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United Nations agencies announced on Friday that the recent Zimbabwean cholera outbreak was just "the tip of the iceberg," in what concerns the state of health that most of this nation's inhabitants had. Decades of poor country management have brought the health system on the verge of collapse, so the fact that ... |
28 November 2008
19:01 GMT |
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More in-depth research on the impact of free radicals and isotopes on aging performed by Russian biochemist Mikhail Shchepinov provided the grounds for a company called Retrotope, formed in collaboration with other heavy-weight scientists, that aims to find a way to slow down aging. Special heavy water could be the a... |
28 November 2008
18:01 GMT |
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From startup to the way it handles hardware resources available, power consumption and applications, Windows 7 has been applauded as delivering a level of performance superior to that of Windows Vista, even as early as pre-Beta Build 6801. As far as performance goes, the RTM of Windows Vista left much to be desired, ... |
28 November 2008
17:01 GMT |
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A new report released by Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), a Jakarta-based initiative, urges the leaders of the world to act swiftly for the prevention of global warming, so as to save the world's forests from threats posed by climate change. The study is addressed to the delegates of the 190 n... |
28 November 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Microsoft has slashed the price of its Office Home and Student 2007 edition starting with the Black Friday weekend. Following Thanksgiving, and to mark the official debut of the 2008 holiday season, the Redmond company is offering Office Home and Student 2007 at over 50% less than its normal price. In this regard, a ... |
28 November 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Released back in summer, the G502 mobile phone can be considered one of the few pleasant surprises coming from Sony Ericsson this year. There's no point in denying that Xperia X1 has been the most expected Sony Ericsson device in 2008, but G502 has its advantages and targets a different market than X1. In fact, ... |
28 November 2008
15:41 GMT |
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Denmark is currently a world leader in setting up a national system of Down syndrome prevention and detection, newly-published study results show. The paper, published November 27th in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), details how the nation managed to reduce its numbers of Down syndrome infants by more than half, a... |
28 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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An integral part of the evolution Microsoft is attempting to catalyze for the Windows client via the move from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is to scrap the traditional graphical user interface associated with the programs running on top of the operating system for the style introduced with Office 2007 Ribbon/Fluent UI.... |
28 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Moving from a place after having spent an entire life there and being used to it is possibly among the most difficult things to do, as it changes everything. But when the alternative is losing all, perhaps even your own life, the situation may not look so grim. This problem should be considered by those who live in t... |
28 November 2008
14:51 GMT |
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This year's Olympic Games saw a number of world records go up in flames, including those for 100 and 200 meter sprints, both knocked down by Usain Bolt. This made Mark Denny, a researcher at Stanford University, wonder how much more humans could gain in speed over the years. He was curious especially about wheth... |
28 November 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Celebrities and designers have expressed their preferences towards wide-legged trousers, yet skinny pants still have something to say to a red blooded fashionista. Right from the catwalks, designers like Betsey Johnson, Catherine Malandrino and Alexander Wang are confident enough to put again their signature on reall... |
28 November 2008
12:46 GMT |
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The hit Trading Card Game and the Marvel Universe come together in the digital world, based on Upper Deck Entertainment's best-selling Vs. System Trading Card Game. Marvel Trading Card Game features the popular comic company's complete stable of characters such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, Ghost ... |
28 November 2008
12:41 GMT |
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MechAssault: Phantom War is the latest game of the popular MechAssault series, and is part of the Battletech universe created by FASA. Players assume the role of a BattleMech pilot in a 3D environment, with a third-person view of the combat via the top screen of the DS, while the touch screen displays the inside of t... |
28 November 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Gears of War 2 was probably one of the most expected shooters this holiday season and one of the hottest Xbox 360 exclusives that Microsoft promoted. The sequel to a very popular shooter, this game promised to bring back the same non-stop action and excellent gameplay that gained the first title so many fans.A lot of... |
28 November 2008
12:01 GMT |
