the device up for grabs on its website. Expected to arrive at Big Red ever since September, the touchscreen-... |
2 December 2009
15:51 GMT |
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Whether we’re careless about our diets or, on the contrary, are fanatics who wouldn’t touch a burger if our life depended on it, we should all bear in mind that there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Healthy foods, the ones the nutritionists can’t stop praising and that should never be a... |
2 December 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Rockstar has confirmed that its Western-themed shooter, Red Dead Redemption, will be released on April 27 of 2010. The company earlier said that the game would be arriving during spring but refused to name a specific date, saying that the calendar for launches was not finalized and that the dates for games from rival... |
2 December 2009
15:31 GMT |
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A new tracking system that holds great promise in saving future avalanche victims has just been developed in Germany. The method, which was created by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML, will rely heavily on the future European satellite navigation system, Galileo. The team rep... |
2 December 2009
15:11 GMT |
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At 19 years of age, Malissa Jones of Selby, North Yorks, England, sees herself as the unhappiest woman alive, whose future is extremely bleak unless she somehow comes up with £20,000 required to undergo cosmetic surgery. At 16, Malissa, Britain’s fattest teen, underwent gastric bypass after doctors told h... |
2 December 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Leading telecommunications infrastructure solutions provider Nokia Siemens Networks announced recently that it planned on using its existing portfolio of solutions, as well as the partnerships it had already created, to make a move into the energy sector. According to the company, it aims at using its expertise in t... |
2 December 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Sprint announced recently that its Sprint 4G services are now available in one more market around the United States, namely in Honolulu. The new launch is set to enable users enjoy impressively faster speeds when it comes to file downloads, video streaming or Internet browsing, not only when the... |
2 December 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Ubisoft is getting ready to release videogames for both the Sony wand, the motion tracking system coming to the PlayStation 3 at some point late in spring, and Project Natal, the motion-powered control solution that will arrive for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft. The company is preparing more games for the latter’... |
2 December 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Health experts constantly warn of the dangers of using hair dyes without following the instructions on the box to the letter (in the case of home dye kits), or without seeing that the hairdresser does so before getting started. Charlotte Gilchrist, a 21 year-old mom from England, was just recently awarded £20,0... |
2 December 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Along the years, we've seen games do some pretty strange things to people. Some of them have pushed people to commit suicide, like EverQuest did for the user named Shawn Woolley, while others are blamed for countless acts of violence. Among the less serious ones, we can count the Japanese man that decided to mar... |
2 December 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Firefox has certainly been a success story both for open source software, but also for the web at large. But, despite its rising user numbers, it still has some catching up to do to reach Internet Explorer's adoption worldwide. In Germany, though, it's a different story and a new study by local consulting f... |
2 December 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Not all Windows 7 editions are created equal, and this holds particularly true for the SKUs that have been, in some manner of another, handicapped as a direct consequence of antitrust decisions against Microsoft. It is the case of the N and KN flavors of the operating system, both lacking the functionality associated... |
2 December 2009
11:41 GMT |
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ViewSonic, one of the world's leading vendors of display solutions and other computing products, has recently expanded its line of LCDs with the introduction of the new VP series of LCD monitors. Designed for professionals, the new display solutions have been built using IPS panels and are to provide consume... |
2 December 2009
11:23 GMT |
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Google is pushing ahead with Street View despite the numerous controversies surrounding the product. Some countries are more welcoming than others though and it looks like the latest venture is getting a warmer reception. Google has just launched the service in Singapore making it the first country in South Asia to ... |
2 December 2009
11:21 GMT |
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I have recently received a nice, little application that promises users to enable the possibility of customizing their Start Menu on their Windows Mobile smartphones. I know there are plenty of applications of this type in the wild, but this one kept hooked thanks to the multiple options that it offered. Developed by... |
2 December 2009
11:20 GMT |
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Just on time for the holiday shopping spree, SilverStone's latest computer case will be a good home for any user's configuration, whether they are multimedia fans, gamers or simply people interested in having a sturdy and heavy case. The chassis measures 212 (W) x 497 (H) x 616 (D) and the outside plati... |
2 December 2009
11:17 GMT |
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In the past couple of years, the idea that we could soon become able to generate a lot of electrical current through solar power plants in space has made many tremble with anticipation. A number of partnerships between private companies and space agencies like NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)... |
