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Certain compounds of silicon, aluminum and oxygen, known as zeolites, are essential to such products as kitty litter, detergents and gasoline, and, as such, important for the modern-day lifestyle we are accustomed to. There are, at this point, about 200 known types of the stuff, but experts have hypothesized for a lo... |
3 November 2009
21:21 GMT |
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For many years, neuroscientists believed that the “headquarters” of human self-awareness were located in a portion of the brain called the insula, which allows us to realize the things that go on inside the body. For just as many years, this explanation had sufficed, and experts moved onwards with their r... |
3 November 2009
20:01 GMT |
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My colleague Florian Totu has posted a review of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, the military simulation developed and published by Codemasters, giving it mostly high marks and praising the way the title puts you in the middle of intense firefights with a squad of other three guys taking on the might of the Peop... |
3 November 2009
17:51 GMT |
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Physicists at the Zhejiang University, in China, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the US, have recently discovered a reverse shock wave of light forming in a special type of structure, known as a left-handed metamaterial. This is the first time the effect is directly observed in such a specific... |
3 November 2009
17:41 GMT |
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The nature of time has remained something that has fascinated humans since the dawn of time, and the first division of a day into smaller intervals. Many have wondered about how to split it as accurately as possible, whereas others have been wondering if the concept is derived from physical laws or not. Over the last... |
3 November 2009
17:01 GMT |
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Using scientific measurements collected by the Hinode satellite, experts at the University College London (UCL), in the United Kingdom, have recently determined that the main triggers for solar winds in our Sun must be the very strong magnetic fields. While the winds have been known as a phenomenon for a long time, t... |
3 November 2009
16:51 GMT |
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The Prince of Persia movie trailer has become available to the public and it now seats swinging from some column on the YouTube website. The trailer was previously seen at some press events last week, but, now, the just-under-two-and-a-half-minute trailer can be enjoyed by everyone with access to the World Wide Web.P... |
3 November 2009
16:31 GMT |
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It's hard to create a videogame that tackles mature themes. One just has to ask the people at BioWare who have been vilified by the media, especially Fox News, for the simple fact that they offered some details about how love might look in the future between adults of two different species.One just has to look a... |
3 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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BlackBerry Bold 9700, also known as the BlackBerry Bold 2, is reportedly getting ready to come to the market in the United States sometime during November, yet it seems that far later than when it will arrive in Canada. While Rogers has already put the phone on sale, and Bell and Telus are expected to make the same m... |
3 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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After Canonical showed off their latest operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), it is now time for another Linux mammoth to take the spotlight. In other words, Mandriva Linux 2010.0 was just released a few minutes ago, after two Alpha versions, one Beta and two Release Candidates, totaling more than four months... |
3 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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In a find that could have massive implications for handling people suffering from speech disorders, experts at the Yale-affiliated Haskins Laboratories have determined that learning how to speak also changes the way sounds are heard in the human brain. The discovery, which is detailed in this week's issue of the... |
3 November 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Futuremark Corporation announced today the signing of an agreement with China Mobile, aimed at the development of a new benchmarking piece of software. As you probably know by now, Futuremark is the global leading developer of performance-analysis software, as well as of services for smartphones, handheld devices and... |
3 November 2009
14:41 GMT |
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Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama are America’s number-one couple in terms of advocating a healthy lifestyle, based on eating well and working out regularly. However, reports in the US media have it that this, combined with all the hard work he’s been putting in as of late, might have taken its toll on... |
3 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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From what we know so far, the new PMK studio monitors announced by Mackie could very well be a first in the industry. Since more complex info is currently missing, we can't tell if this is a joke, for it looks like these new monitors are some cool toys for the audio professionals and home-recording enthusiasts a... |
3 November 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Sony has announced that it plans to release an Ultimate Edition version of God of War III, the action title set to be launched early in 2010, as a PlayStation 3 exclusive and is expected to attract quite a lot of players to the said console.Players who will pick up the Ultimate Edition should get an art book showing ... |