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It appears that the effects of the low global economy have finally been felt by the world's two leading providers of foundry manufacturing services, namely the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corporation. The two have recently been reported to be planning some serious co... |
28 November 2008
11:16 GMT |
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Asustek Computer, the worldwide leading provider of innovative solutions, has announced plans to debut its nature-friendly laptop PC which features a casing made of bamboo on Saturday at Taiwan's IT Month exhibition.The environment friendly laptop was presented last year for the first time, and it comes as a par... |
28 November 2008
11:02 GMT |
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Far Cry 2 is a great game, we have written a very positive review for it, and the title will ensure a great experience for any sandbox shooter fan out there. From the gorgeous graphics to the new level of realism employed in the gameplay, a lot of the game's features will have an impact on you, especially the fi... |
28 November 2008
11:01 GMT |
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Polarbit, the game development studio best known for the Raging Thunder racing game for iPhone, has announced the release of its latest title for the iPhone and iPod Touch: Armageddon Squadron. The 3D shoot’em-up / flight simulator is available for immediate download via the iTunes App Store. Armageddon Squadro... |
28 November 2008
10:59 GMT |
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In mid-2008 Microsoft made available three security tools (one developed in conjunction with the HP Web Security Research Group) designed to counter the increasing wave of SQL injection attacks faced by customers running its software. SQL injection attacks were escalating at that point, targeting design flaws in web ... |
28 November 2008
10:57 GMT |
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At last, after an extended, complex and almost restless mission which in the end took 12 days, the spaceship Endeavour departed from the International Space Station early today and now carries the remaining or replaced pieces of equipment, as well as a crew of seven astronauts back to Earth, according to the Associat... |
28 November 2008
10:47 GMT |
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An epic war has struck the Marvel universe and its outcome is in your hands! Marvel Nemesis: Rise the Imperfects delivers the most authentic and cinematic Super Hero fighting experience ever seen in a video game, while remaining faithful to Marvel's comic legacy.Pit the most legendary Marvel Super Heroes against... |
28 November 2008
10:41 GMT |
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Brooches are definitely the come-back of the season. People with a good sense of fashion unanimously applauded all the public appearances of the newest first lady of the USA. She definitely succeeded in convincing us all that brooches are one of those accessories that can become a fashionista's signature - ... |
28 November 2008
10:41 GMT |
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New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced last week that some areas of the country would most likely suffer the effects of a long-lasting drought, making this the second year in a row when people in the eastern part of the country are deprived of regular amounts of rainf... |
28 November 2008
10:23 GMT |
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We've all heard and been delighted by Google's Voice Search application, which is a great feature and, at the same time, another development the search giant can pride itself on. Moreover, the working standards of this service are not in any way questioned by anyone. Actually, any accusation that ... |
28 November 2008
10:02 GMT |
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Whilst updating Version Cue Server to Version CS4 4.0.1 and releasing a Drive and Services Update for CS4 users, Adobe Systems has also provided PDF and web gallery creation capabilities inside Adobe Bridge CS4, through an Output Module update for Adobe Bridge CS4. Additionally, the Flash maker has released OnLocatio... |
28 November 2008
09:50 GMT |
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Companies such as Microsoft, Google and Apple have built not only great products, but also great brands. In this regard, competition in terms of certain products, services, for the same audience or on certain markets has inevitably lead to brand-measuring contests. While on his visit in the UK at the beginning of the... |
28 November 2008
09:40 GMT |
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Micro Star International has just announced its new Wind product aimed at competing with ASUS' desktop Eee Box, a nettop designed on the same platform as the highly successful Eee PC low-power, low-cost portable PC. Simply and predictably dubbed MSI Windbox, the new Intel Atom-powered computer system from MSI co... |
28 November 2008
09:35 GMT |
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Plastics have been around, in one form or another, for about a century now. Nowadays, they are so much a part of life and material culture that people generally take them for granted. Of course, there's been the recent unfortunate event related to its toxicity (which has been somewhat resolved) and there's ... |
28 November 2008
09:26 GMT |
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Adobe Systems has updated its Version Cue Server to Version CS4 4.0.1, delivering performance improvements and new functionality. A Drive and Services Update, released simultaneously, addresses critical bugs and performance issues in CS4. Talking about the Version Cue Server 4.0.1 update, Adobe reveals that the new r... |
