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One of the reasons for the relative gains that the Nintendo DS has been making against the PlayStation Portable on all markets except for Japan is the fact that some publishers have been avoiding the handheld from Sony because of the issues related to hacking and piracy.When the PSP-3000, the new hardware upgrade to ... |
21 November 2008
21:01 GMT |
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When it comes to cables associated with a serious home theater system, many of us will surely start frowning as clutter and messed-up cable runs are nobody's preferred sight amidst the relative tidiness of your living room or – more aggravating – your media room. Cable management systems work fine so... |
21 November 2008
19:41 GMT |
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Sony implies that, starting with January 2009, all the games which are trying to get certification to be published for the PlayStation 3 will need to have support implemented for the Trophy system introduced through a firmware update in July.Sony told VideoGamer that the Technical Requirements Checklist, which n... |
21 November 2008
19:41 GMT |
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This natural weakness that babies born in autumn display to asthma is apparently caused by the fact that they are only 3 to 4 months old during the peak of the flu and cold season, which starts in late October. In an underdeveloped immune system, such as that of newborns, this disease can cause proneness to this seve... |
21 November 2008
19:01 GMT |
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The mild slopes on the mid-latitudes of Mars were first spotted by the Viking orbiters during the '70s and their composition has eluded the scientific world so far, given the differences in aspect when compared to the surrounding similar features. But recent observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissa... |
21 November 2008
18:01 GMT |
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Star Wars Galaxies, the MMO created by LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment, is getting a major new content update in the form of the Battle of Echo Base. The addition to the title offers gamers a chance to play one of the most iconic battles featured in the Star Wars original trilogy, the battle for Hoth.As you m... |
21 November 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Previous reports of four of the largest car manufacturing countries in the European Union coming to a consensus on how to reduce the amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) their automobiles put in the atmosphere were neither infirmed, nor confirmed by Thomas Steg, a spokesman for the German government.During a press confere... |
21 November 2008
17:01 GMT |
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How many of you have ever wondered about how a song played on, say, the Martian surface would actually sound? Assuming you pressed the "play" button on a Hi-Fi audio system, would Bach's famous “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” sound the same as on Earth, as you would expect? Scientists say that no, it... |
21 November 2008
16:01 GMT |
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As an integral part of the move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced a new model of interaction (the Natural User Interface), and delivered changes to the graphical user interface to accommodate the NUI. On the surface of the next iteration of the Windows client, one of the first traditional Wind... |
21 November 2008
15:51 GMT |
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It was on November 20, 1985 that Microsoft started shipping the Windows operating system. This means that Windows turned 23 years old this week, with the Redmond company keeping the celebrations down to a minimum, namely, to a few disparate mentions of the event. On Windows' 23rd birthday, the platform evolved w... |
21 November 2008
15:21 GMT |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance game Mario vs. Donkey Kong, itself a follow-up to the Game Boy Donkey Kong game. This title is more puzzle-oriented, now that the player controls several Mini Marios with the touch screen, instead of Mario himself. It also features the ... |
21 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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A new scientific study, published in the November edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, revealed that women who had an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy as they were young are more likely than others, in a control group, to have another one within two years. Major factors that influence this pheno... |
21 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto IV is certainly one of the best selling titles this year, promising to offer players the great GTA sandbox experience with some whole new next-generation graphics. The game, although launched in April, dominated the sales charts and it is sure to hit the tops again, as the PC version will be launched... |
21 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Usually, destroying nuclear weaponry facilities or biochemical weapon laboratories poses even more threat to a hefty amount of the surrounding regions because it would spread their content around, provoking exactly what it is trying to avoid – large scale damage. But Pentagon seems to be deeply interested in em... |
21 November 2008
14:31 GMT |
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As soon as the system requirements for Windows Vista were made available, the operating system was cataloged as a resource hog. Beyond being CPU- and RAM-hungry, Vista also managed to grab an unprecedented part of the hard drive, requiring for the high-end versions a 40GB HDD, with at least 15 GB of available space ... |