3 November 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola has just announced the upcoming availability of its second handset running under Google's Android operating system, the Motorola DROID, which is set to come to US carrier Verizon Wireless on November 6. Moreover, the handset vendor also announced the launch of this phone on other mark... |
3 November 2009
13:51 GMT |
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Stress is a killer, and we all probably know that, especially in those situations when the deadlines are nearing and we find we still haven’t completed the task at hand. Whatever the reason it appears for, stress diminishes productivity, while also taking a toll on our health. This is why experts recommend a fe... |
3 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable received a lot of attention from Sony this year, with a lot of promotions and special offers, but that didn't lead to an increase in total sales. According to the financial report for the April-September period, the company revealed that the PSP sold less than it had done the past year. ... |
3 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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It seems that Ubisoft has a hit on its hands with Assassin's Creed II if current pre-order levels are to be believed. Mike Hickey, who is an analyst watching the videogame market for Janco Partners, has notified investors that the sequel is estimated to have between 10 and 20% more gamers interested in paying fo... |
3 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone carrier Bell has been expected to launch its new HSPA wireless network at the beginning of this month, and now the company went official with the exact date. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, November 4, Bell subscribers will be able to enjoy the new highly-anticipated HSPA wireless network their c... |
3 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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There is not only a complex ecosystem of software and hardware products growing around the latest Windows platform from Microsoft, but also a world of materials focused on the operating system, offering different perspectives and insights. There is a number of Microsoft Press books already wrapped up and available fo... |
3 November 2009
12:31 GMT |
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There is little doubt that, at least as far as human-computer interaction models go, Windows 7 takes UX to a whole-new level. Windows Vista’s successor is the first Windows client that features multi-touch technology out of the box, an indication of the company’s vision to standardize natural user interfa... |
3 November 2009
12:13 GMT |
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In late August, Madonna performed in Bucharest, Romania, as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour. While on stage, the Queen of Pop took a short break from singing to discuss an issue she said she had become acquainted with, that of Gypsy discrimination. In return, audiences booed her. Now, Ethan Hawke is speaking in Madon... |
3 November 2009
11:21 GMT |
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There is an increasing number of portable storage solutions available out there, most of which are based on Flash memory technology. There are only so many features that can be made available on a USB Flash drive to distinguish it from similar competitive products. However, the fellows over at IronKey have specialize... |
3 November 2009
11:17 GMT |
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The 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X Prize Challenge (LLC) has finally come to an end last week, as the final two teams tried their best to complete the first and second stages of the match-up. Already in the cards was Rockwall, Texas-based Armadillo Aerospace, a company that managed to complete both stages of th... |
3 November 2009
11:02 GMT |
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There's no shortage of companies or even countries wanting to get their hands on some of Google's wealth, sometimes rightfully so, though, most of the times, the claims are a little weak. Now, Turkey is having a go at it by claiming that Google owes the country 71 million Turkish Lira (approx. €32 mill... |
3 November 2009
10:50 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel announced today that it delivered enhanced push-to-talk services to the Iowa and Illinois Nextel Direct Connect subscribers. According to the company, the availability of the improved services is part of its aim to expand that of its push-to-talk capabilities in Iowa and Illinois, inclu... |
3 November 2009
10:45 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a bulk decryption and encryption tool for AD RMS. Labeled the Active Directory Rights Management Services Bulk Protection Tool, the utility was offered for download at the end of October 2009. Although the moniker is self-explanatory, what Microsoft is offering is a command-l... |
3 November 2009
10:35 GMT |
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Western Digital, one of the world's most recognizable brands in the consumer storage market, has announced today the debut of its new WD S25-inch 2.5-inch traditional hard drive, featuring a SAS interface. Designed for the traditional enterprise market segment, the new drive is the company's first SAS-based... |
3 November 2009
10:31 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced only a few weeks ago the upcoming availability of BlackBerry Bold 9700, also known around the world as the BlackBerry Bold 2 or Onyx, and now Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless has the device available for purchase on its website. Priced at $299.99 upon the signi... |
