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A scientific paper, published in the respected journal Nature Geoscience, shows that our previous estimates of how the Earth's atmosphere would respond to mounting carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations were highly conservative. In fact, the team behind the new investigation says, it may be that the atmosphere is 3... |
7 December 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Brutal Legend has been released for some time now and every gamer that picked it up finished the single player element and experienced some of the strategic minded multiplayer is probably wondering whether the developers are planning to release any new content for the game or whether it's a good candidate for se... |
7 December 2009
18:11 GMT |
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Over the years, the concept of “black hole” has made its way from Science to fiction and then to everyday life. Now, the words are used in common expressions, but the public actually knows very little about how these objects appear, how they develop, and what role they ultimately play in their general vic... |
7 December 2009
18:01 GMT |
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At 64 years of age and an incredibly successful career both home in the UK and abroad, in Hollywood, one could easily assume that up next on Dame Helen Mirren’s agenda was some time off for herself. Quite on the contrary, she reveals in a new interview with the Daily Mail, where she says she can hardly stand th... |
7 December 2009
16:21 GMT |
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The PSP Mini program has just debuted on the PlayStation Portable Go and there are already rumors saying that the titles offered through it might also be available on the PlayStation 3 home gaming console for all those who are interested in bite-sized portions of gaming designed with a more casual audience in mind.Mu... |
7 December 2009
16:11 GMT |
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A new scientific study reveals that individuals who were delinquents as children tend to have a higher chance of dying prematurely, or becoming more unstable later on in life, after the age of 48. The researchers behind the new investigation also said that the correlations were not necessary the obvious consequences ... |
7 December 2009
16:01 GMT |
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Telecommunications solutions provider Motorola announced recently that its Home & Networks Mobility business has worked together with UAE telecom provider du for the deployment of Dubai Metro's mobile WiMAX network. According to the company, its WiMAX equipment has been used for offering connectivity and effect... |
7 December 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Robin Antin, for those who don’t know, is the woman behind the Pussycat Dolls phenomenon, the group of burlesque dancers and, in recent years, singers fronted by the gorgeous Nicole Scherzinger. On December 15, stores will receive copies of Robin Antin’s Pussycat Dolls Workout DVD, an exercise routine gua... |
7 December 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Mozilla is getting ready to release a new development milestone of Firefox 3.6. And it appears that the upcoming testing build won’t graduate the next version of the open source browser to Release Candidate stage. According to Mozilla, a new Beta release, the fifth one, is currently cooking and being readied fo... |
7 December 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Great looking hair is not only the result of using good haircare products, such as shampoos and treatments. Hair looks good when we’re healthy too, which implicitly means its appearance takes a turn for the worse when we’re not well. Stress is one of the main factors behind hair loss, with a new study cit... |
7 December 2009
14:41 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone carrier Bell Mobility is reportedly gearing up for the launch of yet another high-end handset for its users, in the form of Nokia N97. Moreover, it seems that the said launch is to happen in the very near future, namely this Thursday, on December 10. While the launch date is almost confirmed at... |
7 December 2009
14:11 GMT |
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NCSoft's Aion Vision trailer has been up and about the Internet for quite some time now and, like any good trailer, it has stirred a lot of commotion. The quality of the graphics, as well as the visual detail involved look like something no other MMORPG could ever compete with at this point, but the trailer also... |
7 December 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Experts in the field believe that the future of gas detectors lies within a new generation of optical sensors, which are apparently able to detect trace amounts of harmful chemicals in the air with ease. The new systems, their designers say, could be employed in the near future in a wide array of applications, rangin... |
7 December 2009
14:01 GMT |
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“Nothing burns calories like fear,” British actor and sportsman Vinnie Jones says in the latest Funny Or Die spoof for weight loss programs. The intimidating star, who is a constant presence in British gangster movies, has agreed to team up with FOD for a video that has him as a fitness trainer that vouch... |
7 December 2009
13:31 GMT |