2 December 2009
11:10 GMT |
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Espoo, Finland-based handset vendor Nokia seems to be preparing some surprises for users when it comes to the near future. Among the things the company is hard at work on, it seems that there might be a mobile phone that boasts a 12-megapixel photo snapper and that should come as the Nokia N87 12MP, at least this is ... |
2 December 2009
11:09 GMT |
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With the advent of Internet Explorer 8 earlier this year, Microsoft didn’t exactly manage to keep it a secret that it hoped the browser would turn things around when it comes down to market share. At the end of November 2009, IE’s usage share was down 6% compared to the start of the year, according to st... |
2 December 2009
10:47 GMT |
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When asked about what caused him to “let himself go” onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards, thus get all those people upset and even offended, Adam Lambert first said that he was a performer and not a babysitter. He then added that he got carried away and improvised on what he had done at rehearsals. ... |
2 December 2009
10:44 GMT |
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Harman Kardon's very highly anticipated speakers have finally made their way to the United Kingdom and promise to be as cool as Christmas. And the meaning is literal, as well as metaphorical. The speakers not only deliver ultimate top-end audio quality but their design could be said to be overflowing with style ... |
2 December 2009
10:41 GMT |
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Psystar’s attorney has confirmed that the Florida-based Mac clone vendor would stop selling computers pre-loaded with Apple's operating system. The Mac cloner’s website currently shows that all systems previously shipping with OS X preinstalled are now "out of stock." However, going by recent reports... |
2 December 2009
10:31 GMT |
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Although many of you might still be waiting for the much-anticipated debut of NVIDIA's next-generation of Fermi-based graphics cards, the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker continues to expand its involvement in other segments than just PC graphics. On that note, the company has recently issued a press rel... |
2 December 2009
10:25 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... |
2 December 2009
10:21 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung announced today the launch of I8910 HD (Omnia HD, GT-I8910) Gold Edition, a premium version of its full touch screen smartphone. The new variant comes to the market with luxurious new look and a series of special accessories, revealed the company. The new Samsung I8910 HD Gold... |
2 December 2009
10:21 GMT |
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Mariah Carey was recently in London to turn on the Christmas lights and, at the same time, do a couple of interviews to promote her latest album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” She also made an appearance on GMTV, with the host of the show, Kate Garraway, telling the media only hours later that she had ... |
2 December 2009
10:20 GMT |
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Sometime earlier, a community member of the [H]ardOCP HardForum posted pictures and test results of a graphics card that was, allegedly, a prototype of the ATI Radeon HD 5670, a low-end graphics card, which has not yet been officially announced. If the report is genuine, the card should be launched sometime in Q1 201... |
2 December 2009
09:56 GMT |
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Japanese and Western fans of the Japanese role playing genre should be happy to learn that Final Fantasy XIII, which is set to arrive for the PlayStation 3 in Japan this year and for the Sony platform and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft in March of 2010 on Western markets, should take at least 50 hours of their time.The ... |
2 December 2009
09:52 GMT |
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) organization often relies on anything else in its many campaigns for the rights of animals than on the shock factor. Many past ads and commercials have been either banned or drew a lot of controversy precisely because PETA thought them out this way. The latest, f... |
2 December 2009
09:51 GMT |
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Despite numerous attempts, Yahoo has failed to create a true social experience for its services. Of course, Yahoo Mail is the most popular webmail client in the world and Yahoo Messenger is one of the top instant messengers, but social networking has been a disappointment so far, to the point where it has pretty muc... |
2 December 2009
09:48 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia, the largest handset vendor around the world, unveiled today at its annual Capital Markets Day event, a series of targets and forecasts for the upcoming year 2010. The company announced that it planned on focusing on execution and its core competitive advantages, so as to be able sus... |
2 December 2009
09:32 GMT |
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As a rule, fans rarely see Lady Gaga without her face covered by some futuristic and, according to many, ridiculous headgear or heavy makeup. As if to prove that, at the end of the day, she remains an artist that only puts on an act, the singer is featured in the latest issue of Elle magazine, looking more natural an... |
2 December 2009
09:32 GMT |
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The GSM Association, representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communication industry, has announced the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – Americas Tournament winners for the ongoing year. The Americas part of the competition has been organized in collaboration with Rutberg & Company, and it has been show... |
2 December 2009
09:30 GMT |
