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Scientists have been familiar with the fact that the human mind features a “spotlight,” which is their way of referring to the processes that take place inside our heads when our attention brings to focus certain details from our environment, overlooking others. The spotlight functions just like the actua... |
28 December 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Scientists from the Yale University, in the United States, and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, in South Korea, have recently managed to demonstrate the first molecular transistor made out of a single molecule. The finding could have significant implications for the field of electronics research, as i... |
28 December 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Usually, Game of the Year nominations and awards are given out to titles released in the last half of the year, mainly because that's when publishers put out the biggest videogames and because gamers have rather short attention spans.Thankfully, there were not that many real time strategy titles outed in 2009 an... |
28 December 2009
17:51 GMT |
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Last week, an advertisement appeared, listing a number of accessories that were said to work with a whole array of PlayStation Portable variants, including the PSP-4000, a model Sony has not announced officially. A lot of people wondered whether the company leaked some information related to a new handheld or whether... |
28 December 2009
16:31 GMT |
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One of the biggest concerns over the holiday season is not only gaining a few extra pounds, but also cutting short a routine that we’ve already had some trouble settling into. We may have managed to make working out a part of our daily routine, but that’s not to say a break will only do us more harm, Time... |
28 December 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Only a few days ago, we were telling you about a special “shape” issue of V Magazine, which features a plus-size and a regular-size model side by side in what is certainly a first photospread of the kind. The plus-size model, Crystal Renn, is now very appreciated in the fashion industry – and she&rs... |
28 December 2009
15:31 GMT |
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A large number of the earthquakes that take place on the San Andreas fault line – one of the most active on the globe – are caused by tidal forces, experts say. These forces are generated by motions in the planet's crust, they explain, which make the tectonic plates on top tremble. The extreme tensio... |
28 December 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Steam has already managed to make a statement, and more and more companies are beginning to follow on Valve's example. Digital distribution is starting to become increasingly popular, especially in North America, so it's no wonder that everyone is trying to make their push to grab a piece of the market. Di... |
28 December 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Ivana Trump, the former wife of The Donald, as Mr. Trump is known in the media, welcomed Christmas on a less magnanimous note as she had to be escorted off a plane in Florida. As TMZ informs, Ivana was upset by the noise some children made and started cursing them, which is when flight attendants tried to calm her do... |
28 December 2009
14:41 GMT |
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The human brain is designed in such a way that, after we eat as much as we need, it sends commands that let us know we're full. In some cases, however, this mechanism malfunctions, and people continue to eat various foods even after they no longer need them. Now, investigators at the University of Texas Southwes... |
28 December 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment seems eager to turn up the hype level on DC Universe Online, its superhero-centered MMO, set to be released at some point in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 home gaming console and for the PC.The company has recently confirmed that Mr. Freeze, portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the rather forg... |
28 December 2009
13:51 GMT |
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Makers of Capsiplex, a weight loss pill based on red-hot pepper extract, say that their product is better than any other of the kind because not only it encourages sustainable weight loss, but it also does so without any side effects whatsoever. According to the Daily Mail, Capsiplex is going on sale today in the UK,... |
28 December 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Not many may remember the original Carrier Command released in 1988, but, for those that do, Bohemia Interactive Studio and Black Element Software have some truly amazing news. Another game in the same universe is under development and what's even more important is that it's fully licensed and endorsed by t... |
28 December 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Foxconn did not join the rapid streak of netbook releases, which immediately followed the official launch of the Pineview. Nevertheless, it seems that the recently debuted Pine Trail motherboards aren't the only products being worked on by the company. The federal Communications Commission slipped yet ano... |
28 December 2009
11:32 GMT |
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Completely unsurprising, Google is facing more and more resistance and scrutiny as it continues to get into new markets and increases its dominance in the ones it is already present. Very recently, Google has announced its acquisition plans of mobile advertising company AdMob for the hefty of $750 million. It would ... |
28 December 2009
11:31 GMT |
