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Hinterland was developed by Tilted Mill, the company best known for creating Caesar IV and Sim City Societies. It's a weird short game combining town building with light role playing elements, with a bit of exploration thrown in. The game is available on Steam.14:00. Hinterland is full of options. I can choose f... |
4 November 2008
21:31 GMT |
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The Nintendo DSi is the answer to the PSP-3000, the new hardware variant from Sony, and Nintendo is aiming to get the fresh handheld as quickly as possible to the West. The new hardware specifications include not one but two cameras, both with 0.3 megapixel capacities and a larger screen; the whole device is smaller... |
4 November 2008
19:11 GMT |
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Not all the evolution represented by the move from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is visible on the surface of the operating system. In fact, one aspect of the next iteration of the Windows client which, although repeatedly confirmed, remains completely under-the-hood is MinWin. Back in 2007, Microsoft Distinguished Engi... |
4 November 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Everybody loves the Hulk because he is the embodiment of pure rage and of uncontrolled fury. And this is, maybe, related to the fact that he is the only one that can actually consume those emotions in a “constructive” way, thus entertaining the rest of us. Yes, once again New York is ready to get a beatin... |
4 November 2008
15:21 GMT |
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The latest version of the Microsoft solution accelerator designed to streamline the migration to Windows Vista (including SP1) and Windows Server 2008, but also additional products and technologies, is available for download. At the TechEd EMEA 2008 conference in Barcelona, Brad Anderson, General Manager of the Manag... |
4 November 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Atari and the Wizards of the Coast are announcing that Storms of Zehir, the second expansion to Neverwinter Nights 2, is now code complete and ready to be multiplied for the official release.This second expansion will allow players to create a complete party from scratch, rolling all the characters themselves, withou... |
4 November 2008
14:51 GMT |
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One of the elements of the Windows graphical user interface that is evolving past what end users have come to traditionally associate with it is the Taskbar. The GUI evolution delivered by Windows 7 is designed to bring what Microsoft is internally referring to as the Superbar, or the enhanced Taskbar. The new Taskba... |
4 November 2008
14:31 GMT |
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Realmac Software has updated RapidWeaver, its website creation tool and flagship app for Mac OS X. Version 4.2 adds full localization for four additional languages (French, German, Italian and Japanese), while it also tweaks some of the existing features, and fixes a number of bugs as well.Founded in November 2002, R... |
4 November 2008
14:11 GMT |
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The ad:tech New York conference was the perfect moment for Microsoft to send out invitations to online advertising industry players to come and test its playing field. The Redmond company is planning to debut the test-driving of a new federated system for online advertising built by AdECN, a wholly owned Microsoft su... |
4 November 2008
13:51 GMT |
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Breathing new life into the vaunted Mana franchise, Heroes of Mana takes the beloved series to an entirely new dimension. Generals will plan, plot and strategize their way to victory on the battlefield, command an army of heroes, creatures and beloved rabites, by using the Nintendo DS Touch Screen, and experience an ... |
4 November 2008
12:21 GMT |
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THQ, which has recently announced cutting five studios and significantly reducing staff at two others, is trying to get a new hit out as quickly as possible and revealed that developer Relic is creating Tales of Valor, a stand alone expansion for Company of Heroes, the real time strategy title set in World War II whi... |
4 November 2008
12:21 GMT |
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Valve is one of the most successful developers and publishers of games out there, with the likes of Half Life, Team Fortress, or Portal under its belt. However, a lot of the earnings of the company are due to its extremely popular digital content distribution service, Steam, which has over 15 million accounts worldwi... |
4 November 2008
12:01 GMT |
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Jesse Keating has just announced a few minutes ago the immediate availability of Fedora 10 Preview release. "The Fedora Project is proud to announce the availability of the Fedora 10 Preview Release. The Fedora 10 Preview Release is our last pre-release offering before we let everyone taste the goods for real." - sai... |
4 November 2008
11:13 GMT |
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A group of Israeli researchers discovered an ancient grave in a tiny cave from the lower Galilee region of modern Israel, which they believe was a Natufian burial site for more than 28 persons. The Natufians were the first to switch to a sedentary society, according to researcher Leore Grosman and a team from the Heb... |
4 November 2008
11:09 GMT |
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Bluetooth loudspeakers have become a common presence in our living rooms and offices and among the small-dimension speakers, those with Bluetooth capabilities are some of the most numerous. Of course, this goes hand in hand with the fact the a lot of other gear is using the same radio protocol: headphones, music-enab... |