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The code-savvy folks at uncomplex gmbh have released the final version of Mailplane 2.1.1 for Mac OS X . The application brings Gmail to Mac users' desktops, and is touted as the perfect tool for those using both the Mac, as well as Google's mail client. Aside from the fact that Mailplane 2.1.1 is an offic... |
2 December 2009
09:16 GMT |
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Baby boomers have a few indisputable aces up their sleeves that make them an indispensable consumer segment for any technology vendors to focus on. In fact, ignoring people over 50 would be a serious mistake for companies designing and producing the devices, software and services of tomorrow, Microsoft warned, citin... |
2 December 2009
09:09 GMT |
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Jumsoft, a company specializing in themes and templates for Apple Keynote users, has announced the end of Keynote items offered as bundles through its store. The focus is now on the Keynote Quartet FX’10, Jumsoft claims. Jumsoft was founded in 2002. Around that time, the company’s business was creating a... |
2 December 2009
09:05 GMT |
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Motorola CLIQ, the first handset the mobile phone maker Motorola delivered to the market with Google's Android operating system on board, has just received a firmware update. The handset has been delivered to the market with a series of glitches that affected its touchscreen and Bluetooth, as well as its batter... |
2 December 2009
09:00 GMT |
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Late in October, Taiwanese motherboard maker, MSI introduced its highly-anticipated Big Bang Trinergy motherboard, a P55-based platform that was designed specifically to meet the requirements of performance enthusiasts and fans of Intel's latest mainstream platform. Featured with NVIDIA's NF200 chip, the b... |
2 December 2009
09:00 GMT |
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Two months after first showing the world a glimpse of her son David, Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson is ready to speak about life as a young mother and, as millions of fans know, there’s no better place to do so than The Oprah Winfrey Show. As AceShowbiz can confirm, the singer was a guest on Oprah on the ... |
2 December 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Online office and collaboration suite maker Zoho has an interesting relationship with Google, arguably its main competitor for most of its products and, at first glance, the two companies are surprisingly friendly and warm towards each other. Recently, Zoho has launched integration with Google and Google Apps accoun... |
2 December 2009
08:43 GMT |
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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, in Germany, have recently announced that they were able to develop a new method of cutting steel. The technique relies solely on the use of electromagnetic fields, a feat that could mean a world of difference for the automotive in... |
2 December 2009
08:42 GMT |
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It has been revealed that the world’s only Mac Tablet maker at the moment, Axiotron, has been forced to hand over the “TabletMac” trademark to Apple. In usual Apple manner, the Mac maker feels it is the only company entitled to have the term “Mac” next to the term “tablet,” a... |
2 December 2009
08:37 GMT |
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Power users now have what they need to max out their systems, whether they are powered by Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processors or Advanced Micro Devices AM3 central processing units. The Crucial memory modules are the latest Crucial-branded products developed by Lexar and are completely compatible with 64-bit operatin... |
2 December 2009
08:30 GMT |
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Norwegian software company Opera Software announced today the release of new beta versions of its mobile Internet browsers, Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10. Both of the new versions are available for download for free and are said to deliver to mobile phone users the same experience that the desktop flavor of Opera... |
2 December 2009
08:16 GMT |
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Advertising as a way of earning virtual currency credits, popular with many social gaming companies, is about to get a second chance after the practice came under heavy fire as a result of the less-than-ethical methods some advertisers employed. A new company that is now looking to fill in the gap and restore trust ... |
2 December 2009
08:11 GMT |
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In the aftermath of the February 8 incident, when Rihanna was a victim of assault at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown, and when the media was grabbing at straws, the singer’s father, Ronald Fenty, was one of the few close sources willing to talk. In doing so, he betrayed her confidence by turning his bac... |
2 December 2009
08:04 GMT |
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Dell will solidify and improve the efficiency of its global operation by transferring and aligning its Polland Lodz manufacturing operation to Foxconn Technology Group. This will allow Dell to further increase the quality of the services provided to its European and Middle East and African (EMEA) customers, while sti... |
2 December 2009
07:55 GMT |
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Some customers will be able to take advantage of a new Microsoft offer and already buy upgrades for the next iteration of the Office System. According to the Redmond company, this is possible through the Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 No Better Time Promotion. That’s right, an offering built around Off... |
2 December 2009
07:48 GMT |
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Dynasty Tactics 2 is a videogame created and published by KOEI Ltd. Inc. The game was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on September 23, 2003. It is classed as a hybrid between a role playing experience and a strategy game with elements taken from real life history, which is being played fro... |