21 November 2008
14:31 GMT |
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Starting 2008, Nokia launched a new series, mostly targeting emerging markets, but also fans that could not afford the Eseries, or the more expensive Nseries devices. The new Supernova series of mobile phones is also a remake of the older devices that “amazed” Nokia fans thanks to their exchangeable cover... |
21 November 2008
13:45 GMT |
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Mario Party DS is a video game developed especially for the Nintendo DS, as its name implies. It is the eleventh title in the series, or the twelfth in Japan, which saw another game being released in the franchise. Mario Party DS was released in this country on November 8, 2007, followed by the North American release... |
21 November 2008
13:41 GMT |
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It's only via the official channels, subject to the translucent filtering of Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, that Microsoft is pointing to a period of time by the end of January 2010 as being the general availability of Windows 7. In contrast, unofficial indica... |
21 November 2008
13:41 GMT |
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One of the hottest trends in clothing accessories nowadays (for the record, we're talking about bags here) is to embed a solar panel within a purse or some other storage item, hence allowing these things to constantly charge the user's various (and, typically, quite numerous) gadgets. And a very good exampl... |
21 November 2008
13:31 GMT |
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The holiday season is rapidly approaching and all of the manufacturers, producers and publishers of games and gaming hardware are anticipating some very high sales, even though the recent financial crisis has taken its toll on some of the companies.Although the game publishers have a few worries, because a lot of gre... |
21 November 2008
13:01 GMT |
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Majesco is not happy that PETA decided to target its Cooking Mama title as being an example of how animals are wrongly depicted by the gaming industry.PETA produced and distributed a Web based game called Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals depicting the main character of the Majesco series as it kills, quite gruesomely... |
21 November 2008
12:41 GMT |
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When music first became available to the home user, it only came in the form of records. The downside to them was that they were big and fragile, and could easily scratch or break by accident. The discs were followed by tapes, which, given their small size and compactness, rapidly became the most used form of portabl... |
21 November 2008
12:31 GMT |
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The acclaimed Mario Kart series has gone wireless, letting players race and battle with up to eight karts at once, regardless of whether everyone has a game card. An all-star cast that includes Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Bowser and Toad will round out a truly all-star lineup of more than 30 cours... |
21 November 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Every once in a while, whether you’re a photography enthusiast or a novice with a digital camera, you manage to capture a breathtaking landscape or an original moment that you want to bring as close as possible to a work of art through clever editing and with fancy effects. Usually, this is the job of powerful ... |
21 November 2008
12:01 GMT |
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Blizzard is definitely a busy company these days, as it has just launched the second expansion to one of its most successful games, World of Warcraft, and also has under development sequels to the very popular Diablo and Starcraft franchises.The two games are massive and certainly require the company to employ a lot ... |
21 November 2008
11:01 GMT |
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Earlier today, Mac users' Software Updaters listed iTunes 8.0.2 as available for download. Soon after, Apple's Downloads page was updated, announcing the new release, as well as the Windows versions of iTunes 8.0.2 and MobileMe Control Panel 1.2. Strangely enough, Apple's MobileMe Control Panel 1.2 fea... |
21 November 2008
11:01 GMT |
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Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time is the fifth game in the Mario RPG series, and it is a Nintendo DS exclusive title, released in November 2005 in North America, December 2005 in Japan, January 2006 in Europe, and February 2006 in Australia. The game was developed by AlphaDream, and published by Nintendo. Mario and L... |
21 November 2008
10:51 GMT |
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Forum Nokia Innovative Series program is expanding even more with the help of nine more mobile application developers, small and middle sized companies, in order to get started on upgrading applications, such as mobile voice reminders, data protection and device security solutions, point-to-point travel navigation, a... |
21 November 2008
10:48 GMT |
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A couple of days ago, Fixstars, the company that acquired Terra Soft last week, on November 11th, 2008, announced a new release of the Yellow Dog Linux operating system for SONY's Playstation 3, Apple PowerPC G4/G5, IBM Power Systems and YDL PowerStation. Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 is the first version released by Fix... |
21 November 2008
10:46 GMT |
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Back when ASUS first mentioned its Atom-powered all-in-on PC, the Eee Monitor, now known as the Eee Top, people speculated on the fact that this product was the company’s way of competing with the Cupertino, California-based Apple in the market for all-in-one PCs. However, due the system's low power and lo... |