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The cyber-criminal gang behind the notorious Koobface social-networking worm have included a hidden greeting card for the security community in one of their latest campaigns. The attached message talks about the gang's "achievements" and names several security researchers.Koobface is one of the longest-running a... |
28 December 2009
11:09 GMT |
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By any standards, Microsoft’s marketing campaign for Windows 7 is much more modest compared to that of Windows Vista. The difference in financial resources allocated to each platform can be explained by a shift in focus as far as the message accompanying each operating system goes. With Windows Vista, Microsof... |
28 December 2009
11:08 GMT |
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Michael Jackson’s first posthumous single, released on the occasion of the documentary of the same name, “This Is It,” has now an official video to go with it. As MTV can also confirm, the video was directed by famed director Spike Lee and is a collage of images and photos of Michael throughout the ... |
28 December 2009
11:05 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UCB) state in a working paper that people who are married or in relationships tend to cope better with health shocks than those who are single. The work aimed at figuring out how people cope economically with disability and health problems, the team says. The new inve... |
28 December 2009
11:05 GMT |
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There are all sorts of gurus, experts, superstars and the likes these days all professing to possess extraordinary skills in some sort of online field be it social media, the latest trend, or good old fashioned search engines. The problem is that most of these are self-proclaimed experts and there aren't easy w... |
28 December 2009
10:53 GMT |
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Best Western International has unveiled its free iPhone application, titled Best Western to Go, marking the company’s debut in mobile offerings. The “Best Western to Go” iPhone application marks a first for the World’s Largest Hotel Chain, which plans to launch applications for multiple mobile... |
28 December 2009
10:52 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 3 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the Xbox from Microsoft in September 2001. It is classed as an action and strategy title played from a third person perspective and is largely based on a historic... |
28 December 2009
10:51 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia launched during the ongoing year its first handset running under the Maemo 5 operating system, the Nokia N900, a phone that is expected to arrive on the UK market as soon as January 14 is here. However, enthusiasts in the UK won't have to wait until then to grab one of these bea... |
28 December 2009
10:48 GMT |
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The high demand for e-readers culminated not too long ago with Amazon's Kindle e-reader topping monthly sales records, even though only the first half of December had passed. Taking note of this, and of the fact that demand is high enough for Barnes and Noble to be unable to honor orders on time, LG decided to s... |
28 December 2009
10:43 GMT |
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It might look and feel like Windows XP, it might sport a similar graphical user interface and even be able to run XP software, but fact is that an operating system developed by Rain Forest Wind Guangdong Computer Technology Co., Ltd. is anything else but Windows Vista’s predecessor. Ylmf OS is designed as a Win... |
28 December 2009
10:35 GMT |
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As anticipation is building for “SATC 2,” all Carrie Bradshaw fans will get to see their idol in the new romantic comedy “Did You Hear About the Morgans?,” starring Sarah Jessica Parker opposite British actor Hugh Grant. In order to promote this latest film, the actress sat down for a tell-all... |
28 December 2009
10:34 GMT |
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Director James Cameron is not exactly popular for his gentle manners or for putting on a nice attitude for the media. Still, TMZ says, he recently promised that he would sign as many autographs as he could while promoting “Avatar,” a promise he obviously broke a few days ago when he lashed out at a fan at... |
28 December 2009
10:19 GMT |
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Samsung Omnia II and Nokia N900 are two of the hottest mobile phones of the year 2009, one should agree. Each of them has a lot to offer to users, including impressive connectivity and multimedia features, as well as great touchscreen displays, and it is rather interesting to see them put together on video. Omnia II... |
28 December 2009
10:18 GMT |
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The fight against illegal file sharing is being taken to new height of ridiculousness in the UK where law-abiding citizens will have to, once again, pay up to bail out the music and movie industry for their own failures. The proposed Digital Economy Bill, which would force ISPs to kick-off alleged illegal file share... |
28 December 2009
10:06 GMT |
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With the advent of newer and faster connectivity technology, old storage solutions end up gathering dust because they no longer perform well enough to be included in the latest system configurations. Sometimes, old hard drives can't even perform well enough as auxiliary external storage. Brando, however, launche... |
28 December 2009
10:06 GMT |