28 November 2008
09:13 GMT |
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There's a very tough war going on starring the top console manufacturers, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, the main weapons being statements, offers, and mocking the features of rival products. While fighting, the three have often neglected focusing on a pretty important aspect of consoles - their life span.While N... |
28 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Your hands may have an impeccable manicure, their skin may be as soft as it can get, but you still can’t shake off the feeling that there’s something still missing. Perhaps what you’re looking for is a brand new and colorful pair of gloves. For the fall 2008 - winter 2009 season, designers have... |
28 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Since he developed ports for the Quake III Arena, in order for it to run on Symbian operating systems, Olli Hinkka figured he should make it available for the S60 version as well, but only if the phone meets certain conditions. Also, this time, he added some new playing options to the game, to make it more appealing ... |
28 November 2008
08:59 GMT |
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The mission performed by the Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO)'s spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, currently orbiting the Moon is carrying on very well so far. It has already successfully launched an impacting probe to the lunar surface and has sent the first pictures and scientific data collected back to Earth. But ... |
28 November 2008
08:46 GMT |
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The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) made maybe the most serious mistake it could, given its attribution, in setting a fishing quota of 22,000 tons for next year's bluefin tuna harvesting season, and also completely ignored warnings from its own scientific advisors, the Wor... |
28 November 2008
08:28 GMT |
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One of the favorites of Mac BitTorrent clients, Transmission, has recently been updated to include both core changes, as well as Mac-specific additions. A few web client changes have also made their way into the 1.40 release. Read on for the full scoop. Changes for all platforms include (highlights): - More accurate... |
28 November 2008
08:25 GMT |
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A new NASA/ESA mission has been approved in order to investigate the Jupiterian moons of Europa and Ganymede, as well as low-scale analyses of other two moons of the giant planet, Io and Callisto. The mission, called the Europa-Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) will consist of two orbiters, one developed by NASA that wil... |
28 November 2008
08:11 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... |
28 November 2008
08:11 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering support to testers of Windows 7 when it comes down to issues associated with the integration of NTFS external drives with the operating system. In this context, a refresh is now available on Windows Update (WU), designed to smooth out the experience of using a NTFS external drive coupled with Mi... |
28 November 2008
07:57 GMT |
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It looks like Bell and Telus will be the ones enjoying the arrival of the BlackBerry Storm, and probably at the about the same time. This information has reached us after an email has been sent out to those signing up for updates, in which the device is described as the first BlackBerry touchscreen smartphone ever. A... |
28 November 2008
07:43 GMT |
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Starting last year, there have been rumors linking renowned physics scientist Stephen Hawking, 66, to a possible move abroad soon, especially considering his imminent retirement from his prominent position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (once held by Sir Isaac Newton) at Cambridge University next year. The spec... |
28 November 2008
07:25 GMT |
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Your hair care routine usually includes lots of shampooing, conditioning, massaging, brushing, and all that over and over again. It takes up a lot of time and implies major investments as well, but your hair is still not as bright as it should be. We were taught that healthy is shiny, and maybe that's where the ... |
28 November 2008
07:05 GMT |
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Cult of Mac reports that, given the high unemployment rate in the US, an application like JobCompass can come in handy, now more than ever. Of course, those who can afford an iPhone (as well as visiting the App Store to buy apps) are most likely already employed, or at least have it going for them one way or another.... |
28 November 2008
07:04 GMT |
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As it was to be expected, this year's Black Friday has allowed consumers all over the United States to purchase a number of products at a lower price tag. This goes for all consumer products, which have had their prices reduced for this one day of the year, thus becoming more accessible to an increased number of... |
28 November 2008
06:59 GMT |
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A new substance found in the gut may hold the key towards developing a new approach on obesity, a new scientific study, published Wednesday, in the journal Cell, shows. The fat-derived chemical messenger, dubbed NAPE, tells the brain when the food intake is sufficient, and also acts on the neurons that stimulate appe... |