2 December 2009
07:45 GMT |
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Information and communication technologies skills will be critical for the next generation of workers in Europe in the next five years, according to Microsoft. Half a decade from now, only 10% of all employees across European markets will not have any ICT skills at all, revealed Global IT research firm IDC in a study... |
2 December 2009
07:35 GMT |
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Buffalo is well aware of the people's need for data security, especially that of those who frequently travel and want their data encrypted. To answer this need, the company released a new series of USB flash drives designed with data protection and encryption, both hardware and software-based. Of course, Buffalo... |
2 December 2009
07:24 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has recently unveiled to the world its second handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the Motorola DROID, which has been launched across Europe as the Motorola MILESTONE. The new device is the first one to sport the Eclair flavor of the platform (Android 2.0), and has b... |
2 December 2009
07:17 GMT |
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At this point, there are only a handful of methods to clear a road that has been covered with snow. There is the old-fashioned way, which involves you going out there with a shovel. Or you could wait for the snow plough or the salt truck. If you live in specific countries, your government may have already installed h... |
2 December 2009
07:00 GMT |
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Bean is a simple and efficient word processor developed by James Hoover for users of an Apple Macintosh running Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard. For those who’ve embraced the latest version of Apple’s operating system, yet cling to the simple ‘word’ app they’ve been using every d... |
2 December 2009
06:58 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... |
2 December 2009
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Hackers have one up on Microsoft when it comes down to the distribution of the latest iteration of the Windows client. Pirated copies of Windows 7 RTM are not only available for download in the wild, from various BitTorrent trackers and warez websites, but also sold in bootlegged DVD packages, and according to the la... |
2 December 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Valve has seen some rather visceral criticism in the past few months, but none of it was really directed at its games. The one that was targeted was the company itself, as a concept, and its digital distribution service, Steam. The one responsible for the poking and prodding was Gearbox's Randy Pitchford, who, a... |
2 December 2009
06:46 GMT |
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Geolocation is quickly moving from a hyped up concept to reality as various services are beginning to add location features. Twitter has just rolled out support in its API very recently and now Google is implementing a new method of providing location information inside the search results. The search engine announce... |
2 December 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Spanish researchers from the University of Salamanca have recently developed a new method of extracting metric data from single photographs of crime scenes. The group explains that its technique relies on making out the most important structural components of the picture, and then relating them to each other to recon... |
2 December 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is hard at work with the development of the future iteration of its mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7, yet it chooses to remain silent on the novelties that one should expect for the upcoming platform version to include. However, various details on the OS emerged alread... |
2 December 2009
06:34 GMT |
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Devon IT is a fast-growing, worldwide provider of thin clients and its partnership with TDIST will further propel its expansion, by increasing its ability to provide better support and increased education and engagement for its customers. TDIST's reseller-partner success is expected to accelerate with the additi... |
2 December 2009
06:23 GMT |
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Jump Superstars is a 2D fighting game that brings together over 150 characters from various Japanese anime and manga series. The title implies a bit more than just defeating your opponents, as, in some missions, you'll also have other objectives. The characters are controlled via the regular buttons, and you... |
2 December 2009
06:18 GMT |
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Valve has managed to release some really good and acclaimed games, but it's not known for a lot of releases. The famous Half-Life was released in 1998, but its sequel had to wait six years to be launched. However, this isn't the case at all with the Left 4 Dead series, as the game scored two iterations in t... |
2 December 2009
06:12 GMT |
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Experts at the Northwestern University (NU) have recently managed to make a new breakthrough in the field of quantum cascade laser (QCL) research. They have demonstrated that a single device, a mid-infrared laser, is capable of an output power larger than 120 watts, all at room temperature. This has never been eviden... |
2 December 2009
06:12 GMT |
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Rondo of Swords is a strategy role-playing video game that will allow one to partake in different quests and adventures of all types. The battle system brings interesting innovations through the "Route Maneuver System." This will have gamers set a specific route, after which they'll have to deal with the events ... |
2 December 2009
06:08 GMT |
