| Viagra Could Fix the Heart |  | We could say that Viagra is on the way to save lives. And it's not about sexual life; Viagra (sildenafil) could prolong the lives of people suffering from muscular dystrophy, as pointed out by a new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Just as it works against impotence the drug may also prevent heart failure in patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.
[ADMARK=1]Muscular dystrophy is a hereditary disease characterized by a severe w ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 14:51 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony European Boss Disappointed with PSP Sales |  | Although the PlayStation Portable is enjoying a very good period in Japan, with sales almost the double of those posted by long time rival Nintendo DS, the handheld is just not as popu ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 14:16 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Very Tall Bull: 1.98 m (5 ft, 7 in) Tall |  | Today, the shoulder height of a large domestic cow is around 1.5 m (5 ft). Despite this, their wild ancestors, the aurochs, were huge beasts that reached on average 1.8 m (6 ft) tall at the withers. Between 1931 and 1938, Dr. Lutz Heck, director of the Berlin Zoo, attempted to recreate the aurochs starting from domestic cattle, through the cross breeding of the most primitive known cattle breeds. The result is the Heck cattle, greatly resembling the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius), but ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 14:11 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Machine Can Tell Your Age |  | Teenage years are the "best" when it comes to becoming hooked on tobacco. Add to that the fact that adolescents can hardly tell the difference between what it right and what is wrong and you will see why puffing on a cigarette makes many young girls and boys feel hotter and cooler. However, the Japanese have come up with their own solution to this problem: the 570,000 cigarette vending machines in[ADMARK=1] Japan may soon be able to assess the age of the buyer, based on the coun ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 14:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Brings the Big Adventure to Wii |  | The games in the Pitfall series have sold more than 10 million units to date and it seemed as if it was only a matter of time until a new Pitfall game was released. Apparently, the wait will be over by the end of the year, since Activision plans to release Pitfall: The Big Adventure to[ADMARK=1] the ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 13:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ericsson Improves Telkomsel's Network |  | Telkomsel Indonesia has chosen Ericsson to improve its nationwide network by deploying its MSS (Mobile Softswitch Solution) in order to increase the network's performance, coverage and capacity.
The Mobile Softswitch Solution of the Swedish company will offer a core network platform for both of Telkomsel&# ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 12:15 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| WiiWare Is Live in North America |  | Right on time, Nintendo's promised WiiWare service has been launched in North America, with a bunch of games available for download and promising an exciting, fun future for all the Nintendo Wii fans in the world. Already released in Japan (with a different lineup of games, though), the ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 12:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Binomial Coefficient Calculator with JavaScript |  | The web based calculators are widely used due to the fact that they usually do not require the installation of a third party software in neither of the known operating systems. Calculators that come with client side programming languages as JavaScript imply the execution of the code on the client side and they require only a compatible web browser. [ADMARK=1]
There are many free JavaScript calculators that perform almost any type of mathematical or statistical operations, like the v ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:54 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Windows Server 2008-Based Server Products Available |  | Windows Essential Server Solutions are basically designed as a bundle of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, along with additional Microsoft technologies, set up as an all-in-one IT offering for small and midsize customers. As of May 13, 2008, Microsoft is debuting the test drive process of the products reunited under the ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:47 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Beyonce's Maple Syrup Diet |  | The Maple Syrup Diet also known as Lemon Cleansing Diet, the Lemonade Diet or the Master Cleanse is one of those things you talk about in a whisper and wonder which masochistic soul out there actually invented it in this case, a man by the name of Stanley Borroughs who developed it back in the 1950's. Trouble is, there are a lot of purely horrific rumors going round about this diet, half of which are probably true. It's enough to say that R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:31 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yahoo! oneSearch on Your Rogers Mobile Phone |  | Rogers Wireless users will be happy to find out that their favorite wireless carrier has just signed an agreement with Yahoo, which is meant to enhance the quality of Rogers Wireless' products. The agreement also includes Fido, which, along with Rogers Wireless, is on the most important Canadian mobile carrier.
