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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced officially at the beginning of this month that it would soon deliver to the market a handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the Xperia X10, a device previously known as Xperia X3. Just as other phones in the Xperia series, the upcoming X... |
28 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Sprint Nextel Corporation announced on Friday that it had managed to successfully complete the tender offer for all common stock outstanding shares of iPCS, Inc. According to the company, its offer was made through a Sprint Nextel wholly-owned subsidiary, Ireland Acquisition Corporation, and has expired on November... |
28 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the final version of Linux Mint 8 has been released a few minutes ago by Clement Lefebvre and the wonderful Linux Mint community. Dubbed Helena, the new Linux Mint 8 operatng system is based on the recently released Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, X.org 7.4... |
28 November 2009
12:09 GMT |
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I've finished Dragon Age: Origins two times now and I am preparing for a third playthrough (I am thinking about a Arcane Warrior Blood Mage hybrid). And the role playing experience which the people at BioWare have managed to deliver is pretty spectacular from the beginning to the end. But, as always, the experie... |
28 November 2009
10:41 GMT |
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There is little women wouldn’t do in the name of fashion and, ultimately, looking good. Among the things they would put themselves through is strict dieting before Christmas, complete with buying party dresses in at least one size too small to act as incentive for the weight loss, a new survey cited by the Dail... |
28 November 2009
10:11 GMT |
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For those who somehow managed to go through 2009 without once hearing the name of Susan Boyle, her debut album, “I Dreamed a Dream,” will probably not mean that much. Her diehard fans, though, will see it in an entirely different light, as the material comes to show that all these months they’ve spe... |
28 November 2009
09:41 GMT |
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Not very long ago, cosmetic doctors and surgeons put up a united front to warn of the dangers of buying do it yourself kits of Botox or other fillers off the Internet and then using them without having any experience or the proper qualification to do so. We live in an age in which, whether we like it or not, the pres... |
28 November 2009
09:41 GMT |
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It may be its mortal enemy, but Facebook doesn't mind borrowing a couple of tricks from Google's playbook once in a while. Google is well known for the tests it rolls out for even the smallest features before integrating them with the proper product. It's not the only company doing this, but Google ha... |
28 November 2009
09:31 GMT |
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Online illegal file-sharing is always a hot topic and the big media companies are doing their best to keep it in the spotlight. But for all their talk of protecting their business and the artists' rights, their anti-piracy fight boils down to what can only be described as a form of extortion. And after the prac... |
28 November 2009
07:56 GMT |
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Complaints regarding Apple’s new iMacs have been piling up since the new models debuted last month. Alongside angry Apple Discussions posts saying that new iMacs arrived broken, users of the new Apple Magic Mouse also expressed deep dissatisfaction with the peripheral’s functionality. Just when we thought... |
28 November 2009
07:25 GMT |
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In tune with the holiday season, companies are releasing new desktop PC models, hoping for their products to become the subject of desire for those wishing to buy themselves or someone else a new system for the holidays. In this case, however, three computers are introduced by a company which normally specializes in ... |
28 November 2009
07:24 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has just released into the wild a new software version for one of its most popular handset available on the market, the Nokia E71. The new version of device's firmware is 400.21.013, and it is said to come around with a wide range of fixes, as well as with improved support for N... |
28 November 2009
07:19 GMT |
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Spam is one of the biggest problems with the web at the moment and, despite countless efforts and measures, it's unlikely to go away any time soon. Google has several way of countering spam, be it in Gmail or in the web at large, which it claims are pretty good at making these methods pretty useless, though, th... |
28 November 2009
07:11 GMT |
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The molten core of our planet is entirely engulfed in the mantle, the second, thickest layer of magma that supports the crust. The latter is simply the skin of our planet, a layer just a few kilometers thick at its largest point, on which everything we know, continents and oceans included, lie. But there are also sig... |
28 November 2009
07:11 GMT |
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Much to everyone’s surprise, Microsoft shared details about Internet Explorer 9 very early on in the browser’s development process. Dean Hachamovitch, general manager, Internet Explorer, explained that the first IE9-related information offered via official channels was simply the Redmond company joining ... |