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Both Adobe’s Flash and Microsoft’s Silverlight are key technologies for developers that want to build Rich Internet Applications. However, the general rule of RIAs is that they only seldom leverage a single source for the content they offer to end users. In fact, RIAs and mash-ups are concepts that functi... |
2 December 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Digitimes industry sources suggest that Acer is working on a netbook model, which will be launched sometime during the second half of 2010. Although Google Chrome was set to become available on netbooks back in October, details were, at best, sketchy and the devices were set to only be available in China. The netbook... |
2 December 2009
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Experts from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), led by Dr. Richard A. Albanese, announce the development of a new, computerized, large-scale surveillance method that relies heavily on the use of innovative algorithms and formulas. The sophisticated algebraic theories, which are called groups, rings and fields,... |
2 December 2009
05:47 GMT |
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Google Maps is great for practical information, and satellite imagery can be very useful and fun in many cases. Adding a third dimension though can make things a lot more exciting, so Google is pushing to get more 3D models for Google Earth with a new competition dubbed “Model Your Town.” The name says i... |
2 December 2009
05:45 GMT |
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Sony is claiming that the week which ended on November 29 has seen the PlayStation 3 home gaming consoles sell more than 440,000 units in the United States. The Thanksgiving holiday is traditionally regarded as the start of the holiday season and a lot of people flock to stores in order to take advantage of a variety... |
2 December 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Not long ago, gorgeous actress Mila Kunis was ashamed to list her occupation on medical forms, either because she felt people would take her less seriously or due to the fact that she didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life. Currently working on the drama “Black Swan,” also starring Natalie ... |
2 December 2009
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Scientists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are currently tracking a large pack of wolves via satellite. The animals live in an area roughly 600 kilometers away from the North Pole, and their habits are of great interest to researchers, who have until now had no luck in observing them via other methods. ... |
2 December 2009
05:34 GMT |
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With the recent killing spree started by Electronic Arts with its over 1,500 employees and at least one studio shut down, Pandemic, the publisher, continued its policy of “whatever it took” that we saw with the promoting of Dante's Inferno. The game has seen some devious publicity, and pretty much bl... |
2 December 2009
05:27 GMT |
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A new handset from the Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has just surfaced into the wild in a series of photos, namely the HTC Touch.B, which seems to be none other than the device previously known as the HTC ROME. There are no available details at the moment on what the handset is all about, yet it seems... |
2 December 2009
05:26 GMT |
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Microsoft has kicked up a notch a service designed to let end users build three dimensional spaces of 2D images. At the end of November 2009, the Redmond company introduced the latest update to Photosynth, indicating that users will be able to benefit new graphical user interface elements as well as a boost in perfor... |
2 December 2009
05:25 GMT |
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After an extended maternity leave and time away from the spotlight to see to her gorgeous family, as well as the successful launch of her own fashion line, Nicole Richie, the daughter of the legendary crooner Lionel Richie, is ready to make her return to television. The star is now working on a scripted comedy series... |
2 December 2009
05:08 GMT |
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As we reported recently, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a new type of anchor for small submarines and robotic sea explorers, which acts by embedding itself in the sea floor in the same way clams do. Now, it turns out that the same technology can be used to detonate underwater ... |
2 December 2009
05:08 GMT |
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This is the second time in less than a week that a developer reaches out to Steve Jobs himself over a rejected iPhone application. However, unlike the developer of the ‘limited’ Kaching app, Pointy Heads Software has already seen its API-infringing app approved after Apple’s CEO gave it a closer loo... |
2 December 2009
05:07 GMT |
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Microsoft has been in a tough position lately, with the Xbox 360 home gaming console lagging behind both the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Nintendo Wii in sales in the second half of 2009. So, the company was quick to point out the good sales numbers posted for the week that ended on November 29, which contained Th... |
2 December 2009
05:05 GMT |
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The whole news publishers versus Google debacle keeps on going and, for the most part, Google is sitting on the sidelines. Once in a while it responds, indirectly, to the accusations by underlining the benefits it provides news sources. And to show that it's not completely deaf to the criticism, Google is now ch... |
2 December 2009
05:04 GMT |
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According to Microsoft, Windows 7 RTM users that simply ask too much of Windows Update are bound not only to get nothing in return, but be served with error codes instead of the refreshes they might be looking for. Windows Update 800705B4, 80070008, or 8007000e are the specific error codes served to Windows use... |
2 December 2009