[ADMARK=1]Rogers Communications and Yahoo! Inc. are not at their first partnership, as the two companies have signed, last year, a multi-year agreement that includes broad ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:22 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Justin Timberlake Brings You "The Phone" |  | I'm sure all of you know Justin Timberlake, whether you want it or not, but what you probably don't know is that the American pop singer, dancer, producer, actor (plus all his other "titles") will soon have a new reality show on MTV, dubbed "The Phone".
I ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:16 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HP to Buy Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 Billion |  | Hewlett-Packard announced that it would buy services outsourcing EDS company for about $13.9 billion. The news was broken today in a joint press statement from the two companies. HP will completely buy EDS in order to strengthen its position on the market and compete with rivals such as IBM.
[ADMARK=1]"The combination of HP and EDS will create a leading force in global IT services", said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive. "Together, we will be a stronger busines ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:15 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| First Look at Sulphur, Fedora 9 |  | [ADMARK=1]Believe it or not, Fedora 9 (dubbed Sulphur) is here! It was OFFICIALLY released (as expected) today May 13th, 2008. With hard drive encryption support implemented in the graphical installer (a feature that is missing from the popular Ubuntu distribution), latest Linux kernel 2.6.25, GNOME 2.22.1, GIMP 2.4.5 and Firefox 3 Beta 5, we guess the final release will really rock your world and it is our pleasure, here at Softpedia Labs, to introduce you to the latest features of Fedor ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:12 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Pedal for the Metal : the AmpliTube Metal Software |  | It's time for all metalheads to rejoice, with the long expected all-metal-oriented version of the AmpliTube software from Native Instruments, with a more than obvious name: AmpliTube Metal. After so many years of excursions in the world of vintage guitar tone reproduction and modeling, it seems like the metal sound has finally gained a place of its own, and thanks to Native Instruments, your shot at fame as a rockstar should be more at hand than ever.
[admark=1]The AmpliTube Metal ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:12 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Enable Vista-Native Network Access Protection on XP SP3 |  | Network Access Protection (NAP) is one of the few features that were actually added to Windows XP SP3. However, the management of the policy enforcement platform present by default in both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is not as streamlined on XP SP3 as it is in the latest server and client operating systems. In Vista for example all that end users need to do is start the service through the NAP Client Configuration MMC (napclcfg.msc). The same is not valid for XP SP3 RTM Build 55 ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:08 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LameXP Reloaded |  | When we talk about music, our mind automatically thinks about MP3 files. Truth be told, since the apparition of this digital audio format it single-handedly managed to create an entire industry around itself. It simply exploded on the market filling up millions of exabytes all over the world with one of the best compromises between quality and size for audio format.
An audio CD ripper with a good MP3 converter is all you need these days to take your music from the now less portable CD ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 11:08 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Three Apples a Day Diet |  | Don't let its name scare you the three-apples-a-day diet involves a lot more than starving yourself by eating nothing else except three apples a day. This diet is in fact a long term weight loss solution developed by American dietitian going by the name of Tammi Flynn, who holds a Master's degree in Nutrition Science from the prestigious Texas A&M University, and involves a [ADMARK=1]sensible and balanced approach that's manageable and quite easy to put into practice. ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:56 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Old Invisibility Cloak, New Material |  | All previous invisibility cloak projects claimed at some point in time that a three-dimensional optical light cloak can be built. I won't deny that this is true, although I haven't bumped into any invisible objects lately which leads me to believe that this attempt has failed. Now, a new three-dimensional optical cloak seems to be emerging from the University of California, but this time its already built, although some remain skeptical towards its light bending capabilities.
... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:49 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Installing Fedora 9 Sulphur |  | Fedora 9 (codename Sulphur) was released today and it's the most breathtaking version of the Fedora operating system. Not only does this release bring support for encrypted [ADMARK=1]filesystems (implemented in the installer), but it's also one of the best Fedora releases yet!
