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News archive: 22nd of November 2008 |
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The suicide of Abraham Biggs, broadcast live on Justin.tv website, shocked the nation on November 19th, when the depressive teen put an end to his life with a cocktail of medication he regularly used to treat his bipolar disorder. The 19-year-old boy used a web cam connected to the Internet, and posted links on vario... |
22 November 2008
20:01 GMT |
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The Dawn spacecraft, a NASA mission to the main asteroid belt, recently shut down its ion engines, according to the schedule, NASA officials announced. The three top notch propulsion systems may be switched on again in January in order to adjust the craft's orbit as it will near Mars, its first target during the... |
22 November 2008
18:31 GMT |
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While everybody is enjoying Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), the new release of the Ubuntu operating system, somewhere deep in the Ubuntu headquarters, the developers are working hard to bring us all the new stuff that happens in the Linux world today. Two days late, but it's here – the first alpha version o... |
22 November 2008
14:32 GMT |
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As the next NASA mission is scheduled for launch next year, scientists are struggling to choose the best option for a landing site on Mars. So far, they have managed to rule out one more of the suggested sites, thus limiting the options down to just four. The Mars Scientific Laboratory (MSL) rover is supposed to prov... |
22 November 2008
13:51 GMT |
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It hasn't been a very exciting week, as far as new apps are concerned, but we still managed to find three pieces of useful Mac software. One of the apps in particular might interest those who also own an iPhone. It can simulate the Apple Remote and can be used with a ton of apps and services on a Mac. As usual, ... |
22 November 2008
10:43 GMT |
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Even with Windows 7 in pre-Beta stage, Microsoft is emphasizing the need for end users to run security software with the operating system, indicating that it is working with members of the industry in order to have the first antivirus products tailored for the Windows client as early as the Beta development milestone... |
22 November 2008
09:21 GMT |
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Even if we might not always be aware of this fact, most of us like to have our things organized in a predefined manner, this being the way we feel most comfortable. Moreover, this is true both for our material possessions, like furniture or our wardrobe, and our virtual data. Just in case this introduction confused a... |
22 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Although NetBeans IDE is mainly a piece of software that only developers have ever heard of and even used occasionally, this article is intended to give the average user a rough approximation of what it can do. The basic features of the application will be discussed, thus shedding some light on this very powerful sof... |
22 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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The global economy and financial system are undergoing rapid deterioration these days, driving some of the major market research firms to reconsider their previous IT industry forecast for the upcoming year. iSuppli announced having lowered its PC outlook for 2009, reducing the expected growth rate from the initial 1... |
22 November 2008
07:12 GMT |
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How about a small and nifty gadget for your notebook while you're on the go and serving you as one of the best communication lieutenants you've ever had? The KX-TS710 from Panasonic is such a device, created to let you enjoy multiple functions with only one piece of technology. The Panasonic KX-TS710 can be... |
22 November 2008
07:06 GMT |
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Following their decision to terminate the registrar accreditation agreement for EstDomains, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) was looking for registrars interested in receiving a bulk transfer of all the domains maintained by the Estonian company. It looks like that registrar will be Directi... |
22 November 2008
06:56 GMT |
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A part of the expensive urine and sweat recycling device installed aboard the International Space Station, namely the one involved in purifying the astronaut's urine and convert it into potable water, failed, announced the flight controllers yesterday. Ground control technicians are assessing the possibility of ... |
22 November 2008
06:24 GMT |
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Although the small intestine make up to about three quarters of the intestines as a whole, cancer in this organ is very rare and low spread, but very dangerous. Because it occurs at such a low rate, scientists have been trying to identify its causes for a very long time. Now, it seems that saturated fats, which can b... |
22 November 2008
05:59 GMT |
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The results of a four-year-long study show that children of centenarians are far less likely to develop diabetes or heart conditions than their peers. And we use children metaphorically, as the test subjects for the study were, on average, 72-year-old when they signed up. The team behind the new discovery, made up of... |
22 November 2008
05:29 GMT |
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Perhaps one of the most famous equations in the world, in all scientific fields, is Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, E=mc2. This means that the energy is equal to the mass multiplied by the square speed of light. Recently, an international team whose members come from Germany, France and Hungary, led by L... |
22 November 2008
04:52 GMT |
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The “Back to Sleep” campaign, which the United States adopted in 1994, was one of the main causes for the reduction of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) incidence country-wide. However, to its praise, the state of California registered a drop in SIDS cases even before the campaign was launched. The numb... |
22 November 2008
04:50 GMT |
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As Christmas is drawing near, it seems like more and greater gift ideas are available. And if you're the kind of guy who likes to make neat and useful presents and are looking for one of the best deals around, it might prove that the HFI-15G headphones from top-drawer manufacturer Ultrasone are more than desirab... |
22 November 2008
04:47 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices is set to launch its first quad-core chip designed for notebooks at a certain point in 2010. Although this would be a step forward for AMD, the chip will still be about one year behind the first similar CPU that will arrive from Intel. As already showed on the previously released roadmap, AMD&#... |
22 November 2008
04:33 GMT |
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A group of 100 to 200 narwhals were caught between the ices in the Arctic region of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, as they became separated from the main sea last week, Canadian officials announced. The whales face a slow death, as they will be surrounded and eventually overwhelmed by the ice sheets. Hunters have already began... |
22 November 2008
04:26 GMT |
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A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has recently discovered an entire wooden chariot, sheathed with bronze platings, inside an old Thracian tomb. The ancient vehicle is thought to be about 1,800-year-old and it was found in a southeastern region of the country, close to the village of Karanovo. Alongside the chariot, ... |
22 November 2008
04:09 GMT |
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OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leading provider of innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, has recently announced the release of its first Intel Extreme triple channel memory series. The new memory modules have been specifically designed for Intel's Core i7 processors and for its X58 E... |
22 November 2008
03:50 GMT |
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Further trying to highlight its failures, the Bush administration is currently seeking to put forth legislation that would virtually eliminate a large part of the restrictions that genetically modified organisms (GMO) are subjected to in the United States. The Department of Agriculture also plans to strip states of t... |
22 November 2008
03:46 GMT |
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