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Titan Technology has just introduced a veritable beast of a cooling module, one whose ravenous hunger for hot air will make short work of any possibility of a CPU overheating.
There are entry-level, mid-range and high-end coolers, and then there are beasts that will make jaws drop even among the most hardcore of en... |
2 February 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is of great interest to astronomers because it's the most Earth-like object in the solar system. One of the most recent studies conducted on the body was aimed at surveying its dunes using radars, and experts say that this allowed them to learn more about the moon's past c... |
24 January 2012
02:58 GMT |
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Astronomers were recently able to determine in a new investigation that the atmosphere surrounding the Saturnine moon Titan has multiple layers, just like our planet's. This is a remarkable discovery, since it represents the first time a layered atmosphere is discovered around another celestial body.
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16 January 2012
08:56 GMT |
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A view of the Saturnine moons Titan and Tethys taken from aboard the NASA Cassini orbiter appeared obscured when researchers decoded it. The photos was snapped just as one of the gas giant's rings was interposed between the spacecraft and the two moons.
In this view, Titan is seen to the left of the image, the ... |
13 January 2012
09:00 GMT |
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Among astronomers, Saturn's largest moon Titan is primarily known for being the only object in the solar system other than Earth to have liquid chemicals on its surface. A group of investigators in the United States finally provides an explanation of where these chemicals originate. Both of Titan's poles ... |
5 January 2012
03:40 GMT |
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A group of scientists and engineers recently presented the Aerial Vehicle for In-situ and Airborne Titan Reconnaissance (AVIATR) concept to the world. The aircraft is designed specifically to be able to fly in the dense atmosphere surrounding Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn.
Previous proposals saw researche... |
3 January 2012
05:22 GMT |
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A new photograph of Ligeia Mare depicts the landscape feature in beautiful colors that remind us of Earth. Yet, the sea is located on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and is filled with liquid hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, rather than water.
Even so, Titan and Earth are not that different. Granted, atm... |
30 December 2011
03:23 GMT |
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The NASA Cassini spacecraft carried out a new flyby of Saturn's moon Dione on Monday, December 12. While the main science data obtained during the maneuver have yet to be compiled, researchers say that the flyby did provide some interesting new views of the Saturnine moon system.
Experts at the NASA Jet Propul... |
13 December 2011
02:57 GMT |
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Officials at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, announce that the Cassini spacecraft will be carrying out a double flyby over the course of 36 hours, starting on December 12. Within this time frame, the probe will see both Dione and Titan.
The Dione flyby will occur first, and will... |
10 December 2011
06:22 GMT |
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The NASA Cassini orbiter recently managed to snap a new series of photos covering the Saturnine moon Enceladus, and the results were somewhat surprising to astronomers. They discovered the that object's surface displays a glow that was not apparent to Cassini until just now.
The spacecraft was able to see it b... |
2 December 2011
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One of the things that made astrobiologists so interested in Saturn's largest moon is the fact that it shares many similarities to our own planet, in terms of atmospheres, atmospheric chemical cycles and so on. However, how Titan got to its current configuration is still a matter of debate. At this point, scient... |
19 October 2011
08:48 GMT |
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While it is busy promoting consumer graphics, NVIDIA has also snared a deal on the supercomputing front, where it has sealed a contract through which the “Titan” will use its Tesla accelerators.
GPU computing modules have gained a role in supercomputing thanks to their immense parallel processing capa... |
11 October 2011
08:05 GMT |
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A set of newly-released images showing the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in color indicates that the celestial body may be a lot more similar to Earth than first believed. Granted, its surface is covered by a thick, yellow, unbreathable atmosphere, but many similarities still remain.
This image was... |
6 October 2011
15:01 GMT |
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VGA coolers don't usually work unless they're directly strapped to a video card, but Titan really set conventions aside when it made the TTC-SC07TZ(RB) which, rather than a VGA cooler, qualifies more as a PCI cooler.
Graphics cards, like central processing unit (CPUs), can't really survive for long... |
5 October 2011
05:26 GMT |
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A representative from video game developer Blizzard has denied rumors that the company planned to unveil its new MMO project, codenamed Titan, at the upcoming BlizzCon 2011 event.The representative says that Blizzard is working on a new project, which the gaming world has known for a long time, but that an announceme... |
30 September 2011
05:51 GMT |
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Video game developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced that is has selected alternative rock band Foo Fighters to deliver the headline closing concert at the upcoming BlizzCon 2011 event, which is set to take place between October 21 and 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center.The allegiance of Blizzard fans is big en... |
29 September 2011
04:30 GMT |
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The American space agency has a very broad agenda for its astrobiology programs, but recently its scope grew even more, after eight research projects were selected for further development under the Astrobiology Science and Technology for Instrument Development (ASTID) program.