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BioWare, as the developer, and Electronic Arts, as the publisher, have announced that they are releasing a new application, called Gift of the Yeti, on Facebook, which will be playable by all those who have an account and allows those who play it to get 10 dollars off the price of a new copy of Dragon Age: Origins, w... |
7 December 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Not only has the dust didn’t get a chance to settle on Office 2010, but there’s no dust whatsoever seeing how the next iteration of the Office System is still in Beta, but Microsoft is already looking ahead, to the “next next” version of Office. The successor of Office 2007 was codenamed Offi... |
7 December 2009
12:21 GMT |
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Using Street View can be a lot of fun and can be a really immersive experience. Using Google Earth takes it one step further with the possibility to view any place on Earth, and on the Moon and Mars as well. But even with the biggest high-def monitor, in fact even with two of them, you're not going to get close... |
7 December 2009
11:21 GMT |
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Vevo is just a day away from launch and it's still making some rather big announcements, though not entirely unexpected ones. The music-video joint venture between Universal Music Group and Sony Music has just added its third media partner, EMI, which will provide the site with content from the label's arti... |
7 December 2009
11:20 GMT |
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Although he confirmed his position as a bona fide rock ‘n’ roll star and entertainer, Adam Lambert stood to lose from his performance at the 2009 American Music Awards. For one, ABC canceled several of his appearances in the aftermath, which some rushed to call a homophobic stance against one of the most ... |
7 December 2009
11:12 GMT |
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Even with the rapid ascension of Blu-ray media and Blu-ray drives on today's market, consumers still keep interest in DVD burners, as they are more accessible and DVDs have already a large-enough data capacity for reliable and efficient data storage. Pioneer's latest DVD burner, the DVR-S17J, not only p... |
7 December 2009
11:10 GMT |
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Embryonic stem cells are known worldwide for their ability to differentiate into any type of cells that exist inside the body. Once this was discovered, scientists were able to find numerous other types of stem cells, which dealt exclusively with generating replacement cells for specific organs. One of the main goals... |
7 December 2009
11:06 GMT |
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Despite reports about how the “Terminator” franchise was up for sale to the highest bidder because no one actually thought it couldn’t make money at the box-office any more in its present form, director McG is of a different opinion. Not only has the director confirmed on a recent livecast that he&r... |
7 December 2009
10:57 GMT |
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Developed by SymbianGuru, the Currencies application assures those frequently working with currencies that they stay connected with the latest exchange rates. Compatible with all Symbian smartphones and with Java-compatible handsets, the software can help those that need to take decisions regarding high amounts of mo... |
7 December 2009
10:54 GMT |
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Bitstream Inc. announced today the release of a new version of its mobile browser, namely BOLT 1.6. According to the company, the browser comes as a fully featured solution for all mobile phone users, and can be used on devices of all types. Not only that the BOLD 1.6 browser is capable of delivering leading data co... |
7 December 2009
10:51 GMT |
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Summit Entertainment has already made a fortune, and stands to make double if not triple the amount, with the first two “Twilight” movies, so it’s only understandably why it would suddenly be so interested in all things vampires. A relatively small studio until picking up Stephenie Meyer’s boo... |
7 December 2009
10:39 GMT |
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The highly popular Apple iPhone is set to arrive on more markets during the ongoing month. On Sunday, mobile services provider GTA TeleGuam announced that it would include the iPhone in its offering as soon as December 11 is here, and also unveiled the pricing of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G on its various plans. Th... |
7 December 2009
10:28 GMT |
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As always, after the official introduction of the stock model of a graphics adapter, or of any product, for that matter, hardware manufacturers always start releasing modified, custom-cooled or aesthetically improved versions of the same product in order to somehow differentiate their item from the similar offers mad... |
7 December 2009
10:22 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... |
7 December 2009
10:21 GMT |
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If you waited this long to buy three licenses of Windows 7 RTM in the same package via a Microsoft special offering aimed at customers with multiple computers in a single household, then you waited too long. As of last week, the Windows 7 Family Pack deal is no longer available to customers in the United States, at j... |
7 December 2009
10:19 GMT |