28 November 2008
06:56 GMT |
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Under other circumstances, this would be nothing but good news, since this is Porsche we’re talking about here, and it is probably the world's most recognizable name in the car industry. However, this time, unlike when it comes cars, some would argue that the German manufacturer made a bad call going with ... |
28 November 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Having taken Windows XP to Service Pack 3 in the first half of this year, Microsoft is continuing the evolution of the operating system. In this context, the Redmond company has made available for download the Media Pack update for the N variants of Windows XP SP3. The Media Pack is available through Windows Update, ... |
28 November 2008
06:49 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... |
28 November 2008
06:46 GMT |
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The successful launch of its Nehalem-based CPUs on November 17th determined Intel to launch a new processor, Q8300, rated at 2.5GHz, which is said to come on Sunday. The chip is a quad-core that sports FSB 1333 and 4MB of L2 cache, and is reported to have a price tag set at $224. The CPU features similarities with th... |
28 November 2008
06:39 GMT |
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Formerly known as Azureus, Vuze is a powerful BitTorrent client, much like the uTorrent often used by PC users. The application is currently at its third beta release (the third one for version 4.0), which brings UI tweaks, as well as core changes. Some highlights are listed below, along with a download link for the ... |
28 November 2008
06:31 GMT |
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New find links the presence of higher amounts of the rare chemical selenium in the human bloodstream to a lower replication rate of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the main cause of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a disease for which there is currently no cure. Selenium appears naturally in the... |
28 November 2008
06:22 GMT |
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Microsoft will discontinue a tool designed to permit developers to build bots for Windows Live Messenger. Come mid-2009, the Redmond company will completely retire the Windows Live Agents software development kit. The announcement was delivered concomitantly with the availability of the latest version of the SDK, nam... |
28 November 2008
06:01 GMT |
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Blizzard Entertainment has released an update for Mac users and fans of the world's most popular RTS title, StarCraft. The update brings StarCraft to version 1.16 on Mac, and includes new / changed features, bug fixes, as well as exploit fixes. Particularly, feature changes include: in-game chat is now saved in ... |
28 November 2008
05:57 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... |
28 November 2008
05:57 GMT |
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New scientific research points to the fact that diabetes sufferers who eat fish dishes at least twice a week have a much lower incidence of kidney disease. Though regularly doctors advise patients to limit the amounts of proteins they ingest, the new UK study seems to indicate that the source of the proteins is the p... |
28 November 2008
05:55 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices’ manufacturing arm, which is also known as the Foundry Company, a foundry service provider, looks rather optimistic at the current economic downturn, considering it a good anti-cyclical investment opportunity. At the same time, the company reckons the challenges that are approaching, stat... |
28 November 2008
05:47 GMT |
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As some of you already know, Seagate has recently announced a new firmware fix for its high-capacity 1.5TB Barracuda SATA hard disk drives, of which numerous users have reported freezing moments. The issue has raised serious questions regarding the company's products, with some users expressing their skepti... |
28 November 2008
05:40 GMT |
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Since the early 1990s, land- and mountain-based glaciers worldwide have been in a constant process of withdrawal, with devastating consequences to global fresh water supplies, which mostly depend on these sources. Asian glaciers, in particular, pose the highest threat because they fuel several large rivers, that, in ... |
28 November 2008
05:36 GMT |
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A woman’s makeup is a fashion statement, just like the clothes and the accessories she wears are. If you've got the last two down properly, there's really no need to ruin everything by going for what could be considered an uninspired makeup. There are several common mistakes that can easily be overloo... |
28 November 2008
05:33 GMT |
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Apple's US Online Store is now back online, featuring the promised Black Friday deals on Macs, iPod and accessories alike. Visitors of Apple's store can also get discounts on software including creative tools, games and more. Earlier this week, Apple posted a teaser on its Online Store, indicating that lot... |
28 November 2008
05:30 GMT |
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Need For Speed Undercover promised to bring back all of the things that made Electronic Arts' famous racing franchise so popular, namely the free roaming environment and the police. It was marketed by EA as the title that would erase the ugly memory of ProStreet from the minds of racers and offer them a great ga... |