4 November 2008
11:04 GMT |
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The number of snowmobiles that will be allowed in the Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks was capped at 318 machines, as opposed to the 605 limit, previously requested by park authorities. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan decided to decrease the daily number of vehicles in the parks because they create too m... |
4 November 2008
10:55 GMT |
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As it was expected for quite some time now, Fujitsu will buy Siemens' 50 percent stake in the two companies’ computer joint venture. The transaction is said to cost Fujitsu around 450 million Euros, or roughly US$567 million, but it will also help the Japanese electronics conglomerate boost its presence on... |
4 November 2008
10:51 GMT |
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At the beginning of the week, FCC and BlackBerry proceeded with the validation of the new GSM-only BlackBerry 9500 Storm. The new version of BlackBerry 9500 (also known as BlackBerry Thunder) will be compatible with GSM and WCDMA networks, but not CDMA. More precisely, the new smartphone will feature quadband GSM (GS... |
4 November 2008
10:49 GMT |
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Yesterday, authorities from Madera disclosed a statement associating the two bone remains found earlier with the person of James Stephen Fossett. They were discovered last week, about half a mile (800 meters) from the place his plane crashed 14 months ago, in Sierra Nevada, California. A hiker who walked off the reg... |
4 November 2008
10:40 GMT |
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Apple has made official that ex-IBM chip design expert, Mark Papermaster has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering. Softpedia recently reported that IBM was suing Papermaster for defecting and running off to Apple, as the "blade server guru" possessed highly-confidential IBM trad... |
4 November 2008
10:26 GMT |
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For the past few years, biologists believed that the increasing number of mutations they observed in salamanders and frogs was a direct result of inbreeding, caused by the reduction of the natural habitats of the amphibians. However, recent scientific data seem to suggest that this is not the case, and that man-made ... |
4 November 2008
10:15 GMT |
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Mobile phone freaks that are always getting their handset replaced by the latest model available on the market will be disappointed that the process won't be possible once they buy a new Motorola Aura. The latest addition to Motorola's luxurious portfolio is supposed to sell for no less than 1500 EUR. Even ... |
4 November 2008
10:12 GMT |
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After turning our attention away from the graphics monster that is Palit's yet-to-be announced Revolution 700 Deluxe, we have just found out that Sapphire has officially rolled out the new Radeon HD 4850 X2 graphics card, which has surfaced on the Internet way ahead of its release. Designed to provide users with... |
4 November 2008
10:06 GMT |
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The next-gen console war has been going on for quite some time now, and the clear winner in terms of sales and market share is the Nintendo Wii. However, a fierce battle is being also waged for the second place between two other companies, Microsoft with the Xbox 360 and Sony with its PlayStation 3.The stakes are hig... |
4 November 2008
10:01 GMT |
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The Roll-up Piano is the perfect toy for those who are looking for extreme portability when it comes to keyboards. Despite its rather toy-ish character, this musical gadget can be a very good solution for those pro players who are having a hard time being separated from their piano during vacations and the likes; and... |
4 November 2008
10:01 GMT |
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Another idea coming from the SF culture is moving in the direction of becoming a reality: spaceship shields. However, as such, they would not protect the ships against evil alien races, but against a more common natural phenomenon. It is a known fact that space weather – the radiation coming from Sun and from ... |
4 November 2008
09:57 GMT |
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Researchers wandering around Patagonia made a huge discovery recently, when they learned that a specific type of fungus can actually produce diesel naturally. The process is the adaptation of the organism to the environment, evolved so that it could kill off other fungi that may try to grow on the ulmo tree (Eucryphi... |
4 November 2008
09:43 GMT |
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Stephen Watt, 25, from New York, has been indicted in the United States District Court of Massachusetts for conspiring with and assisting Albert Gonzalez, the leader of the gang of hackers responsible for the biggest identity theft incident ever to be prosecuted in the U.S. Watt is accused of providing Gonzales with ... |
4 November 2008
09:39 GMT |
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US mobile operator Sprint announced the addition of Katana Eclipse X from SANYO to its mobile phone lineup. Available in two colors, Nightlife Black and Hypnotic Pink, the handset can be purchased for $99.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate.A successor of the original Katana Eclipse launc... |
4 November 2008
09:22 GMT |