21 November 2008
10:45 GMT |
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Considering the ever growing need for disk space, managing every file that you might have could be quite problematic. Forget about the days when you had 10 to 20 GB of hard disk space and you thought you would never fill it up. Nowadays, not even 320 GB can guarantee you will not be tormented with the "Insufficient d... |
21 November 2008
10:11 GMT |
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Adobe has released Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 4.0.1, an update to the professional video production solution, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. The upgrade adds more flexible, open workflows, native RED R3D support, faster performance, as well as support for AAF import export. The changelog for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.0.1 reveals th... |
21 November 2008
10:11 GMT |
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Political-motivated security incidents seem to keep piling up this year, as Barack Obama's transition team announced a security breach involving the President-elect's cell phone records. The information appears to have been illegally accessed by employees from the Verizon Wireless cell phone operator. Rober... |
21 November 2008
10:06 GMT |
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The next mission on Mars is going to be the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), slated to launch in autumn next year, as a successor to the Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and to the recently ended Phoenix Lander. Among the main goals of the MSL will be to find traces of organic compounds on the Martian surface... |
21 November 2008
10:02 GMT |
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A great deal of Nokia phones, and particularly the S60-based devices, can now access the Lotus Notes applications, thus granting email access to over 80 million users. This move is very profitable for Lotus as well, in that if half of the 80 million Nokia clients would purchase IBM's services, that would me... |
21 November 2008
09:58 GMT |
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A new scientific study proved that families in which only the fathers smoke are more exposed to the effects of nicotine, the active substance in tobacco, than similar ones, where adults do not smoke at all, or where the father takes it outside. The survey, published in the November 15th issue of the American Journal ... |
21 November 2008
09:28 GMT |
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As usual, Apple has released two separate versions of its iPhone OS – one for users of an iPhone, and one for owners of an iPod touch. Since the two devices mostly share common features, the two versions of the update are pretty much identical. However, we haven't got a chance to look at the security... |
21 November 2008
09:14 GMT |
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Cortado and DataViz announced a sales software bundle for BlackBerry users, which includes DataViz's newly released product Documents To Go Premium Edition and Cortado's mobile applications. The bundle helps professionals work easier while on-the-go by enabling them to access network files and information w... |
21 November 2008
09:06 GMT |
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Obese people were granted the right to benefit from two seats on an airplane, even if they only buy one ticket. The decision came after companies such as Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and West Jet protested against a previous ruling on the matter. The new decision is permanent, and the companies have to implement it st... |
21 November 2008
09:04 GMT |
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Mirror's Edge is clearly one of the most innovative games this holiday season, promising to bring a lot of new features that were never before explored by any other game. Placing the players in the sports shoes of Faith, a runner who transports different kinds of cargo on the roofs of buildings in a totalitarian... |
21 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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As it frequently happens, some dig works destined for maintenance and building purposes have lead to the accidental discovery of an ancient village close to Vassili village located in the central Thessaly periphery of Greece, about 170 miles (280 kilometers) north of Athens. While attempting to place a gas pipe, duri... |
21 November 2008
08:44 GMT |
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Nokia has really done its homework regarding its music stores, and is thus very successful, especially on local markets. By using different teams in different counties, Nokia tries to determine the genres and types of music most popular in a specific area, and then updates its music stores according to these studies.... |
21 November 2008
08:42 GMT |
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Introduced in 2005, Windows Live OneCare is heading for an early grave, with Microsoft planning to discontinue license sales of the all-in-one PC care and security product come June 30, 2009, and to offer support only as long as existing subscriptions will last. In the place of OneCare, the company is cooking what it... |
21 November 2008
08:34 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based Intel announced its new Nehalem-based Xeon processors before the Core i7 lineup, which has been designed for the consumer market. However, the chip maker's next-generation server processors are to become available only in the first quarter of 2009. Still, the fellows over at techrad... |