28 November 2008
05:21 GMT |
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On November 27th, the Ubuntu developers announced the availability of a major security update for the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS and 8.10 (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). The update patches nine security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packag... |
28 November 2008
05:20 GMT |
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The P5i is probably making now a last impression on the audience before it disappears for good. Watching this recently surfaced video review, and especially the way it was made, sort of leaves us wishing for more, although we can’t know for certain whether this device will never be released, or when, if at all.... |
28 November 2008
05:15 GMT |
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Qimonda has recently announced that the sale of its Inotera stake to Micron had been completed, as well as the receipt of the second tranche of $200 million in cash. Back in October, Qimonda and Micron inked an agreement through which Micron was to purchase Qimonda's shares in Inotera for $400 million in cash in... |
28 November 2008
05:07 GMT |
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Although bringing 190 nations to the table to discuss the delicate problems of climate change and global warming was no easy deal, the United Nations predicts a "gloomy" outcome, among talks of the widely-spread financial crisis. Yvo de Boer, head of the UN Climate Change Secretariat, predicts that participant countr... |
28 November 2008
05:05 GMT |
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In a recent article for the New Scientist publication, there is an interesting scientific explanation to the famous (albeit rather theological) question posed by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), "Why is there something rather than nothing?". However, the answer does not involve God, but rather how the universe was b... |
28 November 2008
04:50 GMT |
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Most of today's computer components manufacturers choose to address their latest products to all those computer enthusiasts out there that require the highest performance available on the market. This is also the case with computer power supply units, which are build to deliver more power to PCs that are built u... |
28 November 2008
04:40 GMT |
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With Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 still cooking, Mozilla is offering for download the first taste of Firefox 3.1 Beta 3. Just as Microsoft is working its way up to Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate, so is Mozilla laboring to produce the first RC Build of its open-source browser. And, when it comes down to Firefox 3.1 coden... |
28 November 2008
04:38 GMT |
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Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) – a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – working with colleagues from the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore, managed to devise a new experimental drug, that showed promise in lab tests, when ... |
28 November 2008
04:35 GMT |
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Layers of very thick vegetation can be a very effective means of preventing landfills from releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane into the atmosphere, a new test study at the Rockhampton's Lakes Creek Landfill in Australia recently showed. Using methane capture towers can be prohibitively ex... |
28 November 2008
04:15 GMT |
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VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading developer of power efficient x86 processor platforms, recently unveiled the new Aristo Pico 840 mini-note, the latest addition to the Aristo Pico Series, which is based on the ultra low power VIA C7-M processor platform. The Aristo Pico 840 has been designed to fulfill the needs of pr... |
28 November 2008
04:06 GMT |
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The Finnish company feels there is no more room left for expansion in the world's forth largest mobile market, Japan, since it believes that, starting next year, the economic crisis will hit this country pretty hard too. Also, since more than 80% of Japan's population already owns at least one mobile phone,... |
28 November 2008
04:01 GMT |
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Earlier this year, the first rumors regarding the possible release of a new ASUS-made netbook that was supposed to be priced in the $200 range emerged. Since then, the company has kept quiet about such a product, saying only that it was planning a new low-cost Eee PC model set to debut sometime in the first quarter o... |
28 November 2008
03:40 GMT |
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The guys at Throwboy have designed a set of small pillows that complement the Mac OS X Dock. Pillows are based on application icons such as the Finder, iTunes, iChat, iPhoto, the Dashboard, and more. “We know your computer is more than a tool,” Throwboy says on its website. “It's a constant co... |
28 November 2008
03:36 GMT |
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In these times of economic turmoil, there are still people who are completely unaffected by the market price drop and soaring gasoline prices. The Baduy population, living only a few miles of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta, is an example of such a group. Their life style is archaic, to say the least, and th... |