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It's that time of the year again. Renowned websites, publications and famous magazines are issuing tops after tops, awards after awards for the entertainment and joy of curious masses. Everyone around the world is interested in finding out 2009's top performers in the web design and development sector.Last ... |
7 December 2009
10:06 GMT |
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George Michael’s past troubles with the law are well known, having been at the time tabloid fodder and becoming stories with a life of their own. Whether it’s arrest for exposure in a public place, or smoking pot and then getting behind the wheel, the singer boasts a very colorful rap sheet. If, until now... |
7 December 2009
10:03 GMT |
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Experts investigating the ice shelves at the Martian south pole believe that a special type of greenhouse effect may be “powering” up the region, in a way that may allow for the appearance and development of life on the Red Planet. The scientists, based at the German Aerospace Center, in Berlin, Germany, ... |
7 December 2009
10:03 GMT |
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Online services have a lot of information on their users and, despite most claiming that they respect user privacy and don't abuse all the data, it's easy to understand why many people but also government agencies and citizen rights groups are concerned about the increasing dependency on online services an... |
7 December 2009
09:56 GMT |
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For those who want more than the decent graphics mid- to high-end performance capabilities of the regular Radeon HD 5770, the Radeon HD 5770 Vapor-X from Sapphire not only provides a greater headroom for overclocking, but it even boasts a higher quality cooling mechanism, which keeps the card about nine degrees Celsi... |
7 December 2009
09:38 GMT |
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She has often been criticized for an alleged fondness to Botox and other injectable fillers, but, according to Nicole Kidman herself, there is nothing artificial about her face. Answering questions from fans, the actress says her beauty idol is stunner Sophie Lauren and that she believes in growing old naturally and ... |
7 December 2009
09:38 GMT |
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The company offering “the right Paw you were looking for” has updated its flagship product, CleanMyMac, an all-in-one cleaning utility for power users of Apple’s Mac operating system. Supported on the three popular versions of Mac OS X employed worldwide (Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard), CleanMyMac... |
7 December 2009
09:31 GMT |
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In a rare move, Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip Schiller, has granted an interview to the New York Times about something personal – his favorite iPhone apps. On top of Schiller’s list is Shazam, the music-tagging app developed by Shazam Entertainment Ltd. and featured in Apple&rsq... |
7 December 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Now that her most recent album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” is out, Mariah Carey is getting ready to personally bring it live to fans in the USA, reports coming in are saying. The singer will launch a domestic tour in 2010, with plans to take it abroad as well, granted everything goes according to pl... |
7 December 2009
09:17 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics seems to have yet other handsets in store for us, in the already known Corby lineup. Although it does not include the Corby moniker in its name, the new Samsung M5650 Lindy has all the specs and the looks to be considered part of that lineup. Moreover, the phone co... |
7 December 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Social questions and answers service Aardvark is raising a lot of interest from investors lately, despite not generating too much hype about the service itself. Apparently, the company is contemplating an acquisition offer from Google worth over $30 million and also has the opportunity to raise more capital at about ... |
7 December 2009
09:07 GMT |
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The rapidly nearing Consumer Electronics Show in January has already gotten all hardware developers in an uproar, each trying its hardest to come up with its latest and most amazing products in hopes of striking awe into the hearts of the CES attendants. Cooler Master obviously does not feel inclined to be any less ... |
7 December 2009
09:00 GMT |
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Cybercrooks are on the hunt for FTP credentials with a new phishing campaign, which targets the customers of many hosting companies. Under the pretext of a system maintenance, the rogue emails direct unsuspecting webmasters to phishing pages.According to Gary Warner, director of research in Computer Forensics at the ... |
7 December 2009
08:57 GMT |
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The Rescuecom Computer Reliability Report, described as “an unbiased analysis that compares computer vendors' market share with consumer service calls from Rescuecom's 1-800-RESCUE-PC call center,” has again crowned Apple as the most reliable computer vendor. Results for Q3 2009 saw Apple and IB... |
7 December 2009
08:56 GMT |
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With the advent of Windows 7, the market shares of both Windows XP and Windows Vista have started bleeding, with users transitioning to the latest iteration of the Windows client. Still, although Windows 7 grabbed over 5% of the OS market, according to Net Applications, Windows XP is still the most used platform worl... |