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Stephen Watt, a 25-year-old software developer, was sentenced to two years in a federal prison for the role he played in the TJX hit, one of the largest credit card thefts in history. The programmer was also ordered to pay the company $171.5 million in restitution for the harm caused.The man befriended notorious hack... |
28 December 2009
10:05 GMT |
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Though only five years old, graphene is already one of the most promising materials in the entire world, mostly because of its peculiar chemical and physical properties. It is one of the strongest materials in the world, and can also conduct electrical current in a very strange way. But working with the material can ... |
28 December 2009
09:57 GMT |
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Hamrick Software has issued a new version of its scanning solution for Mac OS X, VueScan. Supporting over 1,200 flatbed and film scanners and 321 digital-camera raw file types, VueScan is compatible with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux operating systems. The program assists users by automatically adjusting images to an o... |
28 December 2009
09:53 GMT |
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In addition to the performance enhancements built into its latest iteration of the Windows client, Microsoft is offering additional tools for download for customers and partners that want to squeeze all the extra juice from the OS. Case in point, the Windows Performance Analysis Tools, also referred to as the Windows... |
28 December 2009
09:50 GMT |
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J.J. Abram’s 2009 “Star Trek” has been named by critics one of the best movies of the year, along with the most successful reboot of a longstanding franchise that enjoys the support of millions of fans around the world. According to numbers released by Torrent Freak just recently, “Star Trek&r... |
28 December 2009
09:49 GMT |
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Speculation has been steadily building around Apple introducing a tablet device next year, with most sources pinning down the launch for January. Now, according to DigiTimes, Foxconn's subsidiary Innolux will serve as the primary supplier of 10-inch panels for the still-rumored device, while Apple's primary... |
28 December 2009
09:37 GMT |
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While being escorted to the Iga village, the Kirihime princess is kidnapped by Yoshiro Yukikusa, the commander of a demon army. Loyal ninjas to the Iga hidden village, Kage and Chihiro will do whatever is in their power to rescue her. But to do this, they'll have to confront and defeat the endless demon horde of... |
28 December 2009
09:30 GMT |
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The holiday season and Christmas brought in a wider traction towards mobile software solutions, and the sales of Android applications went up 20 percent from November to December in the Android Market, Flurry, the biggest mobile app analytics company, reports. Moreover, the firm also shows that the owners of a Motor... |
28 December 2009
09:30 GMT |
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Even though it hasn't introduced any mobile PCs or low-power systems yet, Foxconn doesn't seem to be all that far behind. The internet saw a new addition to its large number of leaked motherboard photos, with two particular pictures depicting two upcoming boards based on Intel's Pine Trail platform. Th... |
28 December 2009
09:21 GMT |
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TOCA Race Driver 2 is a videogame developed and published by the Codemasters Software Company Limited. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PlayStation Portable handheld and the PC platform on April 13, 2004. The title can be classed as a racing simulation fea... |
28 December 2009
09:16 GMT |
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Actress Brittany Murphy was found unresponsive in her Hollywood Hills mansion the other week, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. She was only 32 and controversy still surrounds the cause of her death because she passed away after going into cardiac arrest. A DVD company is now pulling all promo... |
28 December 2009
09:11 GMT |
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Despite the state of the economy Amazon is doing great bringing in record revenue. Another area where Amazon is flying high is e-books, which are quickly entering the mainstream thanks to the very successful Kindle. This holiday season, the Kindle was one of the most popular gifts in the US, and certainly the most p... |
28 December 2009
09:05 GMT |
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The oldest and most complex system of iron forgeries was recently discovered in Scandinavia. The find was made by a group of researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s (NUST) Museum of Natural History and Archeology, who were led by archaeologist Ruth Iren Oien. When she discovered th... |
28 December 2009
09:03 GMT |
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Mozilla is moving forward with the upcoming releases for its currently supported versions of Firefox. Ahead of Christmas early adopters got the chance to download and start test driving the Beta development milestones of Firefox 3.5.7 and Firefox 3.0.17. Both downloads are currently being served through Mozilla&rsquo... |
28 December 2009
08:52 GMT |
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Three students from the University of Alberta, in Canada, have recently contributed to clearing up a mistake that has endured in the field of paleontology since the 1970s. Through their work, they helped revert a dinosaur species to a more suitable classification. In an odd twist, the new classification is the same a... |
28 December 2009