3 November 2009
10:29 GMT |
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Microsoft is making its hosted customer relationship manager offering more attractive to companies that have chosen CRM products from competitors until now. The Redmond giant is promising that organizations dumping Salesforce.com and Oracle CRM On Demand for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online will be able to enjoy the ser... |
3 November 2009
10:23 GMT |
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SanDisk, one of the world's leading vendors of flash memory cards, has just announced that Sony, a leading merchandiser of portable computer systems, has selected the SanDisk pSSD Gen2 solid state drive to be incorporated into the company's line of ultra-thin VAIO X laptops. According to the Milpitas,... |
3 November 2009
10:20 GMT |
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Companies looking to leverage a piece of the Microsoft Cloud would be able to do so at a cheaper price as of November 2nd, the Redmond giant explained. Customers seeking to take advantage of the flexibility and Total Cost of Ownership cutback that the move from on-premise solutions to hosted services provides, will ... |
3 November 2009
10:15 GMT |
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“Entourage” star Jeremy Piven is a funny man, the say. Piven is also the kind of guy one can always expect to come out and say whatever comes to his mind, whether that might offend someone or not. It’s no wonder then that the star is now talking about how he thought he started growing breasts becaus... |
3 November 2009
10:15 GMT |
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As of November 2nd, 2009, Netflix content began being available to Windows 7 users through Windows Media Center. Having launched its latest Windows client on October 22nd, Microsoft kicked up a notch Windows Media Center in select editions of the operating system, by providing users with additional content. Customers... |
3 November 2009
10:14 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Alltel Wireless and Samsung Mobile announced today the launch of Samsung DoubleTake, a new messaging handset for the operator's users. Starting with Thursday, November 5, the new device from Samsung will be available for purchase in all Alltel retail stores and online from the carrier's... |
3 November 2009
10:08 GMT |
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One of the things about space exploration, and exploring other planets directly is that everything needs to function as efficiently as possible. That is to say, since we don't have yet the technology to go to Mars on a daily basis, any trip we make would need to be self-sufficient, and also able to carry as many... |
3 November 2009
10:04 GMT |
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Another programming juggernaut has reached its end of service life (EOSL), marking the end of an era when it comes to Java programming and Sun's rise to success. Built as a premier platform for rapidly developing and deploying secure, portable applications, Java 5 or J2SE 5.0 has been for a long time at the pinn... |
3 November 2009
09:59 GMT |
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The web is booming, more and more people are online and more websites are popping up than ever. In fact, the number of websites and computers connected to the Internet is becoming so great, that we're running out of IP addresses to assign them. This shortage can be avoided by switching from the old and widely us... |
3 November 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Netbooks are seen as a portable PC category that can easily be sold through network carriers, as they can be featured with integrated 3G connectivity options, and are among the most portable computing systems on the market. On that note, US-based Sprint has just announced that it would be offering Dell's Atom-ba... |
3 November 2009
09:33 GMT |
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In its attempt to overpass HP in the portable PC segment, Acer continues to expand its line of Aspire portable computer systems with the introduction of a new model, designed on Intel's latest line of mobile Core i7 processors. Dubbed Aspire AS8940G, the newcomer has been fitted with Intel's latest qu... |
3 November 2009
09:29 GMT |
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Kate Gosselin is often described as one of those women who usually like to play the game by their own rules, no matter how many other people also take part in it. However, whenever she’s talking about what the impeding divorce has done to her life and how all this media exposure has affected her life, she&rsquo... |
3 November 2009
09:23 GMT |
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Leading infrastructure service provider Nokia Siemens Networks has announced today that it plans to improve its financial performance and to return to growth. According to the company, the plans include reorganizing its business units, cutting operational expenses, reducing personnel, ongoing purchasing savings, expa... |
3 November 2009
09:22 GMT |
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Apple is looking to strengthen the security of its iPhone OS by hiring “a talented and inspired manager to lead a team [...] responsible for secure booting and installation of the OS, partitioning and hardening of security domains within the OS, cryptographic services, and risk analysis of security threats.&rdq... |
3 November 2009
09:14 GMT |
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Dubbed Clockwork, the third maintenance version of the amazing KDE 4.3 desktop environment was released a few minutes ago by the KDE community. Bringing only translation updates and bug fixes to applications such Dolphin, Konqueror, KWin, KGeography, KLettres, KStars, KPat, Okular, KAlarm, KGpg, Okteta or JuK, KDE 4.... |