7 December 2009
08:55 GMT |
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This year's UN Climate Summit is undoubtedly the largest event of its kind in human history. For the first time ever, officials from nearly all countries in the United Nations are being joined by their presidents, in a large-scale effort to stop the ruthless effects of global warming, and to mitigate climate cha... |
7 December 2009
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There are a lot of companies in the gaming industry that pride themselves on a vast number of released titles and an outstanding history in the business. But no matter how proud they are, and what their achievements may be, none can really stand up to Nintendo. This isn't just some random fanboy propaganda, sinc... |
7 December 2009
08:47 GMT |
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Google's Android operating system, which is present on the market for about a year now, seems determined to gain an even higher market share than it already has, and also aims at mobile technologies where it hasn't been present before, such as iDEN and WiMAX. According to the latest news around the web, wh... |
7 December 2009
08:29 GMT |
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The latest addition to the P-series line of mobile personal computers from ASUS is a portable workstation powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 CPU. The central processor is clocked at 2.0GHz and the configuration makes use of a GMA 4500M integrated graphics controller and Random Access Memory (RAM). The laptop, dubbe... |
7 December 2009
08:28 GMT |
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One of the big news stories of the last week was the driving accident in which Tiger Woods, the best known golfer in the world, was involved, which then spun out to show his personal life trouble. The star sports person has now apologized to his family and fans for his indiscretions but a lot of people are saying tha... |
7 December 2009
08:09 GMT |
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In ordinary fashion, Google’s Program Manager for Chrome, Anthony Laforge, is never late with Dev channel updates, this time around signaling to developers that Chrome has been updated to version 4.0.249.27 for Mac OS X. The browser requires an Intel-based Mac, but is free to download and use indefinitely. Mac ... |
7 December 2009
08:03 GMT |
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Brain Age 2 is the sequel to the Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training – How Old Is Your Brain, more simply known as just Brain Age in North America. The title is basically a puzzle game, with several others meant to bring the brain out of its vegetative state. It also features some games and tests made to estima... |
7 December 2009
08:03 GMT |
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Online safety has always been an issue, yet even today, it looks more like a “religious” battle rather than one based on facts and proper studies. This may have been one of the reasons why most companies had a more relaxed attitude only intervening after something bad had happened. Now though, Facebook i... |
7 December 2009
08:01 GMT |
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Microsoft is in no way getting tired of preaching that technology can better all aspects of life, including the impact on the environment. Information technology can be the key resource behind achieving the goal of capping temperature change at 2 degrees. The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel o... |
7 December 2009
07:57 GMT |
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Following the success of its AspireRevo line of nettops, Acer seems to maintain a strong interest in NVIDIA's ION platforms, especially the upcoming second-generation NVIDIA ION 2. The ION 2 is supposedly designed with support for the upcoming Pineview processors from Intel, specifically Atom N450, N470, D510 or... |
7 December 2009
07:47 GMT |
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Espoo, Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia, the largest handset vendor in the world, announced today the introduction of yet another affordable device for its users, the Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition. According to the company, the new handset comes to the market as its most affordable mobile phone to include GPS ... |
7 December 2009
07:34 GMT |
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While 2009 was one of the worst years for the gaming industry in a very, very long time and while people aren't so willing to give away their hard-earned cash to purchase a new video game, they are more willing to make a purchase from the “save your soul” publisher. Gaming studios are firing people i... |
7 December 2009
07:14 GMT |
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Microsoft is making it easier for customers to decide whether Windows Home Server is the product for them by offering a free, trial-based version of the OS as a standalone download. Not only this, but the Redmond company is actually inviting customers to take the latest iteration of Windows Home Server for a spin. At... |
7 December 2009
07:09 GMT |