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It seems that pocket projectors will be quite a hot thing in the near future (probably next year), since a fairly large number of companies (some of them more well-established, other, more low-profile) have begun launching such products, which they advertise as being the "world's smallest" of their kind. And tha... |
4 November 2008
09:21 GMT |
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The creator of the first widespread application that unlocked iPhones to run on mobile carriers other than AT&T, Piergiorgio Zambrini, has found a bug inside the iPhone, and a nasty one at that. According to the Italian system engineer, the flaw can crash not only the iPhone, but Apple's computers and iPods as w... |
4 November 2008
09:17 GMT |
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Carbon dioxide emission gets a new bump from the vehicle industry that takes a major step into adding air among the alternative sources of fuel. Based on the idea of Guy Negre, founder and CEO of Luxembourg and France-based MDI SA company, who invented the car and had it developed in his French factories, the America... |
4 November 2008
09:16 GMT |
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The official launch of the new Core i7 processors alongside the next-generation X58 desktop platform is also going to mark a first for a company that, until now, has focused on releasing motherboards based on NVIDIA's own chipsets. More specifically, users will be able to get the support they need for a Core i7... |
4 November 2008
09:13 GMT |
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The Guitar Hero franchise has been extremely popular on all of the major consoles, registering massive sales for all of its three official versions and standalone expansion packs, which have given players the opportunity to play their favorite rock tracks in front of the TV. Although rumors existed about a Nintendo D... |
4 November 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Japanese cloning experts announced on Tuesday that they were successful in cloning a mouse that has been dead for 15 years, and that the new animal turned out fine. It was even able to reproduce with another female rat, which gave researchers a field day, seeing how this step in science could bring forth a cloning "r... |
4 November 2008
09:00 GMT |
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If you don’t want to turn your iPod nano on, or activate controls accidentally, you can disable them with the Hold switch. However, there are some aspects to be taken into consideration when using this function. Listed below are these very aspects that every 4G nano owner must know when using their device.As ma... |
4 November 2008
08:39 GMT |
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As most of you have probably already found out, Intel is days away from introducing its new Nehalem-based range of consumer processors, dubbed Core i7. Reviews of the three Core i7 models, expected to launch this month, have already surfaced on the Internet, with initial numbers clearly indicating that users will dea... |
4 November 2008
08:29 GMT |
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Nokia has been busy this week and made public a considerable number of debut events, ranging from services to mobile phones. All these are meant mostly for emerging markets like India, but will also be expanded later on to Africa and Asia. Services and handsets were launched at the same time, as they work together to... |
4 November 2008
08:23 GMT |
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The fact that the Large Hadron Collider is shut down until next year doesn't mean that discoveries in the field of quantum particle physics aren't deployed anymore. As such, researchers operating the old Tevatron device from the American Fermilab laboratory in Batavia (Illinois) stumbled upon a strange new ... |
4 November 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is a video game developed by Z-Axis Ltd. and published by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. It was created for the PlayStation 2 gaming consoles from Sony, for the original Xbox from Microsoft, the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. It was launched in September 2001. The game is classed as a sport... |
4 November 2008
08:21 GMT |
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There have been a lot of rumors this year that both Sony and Microsoft were preparing controllers for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that would aim to replicate the motion racking which the Wiimote had already implemented. But now Sony seems to be moving closer to launching such a controller, as a recently claimed pa... |
4 November 2008
08:20 GMT |
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Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness is a farm simulation video game, published and developed by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, and released in North America by Natsume, exclusively for the Nintendo DS. It is the fourth installment of the Harvest Moon series on the DS, and the first one to give players the opportunity ... |
4 November 2008
08:20 GMT |
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative. Doctor Hootan Roozrokh was already cleared of two other felony charges earlier this ... |
4 November 2008
08:12 GMT |
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The music-games genre is one of the most rapidly expanding on the market nowadays. It has already surpassed the sports genre, and is becoming more and more popular, with titles such as Wii Music or SingStar emerging on the market.However, the true innovative games in this genre were Guitar Hero and Rock Band. These t... |
4 November 2008
08:01 GMT |