We, here at Softpedia Labs, always recommend having an empty hard drive for a Linux installation (that means no other operating system on it, no Windows) and you must have a minimum of 10 GB free space ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:43 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Apple and AT&T Have No More iPhones to Sell Online |  | It's official: Apple has no more iPhones to sell online. The claim came straight from an Apple spokesperson's mouth just minutes ago, thus confirming (for the billionth time) that a new iPhone model is definitely in order. Apple Retail stores and AT&T stores might have just a few units left, so h ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:40 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 Coming from AT&T |  | BlackBerry Bold (also known as BlackBerry 9000), the latest high-end smartphone announced by RIM, will be released in the US only via AT&T at first, starting with an unspecified month this summer.
[ADMARK=1]Officially presented by Research in Motion yesterday, the Bold will be the seventh BlackBerry ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:36 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD to Outsource Fusion Chip Production to TSMC |  | Advanced Micro Devices is reportedly in talks with Taiwanese semiconductor TMSC regarding the fabrication of AMD's upcoming Fusion processor. The manufacturer has been producing its graphics processors at its foundry partners for some time now and it seems that it will take the same approach with its upcoming CPUs.
[ADMARK=1]According to Chinese website Digitimes, the partnership will be effective as of the second quarter of the year. Advanced Micro Devices is currently manufactur ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:35 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Photoshop Still Waiting for Flickr Support |  | Photoshop Express, the web-based version of the famous graphics editor, was scheduled to receive a new update these days but, due to some unexpected glitches, Adobe [ADMARK=1]delayed the release, Pocket-Lint informs today. The new pack of updates brings multiple features to the Flash-based Photoshop, but one of the most expected ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:24 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Health Common User Interface Gets Updated |  | In the constant race for increased clinical effectiveness and enhanced patient safety, Microsoft has updated its Health Common User Interface. Built via a partnership with the National Health Service (NHS) in England, the Microsoft Health CUI is designed to enable healthcare organizations to take advantage of a common user interface for clinical applications. With version 1.3 of CUI, Mic ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:22 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Egyptian Gods and Christianity |  | The pantheon of the ancient Egyptians was rich in diverse deities. The question inevitably arises: how could this polytheist religion influence later monotheist religions?
The Sun God
The main Egyptian deity was Amon Re, the king of all gods and the Sun God. The Sun had a central position in the religion of the ancient Egyptians. First, it was represented as the golden scarab Hepri, symbolizing the coming into being. Then, the hieroglyph of the Sun, or Ra (Re), ap ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:21 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil in Blackmail Plot |  | Lewis Hamilton and his friend from the Force India F1 racing team, Adrian Sutil, have recently made the headlines because of a blackmail plot. According to the British Telegraph, police in Germany have arrested a [ADMARK=1]man who was trying to sell personal information on Adrian Sutil to a magazine. The information was kept on a computer disc, which the police found on the arrested man.
The Bavarian police stated that the man identified as "Dieter" was already known to the p ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:18 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Time for Dessert: Almond and Apricot Biscotti |  | "Dessert" is hardly a word in the vocabulary of those interested in weight loss or so we'd tend to believe, if we're among those people who imagine being on a diet as some sort of draconian punishment, about as difficult as spending an eternity with little food or water, walking through the Sahara desert. Apparently, we'd be wrong to believe such a thing, particularly if we're not talking about a crash diet but rather about a change in lifestyle that's ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:17 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel: Powerful GPUs Are Useless, You'd Better Upgrade Your CPU |  | Nvidia's allegations that the CPU industry had no future seem to have upset Intel. World's number one semiconductor manufacturer felt that it was about time to reply Nvidia in the same manner and released a PowerPoint slideshow claiming that powerful GPUs don't bring any benefits to non-gaming computer users.