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One of the HTC long rumored handsets that will arrive on the market with Google's Android operating system on board is the HTC Passion. The device surfaced into the wild a few months ago, and has been since said to be called the HTC Dragon, to arrive in 2009, to sport a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapgragon processor and to... |
7 December 2009
06:52 GMT |
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Transmission 1.80 Beta 1 is now available for free download for users of Mac OS X. A BitTorrent client similar to Vuze, Transmission’s code is licensed under the GNU General Public License, with select code licensed under the liberal MIT License. The program boasts a simple, intuitive interface designed to inte... |
7 December 2009
06:51 GMT |
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The Windows Sensor and Location platform is a new addition to the Microsoft operating system, introduced with the advent of Windows 7. In this regard, the Redmond company is trying to make it easier for developers to leverage the new capabilities built into the successor of Windows Visa, in order to have the computer... |
7 December 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Malware distributors continue resorting to the fake software update lure for their email spam campaigns. The latest attack poses as a notification regarding a Windows security bulletin, which links to a malicious executable.The rogue emails impersonate Steve Lipner, Microsoft’s Director of Security Assurance, w... |
7 December 2009
06:43 GMT |
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Arguably the most massive sports competition after The Olympic Games, the FIFA world cup always catches the attention of hundreds of thousands of sports fans, whether they make it to the stadium or they just stay in front of a TV or even an Internet feed. IT enterprises, however, might see more opportunities in such ... |
7 December 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Harmonix and MTV Games have another song pack ready for their Rock Band, and, while the three bands that have lent their tracks to the game are well known, they couldn't be any more different in style. The first band will rev up Rock Band instruments like never before, as Slipknot fans are sure to heat things up... |
7 December 2009
06:40 GMT |
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A new version of TrailRunner, Berbie’s route-planning application for Mac OS X, has brought the program to version 2.1 Build 466. 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 as import tracks and workou... |
7 December 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Welcome to the 74th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux-based operating systems were announced last week: Ubuntu Christian Edition 6.0 Beta, Calculate Linux 10.0 and SystemRescueCd 1.3.3. In other news: Sun Microsystems updated the powerful and popular VirtualBox virtualization software to the muc... |
7 December 2009
06:27 GMT |
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Twitter is pushing ahead on two fronts with just one move. The company is now launching a new Sign-Up API which allows users to sign up for the service from any third party site or app which implements it. For now, the API isn't public but has already been implemented by online local guide Citysearch. This last... |
7 December 2009
06:20 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... |
7 December 2009
06:13 GMT |
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Original equipment manufacturers that are taking advantage of Microsoft’s embedded operating system lineup of products have also been able to leverage specific support tools. It was the case with Windows XP Embedded, and as of the start of December 2009, the same is valid for the latest iteration of Windows Emb... |
7 December 2009
06:10 GMT |
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Sacha Baron Cohen is known for the characters he creates, with whose help he then sets out to create films in the mockumentary genre, a genre he helped perfect, tackling current issues that are pending solution. Bruno is the latest, an Austrian fashionista who sets out to conquer America in the film with the same nam... |
7 December 2009
06:09 GMT |
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In a new series of experiments, scientists asked a number of volunteers to look at photos of androgynous faces, and determine which was male and which was female. The participants were very likely to say that people with lower eyebrows and tight lips – signs of anger – were men, while the characters with ... |
7 December 2009
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Reports have emerged this weekend with talk of Apple acquiring Palo Alto startup Lala. The service partially resembles iTunes (in the way users purchase music), but instead of downloading tracks, users stream them to their Internet-capable devices for just ten cents a track. The songs are stored on the “cloud&r... |
7 December 2009
06:06 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... |
7 December 2009
06:06 GMT |
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The market of mobile phones in Western Europe has started to grow, something that happens for the first time in the last four or five quarters. According to a recent report form IDC, the Western European market grew 5 percent on a yearly basis during the third quarter of the ongoing year. The research firm also show... |