08:46 GMT |
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The long series of new details on the upcoming Nexus One by HTC (the first phone expected to land with Google's Android 2.1 operating system on board) continues today with news regarding a Bluetooth Desktop Dock for the handset. The device is said to arrive on the market as model CR B410, and has just received ... |
28 December 2009
08:43 GMT |
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Italian engineers announce the development of a new type of headrest, one that is touted to be the answer to the increasingly large number of cases in which people suffer from the effects of whiplash injuries. These are produced when cars are hit by other cars from behind. The passengers and the driver in the first c... |
28 December 2009
08:41 GMT |
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Lady Gaga has been named by several publications the hottest singer of 2009, an artist who managed to forge her own sound and style, thus bringing a breath of fresh air on the pop scene. She is also famous for her fashion sense and the out of the ordinary outfits she usually dons in public. For Reverend Fred Phelps o... |
28 December 2009
08:29 GMT |
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A new report is saying that on the United States market, there were 1,099 videogame titles released, which is a little bit more than the 1,092 which came during 2008. This increase, which is slightly unexpected in a tough year for the videogaming industry, will probably be sustained in 2010 as more titles compete for... |
28 December 2009
08:27 GMT |
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Just a short while ago, NVIDIA revealed that, according to internal testing procedures, Fermi-based cards would dominate all the graphics market segments. Needless to say, this propelled the Fermi hype even higher than it already was, but it seems that anticipations may turn into disappointment if the rumors publishe... |
28 December 2009
08:21 GMT |
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Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight is a fighting game based on the live-action TV show that will allow you to play as any of the 13 superheroes, the Kamen Riders. You will be able to enter Mirror World and take part in the fast-paced action in the same style as your favorite Kamen Rider.Each character has its own special Con... |
28 December 2009
08:08 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics announced recently that it planned to enhance the user experience one can get from its Samsung I8910 HD (OMNIAHD, GT-I8910) handset. The improvements are set to arrive on the device via a firmware update that has been slated for release in January 2010, the company... |
28 December 2009
08:06 GMT |
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For a short while there, it seemed that new release “Sherlock Holmes” from British director Guy Ritchie was about to take down James Cameron’s “Avatar” from the top position of the US box office. However, the holiday weekend ended with the latter still atop, bringing yet another $75 mill... |
28 December 2009
07:26 GMT |
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Not only analysts but also end-users noticed how uncommon it was for NVIDIA to demonstrate its Fermi architecture months ahead of the actual release date. The current general impression is that the company intended for the preview to serve in slowing down ATI's sales.Of course, the announcement doesn't seem... |
28 December 2009
07:07 GMT |
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Microsoft isn’t exactly done with the delivery of the second Beta build for its next generation development platform and tools. In this regard, the Redmond company has now made available for download new Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 releases packaged as images designed to run inside virtual machines. Customers lo... |
28 December 2009
07:02 GMT |
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Gyroscopes are perhaps some of the most well-known toys in the world, as they were all the rage for children living in the 20th century. They were used for a variety of applications, ranging from replacing magnetic compasses to helping stabilize satellites in orbit, but now the main goal in the field is to reduce the... |
28 December 2009
06:58 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier AT&T has made a rather interesting move recently, namely it has halted the online sales of Apple's iPhone device in the New York metropolitan area. The online sales of the iPhone have been stopped on Sunday, it seems, and different voices over the Internet suggest that the move was determin... |
28 December 2009
06:56 GMT |
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Facebook is in the midst of yet another redesign and this time the signs are looking good and most people seem to be favorable to the changes. It doesn't mean that a lot of people will have a fit, yet again, when the design goes live, as is the case with all Facebook changes but, for the most part, the tweaks w... |
28 December 2009
06:56 GMT |
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Welcome to the 77th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
I would like to start this weekly by wishing a happy and prosper 2010 to all of our readers! The following Linux-based operating systems were announced last week: VortexBox 1.0, Salix OS 13.0.2, SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Beta 3, Berry Linux 1.00 and Sabily 9.10. In other ... |
28 December 2009
06:45 GMT |
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Every year, Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference is a key event for developers around the world, but due to the costs associated, many devs might not be able to attend the event. Microsoft has, of course, made a tradition of offering content from the conference on the PDC dedicated website each year,... |