3 November 2009
09:09 GMT |
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For a very long time, scientists have dreamed about combining electronics with the human body, and now it would appear that they have succeeded. A group of experts managed to create a type of circuit that essentially dissolved into the human body. The way they accomplished that was by combining thin, flexible silicon... |
3 November 2009
09:03 GMT |
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Developer Berbie has recently posted an update to its route-planning software solution for Mac OS X, announcing that it has fixed a problem with the nikeplus importer, as well as improving stability for the iPhone track importer. TrailRunner can display maps and elevation data from web-based mapping services like USG... |
3 November 2009
08:55 GMT |
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TOCA Race Driver (known in Japan as PRO Race Driver) is a videogame developed and published by the Codemasters Software Company Limited. The game was released on the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and the PC platform in December 2002. The title can be described as a racing and drivi... |
3 November 2009
08:47 GMT |
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Chinese wholesale and dropship company China Ontrade claims to have received parts that will make up the 2010 iPhone model. The company was the first to start supplying iPhone 3GS parts directly from factory, and was accurate in predicting the phone’s existence before it had been introduced. A wholesale and dro... |
3 November 2009
08:41 GMT |
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Gaming experience has for too long a time been corrupted by the various security solutions installed on your computer that in some cases totally disregarded your need for a change. In the last couple of years security product developers understood the urge of the user to keep the system protected even during gameplay... |
3 November 2009
08:34 GMT |
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Search engine giant Google announced on Monday that it released a new version of its Google Mobile App for Symbian mobile phones. The new flavor of the application offers owners of a Nokia device the possibility to place a shortcut to Google search directly on their handset's home screen, so that they can perfor... |
3 November 2009
08:20 GMT |
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Version 4.0.10 of the development resources necessary to extend the Dynamics CRM platform is now available for download from Microsoft. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) went live on the company’s Download Center on November 2nd, 2009, and is currently up for grabs for all devs looki... |
3 November 2009
08:03 GMT |
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Flower, Sun, and Rain follows Sumio Mondo, a man whose job is to find whatever it is that people lose. After he fails to defuse a bomb placed in an airport, Sumio ends up reliving the same day over and over again, continuously being forced to face his failure. The game seems to follow the classic story of “Grou... |
3 November 2009
07:59 GMT |
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Following news of ASUS' supercomputing-focused desktop computer system, it appears that yet another PC vendor has decided to debut its own personal supercomputer. We are talking here about Maingear, a custom PC builder, that has just announced the introduction of its new Shift system. A configurable d... |
3 November 2009
07:50 GMT |
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The camera-based motion controller from Microsoft is expected to arrive in 2010 and the company is scrounging up resources from wherever it can to give the new device proper software support. The new Xbox 360 controller has already managed to enlist Fable III as one of the big games that will support it, as Peter Mol... |
3 November 2009
07:49 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast LLC have announced an agreement to collaborate on developing a videogame called Magic: The Gathering – Tactics, which is set to be released on the PC and on the PlayStation 3 at some point in 2010.The aim of the project is to bring the same mechanics and fellin... |
3 November 2009
07:40 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, the first Android-based handset the Japanese-Swedish phone maker is set to bring to the market, has just been officially announced. Available starting the first quarter of the next year, the new handset is designed to deliver great communications and entertainment features to users, while a... |
3 November 2009
07:31 GMT |
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Yahoo has been sending mixed messages and seems to be lagging at the corporate level, but, from a technology point of view, it's a very nimble and surprisingly open company. It's involved in several high-profile open source projects, most notably Hadoop, and now it's opening up one of its most trusted ... |
3 November 2009
07:25 GMT |
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Customers that are already running the latest iteration of the Windows client will discover that they are able to access and enjoy videos from the web right into Windows Media Center via what Microsoft refers to as Internet TV. Of course, only certain editions of Window 7 are capable of offering Internet TV to users,... |
3 November 2009
07:06 GMT |
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The “Cosmic Web” is a concept that is often used to refer to the underlying support structure that our Universe has, which we cannot see with our eyes or scientific instruments but know it's there. This web, which is charged with keeping galaxies together, and at times channelling them into superclus... |