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We've all heard about medical endoscopes, those snake-like devices that help doctors take a better look inside the human body while maintaining damage to a minimum. And surely there are quite a lot of people out there who, at some point, wished they had such a product in order to take a closer look at some other... |
4 November 2008
07:58 GMT |
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The TechEd EMEA 2008 conference is the stage where Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2008 Remote Desktop Services as the evolution of Terminal Services. In the next iteration of the Windows Server operating system, the Redmond giant has labored in order to enable a new level for remote workers scenarios. This is wh... |
4 November 2008
07:57 GMT |
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Those of you who enjoy gazing at the sky are in for a treat tomorrow, and a week after tomorrow, as the so-called Taurid meteors will provide a great meteor shower show. The meteors are rocky and dusty fragments of a once larger body, diving into Earth's atmosphere at incredible speeds, while the heating of thei... |
4 November 2008
07:29 GMT |
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Microsoft continues to indicate strong support for customers running heterogeneous environments. In this regard, the Redmond giant announced at TechEd 2008 EMEA the imminent release of a solution designed to monitor mixed source infrastructures. System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 is set up to play well not only... |
4 November 2008
07:25 GMT |
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It appears that things are not going all that well for VIA, a leading manufacturer of x86 processors designed for low-power, small-form factor computer systems, as it has just announced that it suspended its project to bring VIA processors on NVIDIA-enabled platforms. The two companies will continue to work on future... |
4 November 2008
06:55 GMT |
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All things come with a price and the new remote control from Savant is no exception to this rule. But when it comes to modern remote control technology, price is by far a matter not to be taken lightly; and as the usual recipe for a high price is adding bling, you'd maybe expect that the Rosie Contemporary remot... |
4 November 2008
06:52 GMT |
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With Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 out of the way, Microsoft is focusing on what it is referring to as the next generation of development solutions for the Windows platform, the Office system and the Internet. In this context, the Redmond company has made available for download a taste ... |
4 November 2008
06:52 GMT |
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A new self-healing smart material is in the making at Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). The concept is ready, but some fine-tuning works are still required so that the material can successfully and autonomously heal itself. The carbon composite material is among the strongest a... |
4 November 2008
06:46 GMT |
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Agile Web Solutions has released a new version of its password manager for Mac OS X users, 1Password. The new release is labeled 2.9.4 Beta 1, and includes both changes and fixes to some reported issues. More details and means to download the update are available below.According to the changelog, the first beta of 1P... |
4 November 2008
06:40 GMT |
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Traditional hard disk drives face a fierce competition from solid state drives these days, and all seems to favor the SSD technology. The new storage solutions offer more reliability and robustness and are also able to provide more performance compared to the spinning platters. They operate in silence, output al... |
4 November 2008
06:32 GMT |
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The beautiful and, as of yet, highly protected area of Scotland's Aberdeenshire coastline, housing unique sand dunes and ecosystem diversity, is about to be turned into a leisure retreat for the world's billionaires, as if there weren't enough of those already. The Scottish government, blinded by promi... |
4 November 2008
06:31 GMT |
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If you're wondering why LG hasn't been into the smartphone business until now, here's something that will solve the mystery for you. The Korean-based company announced having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with software developer Microsoft. So, basically LG didn't have an agreement to port M... |
4 November 2008
06:11 GMT |
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The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a salamander that also goes by the names of the "water monster" or the "Mexican walking fish," was an important element in Aztec legends and diet. As legend has it, the Aztec god of lightning, death and monstrosities, Xolotl, changed into an axolotl and ran into hiding in the Xochim... |
4 November 2008
06:10 GMT |
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The horror survival game genre is a pretty interesting one, with the likes of Resident Evil or Doom becoming the benchmark that other titles need to match. That being said, it's pretty hard for a new game to bring innovation, especially in the very cliché setting of outer space, but the new horror surviva... |
4 November 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Forum users are starting to acknowledge what seems to be a firmware tweak inside Apple's new MacBooks that cripples the primary purpose of the Pwnage Tool. Apparently, Apple is using a custom build of iTunes in the newest MacBooks to discourage jailbreaks.Gizmodo is pointing out to users over at HowardForums and... |
4 November 2008
06:03 GMT |