28 December 2009
06:44 GMT |
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A new report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) sheds lots of doubts on the International Space Station (ISS) and its potential to bring a return on American investments. The Office believes that the 25 years and billions of dollars that the United States have put in the station may have been misplaced,... |
28 December 2009
06:39 GMT |
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Even though, unlike netbooks and nettops, all-in-one PCs didn’t exactly see a popularity surge during the past year, they are still appealing to those end-users interested in a machine capable of handling basic computing tasks while taking up little to no desk space. To expand this area a bit, MSI will introduc... |
28 December 2009
06:31 GMT |
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Jump! Ultimate Stars is an uptake on the previous release, Jump Super Stars. It features a similar Super Smash Bros.-style fighting gameplay with a huge array of licensed manga characters. In total, 300 characters from 41 different mangas are available and will enable players to go wild and have some real fun. Player... |
28 December 2009
06:18 GMT |
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Google has finished off its holiday doodle series with a very interesting image of the moon and a space ship complete with Christmas lights to give it a festive touch. The image was a bit of a mystery for most people, but it all makes sense when you realize that Google is funding an ambitious project, the Google Lun... |
28 December 2009
06:10 GMT |
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Supported on the three popular versions of Mac OS X employed worldwide (Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard), CleanMyMac is an efficient cleaning utility developed by the people at MacPaw. As the company’s flagship product, CleanMyMac is updated on a regular basis, the winter holidays making no exception. On the pa... |
28 December 2009
06:10 GMT |
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is considered by many the best game of 2009, and is without a doubt the best selling one. A lot of these sales were made in spite of the game's controversial nature, mainly the airport massacre scene. The famous “No Russian” mission gave players a moral conundrum, as the... |
28 December 2009
06:09 GMT |
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Windows Mobile enthusiasts up for trying a few new goodies beside what a stock ROM for their device can offer have now new options to do so, in case they own an HTC HD2 mobile phone. The guys over at XDA-Developers came up with new ROMs for the device, enabling those interested in this to taste a little of what Wind... |
28 December 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Next Christmas might see end-users enjoying seamless video playback on Superspeed USB 3.0 standard devices if DisplayLink manages to get its chip out on schedule. The chip will allow video to be transmitted ten times faster than permitted by the USB 2.0 interface. This will be achieved thanks to a chip that will enab... |
28 December 2009
06:00 GMT |
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Last week, Berbie issued the latest version of its route-planning software application for Mac OS X, TrailRunner. We only got around to covering the update then. TrailRunner can display maps and elevation data from web-based mapping services like USGS topo maps, import GPS recordings from Trails for iPhone, as well a... |
28 December 2009
05:58 GMT |
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Men apparently can sense less than women, when it comes to touch acuity. One of the main reasons for this, scientists believe, could be the fact that women have, on average, smaller fingertips than men do. In a series of experiments conducted on college students, it was revealed that those with smaller fingers tended... |
28 December 2009
05:57 GMT |
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Featured on Apple’s Mac OS X Downloads area with every major and minor update, Evernote (a Softpedia freeware pick) now dramatically improves speed and performance for accounts with large (Large) numbers of notes, with the release of version 1.6.0. The Evernote team also contacted us recently with news of a maj... |
28 December 2009
05:48 GMT |
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Users that have followed Windows 7 closely this holiday season know that Windows 7 discounts have been in short supply, with the company offering nothing more on top of the special deals related to the launch of the operating system. Still, there are ways in which customers can still access Windows 7 at a considerabl... |
28 December 2009
05:48 GMT |
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A new scientific study has revealed a very worrying fact about some 44 species of insects in Europe – they appear to be multiplying out of control. The area that has been housing them for thousands, if not millions, of years, has warmed considerably since the 1980s, and the creatures have adapted their life cyc... |
28 December 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Palm Pre, one of the nicest smartphones that was launched on the market during the ongoing year, seems set to receive a new software update as soon as today. Sprint, the wireless carrier that has it exclusively available in the United States, says on its support website that December 28, 2009, is the day when WebOS ... |
28 December 2009
05:32 GMT |