28 November 2009
06:45 GMT |
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Customers of an UK-based web host called Daily Internet Services, had their websites defaced by hackers, who replaced their index pages with an image featuring Tux, the Linux penguin mascot. The company has restored the affected pages from back-ups and is currently investigating the attack.Daily Internet Services iss... |
28 November 2009
06:36 GMT |
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Scientists at the Lulea University of Technology announce the development of a new computer model, which is perfectly capable of mimicking a pair of human brain functions in a digital environment. A number of potentially-groundbreaking applications spring to mind, including the development of machines that are able t... |
28 November 2009
06:25 GMT |
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It was only a few days ago when we learned that one of the flagship handsets delivered to the market by Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has been pulled from shelves by retailers in the UK, namely the Satio, and now a second device from the company, the Sony Ericsson Aino, has embraced the same fate... |
28 November 2009
06:21 GMT |
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Although not on par with as notebooks, netbooks actually saw an explosion of popularity this year thanks to their high degree of mobility and even satisfactory performance capabilities which allow for media playback and unhindered Internet access. With ultra-portability and on-the-go Internet access, these products m... |
28 November 2009
06:14 GMT |
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A new statistical estimate shows that, by closing schools, authorities could potentially prevent up to 21 percent of new swine flu cases. The investigation was conducted in eight European countries, and scientists determined that schools were one of the main ways through which the viral strain infected additional pop... |
28 November 2009
06:13 GMT |
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Airplane travels carry with them the convenience of getting around the world in less than a day. But, they also bypass a basic function of the human brain, which is to keep accurate accounts of the time of day and to regulate basic physiological processes accordingly. The disturbances that occur when time zone differ... |
28 November 2009
06:01 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung announced not too long ago that it had been working on the development of its own operating system for mobile phones, called bada. While the OS ahas been announced, it seems that it official launch is yet to come, and that is expected to happen as soon as December 8 is here, a... |
28 November 2009
05:53 GMT |
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Golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a one-vehicle car crash on Friday that sent him to the ER with severe facial lacerations, as we also reported only hours ago. As police documents say that wife Elin Nordegren broke the window of the car and dragged him out, thus saving him, Woods himself is telling friends whatever ... |
28 November 2009
05:48 GMT |
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Scientists in the Asian nation are excited about the fire-up of their latest synchotron, a particle accelerator featuring a 30-GeV Main Ring. The J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) is managed by a multi-national T2K neutrino collaboration, and has over the weekend made its first neutrino observations.... |
28 November 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Although official information on Intel's future releases is, except for few exceptions, mostly vague, PC enthusiasts may still squeeze information out of whatever comes their way, whether it's a photo of a certain prototype or a certain quote. However, most often, what individuals with reasonable hardware k... |
28 November 2009
05:37 GMT |
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Computer maker Acer is one of the newcomers on the smartphone market, this is something most of you might already know. The company launched 10 handsets during the ongoing year, 9 of which were powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, while one of them, the Acer A1 Liquid, has just reached the ma... |
28 November 2009
05:36 GMT |
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The world of televised music competitions is about to change for good, if rapper Eminem sees his wish granted. The popular X Factor show, for instance, needs more “global stars” on the panel of judges, Em says in a recent interview cited by the Guardian, which is why he’d be more than interested in ... |
28 November 2009
05:34 GMT |
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When our ancestors learned how to domesticate animals, society took a giant leap forward. Having the ability to get rid of carrying burdens, and transferring the load on animals meant that our forefathers had more energy, free hands, and so on. Their ability to survive and move faster from one place to the other also... |
28 November 2009
05:16 GMT |
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North America's premier financial institution Scotiabank has recently announced that it plans on offering mobile banking services to its users as soon as the spring of 2010 arrives. According to the company, the move will be made through the partnership it has recently signed with M-Com, an international m... |