3 November 2009
07:01 GMT |
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The App Store has just made room for id Software’s iPhone port of DOOM, a classic, first-person shooter that should be welcomed by most handset owners and fans of the FPS genre. Priced at $6.99, the game is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later. “Welcome to Hell! Prepa... |
3 November 2009
06:59 GMT |
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Federal authorities have indicted Ryan Harris, an embedded device hacker, for aiding computer intrusion and facilitating fraud. Harris' company sold modified cable modem devices which allowed users to remove the bandwidth limitation imposed by ISPs.Cable modems allow computers to connect to the Internet through ... |
3 November 2009
06:54 GMT |
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Sapphire Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of desktop graphics cards, has announced today the introduction of its new line of Radeon HD 5000-series, which now incorporate the proprietary Vapor-X cooling technology. The new cards have been designed for computer enthusiasts looking for an alternative ... |
3 November 2009
06:44 GMT |
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BioWare's new approach on its products consisting of making good games even better by extending their life cycles seems to add another title to the expanding concept. Apparently, the upcoming Xbox 360 and PC title Mass Effect 2 has some rumors flying around that it is going to receive a serious amount of downloa... |
3 November 2009
06:43 GMT |
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While 2008 and 2009 were mostly about netbooks, 2010 could just be about the growing segment for thin and light laptops, as both Intel and AMD have announced products to support said segment. On that note, it appears that another chip maker – VIA Technologies, to be more specific –, has also decided to jo... |
3 November 2009
06:42 GMT |
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The browser market is continuing the trend set in recent months with all major browsers moving in the same direction as before. Internet Explorer saw another big loss, dropping to about a 65-percent market share, Firefox got a very small bump and Google Chrome saw a decent amount of growth considering its size, going... |
3 November 2009
06:36 GMT |
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is a videogame developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Square Enix Co. Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 from Sony. It was launched on November 27, 2004 and classed as a role playing experience played from a third person perspective with elem... |
3 November 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Microsoft issued the third major release of its Adobe Flash alternative in mid-2009, and developers have already had sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the technology. However, there are always devs that need a helping hand, whether they are just starting off or for any other justified reason. The Re... |
3 November 2009
06:32 GMT |
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A high-performance desktop PC can have a number of elements that enable it to provide its users with the highest-performance computing, including the use of the latest hardware and cooling solutions. Cooling is one of the critical aspects for any high-end PC, as it can make the difference between a high-end PC and a ... |
3 November 2009
06:30 GMT |
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Titanium Software has released the final version of OnyX 2.1, following five beta releases. OnyX is a general-purpose utility that enables users to optimize how OS X works, as well as to manage some of the processes behind most applications. OnyX can manipulate everything from the Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Expose, and... |
3 November 2009
06:24 GMT |
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Rumors of a Spice Girls reunion have been making the rounds for many a week now, with some even hinting that it would take place without Posh Spice Victoria Beckham if she wasn’t willing to give up her schedule to sing with the other girls again. Melanie Brown recently gave a confirmation of sorts, and manager ... |
3 November 2009
06:14 GMT |
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VLC Media Player comes as a highly portable multimedia player that also works as a multimedia framework. It can play almost any audio and video formats available today, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac, and more. In addition, the player can also read DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs and a series of s... |
3 November 2009
06:13 GMT |
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announce the completion of a new type of solar cells, one that may not need to be located on traditional surfaces, such as rooftops. The innovation makes use of nanostructures grown directly on optical fibers, and coated with light-sensitive dyes. This ... |
3 November 2009
06:10 GMT |
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Norwegian company Opera Software announced today the launch of the beta flavor of its Opera Mobile 10 browser solution for Symbian-powered mobile phones. According to the maker, the fresh version of the browser comes around with a sleek design, also introduced with the newly released Opera Mini 5 beta.The new look of... |
3 November 2009
06:07 GMT |
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When it comes down to information technology, Microsoft has managed a major accomplishment over the past couple of years. According to the Redmond company, in the past 10 fiscal quarters, no large-scale systems failure impacted its worldwide sales. Responsible for leading the software giant’s information techn... |
3 November 2009
