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Yahoo! Displays Serious Intentions in the Race for a Semantic Web

Yahoo! announced that it would enable as default some SearchMonkey applications into its search results. Earlier this year the Sunnyvale company launched SearchMonkey, an open platform that enables web developers to enhance the Yahoo! Search experience for end-users by creating applications that use structured data t...

2 August 2008
08:42 GMT

Digg for Mobiles Gets Enhanced

In a piece of news that might or might not be Digg-worthy, the mobile version of the popular social networking website has gone through a reconditioning process and is now said to be better than ever. Which means that you can digg and/or bury articles from your handset more efficiently (if there's any efficiency...

2 August 2008
08:32 GMT

Dye-Based Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record

Flexible, low cost, lightweight solar panels may soon become a viable new source of mainstream electric energy with the help of a new type of solar cell invented recently at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, incorporating org...

2 August 2008
07:29 GMT

Windows Codename 'Perception'

Windows Vista has embarked on a new course from Windows Codename 'Perception' to the final product labeled 'Reality.' In the past, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer dismissed claims that the latest Windows client failed as a product. And commercially, Vista has fared rather well, sel...

2 August 2008
07:22 GMT

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Hits Mobile Phones

Konami, the famous Japanese entertainment company, has unveiled the future release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for mobile phones, which comes as a sequel of the 2008 edition of the game. Published by Glu Mobile, PES 2009 will be available starting this autumn, offering football fans the chance to enjoy the on-field ...

2 August 2008
07:19 GMT

Public Institution Restricts Access to Atheist Websites

Employees of the Birmingham Council reported that their access to websites that promote atheism or some exotic religions is prohibited by their employers. Apparently, the council is not very fond of websites "that promote information on religions such as Witchcraft or Satanism. Occult practices, atheistic views, vood...

2 August 2008
07:13 GMT

How Spot Welding Works

Spot welding is a technique generally used to bond metals shaped into sheets no thicker than 3 millimeters. Unlike other welding techniques, spot welding can create precise bonds without generating excessive heating that can affect the properties of the rest of the sheet. This is achieved by delivering a large amount...

2 August 2008
06:26 GMT

Wistron SP500, New EDA with GPS

Business mobile users from the US should be happy to find out that a new EDA (Enterprise Digital Assistant) might soon be available for them. The device is named Wistron SP500, and the FCC has recently approved it for usage in North America. Many of you might not know anything about Wistron, so we'll tell you t...

2 August 2008
06:23 GMT

Only 11% of Security Incidents Are Reported

Although 49% of the companies that took part in a survey conducted by RSA Conference said that their primary security concern was data leakage, such as employee or customer information, and 29% of them were in fact confronted with the problem in 2007, only 11% actually reported the incidents. "Security professionals ...

2 August 2008
06:14 GMT

New Worm Attack on Facebook and MySpace Users

Kaspersky Lab released a warning for MySpace and Facebook users, regarding two new versions of a worm, Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.a. and Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.b respectively, that put the security of those who have accounts on the two web services at risk. The MySpace worm creates some catchy phrases that are sent to...

2 August 2008
05:36 GMT

ASUS Displays Xonar HDAV 1.3 on Its Site

ASUS put on its website the latest audio card it designed, the Xonar HDAV 1.3, the first such product to come with HDMI ports. Although the company made no official announcements in what concerns the card, the fact that it can be seen on the company's site is more than enough to catch the customers' eye. AS...

2 August 2008
05:21 GMT

Making Tags for Bullets out of Pollen

Nanotags coating the cartridges used by a vast range of firearms could be made out of a combination of pollen and grit, to make the identification of the person firing the weapon much more accurate, say UK researchers. This way the tag would not only be invisible, but it would also have a unique signature and could b...

2 August 2008
04:57 GMT

Nokia 5320 XpressMusic Now On Sale

If a Nokia 5320 XpressMusic is all you've ever wanted but you couldn't get one until now because of "unavailability reasons", we are happily informing you that the handset has hit the shelves. For the moment, we're only sure about its availability in the stores across Finland (Nokia's home country...

2 August 2008
04:30 GMT

Yahoo!'s Board of Directors Is Safe and Sound

All of the 8 executives who signed up for a new commission in Yahoo!'s board of directors were reelected yesterday. Although this year's elections were regarded with great uncertainty, as stockholders could have chosen to dismiss the team that rejected a promising offer from Microsoft, everything turned out...

2 August 2008
04:15 GMT

Marijuana Could Help Colon Cancer Patients

According to a new study involving colon cancer, the development of the tumors could be stopped and even reversed with the help of a chemical usually found in marijuana, although the drug itself would need some additional chemical compounds in order to work. The discovery was made by researchers of the University of ...

2 August 2008
03:51 GMT

NVIDIA Remains Active on the Chipset Market

The past few weeks brought a lot of news about NVIDIA, chipset manufacturer and worldwide leader in terms of graphics cards. All culminated with yesterday's news, which informed us that the Santa Clara company was on its way out of the chipset market. NVIDIA's Brian Burke seems to have contacted DailyTech t...

2 August 2008
03:32 GMT


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