21 November 2008
08:33 GMT |
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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, available for Mac and PC, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is t... |
21 November 2008
08:27 GMT |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cautioned doctors yesterday, November 20th, to pay extra attention to children over the coming months, as supplies of the critical booster doses for the vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) bacterium are very low. Eradicated in the United States, the... |
21 November 2008
08:26 GMT |
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Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore is a video game created by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Inc. The title was produced for a variety of platforms, including arcade machines, the PlayStation 2, the Dream Cast and the original Xbox. It was launched in October 2000, and was classed as a fighting game with an anime look, pla... |
21 November 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Earlier this month Microsoft China was the stage for a reshuffling of top executives, and now it's Microsoft Russia's turn. Nikolay Pryanishnikov is the fresh blood that will take over the company's affairs in the birth-place of communism. Pryanishnikov, who will report to Vahé Torossian, presid... |
21 November 2008
07:48 GMT |
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The group of Israeli archaeologists that are in charge of investigating the remains of King Herod's winter palace at Herodium believe they have found enough preliminary evidence in order to assume that this was his actual burial place. The walls of crypt found within a two story mausoleum are covered by lavish R... |
21 November 2008
07:24 GMT |
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The third service pack for Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) version 4.0 is slated for availability soon, according to Microsoft. The Redmond company is getting ready to replace MSXML 4.0 SP2, SP1 and RTM with Service Pack 3, but until now no actual availability deadline has been provided. Microsoft has only pointe... |
21 November 2008
07:13 GMT |
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Recent statistics show that older people, living in retirement homes, under constant surveillance, are just as likely to attempt suicide as the elderly living inside communities or in their own homes. The research was conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, led by Dr. Briana Mezuk. She... |
21 November 2008
07:04 GMT |
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Just hours ago, Apple released the highly-anticipated iPhone 2.2 software update, which includes Google Street View, public transit and walking directions, and more. Apple has missed out on some of the features requested by longtime iPhone users, but details the new additions on its website. First of all, let's... |
21 November 2008
07:00 GMT |
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Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is a video game developed by Z-Axis Ltd. and published by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. It was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, for the original Xbox from Microsoft, the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. Launched in September 2001, the game is classed as a sports title, based ... |
21 November 2008
06:51 GMT |
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Nokia is bringing in a phone that will surely help you “knock down” all those people in your life you might dislike. The N96 has been “upgraded” to the Bruce Lee edition and it now makes for a much cooler device than before. Of course, you might not be that delighted about this new edition, sh... |
21 November 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Food production, public health and the environment were the main topics of an international conference on climate change that took place November 18-19 in Beverly Hills, California. Officials from the United States, Canada, China, Mexico, India, Indonesia and Brazil attended, including businessmen, environmentalists,... |
21 November 2008
06:30 GMT |
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LG Display managed to reach the top position in terms of unit shipments in the large-size LCD panel market segment in September 2008, and is reported to be the only maker to register increase in shipment volume in October. According to Displaybank, LG Display also managed to maintain its lead with a 25.5 percent mark... |
21 November 2008
06:29 GMT |
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Apple has released new updates to some of its supported professional video and audio suites. Pro Applications Update 2008-04 is a revision to Final Cut Studio 2.0, which includes Final Cut Pro 6.0.5, Compressor 3.0.5, Color 1.0.3 and Shake 4.1.1. The software addresses general performance issues, and improves overall... |
21 November 2008
06:28 GMT |
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Windows Live OneCare is not the sole component of Windows Live on death row. Microsoft informed that Windows Live FolderShare would jump straight to version 2.0 from Beta, and would be killed off in the process. However, even though Windows Live FolderShare will not make it into 2009, the service itself will survive ... |
21 November 2008
06:18 GMT |
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Back in late October, the first reports of a new Eee PC portable computer system surfaced on the Internet, indicating that Taiwan's ASUSTek had plans to further expand its Eee PC family. Word had it that ASUS would do so with the addition of yet another Atom-powered netbook that, unlike most of the other mo... |
21 November 2008