[ADMARK ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 10:00 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New ISS Water Recovery System Leaves for Kennedy Space Center |  | The permanent crew on board the International Space Station is now formed of only three astronauts, but it will soon be able to support a complement of six, meaning that it will require a new water reclamation system to recycle the water used on board. The newly built water recovery systems, which will be set to fit the space station, have left NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center yesterday and will arrive at the Kennedy Space Center where they will be subjected to final flight prepar ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:56 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Playing up GTA IV Impact on Console Sales |  | Microsoft is clearly trying to pull out the numbers to prove just how much the Xbox 360 is growing, now that the "killer app" that is Grand Theft Auto IV has been launched. The company is now claiming that 40% of the new Xbox sales within the first week of GTA IV's launch have been bundled with the game.
A recent statement from Microsoft also says that 60% of the sales of the[ADMARK=1] gang life game were for the Xbox 360, with only 40% going to the PlayStation 3. Even e ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:54 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Meebo Records Impressive Growth, Challenges Downloadable IMs |  | Meebo has always been an attractive alternative for the traditional instant messaging clients out there, mostly thanks to the fact that it can be accessed straight [ADMARK=1]from the browser, without the need of installing anything. On the other hand, downloadable applications usually connect to a single network and, even if there are programs that come with multiple networks support, such as Pidgin, consumers choose to use Meebo because it requires only a tiny piece of configuration.
... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:50 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IBM Announces Next-Generation 65nm Cell |  | Today IBM Corp. announced a next-generation Cell processor, geared especially for computer servers. The PowerXCell 8i is intended to provide sustained petaflops performance and it is tested on the Road Runner system for the world's first supercomputer status. IBM wants its servers to pass the petaflops barrier and to have hundreds of users installing on them a two-socket board with the new Cell chips, able to bring "supercomputing for the masses."
The 65 nanometer proces ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:49 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Philips Xenium X-Connect Full-Touchscreen Phone Leaked |  | It looks like Philips will soon unveil its second full touchscreen mobile phone, after the X800 model that surfaced a few days ago. The new touchscreen handset is called Xenium X-Connect and it's said to bring more advanced features than the ones packed in X800.
[ADMARK=1]We had only a few details about the X800 until now, b ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:44 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Pokemon Diamond Unlockables, Easter Eggs and Glitches (DS) |  | Pokemon contests and Wi-Fi play have become a reality once Pokemon Diamond (and Pearl) was released. The game has enjoyed huge success and fans are already waiting for more RPG Pokemon games. But, until that happens, feel free to check out our list of valuable Pokemon Diamond action replay codes (click here) or the unlockables, ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:42 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Olympus Announces E-520 DSLR and Zuiko 9-18mm UWA Lens |  | Olympus has refreshed today their DSLR lineup by introducing the new E-520, which is basically the "old" E-510 with some improvements and a new, appealing and affordable Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 ultra-wide angle lens.
The new digital single lens reflex camera now offers some of the features found in the E-420 and E-3. Probably, the most important of them is the improved Live View mode with contrast AF that does not require lifting the mirror. This will probab ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:35 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Higher Risk of Advanced Osteoporosis for Young Women |  | In this modern age of speed and constant change, our increasingly hectic lifestyles are beginning to take their toll on us in ways we would never have expected 20, even 10 years ago. The diseases we once attributed to old age osteoporosis among them are now starting to affect younger men and especially women around the world and scientists are investigating this worrisome phenomenon with a view of letting us know what to do to prevent it and protect ourselves.
However, things may b ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:33 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mass Extinctions Blamed on the Sun's Path Through the Galaxy |  | As it travels through the Milky Way, the Sun experiences a periodical oscillation in relation to the galactic plane, meaning that the solar system intersects with some of the densest areas of the galaxy. This in turn can send comets and asteroids our way and determine catastrophic impacts with the Earth, such as that which killed the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. The same impacts could help spread life to other regions of the galaxy.