28 November 2009
05:13 GMT |
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In October this year, Cheryl Cole, Girls Aloud minx and popular X Factor judge, released her first solo album. Critically and commercially received with mixed reactions, it did manage to stay atop of the UK charts for two consecutive weeks, with interest in it set to peak again in the following days thanks to the rel... |
28 November 2009
05:13 GMT |
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Not too long ago, the media got a picture of NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang sporting a tablet PC which was assumed to be the same thing as the highly-anticipated Apple Tablet. The shot was taken during the CEO's speech at the American University of Dubai, but no details were given about the technology used in the ta... |
28 November 2009
04:49 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics launched on the market, during the first quarter of the ongoing year, one of its most appealing touchscreen mobile phones, the LG Arena. The handset, which came to the shelves as a high-end feature phone, is now rumored to already have a successor under development in L... |
28 November 2009
04:46 GMT |
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A few years ago, a large controversy was set in motion in the international scientific community about the possible existence of fossilized life forms in a Martian meteorite that crash-landed in Antarctica. The piece of rock, known as ALH 84001, was then believed by some to contain certain proof that life existed on ... |
28 November 2009
04:46 GMT |
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Professional golfer Tiger Woods was admitted to the hospital on Friday after running his Escalade into a fire hydrant and then into a tree on a neighbor’s lawn. At the time police arrived, he was slipping in and out of consciousness and was deemed in serious conditions for the facial lacerations he had sustaine... |
28 November 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Google got most of the attention this week for its recently unveiled Chrome OS so the Wave team figured it was time for a little update as well. They're not actually announcing anything but they are revealing the results of a survey they've carried out to find out what people liked or disliked about Google... |
28 November 2009
04:42 GMT |
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Miley Cyrus just turned 17 and, despite what some might label a rather young age, she has plenty of accomplishments under her belt, including being one of the most bankable singers of the young generation, a successful actress and an appreciated songwriter. This, of course, is not to say that she hasn’t set her... |
28 November 2009
04:25 GMT |
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The latest flavor of Google's Android operating system, dubbed Eclair or Android 2.0, has already arrived on the market packed inside a brand new powerful and attractive device, the Motorola DROID. This is the second Android handset launched on the market by Motorola, and also one of the many other phones that ... |
28 November 2009
04:21 GMT |
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Smartphones are already an indispensable commodity to a lot of people, and have become an integrated part of their daily lives. Some use them to surf the Web and post updates on Facebook and Twitter, while others use facilities such as document viewers and editor, and slideshow presentations. But now, researchers at ... |
28 November 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Going to show that it’s all about what fans want and rarely – if ever – about what critics say, Britney Spears has managed, with the help of those fans who have stood by her through thick and thin, to set a new record in Australia. Tickets for Sydney’s Acer Arena show have sold so well that Br... |
28 November 2009
03:56 GMT |
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After NEC and Hitachi renounced the Project Keisoku contract back in May, a contract which implied that they would put together a hybrid scalar and vector supercomputer (a combination of Sparc processors and a variant of the SX engine from NEC), the Rikagaku Kankyusho research laboratory eventually decided to come up... |
28 November 2009
03:49 GMT |
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Apple's iPhone, the most popular handset available on the market at the moment, is set to become available on the South Korean mobile phone market as soon as today. Not only does its arrival offer users in the country the possibility to choose yet another appealing device, beside those already present on the ma... |
28 November 2009
03:38 GMT |
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November is turning out to be a very busy month from the perspective of musical releases. Not only does it see albums from artists like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Susan Boyle, but it also marks the beginning of Jennifer Lopez’s “comeback,” after the singer’s maternity leave. “Love?” i... |
28 November 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Scientists handling the European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory announce the release of observations performed on one of the largest stars ever known to science, VY Canis Major. The advanced instrument, which was launched in May aboard a modified Ariane 5 delivery system, alongside the Planck Ob... |
28 November 2009
03:35 GMT |
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