06:17 GMT |
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The epic story of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker continues, as Link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventure. Featuring intuitive touch-screen controls and innovative puzzles, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduct... |
21 November 2008
06:14 GMT |
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The technology up for discussion today is one of those appearances that, if you're not prepared for something big to come your way, kind of blows your mind. So, get ready, because a Taiwanese research institute has just made a pretty amazing discovery, as it claims, with the smartphone in mind. The institute dev... |
21 November 2008
06:08 GMT |
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Judge William Alsup of the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of California dismissed Psystar's counterclaims against Apple alleging that the Cupertino-based Mac maker engages in anticompetitive practices to prevent companies from selling computers that run Mac OS X. Court documents spotted by AppleIn... |
21 November 2008
05:57 GMT |
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Unsuccessful in stopping the rapid spread of a variant of the SillyFDC worm, the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command has resorted to unprecedented measures, and signed an order that prohibited the use of all flash memory cards, optical disks, thumb drives, and any other removable storage devices on both the army&... |
21 November 2008
05:56 GMT |
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A new governmental report warns that numerous Southern and Midwestern states, including Illinois, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas, are at significant risk of being severely affected by a potential large-scale earthquake. The states are on top of a high-intensity seismic area,... |
21 November 2008
05:54 GMT |
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Animal Crossing: Wild World features a very minimal plot. The objective of the game is to pay off a debt to Tom Nook, who allows the player to move into a house he owns. If the mortgage is paid off, the player's house will expand until upstairs, left, right, center and back rooms are included. This is slightly d... |
21 November 2008
05:38 GMT |
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If someone said that your loudspeakers could harm you, what would you think of? First of all, there’s the hearing damage you can get if you expose yourselves to very high levels of sound; and then, maybe a large speaker falling over you or crushing your toes as you drop it. Well, there is more to your everyday ... |
21 November 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Building on its vision of information as a weapon, Microsoft is laboring to reduce the costs of fusion center situational analysis. The Redmond company indicated that the FusionX Appliance, developed together with ESRI, was designed as a streamlined and affordable solution to catalyze the evolution of Homeland Securi... |
21 November 2008
05:35 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices is said to be already testing 32nm chips in Fab 36, as proof of all going according to plan with its move from the 45nm process technology to 32nm, which is scheduled for 2010. The transition to a smaller manufacturing process will be accompanied by the adoption of high K metal gate and somethi... |
21 November 2008
05:34 GMT |
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Normally, the links between the vast fields of science and visual entertainment are restricted to casual depictions or to the fact that the former helps enhancing the possibilities of the latter, but it's very rarely that this goes both ways. That is why the National Academy of Sciences tried to address the matt... |
21 November 2008
05:31 GMT |
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Codemasters says that it is working on DiRT 2, which will be launched for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii and DS, the PlayStation Portable, and the PC.The developers do not reveal much about the game at the moment although they were ready to share that the first car a player was going to use in ... |
21 November 2008
05:30 GMT |
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The United Kingdom is currently breaking new international standards, announcing that, since 2016, all the houses built on its territory will have to be carbon neutral. That is to say, the new energy consumption for each of these houses will be zero. All energy necessities will be covered by renewable power sources, ... |
21 November 2008
05:23 GMT |
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The new Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) organ allocation system, introduced in the United States in 2002, spurred worrying statistics, researchers from the University of Chicago (UC) note in a new report, published in the journal Gastroenterology. The new system virtually reduces the life expectancy of liver... |
21 November 2008
05:00 GMT |
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A new study led by Kara Maki, a mathematics grad student at the University of Delaware, demonstrated the physics behind the tear phenomenon, providing new insight, such as the fact that, contrary to previous beliefs, tear fluid can cross the surface of the middle of the eye. Thorough computer simulations have offered... |
21 November 2008
04:56 GMT |
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Warner Bros. announces that it plans to release Terminator Salvation – The Videogame, a title which will accompany the upcoming Terminator movie set to arrive in 2009.The game, based on the Terminator Salvation movie and starring Christian Bale, is in production at the moment. The player will be able to take on... |