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Euthanasia is a very controversial subject, and we would all have a hard time letting go of our loved ones and choosing to pull the plug, but when it's time to go, it's just time to go. Duke Nukem is definitely someone whose time is up, but 3D Realm just won't put the poor guy out of his misery. Gamesa... |
28 December 2009
05:27 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 3: Extreme Legends is a videogame developed and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony in January 2003. It is described as an action title played from a third person perspective featuring some medieval influences.The game is a standal... |
28 December 2009
05:18 GMT |
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It seems that Panasonic is bent on creating a working energy storage battery meant to complement the power generation capabilities of solar batteries. The company will achieve this thanks to the technological know-how recently gained from the acquisition of Sanyo. The battery will supposedly enable Japanese and other... |
28 December 2009
05:18 GMT |
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The would-be Mac cloner headquartered in Miami, Florida - Psystar - has again turned to its fans for help. While at first Psystar shifted the responsibility of installing OS X on PCs to its customers, the company is now seeking funding via donations and T-shirt sales, and other kinds of contributions, to continue its... |
28 December 2009
05:14 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation seems to have a few novelties up its sleeve when it comes to the Android mobile phones it delivered or is about to deliver to the market. The company was said not too long ago to plan the launch of a nice range of new Android devices during the first half of the next year... |
28 December 2009
05:06 GMT |
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Picasa hasn't been able to take on Flickr's coolness factor, which it managed to retain to a certain degree even after being acquired by Yahoo, but Google's photo sharing service has it's own strengths and what it lacks in charm it makes up in smartness. Most recently, developers have taken advan... |
28 December 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed officially a zero-day security vulnerability affecting Internet Information Services (IIS). The security hole was initially reported just ahead of Christmas on December 23rd, and the Redmond company provided the first response at the end of the past week. So far, the issue in question affects... |
28 December 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Rallen and Jeena's routine patrol mission is interrupted when they pick up a distress call. Upon arriving at the source of the message, they find an ancient escape pod and its passenger in cryogenic sleep. Waking him up, the two officers find out about a horrible threat to the universe – the Krawls are abo... |
28 December 2009
04:53 GMT |
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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was released in North America, three weeks ago, to be precise, and, while Nintendo is already working on an unnamed 16th addition to the Legend of Zelda franchise, another game in the series could have arrived before it. There was something else on Eiji Aonuma's mind, the Zelda... |
28 December 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Paris Hilton, Hollywood’s former wild child and socialite extraordinaire, is now the wife of Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. The two tied the knot in a quickie ceremony in Las Vegas the other day. In attendance: Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. As the Examiner can confirm, it was a match made in... |
28 December 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Scientists at the National University of Ireland, in Galway, have recently found that the use of disinfectants in homes may be effective against normal germs, but have learned that it also promotes the development of superbugs. These organisms appear from “normal” strains of bacteria or microbes, but evol... |
28 December 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Microsoft is announcing that it plans to release a new episode of the Halo: Legends anime series on January 2, 2010. The last piece of the saga is set to be delivered on the Halo Waypoint Xbox Live area for exactly 24 hours and gamers will have a first chance to see it before the whole series is launched on a DVD in ... |
28 December 2009
04:44 GMT |
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Nexus One by HTC seems set to soon take the Android crown from the Motorola DROID, currently considered the hottest device running under Google's operating system. The handset emerged into the headlines a few weeks ago, and we've seen a wide range of rumors and suppositions regarding its specs and availabi... |
28 December 2009
04:33 GMT |
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This weekend, the NASA/ESA Saturn explorer Cassini did a new flyby around Titan, the gas giant's largest moon, and also one of the most interesting objects in the solar system. The body is believed to be home to a large number of liquid hydrocarbon lakes, most notably methane and ethane. The North Pole contains ... |
28 December 2009
04:32 GMT |
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The Pineview generation of Atom processors from Intel was recently introduced and most of the media has been focused on the various products launched by hardware makers meant to support the new chips. Still, it seems that motherboard manufacturers aren't exclusively focused on creating products based on Pine Tra... |
28 December 2009
04:24 GMT |