7 December 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Naruto Shippuuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 is the Wii-exclusive title of the video-game series that relies on Masashi Kishimoto popular manga and anime. The games of the series, made up of ten titles released on Nintendo's GameCube and Wii, are developed by Eighting and published by D3 Publisher and Tomy, a... |
7 December 2009
05:57 GMT |
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For many years, skeptics to Santa Claus have argued that it's a scientific impossibility for him to deliver all of his presents to children around the world in one night. But a new line of research suggests that Santa is able to do that by employing some cutting-edge technology and advanced science, which norma... |
7 December 2009
05:53 GMT |
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Apple has always seen to its own devices and, each time it came up with some new Mac, it used, in its creation, only those technologies that were in line with its intentions. The Arrandale CPU with integrated graphics circuits, which Intel will showcase at CES 2010, seems to be especially out of line with Apple'... |
7 December 2009
05:47 GMT |
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Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the PlayStation Portable exclusive videogame, is set to be released on the North America market on May 25, 2010. The title was also confirmed as coming on March 18 in Japan, but there has been no date confirmed for the European version of... |
7 December 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has recently made available for download the Microsoft My Phone syncing solution for handsets running under its Windows Mobile operating system. The new software is available for all users of a handset running under the Windows Mobile 6.0 or higher versions of the platform, the... |
7 December 2009
05:44 GMT |
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Microsoft has teamed up with Ellen Degeneres in order to help spread some holiday cheer via its search/decision engine. Online shoppers now have available the“12 Days of Giveaways,” brought to them by The Ellen Degeneres Show and Bing Cashback. According to Microsoft, all that users need do is watch the E... |
7 December 2009
05:40 GMT |
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OPTi Inc. announced today that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued the final judgment in the patent-infringement action between OPTi and Apple, ordering the Mac maker to pay a total of $21.7 million in damages and pre-judgment interest. Although Apple was found to be guilty of vi... |
7 December 2009
05:36 GMT |
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Taylor Lautner, fresh off the success with “New Moon,” the second installment in “The Twilight Saga,” where he plays wolf Jacob Black, is poised to become the next big action star, with Paramount taking him on board an upcoming franchise, dealing with wonderboy Max Steel. Deadline Hollywood ha... |
7 December 2009
05:35 GMT |
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Late last week, AppJet announced that it had been acquired by Google and that it would be effectively shutting down EtherPad, its real-time document collaboration app. This last part didn't sit particularly well with its users which were vocal in their disapproval of the move, claiming that in no way Google Wav... |
7 December 2009
05:30 GMT |
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Dynasty Tactics 2 is a videogame created and published by KOEI Ltd. Inc. The game was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on September 23, 2003. It is classed as a hybrid between a role playing experience and a strategy game with elements taken from real life history, which is being played fro... |
7 December 2009
05:22 GMT |
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In late October, NASA's new rocket prototype, the ARES I-X, blasted off from the renewed Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. Aimed at testing the engines that would go on the ARES I delivery system, the flight was mainly a success, apart from a parachute glitch at the end, which saw t... |
7 December 2009
05:12 GMT |
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Computer maker Dell is reportedly getting ready to make more steps into the mobile phones area. The company has announced recently that it is working on the creation of a new business unit that will have as main focus communications and mobile devices, the latest news around the Internet show. This move is meant to ... |
7 December 2009
05:01 GMT |
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Microsoft donations of both cash and software worth over $7.3 million will find their way to Community Technology Centers (CTCs) in Latin America and the Caribbean in the coming year. For 2010, the Redmond company will offer no less than $1.925 million (U.S.) in cash to 25 nonprofit organizations and an additional $... |
7 December 2009
04:53 GMT |
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Janet Jackson and Lady Gaga were the two stars asked to perform on last night’s episode of X Factor, the popular singing competition that has Simon Cowell as the main judge. Whereas Gaga stayed true to her reputation of eccentric performer, Janet surprised fans with a very energetic dance number to a medley of ... |
7 December 2009
04:51 GMT |
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The Nintendo DSi XL, known as the LL in Japan, seems to be a big hit in the Land of the Rising Sun, managing to move more than 100,000 units in the first week, even if the improvements it brings are rather minor. The device is set to arrive in the West in the first months of 2010.On the hardware front, the XL version... |