[ADMARK=1]According to calculations, the Sun ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:31 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Leaked Windows 7 Features Video Demonstration, Possible M2 |  | Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates noted during the Japan-Windows Digital Lifestyle Consortium, held in Tokyo on May 7, 2008, that the Redmond company was "hard at work" by his own measure on the next iteration of the Windows client referred to as Windows 7. The product number practice coming to replac ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:29 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Build Yourself an HDD Library with Hardbox Enclosures |  | One of the most important shortcomings of the digital world is that people don't take time to read printed books anymore. While digital libraries are growing larger and larger, the living-room book-shelves accommodate less and less hardback books.
[ADMARK=1]Peripheral manufacturer Sarotech found an ingenious way of blending technology with classic looks in its latest hard-disk drive enclosure. The stylish device can host any 3.5-inch desktop disk drive that features a SATA / SATA ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:28 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Pirates Of The Caribbean Collection Cheats and Unlockables (DS) |  | The Pirates Of The Caribbean series of video games is inspired by the Hollywood hit movies. In the Nintendo DS version of the games (both Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest), there are more playable characters, including pirate captain Jack Sparrow, Hector ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:26 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| YouTube Clips, Possible Cause for Actors to Strike |  | Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and major studios, concerning the payment of actors for their performances in video clips featured on websites like YouTube, have reached a dead end. It appears [ADMARK=1]that the two parties couldn't reach an agreement regarding the fee that actors are supposed to receive for appearing in videos shown online.
According to SAG President Alan Rosenberg, in an interview for Reuters, movies studios are really asking actors to give up " ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:23 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Sends Private Emails to Wrong Recipients |  | The Mountain View-based company has once again sent private emails to the wrong people, all of them registered users of AdSense, Google's advertising platform. [ADMARK=1]According to a thread on the WebmasterWorld forum, a few AdSense users have received an email message titled "Important Account Information", that asked them to accept the updated term ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 09:21 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Live Experience with Mio's Moov GPS Navigation Devices |  | Mio Technology is one of the world's most important manufacturers of GPS navigation devices, and, according to their own statement, their European and especially East-European segments are doing better than ever. However, in order to further improve the company's market share, Mio has released the Moov line, which is designed to answer the demands of the entry-level/mid-range segment.
[ADMARK=1]Since I've had the chance of a hands-on approach, I'll point out what s ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:38 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Unlockables (DS) |  | The Ninja Gaiden series is amongst the most successful released by Tecmo (formerly known as Atlus U.S.A.) and the joy that surrounded the launch of Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS proved that we're really talking about a great title. You will become ninja master Ryu Hayabusa and experience a Nintendo DS adventure like never before.
Unlike the previous Tecmo titles, Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword takes full[ADMARK=1] advantage of the stylus, Ryu's combat moves bein ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:33 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alien Life Is Definitely Out There, Astronauts Say |  | The crew participating in the STS-123 mission, on board NASA's space shuttle Endeavor which had the role of carrying the first section of JAXA's space laboratory Kibo along with the Canadian maintenance robot Dextre to the International Space Station have recently participated in a news conference in Tokyo where they expressed their opinions regarding the possibility of life existing elsewhere except for Earth.
[ADMARK=1]"If we push back boundaries far enough, I' ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:32 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ATV Offroad Fury 3 Hints (PS2) |  | ATV Offroad Fury 3 is the third game in the ATV driving franchise. It aims to offer the same adrenaline-fueled, fast, arcade off-road experience as the previous games. There are a lot of tricks you can pull and a lot of vehicles you can use. The third game is not being developed by Rainbow Studios anymore, but by the newcomers Climax Studios, the people that make Moto GP. There are no major new additions to the game, but altogether a host of small improvements.
ATV Offroad Fury 3 gives ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:30 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD to Showcase GDDR5 RV770XT Graphics Cards at Computex |  | AMD will premiere its upcoming generation of RV770 XT and RV770 PRO graphics cards during the Computex show in Taipei. According to industry rumors, the graphics specialist has been shipping sampling units of its RV770XT chips for some time now, as the new GPUs are extremely stable.