06:05 GMT |
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Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness is the fourth game of the series on the DS. Here, players will be able to choose one of two playable characters, Mark or Chelsea, and recover from a shipwreck that has left them stranded on a deserted island. Once populated in the past, the island will now be home to their character ... |
3 November 2009
06:01 GMT |
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One of the most useful tools to be introduced for Google Search has been Search Options. It allows users to customize the search to include only a certain type of results or only entries made during a specific timeline. Now, Google has introduced several new options that could prove useful enough in many cases. Users... |
3 November 2009
06:00 GMT |
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Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition was released in the US today. It contains everything the original Force Unleashed did, plus three new levels, one of which is completely exclusive to the Ultimate Sith Edition. The game also includes all previous DLC, new costumes, character skins and data banks. T... |
3 November 2009
05:52 GMT |
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Whether she’s harboring some hard feelings or this is really how she felt all along but never got the chance to say it out loud, Jessica Simpson has recently embarked on an anti-Melrose Place crusade on her Twitter page, People informs. In a new post on her micro-blogging page, the singer unleashes a bitter att... |
3 November 2009
05:50 GMT |
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A reader over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has asked the site what the quality of his iPhone would be after just being to the Genius Bar to replace his under-warranty iPhone for a hardware issue. Speaking from a former Apple technician’s point of view, “If you are merely a consumer, prepare to be... |
3 November 2009
05:34 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone users will soon have yet another appealing handset to choose from, as Bell and Samsung announced a few days ago that the Samsung OMNIA II would soon become available in the country on Bell's airwaves. The new device will be available exclusively from Bell, and it will fit perfectly with the... |
3 November 2009
05:27 GMT |
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One of the most interesting innovations that the Call of Duty series spawned in recent years is the idea of Killstreaks, rewards offered to the gamer based on the amount of players they take out in a row in multiplayer matches. The rewards are gameplay important and have a tendency to create a feedback loop, enhancin... |
3 November 2009
05:16 GMT |
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All is good in Kirby land as he enjoys his delicious picnic, but all that goes terribly wrong when someone snatches his strawberry cake. It turns out that, once again, the villain behind this insidious deed is none other than his eternal foe, King Dedede. He wastes no time in pursuing him and, along the way, he meets... |
3 November 2009
05:11 GMT |
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Twitter has always greatly focused on the third-party environment. The website itself gets its fair share of attention, but the company has always envisioned itself as just a service provider and, as such, has made sure that all manners of third-party apps and devices are being catered to with the APIs and access to ... |
3 November 2009
05:10 GMT |
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Gathering and studying cometary dust is arguably one of the most difficult enterprises today, as the technology to do so is still some years away. But, in 2003, the proverbial mountain came to the scientists, in the form of an Earth-crossing comet that left behind a trail of material that got experts excited. High-fl... |
3 November 2009
05:09 GMT |
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It has been revealed that jailbroken users are susceptible to hacker attacks, should they open SSH access on their iPhone and not change their default password, after performing the jailbreak. According to reports posted by Ars Technica (long version) and 9to5Mac (short version), a hacker can log into one's iPho... |
3 November 2009
05:07 GMT |
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Nintendo sheds its more typical shyness for this week's line of games and gives a stunning eight new titles for download. So, get your consoles ready and let's get this started. First off, we have the WiiWare that receives three games, Carnival King, "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game and Family Card Games. The f... |
3 November 2009
05:04 GMT |
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A rift in eastern Africa is most likely the place where a new ocean will begin to take shape in the future, scientists confirm after serious investigations. The formation started “unzipping” in 2005, when it reached its current length, of about 35 miles, within only a few days. The rip began when the Dabb... |
3 November 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Driver: Parallel Lines is a videogame developed by Reflections Interactive Limited and published by Atari. Inc. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Nintendo Wii and the PC in March 2006. It is classed as a racing title played from a third person pe... |
3 November 2009
04:48 GMT |
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Buying a laptop has become an increasingly easier decision for computer users, especially given the high number of new models, form factors and configurations that have recently been launched on this ever-expanding market. On this note, Sony has decided to expand its line of portable VAIO systems with the introductio... |