28 November 2008
03:34 GMT |
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers has recently announced the launch of its second generation SCALEO Home Server which sports environmentally friendly hard disks drives. The server packs up to four Caviar Green SATA hard disks from Western Digital stated to need 40 percent less energy to operate than a traditional HDD. Energy... |
28 November 2008
03:27 GMT |
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Halo has certainly been one of the defining series for the whole Xbox line of consoles. It placed players in the body armor of a futuristic soldier, named Master Chief, who fought for humanity's right for survival against the evil aliens from the Covenant. It took console shooters to new heights in terms of game... |
28 November 2008
03:23 GMT |
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One of the things all girls hear ever since childhood is that the hair, especially if long, must be brushed many, many times a day. Only by doing this does the hair strengthen and become smooth and shiny. However, other voices are now chiming in, stating exactly the opposite – if you care about your scalp and y... |
28 November 2008
03:12 GMT |
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After the recent riot that took place in the city of Paragominas, when a 3,000-large mob destroyed governmental buildings, stole confiscated wood, and used a tractor to assault the hotel where environmental officials and inspectors were spending the night, the Brazilian government cracked down on illegal wood cutters... |
28 November 2008
03:06 GMT |
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Since the specialists have not perfected the ways of packing, transporting, cooking and using foods and drinks in space, the dinner for the combined crews of the International Space Station and the spacecraft Endeavour was the next best thing. Although the farthest thing from the traditional meals common back on Eart... |
28 November 2008
03:01 GMT |
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As expected, Apple's online store is down as the company is getting ready to list new prices for the special, one-day Apple shopping event this Friday, November 28 (today). In the meanwhile, Australia's residents are the first to get a glimpse at the discounts, which, unfortunately, aren't all that big... |
28 November 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Toshiba has recently talked about the future of solid state drives and expressed its optimism about the NAND flash deployment in SSD applications over the next two years. According to industry watchers, the positive outlook the world's second-largest NAND flash memory maker unveiled is rather meant to consolidat... |
28 November 2008
02:54 GMT |
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The music game genre is definitely on a high ascending trend, as sales have already overcome the sports ones, and it will probably be the most successful selling genre of this season. Titles like Guitar Hero, Rock Band or Wii Music will certainly move a lot of units, as people will surely want to play their favorite ... |
28 November 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Only a couple of days ago, iPhone developer Erica Sadun managed to get the hang of these TV-out performances, and also made useful observations for all users interested. As you will come to realize from the following paragraphs, these TV exporting capabilities come with some, probably undesirable catches, and make th... |
28 November 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Researchers were able to finally identify the mechanisms through which cracks appear in the large ice shelves covering Antarctica and Greenland, a process known as calving. Understanding exactly how this happens is crucial, as the two regions stock most of the ice on Earth, whose melting could increase sea levels by ... |
28 November 2008
02:34 GMT |
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Nintendo is really happy this time of the year, especially considering the fact that sales are already through the roof, surpassing the ones from last year, and that the demand this holiday season is very big. So big in fact, that, although its manufacturing plants are working overtime, the company has stated that cu... |
28 November 2008
02:29 GMT |
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As promised, here's the first release candidate and probably the last development version of the upcoming openSUSE 11.1 Linux distribution. This RC includes a new and improved kernel, lots of bug fixes, a new license and many software updates (see below for changes). "If all goes well, this will be the last test... |
28 November 2008
02:27 GMT |
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Plextor has recently unveiled its truly pocket-sized PX-PPH60U and PX-PPH120U external hard disk drives weighing only 90g. The two drives sport storage capacities of 60GB and 120GB respectively, and are just 12mm thick, designed having in mind a credit card 90mm long and 62mm wide, making them fit for any pocket. The... |
28 November 2008
02:21 GMT |
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The Legend of Zelda series of games is widely considered one of the most innovative and well built franchises out there. It gave players some truly wonderful adventures when it placed them in the boots of Link, a young warrior who set out to save the Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon in the fantasy land of Hyrule.Th... |
28 November 2008
02:10 GMT |
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