[ADMARK=1]Moreover, the new cards will start shipping sometime in the last week of June, as previously planned. Unlike its arch-rival Nvidia, AMD did not have to update its GPU micro-architecture. While Nv ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:17 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team Unlockables Part II (DS) |  | Team play is crucial when it comes to Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team, the game that allows you to use characters from the Battle Network 4 series and go on a liberating mission like no other. Of course, the Navi is not the easiest thing anybody could ever experience, so we have prepared a list of unlockables that will really help you.
UNLOCKABLES
Double attacks
Go into full syncro and switch to the Navi indicated below and you should ge ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:07 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ATV Offroad Fury 2 Hints II (PS2) |  | ATV Offroad Fury 2 is the second game in the ATV Offroad Fury franchise, developed by Rainbow Studios. The game is sequel to ATV Offroad Fury and, in its turn, has a sequel in the form of ATV Offroad Fury 3. The main draw of the game is the ability to take and drive off-road vehicles on a variety of tracks posing different gameplay challenges. The game is more varied that the first in the series, with more ATVs, more mini-games and more championships on offer.
GAMEPLAY HINTS&l ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 08:01 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Phishing Scams Available on the Web |  | Hackers and phishers don't rest until they devise a new scheme, by which they can force honest web users into giving them their personal information. A number of phishing schemes have recently been reported that[ADMARK=1] appear to use a scenario based on recent worldwide events. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently warned the general public about a new scheme by which scammers intended to take the users' IRS fund check.
According to the FBI, users would receive a ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 07:12 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Boylston Street Apple Store Grand Opening, Thursday May 15 |  | Apple is opening a new retail store on Boylston Street, Boston. Like most Apple Store openings, in the case of the Boylston Street Apple Store too, events will feature a T-shirt give-away, and "other surprises," according to the Cupertino-based electronics maker. Free workshops, special ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:57 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| On-The-Run Makeup Tips |  | The worst thing that can happen to many of us girls is being pressed for time. But as we very well know, that happens more often than we'd like to admit in fact, we could safely argue that the opportunities in which we have the luxury of time and can safely spend one whole hour in front of the mirror, putting on makeup (after spending another hour pampering ourselves in the shower) are becoming scantier by the day. As a result, it's good to have a few quick makeup tips up our ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:54 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ATV Offroad Fury Hints II (PS2) |  | The concept is simple: get a buggy, take off to the beaten track and have fun while doing it. ATV Offroad Fury is created by Rainbow Studios, which is also behind the Splashdown franchise, the MX Unleashed games and the well known Motocross Madness, and offers an adrenaline-filled experience.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Crater Park: Unlimited tricks
Go to Crater Park in freestyle mode and find one of the triangular tents. Slowly go up one side of the tent ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:53 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cisco Loses Its Third High-Level Executive, Jayshree Ullal |  | Cisco Systems Inc. is left without another one of its high-level executives, Jayshree Ullal, senior vice president of Cisco's Data Center, Switching and Services Group. Ullal announced her departure on Cisco's blog on Friday, saying that it was her own decision to leave, although she has no future plans yet.
In the past 15 months Cisco l ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:52 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Help Wanted, Looking for Lander Wreck |  | The Mars Polar Lander was a robotic mission to Mars, scheduled to land near the south polar region of the Red Planet and conduct scientific investigations related to the clime, the soil and the ice in that respective area. In 1999, the probe finally reached Mars and began its descent towards the surface. Contact was lost during landing, probably due to a high speed impact with the surface and after nine year the MPL is still missing.
Since not even the wreckage of the spacecraft was fo ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:52 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Opera Mini 4.1 Is Official and Out of Beta |  | Opera released today the 4.1 version of Opera Mini, the popular mobile browser compatible with almost any handset out there. After the 4.1 beta version, which came out at the beginning of April, users can now enjoy the final 4.1 version, for free (as any of the previous releases).