04:58 GMT |
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Although already a leader in memory-solution development and a flash-based-device supplier, Kingston seems to want a larger share of the market. Normally, when a company wants to expand and has the resources to do it, one of the first moves would be considering which facilities can be expanded or if any new ones can ... |
2 December 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Ever since the Cassini spacecraft made it into Saturn's orbit, back in 2004, it has observed that one of the gas giant's moons, Titan, features numerous and extensive lakes at its North Pole. The structures do not contain water, as temperatures there are simply too low to allow for that. Rather, liquid hydr... |
2 December 2009
04:48 GMT |
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Adam Lambert is known for the in your face-type of attitude he has, all part of his glitzy, rock ‘n’ roll onstage persona, as he said so himself on numerous occasions. What lies behind this image is not the utmost confidence, as some might be tempted to believe, but rather the need for validation for past... |
2 December 2009
04:43 GMT |
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Microsoft continues to beat the drum of Internet Explorer 8’s superiority in terms of security compared to rival browser. The Redmond company has used the Black Friday and Cyber Monday days, and the boost in online shopping associated with the two post-Thanksgiving dates, to stress the importance of running a s... |
2 December 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Erick Estavillo is a gamer that is hastily becoming a very infamous image in the gaming community, but more so in the legal one. Promoting the stereotype by which video gamers have flown over the cuckoo's nest once too many times, the gamer has already sued some of the biggest companies in the industry and has m... |
2 December 2009
04:41 GMT |
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Nintendo is saying that it has sold more than 1 million of the various versions of the Nintendo DS and the DSi handhelds in the run up to Thanksgiving, marking one of the best sales period of 2009 so far.The company is also saying that about half a million units of the Wii home gaming console were sold during the sam... |
2 December 2009
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Leading international provider of fiber-based communications services Level 3 Communications, Inc. announced recently that it expanded its partnership with Clearwire Communications, LLC, and that it would deliver support for the CLEAR 4G WiMAX services currently being deployed around the United States. According to ... |
2 December 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Following the mid-September launch of the Microsoft Ajax CDN (Content Delivery Network), the Redmond company promised that it would be adding support for Secure Sockets Layer in the future. At the end of November, the software giant managed to deliver on that promise, and now the Microsoft AJAX CDN service provided b... |
2 December 2009
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End-users have reached a stage where they are no longer surprised if they see a handheld device capable of storing more data than the average desktop PC. For this reason, it is quite likely that Verbatim's Pocket Hard Drive's being “small outside, huge inside” didn't surprise many people. ... |
2 December 2009
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The Release Candidate of IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 is a download offered free of charge from Microsoft for customers that need to do search engine optimization for websites leveraging Windows Server and Internet Information Services as the backend infrastructure. IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 RC is a free IIS extension available v... |
2 December 2009
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The web seems to be converging on several companies, like Facebook and Google, which are becoming more powerful and increasingly unrivaled. Yet, even these companies can't afford to close off everyone else and have a very healthy ecosystem of companies and services developed around them. Still, there a... |
2 December 2009
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The upcoming UN Climate Summit, scheduled to begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, in just a few days, will be a cornerstone for the international community. It's highly unlikely that any compromise will be achieved during the meetings, analysts say, as there still isn't any will at high levels to take care of our ... |
2 December 2009
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Florida-based Mac clone maker Psystar has reportedly agreed to pay Apple $2.7 million in damages after a San Francisco court finally ruled in favor of Apple, which, in early 2008, argued that its end user license only let people install its operating system on Apple-branded computers. In what seems like a deal that ... |
2 December 2009
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The guys over at Ilium Software have just delivered a new version of one of their very popular software solutions for mobile phones and Windows-based computers, eWallet. The application has just reached version 7.0, and comes around with a great deal of improvements and new features, aimed at those who own an iPhone... |
2 December 2009
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Scientists have recently determined that one of the main reasons why algal blooms spread across the surface of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans is the fact that top predatory fish in these ecosystems are being hunted. The animals usually keep algae in check, but, as they disappear, the organisms spawn out of control. T... |
2 December 2009
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Vantec Thermal Technologies seems to be aiming for the full utilization of the theoretical data-transfer capabilities of 5Gbps attainable by the USB 3.0 connection. As a step in that direction, the company put together several products, each meant to either grant 'normal' motherboards support for USB 3.0 (t... |