7 December 2009
04:50 GMT |
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A new research evidences the fact that the stereotypes usually associated with the behavior of older siblings are true. The work shows that the eldest brother or sister in a family tends to be less cooperative, trusting, and reciprocating than other siblings. The foundations for this line of investigations, into the ... |
7 December 2009
04:50 GMT |
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Swiss iPhone developer Nicolas Seriot has presented his talk on iPhone Privacy (from Geneva) in PDF format showing to the world how a malicious application can harvest personal data on non-jailbroken iPhones just as well. There is no need for the developer of such an app to use private APIs while areas like email acc... |
7 December 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Local businesses are the hot market right now for online services. Most big businesses have a pretty solid online presence at this point and the competition is pretty fierce in this area. Local businesses by contrast don't really have the resources to establish a very well though-out web identity and, so far, t... |
7 December 2009
04:48 GMT |
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Not too long after introducing the VP series of LCD monitors that used the IPS panels and were designed for business professionals, Viewsonic released two more home and small office monitors, this time paying more attention to the areas of power efficiency and image clarity in order to allow a smoother and more produ... |
7 December 2009
04:48 GMT |
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You know that a game is actually good when people begin to complain about the silliest things. BioWare's Mass Effect is, without a doubt, one of the good games out there, but the elevator-transitions bickering is one of the many confirmations. Instead of deploying standard loading screens, the title made use of ... |
7 December 2009
04:41 GMT |
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The Mobile Advertising Network AdMob has made another step in the mobile phone arena, with the launch of an open source SDK for the Palm webOS platform. The new release is set to prove the company's commitment towards enabling the mobile ecosystem, and follows the previously released solutions for devices power... |
7 December 2009
04:24 GMT |
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Take Two announced last week that it would have a bad 2009 and that the prospects for 2010 were not looking much better. The company said that Max Payne 3 was once again delayed for a few months and projected a fall in sales related to poor performance from the MLB franchise, which is not having a good year. Immediat... |
7 December 2009
04:19 GMT |
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In 2008, following a series of very public and troubling developments in Britney Spears’ personal life, her father Jamie stepped in and was named conservator over Britney the person and her business affairs, amidst fears that she had surrounded herself by leeches and people who did not care for her personal saf... |
7 December 2009
04:19 GMT |
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Though they only appear on our screen for several seconds, pop-up ads do more than simply annoy us to the fullest. They are also extremely apt at breaking our concentration on the tasks at hand, by breaking the mental processes that keep us focused on our work. Experts at the Economic & Social Research Council have b... |
7 December 2009
03:58 GMT |
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A new Tomb Raider game has been rumored to be in development for some time now, and the one behind it could be none other than Crystal Dynamics, since the company is the one that has been entrusted with the series. After the original developer, Core Design, failed to release new Tomb Raider games worthy of the franch... |
7 December 2009
03:53 GMT |
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François Dupoux announced earlier today, December 7th, the immediate availability of the SystemRescueCd 1.3.3 operating system. This brand-new release of the tiny, Gentoo-based Linux distribution for system administrators and data recovery tasks is now powered by the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6, with an updated Btrf... |
7 December 2009
03:51 GMT |
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After being the first people in the world to have tasted Google's Android operating system, T-Mobile's subscribers might soon be able to enjoy some very appealing devices powered by the platform. According to the latest news around the Internet, the nicest ones of all should be the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10... |
7 December 2009
03:48 GMT |
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Lady Gaga, arguably one of the most eccentric performers of the moment, did not fail to raise to the hype with last night’s performance on the British singing competition the X Factor. Initially asking for live lambs and butterflies to accompany her on stage, the singer had to make due with a giant bathroom, in... |
7 December 2009
03:42 GMT |
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Super Talent's CFast Compact Flash Storage Cards are an evolved version of the traditional Compact Flash cards. Another storage-solution developer, Team Group, introduced such CF data cards, two of which were secure digital cards and one was the more powerful CompactFlash 600X. Super Talent's product line i... |