[ADMARK=1]Opera 4.1 brings several significant improvements to the 4.0 version. First of all, its de ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:45 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Armored Core 2 Hints XI (PS2) |  | Armored Core 2 is the second full game in the Armored Core franchise.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Power House Custom AC
Head: ZWO-MO/EGRT
Core: ECW-D4
Arms: EAW-DC10
Legs: ELC-DISI
Booster: None
FCS: DOX-PG2
Generator: HOY-BV2500
Radiator: RBG-CLX5000
Inside: Optional
Extension: ZEX-AL/REX
Back Unit L and R: ZWX-E90/MAC
Note: Only use this AC in an arena when facing a slower person in[ADMARK=1] the dome. Also, if you change the arms to EAW-B ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:37 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Talent Announces 120 GB 2.5-inch Solid-State Drives |  | Following the successful introduction of world's slimmest 256GB SSD in March, Super Talent has announced a new 2.5-inch solid-state drive in the MasterDrive family of products. The new solid-state storage products from Super Talent are not only fully compatible with the notebook 2.5-inch form factor, ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:35 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Warning: The Number of Infected Websites Has Exploded! |  | Today's hackers use extremely advanced techniques, which makes it quite difficult to block their attacks and prevent similar actions in the future. But what's worse [ADMARK=1]is that more and more attacks are now relying on web-based malware which obviously affect thousands of pages and their visitors. According to a report published by ScanSafe, April came with a 35 percent increase in web-based malware, mostly due to two major attacks that took place that month.
"What ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:32 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hacker Takes Down Zimbabwe's Herald |  | A Zimbabwe newspaper website has been shutdown by hackers for three days, since this last Saturday. The Zimbabwe Herald newspaper has reported and admitted to the incident yesterday. The Herald has become[ADMARK=1] unavailable after a hacker, calling himself "r4b00f", has hacked the newspaper webpage.
It appears that the hacked Zimbabwe paper is seen as a pawn of President Robert Mugabe's ruling party, ZANU-PF. As support for the widespread opinion, the newspaper has als ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:29 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta |  | The Beta versions of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 are now available for download to the general public. The Service Pack 1 milestones for the two products bring to the table a range of improvements and the Betas will give users a taste of the evolution of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5. According to ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:27 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Funcom Ready for Age of Conan Release |  | The hype surrounding the highly anticipated release of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures keeps growing as the latest release date announced by Funcom (the 20th of May) is getting closer and closer, and it seems that no delay is in sight. However,[ADMARK=1] before the release of the MMORPG, Funcom has posted the financial results for ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:26 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Armored Core 2: Another Age Hints XI (PS2) |  | Armored Core 2: Another Age is the expansion to the second game in the Armored Core franchise.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Kilec RX-25 A custom AC
Head: EHD-GN-92
Core: ZCX-F/ROOK
Arms: EAN-2112
Legs: ZLN-9001/A
Booster: ZBT-ZI/ARTERE
FCS: LODD-BLAZER
Generator: HOY-B999
Radiator: RRX-COT-1550
Back Unit R: EWC-XP0808
Back Unit L: ZWC-LQ/2552
Arm Unit R: EWG-MGSAW
Arm Unit L: ZLS-T/100
Optional parts:
Your choice, but the following are rec ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:20 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mailplane 2 Beta Released for Mac Users. Download Here. |  | Mailplane is a tool that makes Gmail recognize Mac-specific fonts and features designed by the folks at uncomplex gmbh. This useful tool has been updated to version 2.0, which is currently in beta but free to download as a trial version. Mailplane 2 adds a pretty impressive array of features, along with multiple tweaks to the existing features of ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:19 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dr Sebagh Sun-City Protection SPF 30 |  | Summer is coming and one important step we need to take if we haven't done it already is to find ourselves in possession of a good-quality sunscreen. And as we ladies know, that can often turn into a huge dilemma, especially if we take into account the fact that today's SPF guidelines are still quite confusing and there are still plenty of concerns regarding the potentially [ADMARK=1]damaging side-effects of both chemical filters (which absorb radiation) and mineral filters ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:17 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How Uranium Enrichment Works |  | Uranium enrichment basically refers to the separation process between the uranium-238 and the uranium-235 isotopes. Because only uranium-235 can be used for fission reactions such as those experienced in nuclear weapons and nuclear powered reactors and uranium-235 makes up for less than 1 percent of the whole uranium reserve on Earth, engineers must use an enrichment process to extract the fissionable material.