As a general rule, all instruments th... |
21 September 2011
10:56 GMT |
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Given the tremendous similarities that exist between Earth and Saturn's largest moon, Titan, experts are comparing the two in order to determine how the environment on extrasolar planets may look like. They are also trying to understand what ingredients are necessary for the development of life.
While they a... |
5 September 2011
07:15 GMT |
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Windows Phone Mango, the next flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, should soon arrive on shelves on a nice range of new devices, and the already rumored HTC Eternity would be one of them. Rumor has it that the new device might be unveiled to the world as soon as today, and that it would be a new flags... |
1 September 2011
09:14 GMT |
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Today, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to unveil to the world its first handsets running under Microsoft's Windows Phone Mango operating system, and it seems that one of these devices already received the necessary blessing from the FCC.
We're referring here to the HTC Eternity ... |
1 September 2011
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Despite missing liquid water, the atmosphere surrounding Saturn's largest moon, Titan, seems to be perfectly capable of producing DNA molecules, or at least some of the chemical precursors leading to these molecules. Scientists say that the “chain of life” may have already appeared high above the moo... |
25 August 2011
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Experts investigating Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn, recently discovered a white arrow on the object's surface. About the size of Texas, this structure went unexplained for quite some time. Now, scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles propose an explanation for its existence.The UCLA ... |
16 August 2011
04:42 GMT |
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After several weeks of relative inactivity, the NASA Cassini orbiter managed to snap a new set of pictures covering a large portion of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The image reveals a large number of dunes and craters, as well as the enigmatic bright feature called Xanadu.The latter is located on the leading ed... |
9 August 2011
03:18 GMT |
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A new report coming from investment firm Sterne Agee says that in the coming months the video game line-up from publisher Activision Blizzard will show more diversity, with the company working hard to make sure that it has more profit sources than the Call of Duty franchise and the MMO World of Warcraft.
Arvind Bh... |
30 June 2011
17:21 GMT |
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The developers at Blizzard are not offering any real information about their confirmed next generation MMO project Titan but it seems that a number of veteran developers from their very successful World of Warcraft have been moving to the new game as the development process ramps up.Greg Street, who is the lead syste... |
23 June 2011
17:21 GMT |
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A group of astronomers says that upcoming missions aimed at exploring Titan might also feature instruments or detectors capable of searching for thunders. Finding signs that the atmospheric phenomenon takes place will make it easier for scientists to find lightning. The atmosphere around Saturn's largest moon is... |
3 June 2011
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Following new studies conducted on the Saturnine moon Enceladus, astronomers determined that this object is the most likely in the solar system to contain life. It exceeded its companion moon Titan in this area only recently.Until now, astrobiologists believed that they had the highest chances of finding life at othe... |
2 June 2011
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The Saturnine moon Enceladus – one of the most interesting objects in the solar system – got another picture taken recently, as a NASA orbiter flew relatively close to it. The spacecraft was located in excess of 25,000 kilometers (15,000 miles) away. This new view shows a mixture of the old and the new on... |
25 May 2011
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Methane and ethane are the most basic hydrocarbons, but at the same time chemicals capable of arranging themselves into the most complex structures. Experts believe that, on Titan, these two elements have already set the foundation for the development of life.This proposal takes into account the moon's chemistry... |
18 May 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that the thick, hazy atmosphere surrounding Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have been produced by a vast amount of cosmic impacts, that spewed ejecta material into the air.
The thing that puzzles astronomers and planetary scien... |
9 May 2011
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As we announced earlier today, NASA has decided on the three proposals it will pursue further for a major space exploration mission, to be launched in 2016. One of them is the Titan Mare Explorer (TiME) probe, which could finally establish a human presence on Saturn's largest moon. The NASA Cassini orbiter, whic... |
6 May 2011
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The American space agency is currently in the process of evaluating its options for a major, 2016 space exploration mission, after having selected three of the most promising proposals submitted by experts.At this point, the three research teams that proposed the investigations will receive $3 million each. The funds... |
6 May 2011
06:11 GMT |
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Planetary scientists now believe that the atmosphere surrounding Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have what it takes to allow for the creation of basic molecules that make up DNA. The process may be going on regardless of the fact that there is no liquid water on the moon. For a very long time, experts have bee... |
29 April 2011
04:54 GMT |
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The largest Saturnine moon Titan is one of the most interesting objects in the solar system, and now experts say that some of the things which make it unique here may in fact be the norm elsewhere in the Universe. This could be especially true around red dwarfs. In a new study, published in the April 2 online issue o... |
19 April 2011
09:14 GMT |
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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be more similar to Enceladus, another moon orbiting the planet, than astronomers first realized. New datasets appear to indicate that the former also has a liquid ocean beneath the surface. If this is confirmed, then Titan will officially become the weirdest moon ever. Some of t... |
19 April 2011
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Blizzard Entertainment has put up a set of job recruitment announcements on its official career portal page that seek to attract software engineers for a new video game project, which has not been officially announced and does not seem to have a name yet. The ads say Blizzard Entertainment is “on the hunt for ... |
15 April 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Previous analysis of data sent back by the NASA Cassini orbiter determined that the surface of the Saturnine moon Titan was laden with active ice volcanoes. Geologists believed that these landforms helped shape the current landscape on the moon, but a new analysis argues that this was not the case.Investigators deter... |
8 April 2011
05:55 GMT |
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At the moment, Blizzard Entertainment is confirmed as working on three big projects: the Heart of the Swarm release for Starcraft II, the hack and slash game Diablo III and its new MMO concept, Titan.