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Everyone is becoming more and more interested in geolocation and for good reason. Besides the hype that surrounds most new technologies, geolocation has a lot of applications and is set to transform the way we use the web in a profound manner. Twitter, which is getting its fair share of hype on its own, is betting b... |
28 December 2009
04:19 GMT |
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With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft built on the evolution of the platform’s search capabilities introduced in Windows Vista. Just like its predecessor, Windows 7 allows users to perform fast and seamless searches throughout the operating system, in Windows Explorer, as well as via the search box under the... |
28 December 2009
04:16 GMT |
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Valve's been known for being friendly with its fans, especially with the mod community. And, with the Christmas and the holiday season in full bloom, the company was even more generous than usually. First, Team Fortress 2 got a huge amount of attention, mainly through the War update. When this was over, the game... |
28 December 2009
04:13 GMT |
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Earlier in the month, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, which has been working on a MMO called Stargate Worlds based on the hit television series, announced that it would be diverting some of its resources towards creating a third person shooter called Stargate Resistance set to be released in 2010.Now, Kathryn Dutchi... |
28 December 2009
04:09 GMT |
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She often made headlines for her alleged wild love life, as well as for the unique way she occasionally found to express her affection, like wearing her ex’s blood in a vial on a chain around her neck. Even if she’s now a mother and a committed partner, Angelina Jolie insists that fidelity is not essentia... |
28 December 2009
04:09 GMT |
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Apple is looking for a software engineer knowing their way around with browser technology, scalable Internet applications and word-processing development, a job posting reveals. Apple is no stranger to cloud computing (MobileMe) and has already introduced the concept in iWork via iWork.com in January. The service, in... |
28 December 2009
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Early adopters of Google's Android operating system, namely the owners of a T-mobile G1 handset, might have a new reason to rejoice, it seems. According to the latest news around the Internet, there are great chances that the Android 2.0 operating system will make an appearance on their mobile phones, and there... |
28 December 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Charlie Sheen got in trouble with authorities again, as he and his wife Brooke Mueller were involved in a violent domestic dispute on Christmas morning that saw the actor thrown in jail and charged with several counts. E! Online has now learned that not only was alcohol a factor in the dispute, on both sides, but tha... |
28 December 2009
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A document attesting Apple’s ownership of the iSlate.com domain has been dug up by the people at MacRumors, who call this more than just a big coincidence, referring to the tablet-focused event rumored to take place next month at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Fueling speculation is a rec... |
28 December 2009
03:41 GMT |
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Work on Mozilla's upcoming add-on platform Jetpack is moving along at a steady pace with the release of Jetpack 0.7. It's a mostly bug-fixing release, but it's also introducing a new API designed to handle an add-on's first run. A number of improvements and tweaks to existing features were also i... |
28 December 2009
03:38 GMT |
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The multimedia remote with keyboard and trackball from Lenovo wasn't launched with the usual “world's first” or “world's best” or any other such epithet. Actually, Lenovo didn't even issue a press release for this product, even though the 57Y6336 has already been selling fo... |
28 December 2009
03:37 GMT |
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One of the most enduring mysteries in astrophysics was until recently the mechanism that some stars in globular clusters used to appear younger than they actually were. As a general rule, the celestial bodies in these structures are very old, with an age estimated to be around 12 and 13 billion years. But, while most... |
28 December 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Customers looking for a new access solution for their corporate network, or to upgrade from Intelligent Application Gateway will have a new product from Microsoft available in early 2010. Already released to manufacturing, Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 will start being offered to customers in early Janu... |
28 December 2009
03:33 GMT |
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Microsoft has filled a patent for something called “Avatar Individualized By Physical Characteristics,” which aims to create an image of the gamer that could then be used in most videogames and in other activities linked to the Xbox 360 and to Live, but with the added twist of creating virtual personas as... |
28 December 2009
03:23 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless launched at the beginning of November its first handsets powered by Google's Android operating system, the Motorola DROID and the HTC DROID Eris. The former, as many of you might already know, has managed to prove itself as the hottest Android device of the year, and Big Re... |
28 December 2009
03:22 GMT |