How it works
[ADMARK=1]Uranium cannot exist freel ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:15 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alienware Stuffs AMD Technology in Low-Budget Gaming Rigs |  | Boutique PC manufacturer has announced that it would introduce low-budget gaming systems based on AMD technology. According to the company, the first AMD-powered gaming rigs will hit the market within two weeks' time and will pack AMD quad-core processors and ATI graphics.
[ADMARK=1]The system manufacturer announced that the cheapest system will sell for about $1,700. It will include 4GB of memory, two ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics cards with CrossFireX technology and a quad-cor ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 06:04 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Moto Yintai L800t Passes the FCC Tests |  | A few days ago the FCC approved one of the new Motorola phones that the US-based producer included in its 2008 line-up. We're talking about Motorola L800t, or Moto Yintai, as it appears on the FCC website. The handset was fir ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:57 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Denies the Recently Reported Gmail Security Glitch |  | Yesterday, news about a potential Gmail security flaw that could let attackers turn Google's service into a spamming machine could be spotted everywhere [ADMARK=1]around the web, but all users were still expecting an official statement from the Mountain View-based company. Well, the statement came tod ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:35 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Prolonged Heating Could Stop Plate Tectonics |  | Its quite obvious that the Earth is going through a climate change that may have effects far more serious than a slight heating of the atmosphere. A prolonged heating, as a new study suggests, could bring our planet into a situation similar to that of Venus, whose crust became locked in place.
"The heat required goes far beyond anything we expect from human-induced climate change, but things like volcanic activity and changes in the Sun's luminosity could lead to this level ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:33 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Beyond Linux From Scratch 6.3 RC1 Launched |  | Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS), the complement to the Linux From Scratch book, is now version 6.3 RC1. After 15 months of work since the last release of BLFS and approximately nine months from the 6.3 release of LFS, Beyond Linux From Scratch will guide the reader through additions to the system including[ADMARK=1] sound, printer and scanner support, networking and m ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:31 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dry Shampoos Are Back |  | For those of you who hate waking up in the morning (and believe me, I am a kindred spirit when it comes to getting out of bed), here's some wonderful news from the gurus of all things fashionable: dry shampoos are back in fashion. Well, it's more like they've basically been reinvented, revamped, restyled call it whatever you like, experts say it's now OK[ADMARK=1] to use one of the oldest tricks in the modern book of hairstyling in order to make your hair look fresh ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:28 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nvidia Plans the GT-200 in Both 65 and 55-Nanometer Architectures |  | Nvidia is reportedly placing massive orders for both 65- and 55-nanometer GT-200 chips at its foundry partners. The chip designer is getting ready for a massive launch and early estimations claim that the card will hit the shelves in mid-June.
[ADMARK=1]Nvidia's decision to go with both 65- and 55-nanomete ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:26 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Steve Jobs Keynote on June 9. WWDC '08 Countdown Begins. |  | Fortune is reporting that Steve Jobs is to deliver a keynote address come June 9th, the day the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2008 commences. Naturally, everyone is thinking 3G iPhone, but that's certainly not all Steve has up his sleeve. Hey, that rhymes!
The above-mentioned ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 13 May 2008, 05:21 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rumors of Google and News Corp Bid for blinkx |  | The self-claimed worlds largest and most advanced video search engine, blinkx, has recorded a serious increase of traffic over the last period. The increasing number of visitors is mainly due to the rumors about a possible[ADMARK=1] Google or News Corp bid for the video search engine website. It appears that the company currently owning the blinkx site has seen its shares up to 36.75 pence, the highest recorded level since September.
blinkx was founded back in 2004 by Suranga Chandrat ... [ |
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