21 November 2008
04:56 GMT |
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According to some IT industry analysts, the well known and widely used computer mouse may become an endangered species in the not so far future. The tendency in the industry is to offer users devices that will allow them to move the cursor on a screen through finger or hand gestures on touch screens and multi-touch t... |
21 November 2008
04:43 GMT |
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Intel's highly successful Atom processor, which currently powers most of the recently released netbook, nettop and low-power computer systems on the market, could actually be used to power a computer system that would normally be used for highly demanding applications. A concept of such a high-performance comput... |
21 November 2008
04:34 GMT |
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The devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck China on May 12 reportedly killed more than 19,000 children and professors, in poorly-built schools across the Sichuan and Gansu provinces. Previous reports by the government attempted to hide the fact that most schools that collapsed had very weak structures, by f... |
21 November 2008
04:30 GMT |
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With iPhone OS 2.2 and the upcoming releases, Apple says users can listen to audio podcasts or watch video podcasts, streamed or downloaded over the Internet from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPhone or iPod touch. According to the company, downloaded podcasts will be synced to your iTunes library when you connect... |
21 November 2008
04:22 GMT |
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Dark Cloud 2 is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2002. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.While Dark Cl... |
21 November 2008
04:21 GMT |
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This day starts with a good piece of news for all those who are into home recording or those who are at the beginning of the road towards becoming a sound engineer; or, if you have a band and you plan to record some tracks for yourself, the Icicle might prove one of your best friends when it comes to connecting a mic... |
21 November 2008
04:20 GMT |
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PC maker Dell Inc. recently announced its third-quarter financial results, and posted a 9 percent increase in earnings per share, which rose to 37 cents, on revenue of $15.2 billion. The company explained that its earnings improved solidly due to a “disciplined cost management and an improved mix of products an... |
21 November 2008
04:09 GMT |
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Greenpeace (GP) activists protested on Thursday in front of the Garona nuclear power plant, in Spain, chaining themselves to the entrance gate. The environmental organization is trying to get the newly-elected Socialist government to deny the renewed permit request the plant put forward. The facility is old, GP repre... |
21 November 2008
03:58 GMT |
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As some of you may know, the idea of ancient asteroids smashing off on the Martian surface and shutting down most of the planet's magnetic field is not new, and we've already written about it in a previous article. But a recent study provides more insight on how this may have happened, aided by new data obt... |
21 November 2008
03:58 GMT |
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Trion World Network, a firm specialized in creating online worlds, announced that Kevin Beardslee would be the senior development director on a massive multiplayer game which would tie in with a show created by the Sci Fi Channel. The main writer for the show is said to be Peter Egan, best known for his work on The D... |
21 November 2008
03:57 GMT |
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FindWhere, a leading GPS systems services provider, if you recall, is also responsible for helping us sleep without a care in the world every night, by coming up with the excellent and easy to use tracking solution for our relatives or loved ones, and that was also of great help in the business field. Now, it has equ... |
21 November 2008
03:55 GMT |
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In addition to performance, support, and compatibility, the luxuriant collection of SKUs, delivered by Microsoftone, was of the aspects of Windows Vista that faced a barrage of criticism. Windows Vista came in a variety of flavors, including Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Home Basic N, Business, Business N, Enter... |
21 November 2008
03:44 GMT |
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When Electronic Arts announced that it planned to work with the very popular film director Steven Spielberg on two games, it hoped to achieve two goals. First - attract a new group of potential customers, those who were into movies but did not care for videogames; second - add a very recognizable name to its developm... |
21 November 2008
03:31 GMT |
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For quite some time now, researchers believed that visual and optical illusions originated in the brain and were a result of the fact that the brain misinterpreted the nervous signals sent forth by the eyes. But now, scientists working with the Barrow Neurological Institute, at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical ... |
21 November 2008
03:26 GMT |
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It looks like Intel's highly anticipated Core i7 processor, the Nehalem-based consumer CPU that is currently touted as the world's fastest central processing unit, will soon get a run for its money, as Intel's archrival, Sunnyvale-based AMD, will release its second generation desktop processors, the Sh... |