3 November 2009
04:36 GMT |
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It’s been nine months since news broke that Rihanna was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown after a fight that reportedly broke over some text message he had received from an unknown woman. Brown, on his part, talked to the media about the incident, but Rihanna didn't say a thing until just recently, w... |
3 November 2009
04:36 GMT |
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The economic downturn hasn't spared anyone but some companies have been hit harder than others. Google has managed to get through pretty much unscathed but some aspects of its business have been affected. It has enjoyed big growth throughout the years and has been acquiring small firms or hiring talented enginee... |
3 November 2009
04:30 GMT |
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Another jailbreak guide is available for owners of an iPhone or iPod touch enjoying the benefits of a hacked device. Posted by Phat^Trance over at Daily Mobile, the video tutorial may hold additional details that are likely to have been left out in much shorter guides of the sort. As mentioned in the headline, the p... |
3 November 2009
04:27 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is known to be focused a lot on making its Ovi Store available on as many markets as possible, so that it becomes one of the most popular software solution portals around the world. One thing that would help the company in its quest is the support the storefront would have from wirele... |
3 November 2009
04:12 GMT |
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Nintendo is moving fast to offer more options to those interested in picking up a DS handheld. About one week ago, the Japanese company announced that it planned to launch a new version of the device featuring a larger screen, close in size to that of the PlayStation Portable Go from Sony and the iPhone from Apple, w... |
3 November 2009
04:07 GMT |
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Learning how to control a plasma flow is something that is absolutely essential in the field of nuclear-fusion research. At this point, physicists keep the stuff in place using magnetic confinement fields, but the method is worthless if the experts don't know what plasma can and cannot do, and also how it behave... |
3 November 2009
04:05 GMT |
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World of Warcraft spent a lot of 2009 sleeping in China, with its servers offline. Now a more crushing blow has been dealt to its WoW community. Reuters reports that the General Administration of Press and Publication of China, or GAPP, has revoked NetEase's permit to operate the game on its territory. The compa... |
3 November 2009
04:04 GMT |
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In an effort to at least continue selling PCs with Snow Leopard as it tries to fend off Apple for the Leopard suit spawned last year, Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar has asked the judge handling its dispute with the Mac maker to rule in favor of its allegedly legit business. The people at Macworld excerpted a story... |
3 November 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Malwarebytes accuses Chinese antivirus vendor IObit of stealing its intellectual property and threatens to pursue legal action. Despite the solid evidence presented by Malwarebytes, IObit denies any wrongdoing and plans to respond through its lawyers.Malwarebytes Corporation is a US-based company developing several s... |
3 November 2009
03:56 GMT |
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Lenovo, one of the world's leading vendors of personal computer systems, has just announced the expansion of its line of desktop computer systems with the introduction of the new ThinkCentre business desktop line, which now includes the company's first ever all-in-one (AIO) desktop PC for the SMB segment. T... |
3 November 2009
03:54 GMT |
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Google Wave has been available for a wider audience for about a month now, to mixed impressions, but it's still far from being mature enough for a complete roll out. Still, things are moving forward fast and Google has just announced that the Wave protocol and implementation is currently available for anyone to ... |
3 November 2009
03:53 GMT |
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Kate Gosselin’s life just got a bit more complicated the other week, when she was busted for speeding in Adams County, Pennsylvania. A police officer confirms for TMZ that Gosselin was driving at 70 miles per hour in a 55 mile zone, as well as that all the children were with her in the car when she was pulled o... |
3 November 2009
03:44 GMT |
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Apple has long denied the presence of Flash on its iPhone and iPod touch, accusing battery drainage and other issues. Adobe, for its part, strove to prove that was not exactly the case, and recently announced that the upcoming Flash CS5 Professional would allow developers to write applications in Flash that were then... |
3 November 2009
03:40 GMT |
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A new international astronomical cooperation effort, led by experts at the Cardiff University, in the United Kingdom, has brought to light new evidence that the standard cosmological model in use today, which includes the existence of dark matter and dark energy, is in tune with reality. The proof was collected using... |
3 November 2009
03:34 GMT |
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T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced today the purchase availability of Motorola CLIQ, the first mobile phone from the company equipped with Google's Android operating system. The new handset comes to the market with its maker’s MOTOBLUR user experience, and can be acquired from T-Mobile retail stores and partner ... |