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Have you ever found yourself interested in a radio show that you accidentally heard while driving? Or discovered a really great radio station? Although you are curious to listen to it again, you forget about it, or you are always busy when the show airs and so on. Radioshift solves all these problems by recordin... |
4 November 2008
06:01 GMT |
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Harvest Moon DS Cute is a customized version of Harvest Moon DS, which now has a content exclusively for girls. The original title is the first game in the farm-simulation series, developed by Marvelous Interactive and published by Nintendo, exclusively for the DS handheld consoles. The game was released in Japan, on... |
4 November 2008
06:01 GMT |
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Although it might not come as a surprise to many, ASUS is said to be planning a new S101-like notebook computer system that it will launch before the end of the year. The interesting aspect regarding the new portable system is that, although it is featured with technical specifications similar to those of the company... |
4 November 2008
05:59 GMT |
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Darkwatch is a videogame developed by High Moon Studios Inc. and published by Capcom Entertainment Inc. It was created for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and for the original Xbox from Microsoft. It was launched in August 2005. The title is classed as an action game, which has some shooter and horror elem... |
4 November 2008
05:51 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has released information during its recent financial results unveiling that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has reached 800,000 current players, who have accounts registered and are active in the game world. The MMO grew by 50,000 active players in the month of October and a similar growth is expec... |
4 November 2008
05:43 GMT |
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MIT scientists managed to fully map the interactions that occur between two pacemakers in the brain, which help humans breathe constantly and regularly. The parafacial respiratory group (pFRG) and the pre-Botzinger complex (preBotC) regions of the brain work together to ensure that a person doesn't suffocate, ba... |
4 November 2008
05:40 GMT |
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Animal Crossing: Wild World features a minimal plot. The objective of the game is to pay off a debt to Tom Nook, who allows the player to move into a house he owns. If the mortgage is paid off, the player's house will expand until the upstairs, left, right, center and back rooms are included. This is slightly di... |
4 November 2008
05:31 GMT |
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If you're a countryman and live in an 'emerging market', term that designates a market that's not fully developed, you will be able to benefit from the new service offered by Nokia – Nokia Life Tools. The service offers purely agricultural information such as: prices and availability of seed... |
4 November 2008
05:27 GMT |
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Just when we thought that dual-slot graphics cards were worthy to be considered the real "graphics monsters," Palit, one of ATI's largest graphics card partners, is planning to release THE real gaming monster, in the form of a tri-slot Radeon HD 4870 X2, dubbed the Revolution 700 Deluxe. Once you lay your eyes o... |
4 November 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices is getting ready to launch its newest 45nm server processor code-named Shanghai. The chip is expected to hit the market in less than two weeks, and the company already stated that all is going according to plans. This means that we'll soon be able to put our hands on the most powerful serv... |
4 November 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Perhaps not many of you know that, when told so by a professional person with enough authority, you could even kill another human being in the name of science. This was demonstrated decades ago by a terrible study on authoritarianism. The real victims of the test, the participants, were definitely affected ... |
4 November 2008
05:16 GMT |
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According to Microsoft, virtualization, its cloud operating system and the next version of its server platform represent nothing short of opportunities for IT departments in companies affected by the global financial crisis. On the debut day of TechEd EMEA 2008, Brad Anderson, general manager of the Management and Se... |
4 November 2008
05:14 GMT |
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The stomach is essential to processing food in all living creatures, and everything has some form of stomach or another, even bacteria and microbes. In order for the human version to work, it needs to produce hydrochloric acid (HCL), a substance that helps break down the food into smaller components. Thus far, the ge... |
4 November 2008
05:08 GMT |
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Tommy Joe Tidwell of Dayton, Ohio, pleaded guilty for orchestrating a conspiracy that netted over $1 million through the acquisition and resell of merchandise with artificially lowered prices. The man risks a sentence of maximum 40 years in prison, because he and his associates tampered with the bar codes of products... |
4 November 2008
05:02 GMT |
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According to a newly-published scientific study, the behavior that parents exhibit in relation to their offspring is genetically induced. The survey was conducted on burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides), but the research team, based at the Universities of Exeter and Edinburgh, says that the results can be easil... |
4 November 2008
