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150 Minutes of Exercise Per Week Is All It Takes

Investigators at the Oregon State University discovered in a new study that as few as 150 minutes of training or physical exercises per week – the equivalent of two and a half hours – is sufficient to improve sleep quality and daytime alertness. The study was carried out on a representative population s...

23 November 2011
09:57 GMT

Free Windows Phone Mango Jump Start – App Development Training

Now that Windows Phone Mango has been released to manufacturing and that Microsoft is gearing up to start accepting Mango application submission in the Windows Phone marketplace, developers might want to build projects tailored to WP7’s successor. Devs looking for a “jump start” need to check out a...

19 August 2011
06:59 GMT

Adele Forced to Take Singing Lessons

Adele may be one of the most successful and appreciated female singers of today but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t need singing lessons. In her case, though, it’s to preserve her beautiful voice, not to help her use it, it has emerged.Just recently, Adele was forced to cancel her tour after losing he...

14 June 2011
11:46 GMT

Visual Studio 2010 Sweepstakes Launched

Via the Visual Studio 2010 Sweepstakes members of the Microsoft Partner Network have some extra incentives to help them complete training courses focused on the company’s development platform. However, only US residents that represent Microsoft Partner Network enrolled companies can participate in the Visu...

1 April 2011
07:05 GMT

Free Microsoft Virtual Academy Cloud Training Portal

A newly debuted Microsoft online hub is designed to be a one stop shop for training resources focused on the company’s Cloud offerings. The Microsoft Virtual Academy is now live, featuring a comprehensive collection of content set up to allow customers to get insight into a range of topics related to Cloud com...

29 March 2011
08:03 GMT

Microsoft Dynamics Training Pack Available

Microsoft Dynamics Training Pack is an option available for the Redmond company’s partners that require training in relation to the software giant’s Dynamics lineup of products. According to Microsoft’s Kevin Machayya, the main advantage of the Microsoft Dynamics Training Pack is the fact that it a...

7 February 2011
14:31 GMT

United States Secret Services Includes Video Game in Training Model

The United States Secret Service, the organization which is supposed to protect the President and other important dignitaries, is adding video games based tools to the training program for its agents, with ArmA 2 developer Bohemia Interactive being part of the program.The Site Security Planning Tool is made up of thr...

27 January 2011
16:31 GMT

Ashton Kutcher Says Training for Armageddon Story in Men’s Fitness Was a Joke

At the end of December, Men’s Fitness came out with the January 2011 issues, featuring model turned actor and producer Ashton Kutcher. Asked about his motivation to work out, he said he was training for the end of the world, when he’d have to save his family. The piece also included several mentions from ...

26 January 2011
14:51 GMT

Russian Media Links Modern Warfare 2 and Airport Terror Attack

Russia Today, one of the media companies serving the Russian market, has aired a report which links the blockbuster first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from Infinity Ward and Activision with the terrorist attack that has struck the Domodedovo Airport, leaving at least 35 dead and many more severely in...

26 January 2011
06:19 GMT

Ashton Kutcher Stays Fit to Save Family from Armageddon

Former model turned actor Ashton Kutcher has always been in top shape but, these days, he has extra motivation to work out and be the best he can be: if the end of the world comes, he wants to know he’ll be able to protect his family. Ashton is in the latest issue of Men’s Fitness, where he’s talkin...

28 December 2010
13:41 GMT

Study: Workers Absorb Training Easier When Using Video Games

The University of Colorado Business School has put together a new study which suggests that those workers who train using video games can absorb and then remember their training better than those that are exposed to more passive learning methods.The study is set to be published in the scientific journal Personnel Psy...

26 October 2010
03:12 GMT

HTC EVO 4G Clears FCC, Sprint Trains Employees

The first mobile phone in the world to put together Google's Android operating system and WiMAX connectivity options, the HTC EVO 4G, has just made another step closer to its release on Sprint's airwaves. The handset was cleared by FCC for use in the United States, with support for the WiMAX networks on th...

11 May 2010
06:38 GMT

Access Free Windows Server 2008 R2 Advanced Training Content

Windows Server 2008 R2 was released to manufacturing concomitantly with Windows 7. However, the latest iteration of the Windows Server platform was shipped to customers ahead of its client counterpart. In addition to providing the actual RTM bits for purchase, Microsoft is offering additional resources designed to be...

30 November 2009
04:07 GMT

Apple Is Training Support Staff on Snow Leopard

Reliable sources have informed the people at macenstein of ongoing Snow Leopard training sessions for Apple’s Support staff. The respective sources also tell the site that Apple is most likely launching the software this week, on the 28th, as previously rumored. Citing “reliable sources out west,” m...

24 August 2009
06:14 GMT

New One to One Training Service Available from Apple

Apple has introduced new One to One training sessions at its retail stores. The sessions cost $99 for a full year. One to One is available only for Mac buyers, and only at the time of the purchase on a first-come, first-served basis. Apple has broken down One to One in three major categories, providing three ways to...