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Rebellion has had us on the edge of our seats for quite some time now, but it wasn't a universal ”seat's edge” when it announced that it was working on Aliens vs. Predator. The feeling became a general one when it started releasing the first details and trailers, and we were able to see for ours... |
28 December 2009
03:21 GMT |
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Jon Gosselin spent Christmas with his children and, after a peaceful holiday, returned home to his New York City apartment to find it vandalized, with several valuables missing and many others destroyed, his attorney confirms for JustJared. A note was found at the scene, bearing the signature of Jon’s former gi... |
28 December 2009
03:13 GMT |
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People familiar with Apple’s plans have confirmed that the company developing the Mac operating system has booked a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for late January in what looks like a move dedicated to announcing the much-hyped tablet computer. Apple has historically used the res... |
28 December 2009
03:03 GMT |
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Scientists using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) on the human brain have determined that the human brain is perfectly capable of differentiating between artificial sweeteners and sugar. This also holds true when the conscious mind is unaware of the difference. Over the past few years, manufacturers have ... |
28 December 2009
03:03 GMT |
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While Microsoft is not yet ready to talk about the next iteration of Windows Live Messenger, the company is promising that it will deliver a new development milestone of its instant messaging client in the first half of the coming year. But in this regard, the software giant has in fact missed the initially announced... |
28 December 2009
03:02 GMT |
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Unlike nature, man doesn't go into a deep slumber during winter and, as such, neither does the IT industry, which seems to be very much alive and kicking. Among the various segments, the section of this industry that seems to be doing rather well for itself is that of solid state storage. Just days before the cu... |
28 December 2009
02:51 GMT |
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SBSH Mobile Software, a leading applications provider for handsets running under Windows Mobile, Symbina, BlackBerry and iPhone OS, has recently released a new iteration of its SBSH GoNews software solution for Microsoft's mobile client, namely version 1.3. Among the enhancements that the new flavor comes aroun... |
28 December 2009
02:47 GMT |
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Regardless of its type, brain cancer is fast and deadly. But one particular form of tumors, known as glioblastoma multiforme, is extremely apt at spreading incredibly fast in healthy neurons, causing inoperable tumors, and killing people very fast. Researchers have always wondered what promotes such a rapid developme... |
28 December 2009
02:46 GMT |
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In spite of its attempts to put on a good show and look really brave, Take-Two has proven that a year in which it doesn't have a Grand Theft Auto game to publish is going to be an unprofitable one for the developer. Even with its Borderlands selling more than two million copies, the company ended up below zero o... |
28 December 2009
02:39 GMT |
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British scientists from the Royal Holloway, University of London, have recently revealed in a new scientific paper that the famous acacia plants actually have a symbiotic relationship with their ants. For all intents and purposes, these plants always appear to be overrun with the six-legged insects, which feed on the... |
28 December 2009
02:33 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 2 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was only released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on October 25, 2000. It is classed as an action game played from a third person perspective and combines elements from real time strategy titles and draws most o... |
28 December 2009
02:28 GMT |
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Emphasizing even more on the benefits of Adobe’s PDF document format is futile at this point, given the level of popularity it has reached. Suffice to mention that it holds an important share of the market, and that it suits corporations and home users alike, although the target customer base for creating PDF i... |
28 December 2009
02:10 GMT |
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DRIV3R, also known as Driver 3, is a videogame created by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Boy, the PC (a GameCube version was in production but got canceled). The game was also later ported to mobile ph... |
28 December 2009
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Ever since Hubble got its new set of eyes, the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), astronomers have been treated to a wealth of new scientific data of the Deep Field, a portion of the night skies just 1/12th of the surface of the Moon. The new observation instrument is very effective at its job, mostly because of its massive... |
28 December 2009
01:50 GMT |
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According to experts studying the human brain, we regularly employ the help of three different types of memories in our daily lives. One of these types is the declarative memory, which helps us remember facts, people and places, another is the procedural memory, which allows us to learn how to play a sport or learn a... |
28 December 2009
01:23 GMT |
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