3 November 2009
03:31 GMT |
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As the first Harvest Moon title to come to the DS, the game will have players manage the well-being of a farm. They'll have to tend to the livestock and grow all manners of crops. Their farm can be upgraded to handle new tasks, like holding additional livestock or a more elaborate kitchen to cook their food. The... |
3 November 2009
03:27 GMT |
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How far can one go when reinventing something so ubiquitous as Disney cartoon characters? That's just one of the problems faced by Warren Spector, of Deus Ex fame, and his Junction Team development outfit as they work on Epic Mickey, the Nintendo Wii game set to star a host of characters from the back catalog of... |
3 November 2009
03:17 GMT |
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Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most renowned natural landmarks in the world today. Dominating large plains, the mountain looks as if it had its top cut off by a giant wielding a sword. Its iconic image is partially given by the fact that, while in Africa, it has its top covered in snow and ice. While... |
3 November 2009
03:09 GMT |
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It's a bit hard to describe what type of title Heavy Rain is and it's even more difficult to assign it to a genre. It's a bit of an action game and a bit of an adventure, but that doesn't make a mix of the two. The title is developed by Quantic Dream and is written and directed by David Cage. In f... |
3 November 2009
03:07 GMT |
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The Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker NVIDIA has just updated its GeForce drivers support page with the introduction of a new series of Beta drivers. Coming in the form of the GeForce 195.39 Beta series of drivers, the new release offers support for the latest operating systems, including Window... |
3 November 2009
02:54 GMT |
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Astronomers using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS), in Amado, Arizona, have recently announced that they discovered very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emissions coming in from the starburst galaxy M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy. According to the team, the radiations are very po... |
3 November 2009
02:52 GMT |
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Google has come up with a layered development cycle for its web browser, Chrome. This way, new features can be implemented at a fast pace, while also making sure that users also have more stable but less cutting-edge versions available. Halfway between the experimental dev channel release and the stable version, the ... |
3 November 2009
02:41 GMT |
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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson finally announced officially the launch of its first handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. The fresh handheld, which has been spotted into the wild quite a few times before (under the name of XPERIA X3 or Rachael), co... |
3 November 2009
02:38 GMT |
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It has been revealed that Apple is using yet another one of its marketing tricks to undermine the Windows 7 hype. Apple has turned to Google advertising, according to observers who claim that entering terms such as “download windows 7” into a Google web search may direct users to Apple's Get a Mac (a... |
3 November 2009
02:37 GMT |
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Sleep apnea is a very widespread condition today, especially among people living in highly urbanized areas and subjected to large amounts of pollution. It is characterized by regular breathing stopping from time to time during sleep, mostly because of blockages that appear in the respiratory pathways. The reason why ... |
3 November 2009
02:35 GMT |
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A new release of Google Chrome 4.0 is now available for download, full build string 4.0.223.16. Loyal to a Cloud-tailored mantra of simplicity and performance, Google has kicked up a notch its open source browser, revealing the first Beta development milestone of version 4.0. Ahead of the November 2nd launch of Googl... |
3 November 2009
02:34 GMT |
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Sony has announced a loss for the second fiscal quarter of the year and lower revenue but overall sales of the PlayStation 3 home gaming console have gone up by 33% because of the price cut that kicked in and because of the better value for money of the new Slim version of the device.For the quarter that ended on Sep... |
3 November 2009
02:33 GMT |
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The private space company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has officially requested a February 2, 2010, launch window for its new Falcon 9 delivery system. The announcement has been made by the US Air Force's 45th Space Wing, which has recently released a launch-range forecast for the Cape Can... |
3 November 2009
02:09 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 also in production but got canceled). The game was also later ported to mobi... |
3 November 2009
02:04 GMT |
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The first of a new series of Japanese unmanned cargo spacecraft has recently concluded its first test flight to the International Space Station in total success. The H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) undocked from the orbital lab on Friday, and began its atmospheric reentry on Sunday, when it burnt up high above the Pacific... |
3 November 2009
01:28 GMT |
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