2 December 2009
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As the past has proven many times already, game publishers may be the most reliable sources of information when it comes to new games, but they're also the last ones to release the info. The official response always comes to confirm the already existing rumors that are usually started months before. Some rumors ... |
2 December 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Last evening, the KDE community proudly launched the fourth maintenance version of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) 4.3. Dubbed Cold, the brand-new KDE 4.3.4 software suite brings a couple of improvements to the Okular, Marble and KGpg applications, and bug fixes to packages such as Okteta, KTuberling, JuK and K... |
2 December 2009
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In 2008, as the worldwide economic crisis was hitting the global industry, many were talking about how videogaming was pretty much “recession-proof” mainly because of the fact that people would be reducing budgets for going out but that would mean they have the money to pick up videogames to enjoy at home... |
2 December 2009
03:42 GMT |
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Microsoft refuted third-party reports indicating that the November release of updates was at fault for errors causing users to be locked out of their Windows computers by Black Screens of Death. According to the Redmond company, its own conclusions, produced after a comprehensive analysis of last month’s wave o... |
2 December 2009
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia delivered to the market only recently one of its flagship devices for the ongoing year, namely the Nokia X6, an XpressMusic-enabled handset, and now the company wants to know what people think of it. A recent poll on Nokia Conversations was targeted at the most appealing features of ... |
2 December 2009
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On Saturday, November 28, the American space agency's oldest enduring orbiter around the Red Planet, the Mars Odyssey, put itself into safe mode. At this point, both spacecraft, the Odyssey and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) are nonoperational, but NASA engineers say that the former experienced just a mi... |
2 December 2009
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Facebook is still growing at a huge pace, not that it's surprising anyone at this point. The company's cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote an open letter, or rather blog post, to Facebook users to talk about the privacy changes which are about to become a reality after being announced several months ag... |
2 December 2009
03:17 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... |
2 December 2009
03:14 GMT |
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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but, if you want to impress World of Warcraft, you'll have to get in line with the rest of the look-alikes. It's pretty safe to say that, with over 11 million subscribers, WoW is the king of MMO, and has been one since it was launched five years ago. And, like... |
2 December 2009
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The motherboard from Zotac is capable of both high performance and operating at low power through the possibilities for Voltage adjustments brought about by the overclocking capabilities. The motherboard also has an integrated GeForce 9300 graphics processor, which also boasts performance enhancements. Introducing th... |
2 December 2009
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Berbie has issued a new release of TrailRunner, bringing the program to version 2.1 Build 465. 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 fitness devices like the Garm... |
2 December 2009
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Former Miss Argentina Solange Magnano, 38 and a mother of two, has died following complications stemming from what was deemed a standard cosmetic intervention to make her behind firmer. Critics are considering her death as coming to stress once more that plastic surgery should never be taken lightly as it continues t... |
2 December 2009
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According to officials at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the space agency's new Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite has just been fitted inside its nose fairing. The device will protect the sensitive, infrared-wavelength telescope as it makes its way to the Earth's orbit. The sch... |
2 December 2009
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An announcement on Apple’s official website encourages potential customers to choose (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition iPod models and iTunes Gift Cards, so that the company can give a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. The (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano is the same video-capable, fi... |
2 December 2009
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The Dukes of Hazard: Return of the General Lee is a videogame developed by Ratbag Pty. Ltd. and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the original Xbox from Microsoft in September 2004. It is classed as an action adventure title featuring driving elements and is based... |
2 December 2009
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Astronomers have discovered a large number of Jupiter-sized exoplanets inside the Milky Way, which were at first thought to be nothing more than space rocks. These celestial bodies, found orbiting their parent stars at various distances, can have Earth-like masses, but can also grow to be the size of a gas giant. Ast... |
2 December 2009
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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... |
2 December 2009
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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... |
2 December 2009
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