The company is also widely believed to be preparing another expansion for World of Warcraft at the same time.
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25 March 2011
10:39 GMT |
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Normally, when thinking project Titan, one might think of myths or supersized robots of doom, or both, but in this case, the subject of discussion is a supercomputer, one that is set to be the strongest ever created.While they were a rarity at one point in the past, supercomputers can be said to exist in droves now,... |
24 March 2011
09:14 GMT |
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Investigations conducted by the NASA Cassini spacecraft late last year allowed experts to discover that the deserts on Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn, were not as arid as first thought. Planetary scientists say it's no doubt the space probe readings indicate the presence of methane rain above them.At fi... |
18 March 2011
04:57 GMT |
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The video game that took up most of my time this week was Dawn of War II: Retribution, the new strategy game from Relic and THQ, which got a review from Softpedia and a series of Gamer Diaries.We also have a review for the High Definition remake of Beyond Good & Evil and have started a new set of diaries that focus o... |
13 March 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Blizzard is one of the most secretive companies in the video game business, offering the minimum amount of information about its big projects before the official reveals and refusing to commit to launch dates before they are sure about the quality of their titles.
And the fact that Blizzard is talking about its ne... |
10 March 2011
17:21 GMT |
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Blizzard might not be ready to talk about what its project codenamed Titan really is, but the developer seems pretty interested in talking about its expectations for the new MMO, and now one of the leading executives at Blizzard says that the developers are already playing the game internally.
Speaking to Gamasutr... |
9 March 2011
05:39 GMT |
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We already know that Blizzard is working on a new MMO project that is codenamed Titan, but the company has so far refused to offer any concrete details linked to it, probably for fear that it might affect the popularity of its current blockbuster World of Warcraft.
And it seems that Blizzard is working hard to mak... |
8 March 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Speaking at the Game Developers Conference, the World of Warcraft Game Director Tom Chilton has said that creating and launching the Cataclysm expansion for the MMO was hard to developer Blizzard because it meant cutting out and recreating areas of the game. Tom Chilton said that the people working on the expansion ... |
3 March 2011
05:34 GMT |
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We already know that developer Blizzard is working on a new MMO project, but the company has been very slow in offering details about its new video game, sticking to the idea that it is not working on merely a sequel to World of Warcraft but that it is crafting an experience which will feel completely new to all thos... |
11 February 2011
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The Saturnine moon Titan is undoubtedly one of the most interesting bodies in the solar system, and one of those that closest resemble Earth. Scientist now add a new feature to the list of similarities. Recently, they discovered what appeared to be cirrus clouds in the moon's atmosphere. The finding becomes very... |
4 February 2011
18:11 GMT |
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Given the host of conditions on the Saturnine moon Titan, experts are convinced that the space body is one of the primary candidates for discovering alien life elsewhere other than Earth. There are of course other moons in the solar system that can be classified as potentially habitable, such as for example Enceladus... |
1 February 2011
08:29 GMT |
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Since July 1, 2004, the NASA Cassini orbiter has been keeping an eye on the Saturnine moon Titan, around which it already flew a number of passes. But what the probe has uncovered only managed to peak astronomers' interest, and so experts are now considering sending a blimp to the moon. There are several reasons... |
27 December 2010
02:47 GMT |
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After a pretty embarrassing leak a few weeks ago, Blizzard has officially admitted that its new massively multiplayer online game project is codenamed Titan, and that it is currently hiring a lot of people to work on it.
As you all know, Blizzard is the company behind the hugely successful World of Warcraft MMORPG... |
20 December 2010
03:45 GMT |
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