3 June 2009
03:54 GMT

Sprint to Start Pre Training on May 7

According to the latest news on the Web, mobile phone carrier Sprint is set to start training its employees on the upcoming Palm Pre as soon as May 7. There have been previous rumors about the operator planning to start the move back in April, yet it seems that at that time the company was only looking for store advo...

4 May 2009
09:41 GMT

Sprint to Launch Pre in April, Trains Employees

The latest rumors on the Web regarding the expected launch date for the next-generation Palm Pre have it that the device would be ready for the market as soon as this month, next week to be more precise. While this would be rather unlikely to happen, as Palm has already stated that the handset won't be launched ...

11 April 2009
03:19 GMT

Canonical Announces Ubuntu Server Training Course

The success of the Ubuntu Training Program, combined with the growing popularity of Ubuntu Server Edition, led Canonical to announce a new course that exclusively focuses on the server edition. Called "Deploying Ubuntu in the Enterprise Environment," the training program lasts five days and addresses intermediate-to-...

23 March 2009
20:01 GMT

More Fitness Programs Needed in Schools

According to health experts, children in US schools need more appropriate fitness classes than they benefit from at this point. The scientists say that the current level of physical exercises existent in schools is nowhere enough to avert the large number of obesity cases recorded in the country. The disease is a tra...

9 March 2009
14:01 GMT

Ubuntu Training Program Improved Throughout USA

One of Ubuntu's strategies for gaining a larger user base is providing quality, comprehensive training for everyone who desires. For that purpose, Canonical has recently included Fast Lane and Bridge Education in its Ubuntu Training Partner Programme, signing and training instructors. The courses are held all ac...

16 February 2009
20:01 GMT

How to Train Your Puppy

There are currently millions of puppies living in homes all over the United States, and each and every one of them is supposed to receive love and compassion from the people who have adopted them. One of the main things that owners want and need to do when buying or getting a puppy is to train the animal in the way o...

11 February 2009
09:09 GMT

iPhone SDK Training Launched in the UK

Intrinsic Development Corp. is launching a new iPhone Developer Training Course in the UK. With Apple having eliminated the non-disclosure agreement surrounding its iPhone SDK last month, “the dialogue is now flowing,” giving Intrinsic the opportunity to expand developers' opportunities in creating c...

14 November 2008
10:01 GMT

Reality of Online Virtual Worlds Now Measurable

Dr. Mitzi M. Montoya of the North Carolina State University, together with Dr. Anne P. Massey, the Dean’s Research Professor in Informational Systems from the Indiana University, and a team of experts have managed to devise a scale that measures the reality level of online virtual worlds. This metric could prov...

29 October 2008
10:36 GMT

Nike + iPhone + Google Maps

The first screenshots of Nike's upcoming application for iPhone have emerged on the web. It was already common knowledge that Apple and Nike were planning to introduce yet another version of the Nike+ equipment, this time for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The leaked UI screens are here to confirm their pro...

20 August 2008
09:49 GMT

Brain Training Comes to PCs

The Nintendo DS handheld console was and will probably be the system where brain training games feel at home. However, this doesn't mean it will be holding a monopoly for long, especially since this kind of games manage to bring in the big bucks. Recently, the Xbox 360 consoles have received their first brain tr...

6 May 2008
02:36 GMT

Apple Launches One to One Personal Training at Your Local Apple Store

With Personal Training sessions at the Apple Retail Store, who can even blame the Cupertino-based corporation anymore for pushing Safari onto Windows users? OK so some things are just meant to be, but I for one love Apple's attitude when it comes to how it treats its customers. One to One Personal Training at th...

19 April 2008
10:02 GMT

Irregular Exercising Makes You Even Fatter!

Want a brake from your training program? Think twice! It could cost you more than you thought, as found by a new research from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and published in the journal "Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise." Weight gained during a rest period can be ...

5 February 2008
03:46 GMT

New DS 'Training' Title: Face Training Out

Via Money.canoe.ca comes this wonderful piece of news saying something about a new Training game for the DS. It's called Face Training and it is said to come packed with a digital camera "that fits into the dual-screen machine to show live video of the player's own face on the right screen while an animatio...

8 August 2007
08:16 GMT

Progio Training Companion

Maybe Plug and Play devices like the DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) aren't the only solution when it comes to making workout less boring. Here's a device that can also keep you somewhat "entertained" during your daily workout.Introducing the Progio Training Companion. This device comes with a 320 x 240 LCD th...

9 May 2007
03:56 GMT

Hearing Better for 15 Bucks

OK, the subtitle definitely sounds funny but it reflects the truth: Re Go Media have released an ear-training software which is now at hand. The Audio Wizard Pro Ear Trainer is a program designed to improve the way you both hear and detect certain frequencies and this is definitely one good asset for a sound technici...

13 March 2007
13:12 GMT

Dolby Laboratories Offers Training

This year's NSCA Expo brings again an exceptional moment courtesy of the Dolby Laboratories: the Dolby lake Processor Training, held Wednesday, March 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Orlando International Drive Resort. From generic presentations to in-depth descriptions of principles and opera...

5 March 2007
05:06 GMT


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