21 November 2008
03:24 GMT |
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ECMA has announced the finalization of a standard for short range wireless communications on the 60 GHz frequency band. According to the association, the new standard offers the possibility to stream uncompressed high definition video. The ECMA TC48 standard has already seen implementation, and one of the first produ... |
21 November 2008
03:21 GMT |
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Ubisoft is a pretty busy company these days, as it is launching quite a few new and very much expected games this holiday season. From the innovative voice-controlled RTS (Real Time Strategy) game Tom Clancy's EndWar to the expansion to one of the most beautiful shooters, Far Cry 2, there are plenty of titles th... |
21 November 2008
03:19 GMT |
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Surprisingly, Apple did not only have a new version of iTunes on offer last night, but a new version of the iPhone OS as well. The much-anticipated 2.2 firmware is now available through iTunes, for both iPhone and iPod touch users worldwide. First off, iPhone and iPod touch users should note that iTunes 8 is require... |
21 November 2008
03:13 GMT |
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A group of scientists from the Harvard University led by Katherine Cagen claims that a massive tsunami wave splashed ashore some 2,300 years ago, mightily sweeping the coastal regions of New York deeply inland. Even more, the researchers indicate it is most likely that the catastrophe was caused by an ancient asteroi... |
21 November 2008
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World of Warcraft is a hugely popular game, with over 11 million paying subscribers and a fanbase that greatly exceeds that number. Blizzard's hit MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) dominates the market and sets a hard to achieve benchmark for other games that can't really appeal to gamer... |
21 November 2008
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In an attempt to significantly increase the numbers of electric cars currently on the road in the San Francisco area, local authorities announced on Thursday that new car-recharging stations will dot Bay View. The project is currently valued at about one billion dollars, which is a fairly low sum to pay for such an e... |
21 November 2008
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Mobile manufacturers have been researching the amount of energy used for recharging their devices and have made some revolutionary discoveries. Consequently, they have created a rating system for chargers, so that users can choose to buy only the ones that are more environmentally friendly. The companies that have ta... |
21 November 2008
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Graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA is reported to plan using its CUDA parallel computing technology in all its graphics solutions, including its Tegra system-on-a-chip designed for mobile devices. It is already known that the company's CUDA architecture is a C language environment meant to offer developers an eas... |
21 November 2008
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Without any clues that Apple was working on a new iTunes build, everyone was surprised to see Software Update listing iTunes 8.0.2 in the middle of the night. The new version of Apple's media player addresses issues with connectivity and MP3 playback, and improves accessibility with VoiceOver. With the release ... |
21 November 2008
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The Resident Evil franchise is one of the most appreciated and respected horror zombie shooter series out there. It won over fans with its distinct gameplay and creepy atmosphere which engulfed the players as soon as they ventured through the first levels of the game. The multitude of enemies and different types of s... |
21 November 2008
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The nearly eight century old small city of Frauenburg, or Frombork, as it is now named, located in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, in the County of Braniewo, the province of Warmia-Masuria, was known to have been the former residence of Nicolaus Copernicus. By comparing a recently-found tooth to two strands o... |
21 November 2008
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A recent decision, made on Thursday by a federal court, banned the Royal Dutch Shell company from installing even more drill platforms in the Arctic, amidst concerns about the effect that new installations may have on bowhead whale populations living in the area. Environmental organizations and Inupiat representative... |
21 November 2008
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The PlayStation 3 hasn't had the success Sony was hoping for when it was launched. The Japanese company was expecting that the loyal fans who propelled the PS2 to the top of the console charts in the last generation would return and take the new product even higher in terms of sales and market share.But that did... |
21 November 2008
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We're going through a very bad period right now as far as the economy is concerned, so, for most people, driving a Porsche is currently a far-away dream. However, those people who would have really loved to sit behind the wheel of a Carrera now have the opportunity to enjoy the next-best thing, since the German ... |
21 November 2008
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Dark Cloud is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2000. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.Over 400 years ... |
21 November 2008
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