04:43 GMT |
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Despite some people who might say that there is nothing much left to be designed inside a kitchen, the real-life examples prove this saying wrong. And Japanese designer Toyo has just showcased one new and striking kitchen idea that opens a whole new horizon when it comes to administering space, shape and functionalit... |
4 November 2008
04:31 GMT |
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We all know that the environmental collapse topic is overrated, old news and largely discussed, to the point where it has become devoid of its true meaning. However, with all the people talking about it and urging towards taking a stance, one would expect that all is going better and that the problems are finally st... |
4 November 2008
04:29 GMT |
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AppleInsider points out to a blog poster claiming he was immediately replied back with a phone call, after e-mailing Appple's CEO on issues with the glass trackpad found on the new MacBooks.Particularly, the problem he reported with the unibody MacBook's trackpad was its failure to register physical cl... |
4 November 2008
04:27 GMT |
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At the end of the past month, Microsoft announced that on November 1, a 30% price cut for Windows Home Server would come into effect. The price reduction for Microsoft's home server operating system is available exclusively via the System Builder channel, the company informed, and it is even steeper than what wa... |
4 November 2008
04:27 GMT |
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The South-Korean iRiver company is considered by many users out there the next best alternative to either Apple or Microsoft and their respective flagship products, the iPod and Zune. Over the years, they've launched a very large number of highly-innovative products, each of their MP3 or MP4 players providing ce... |
4 November 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Since Intel’s Core i7 chips made it to the headlines with architectural details and their overclocking capabilities, news on optimal platforms that allow users to leverage speed and, as an effect, the performance of the processors, also came up soon enough. Quite a few makers have already been reported to ... |
4 November 2008
04:16 GMT |
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A host of reports say that publisher THQ has axed more than a few studios and that further cuts might be on the cards as the company is looking to cut expenses significantly in the wake of falling sales and a world wide credit crunch.Gamasutra states that Paradigm Entertainment, which was bought from Atari in 2006 an... |
4 November 2008
04:13 GMT |
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Just in case you have been overwhelmed with a sense of anticipation ever since ASUS' CEO, Jerry Shen, first mentioned that the upcoming Eee PCs would come with touchscreen and Windows 7, but you are an Acer Aspire One user, maybe you should head on to eBay, as you are likely to find a possible solutio... |
4 November 2008
04:09 GMT |
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon argued the necessity of sustained international efforts towards averting global warming, especially now, when the state of the world economy is in a pretty rough shape and most governments are too concerned with their own problems to care about what's happening with t... |
4 November 2008
03:59 GMT |
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The co-founder of Flagship and one of the most important people behind the MMO Hellgate: London, Bill Roper, is set to join Cryptic Studios, to work on their upcoming superhero powered title, Champions Online, as a design director.Bill Roper became well known to videogames lovers as one of the key people responsible ... |
4 November 2008
03:39 GMT |
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DLC (Downloadable Content) packs are a very convenient way for developers to enhance the gameplay experience of their already-launched titles, and to keep players interested in their games. The packs usually contain new weapons, maps or characters, which give players a more unique experience than that provided by the... |
4 November 2008
03:39 GMT |
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Apple spokesman Bill Evans has toned down rumors of iMac refreshes this year, as well as those concerning hardware upgrades for the company's desktop computers, the Mac mini and Mac Pro.According to Macworld, Bill Evans said that “[Apple's] holiday line-up is set,” “despite Internet rumors... |
4 November 2008
03:30 GMT |
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In some residences rodents can be a very nasty thing; not that in others having your home permanently overcome by mice would be a pleasure. But mice should stick to the fields because they belong there; and since they seem not to understand too well this belonging thing and they'd rather stick with the humans�... |
4 November 2008
03:30 GMT |
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New international pressure adds to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), in regard to closing the bluefin tuna fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea, as Italy and Spain requested the protection of the fish and the creation of tuna sanctuaries throughout breeding grounds, respective... |
4 November 2008
03:30 GMT |
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With most storage product manufacturers releasing, or planning to release, new solid state drives with higher capacities and better performance, Western Digital, one of the world's leading providers of internal and external storage solutions, has decided to provide its customers with a new way by which they can ... |
4 November 2008