7 December 2009
03:42 GMT |
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Google has been building towards this for months now and it looks like the way may finally be over, Google Chrome is about to get extensions. Well, to be more precise, Google Chrome Beta is about to get extensions and everyone else will get to enjoy the upcoming Extensions Gallery which is set to launch by the week&... |
7 December 2009
03:40 GMT |
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Sony has announced that the Sucker Punch developed Infamous superhero videogame has just surpassed sales of 1.2 million units worldwide. It was released in the early part of the year and managed a good performance in the United States in the first two months, moving more than 350,000 units, but then it disappeared fr... |
7 December 2009
03:39 GMT |
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Experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who manage the new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, in Washington DC, are excited to announce that the telescope is on track for its December 11 launch. The event is to take place at the Vandenberg Air Force... |
7 December 2009
03:37 GMT |
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As expected, Apple has again widened the gap between its all-in-one iMac and the powerful Mac Pro, adding a new 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon upgrade option (for an extra $1,200). Additional 2TB hard drives can also be included with the Mac Pro, as well as Apple’s Xserves. According to recently published report... |
7 December 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Currently, the World of Warcraft movie has some huge names working on it, so it is slowly working its way towards the select few video-game adaptations that could actually prove to be quality cinematic experience. With director Sam Raimi and Robert Rodat, the same one that did Saving Private Ryan, as the writer, Holl... |
7 December 2009
03:11 GMT |
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Just as it was the case for its other flagship product, it looks like Microsoft will also be a tad late when it comes down to unveiling the box art for its next generation of the Office System. The Redmond company only confirmed that the leaked details on Windows 7 packaging were indeed real months after the informa... |
7 December 2009
02:57 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is back in the leaked info area. Most of you should be already accustomed with learning that the company's plans have been unveiled to the world over the Internet, and now it is time to have a look at what HTC has in store for us for the first half of the next year.A... |
7 December 2009
02:56 GMT |
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Scientists from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, in Germany, announce the development of a new type of diesel engine, which not only emits only trace amounts of dangerous chemicals, but can also be used to collect samples from the combustion chamber while the engine is still running. The newly developed diesel e... |
7 December 2009
02:53 GMT |
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The Dukes of Hazard: Return of the General Lee is a videogame developed by Ratbag Pty. Ltd. and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the original Xbox from Microsoft in September 2004. It is classed as an action adventure title featuring driving elements and is based... |
7 December 2009
02:47 GMT |
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The Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D will be previewed during the 2010 Computer Electronics Show as part of a joint effort by AMD and CyberLink. This new standard will become the latest addition to the 3D graphics technologies supported by Advanced Micro Devices, such as 3D DLP televisions and dual-panel and line interleaved ... |
7 December 2009
02:46 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... |
7 December 2009
02:35 GMT |
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A lot of the applications added to Nero multimedia suite have generated waves of disappointment among the users who wanted just the disc burning utility. With ShowTime Nero, the suite extended its disc burning capabilities to those of playing local movies, as well as Internet streamed media. Although many would consi... |
7 December 2009
02:30 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... |
7 December 2009
02:21 GMT |
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Experts at the Helsinki University of Technology, in Finland, the University of New South Wales, in Australia, and the University of Melbourne announce the development of a single-atom transistor. The component works by sequentially channeling a flow of electrons through the same phosphorus atom, the team says. The a... |
7 December 2009
02:17 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... |
7 December 2009
02:16 GMT |
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Experts at the Mayo Clinic campus in Jacksonville, Florida, announce that electrode implants have been used for the first time to hack into a person's brain, and reveal what they are thinking about. The team says that its test subjects, all of which had electrodes inside their brains, were able to type up a virt... |
7 December 2009
01:34 GMT |
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