03:17 GMT |
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University of Colorado scientists have recently discovered that women carry much more diverse bacteria species on their hands than men, and also larger numbers of them altogether, although they reported washing their hands often. Men exhibited less species and less diversity. A bizarre application for this discovery ... |
4 November 2008
03:09 GMT |
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The Web has been flooded for some hours with a lot of news on Intel's upcoming Core i7 processors. Test samples arrived to reviewers and we've seen quite a few articles that describe the architecture and the performance levels of the chips. The first impression is that the giant chip manufacturer managed to... |
4 November 2008
03:08 GMT |
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Red Alert 3 is one of the most expected titles of this holiday season, promising to bring back the franchise's unique tongue-in-cheek approach to strategy games. With a star studded cast ready to deliver the classic FMV (Full-Motion Video) cut scenes, and three very engaging and distinct single-player campaigns ... |
4 November 2008
03:06 GMT |
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In parallel with the development of Windows 7, Microsoft is also taking Windows Vista to the next level. The Vista evolution is synonymous with the jump from SP1 to SP2, and Microsoft is already offering a taste of the second service pack for the operating system. In mid-October, the Redmond company delivered the fi... |
4 November 2008
03:06 GMT |
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NASA scientists have not yet forgotten the nasty surprise that the Sun had in store for us 5 years ago during this time of the year. As we’re passing this half-decade milestone, they recall how one of the most atrocious solar storms ever recorded – and definitely the most powerful one of modern times &nd... |
4 November 2008
02:59 GMT |
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Peter Molyneux is one of the most unique game designers out there, because he really knows how to promote his titles in terms of appeal to any class of gamers, be it hardcore or casual, and really does make you want to play them.Microsoft has recently launched his newest title, Fable II, which is the successor to the... |
4 November 2008
02:46 GMT |
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An LA Times report points out to a study claiming some 25 percent of the iPhone owners have downloaded a game for the device, as opposed to other cellphone owners, 6 percent of whom have installed a game on their respective handsets.The piece goes to cite Neil Young, iPhone developer and founder of Ngmoco. Appa... |
4 November 2008
02:45 GMT |
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A new scientific study shows that the handedness of a patient is crucial in understanding at least a part of his or her behavior. Apparently, all left-handed people share in common traits such as anxiety, depression and fear of making important decisions, unlike right-handers. The researchers behind this survey say t... |
4 November 2008
02:42 GMT |
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Music is by far an important and indispensable element in our lives. Most of us simply enjoy listening to it but there are some who like to give in to their creative side and make their own music, and thus need some electronic devices or, nowadays, computer software to always have their favorite tunes with them. Let&... |
4 November 2008
02:41 GMT |
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Since the economic crisis the world is going through will force customers to be very careful with what products they purchase and to be constantly looking for the best possible bargain, most consumer electronics manufacturers are changing their design and marketing strategies, providing a wider range of features in e... |
4 November 2008
02:39 GMT |
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The holiday season has always been one full of promotions and a huge line-up of quality games from developers and publishers in the industry. This large number of excellent games also compels the three big console manufacturers to undertake certain measures to make their products more successful. Microsoft is definit... |
4 November 2008
02:27 GMT |
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Dark Cloud 2 is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony, it was released in December 2002. The title is classed as an action and role playing game, played from a third person perspective.While ... |
4 November 2008
02:22 GMT |
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The openSUSE team announced last night the fourth beta version of openSUSE 11.1. The new development release, openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4, includes a few important bugfixes and some improvements in different areas. However, the most important thing to mention in this release is the full support for common fingerprint r... |
4 November 2008
02:21 GMT |
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A new scanning device may hold the key to doctors being able to identify early signs of dementia, even before the disease sets in. The positron emitter tomography (PET) offers conclusive evidence about the signs that characterize the illness, but the problem with it is that only trained professionals can read and int... |
4 November 2008
02:15 GMT |
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Dark Cloud is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony, it was released in December 2000. The title is classed as an action and role playing game, played from a third person perspective.Over 400... |
4 November 2008
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