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A new infrared image taken with one of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) most advanced telescope recently revealed the Helix Nebula in a new light. The photo is indeed unlike anything we've seen before, and the ESO astronomy group is extremely happy with the way it turned out.
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19 January 2012
09:54 GMT |
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Researchers working at the European Southern Observatory's (ESA) Paranal Observatory, in Chile, announce the discovery of 96 new open star clusters, previously hidden by massive dust clouds in our galaxy, the Milky Way. In order to make the observations, experts surveyed the skies using the Visible and Infrared ... |
3 August 2011
08:49 GMT |
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Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announce that they managed to snap one of the most interesting images of the Lagoon Nebula to date, as part of a larger survey that seeks to monitor our galaxy for the next five years. For the work, the researchers are using the Paranal Observatory's VISTA (... |
5 January 2011
09:28 GMT |
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Astronomers operating the VISTA survey telescope have recently snapped an incredibly-beautiful image of the star-forming region Monoceros R2, which is located within the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn).The new photograph was snapped in infrared wavelengths, which ensured that the maximum amount of detail was... |
6 October 2010
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Astronomers with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have recently produced an impressive new image of the Tarantula Nebula, a stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The photo was snapped as part of the VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey the experts were conducting in the galaxy.Over the past year or so, the T... |
11 August 2010
10:04 GMT |
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Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have recently used their newest observatory, VISTA, to capture an amazing, new view of the Orion nebula, one of the most renowned structures in space. Because it was taken in infrared wavelengths, the new image was also able to penetrate the very thick layers of ... |
10 February 2010
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The Atacama Desert, Chile-based Paranal Observatory, one of the largest the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has, just received a new telescope, the VISTA. Short for Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, the instrument is a four-meter class, wide-field observatory, and it is currently located on a p... |
11 December 2009
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One of the remaining Apple software updates not yet discussed here on Softpedia is the Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows, which, according to the Cupertino-based Mac maker, addresses trackpad issues, and includes support for the Apple Magic mouse and wireless keyboard. “If you have an Intel-based Mac and... |
20 November 2009
04:28 GMT |
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At the MidMarket CIO Summit held in Redmond, Washington, on April 6, 2009, Microsoft's COO made a few intriguing statements regarding the security standpoint of Windows Vista. According to the man, Microsoft's latest achievements in fighting security are perfectly translated into Windows 7, providing the la... |
14 April 2009
06:36 GMT |
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PC gaming has almost always been tied to a generation of Microsoft's Windows operating system. Whether it was 95, 98 or the more recent XP or Vista, the Redmond giant was responsible for the main platform on which developers brought their video games. Windows XP has been and still is the preferred platform for ... |
28 February 2009
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Over the past months, there have been a series of articles written on the performance capabilities of Microsoft's upcoming Widows 7 operating system on the new small-sized, low-power computer systems known as netbooks. It is expected that the next-generation Windows OS will enable a more stable performance and p... |
13 February 2009
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NVIDIA, the world's leading manufacturer of graphics solutions, has just announced that its recently introduced NVIDIA Ion has now been certified for Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista. With the announcement, NVIDIA's small form factor, low-power computer system will now be ready to pro... |
12 February 2009
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Virtualization software is something that Mac heads / geeks can't do without. There comes a time when running Windows applications simply becomes a necessity, even though some Mac users will stubbornly refuse to admit this reality. While emulation software does its bit, nothing can guarantee full support. Nothin... |
4 February 2009
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We are all well aware of the limping start of Vista on the OS market. Despite the fact that its launch had been highly anticipated for a good while, contrary to all Microsoft expectations, Vista was received with great reluctance and unwillingness on the part of XP fans. A sense of rejection towards Vista was rooted ... |
13 December 2008
11:31 GMT |
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Apple has started airing two new Get a Mac ads, hitting back at Microsoft soon after the Silicon Valley Windows maker kicked off its own advertising campaign, “Windows, Not Walls.” As always, Apple's concise and straightforward adds make Microsoft's attempts at improving its image futile.First o... |
20 October 2008
05:24 GMT |
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Netbooks have gained in popularity over the last few months, so much so, that some even believe that they will end up being more popular that your regular, fully-fledged notebook. We have already seen how these small-sized portable computer systems have succeeded in claiming 9 spots in the top 10 of sales o... |
29 September 2008
09:44 GMT |
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As most notebook users know, some models are offered with pre-installed operating systems and a bunch of software applications that most don't even require. It is generally believed that these pre-installed applications are original copies, which a user is entitled to use upon purchasing the notebook. However, i... |
18 September 2008
10:57 GMT |
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At long last, after months of speculation, Microsoft has revealed a few details regarding its upcoming DirectX 11. The company promises that, following the somewhat icy reception that the Vista only DirectX 10 has had, it will create a gaming graphics API that will improve the looks and the performance of AAA game ti... |
23 July 2008
02:55 GMT |
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If, for some odd reasons, you have always dreamed of having a Vista Pocket PC, your dream can now finally come true, thanks to a new mobile device named O2 XDA Vista. At first, when I stumbled upon this device, I thought that maybe O2, the well-known global mobile operator, made a fabulous deal with Microsoft in ord... |
30 June 2008
13:33 GMT |
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Yahoo Messenger for Vista, currently in Beta stage, comes with multiple new functions besides the main XP releases, the 8 stable version and the 9 Beta edition. As you know, most web-browsers currently available on the market allow you to zoom in or out by pressing the Control key and scrolling up or down. Well, the ... |
21 May 2008
09:14 GMT |
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Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows Vista are not exactly best friends, not from the point of view of their creators and neither from the one of their users. However, those who (for some odd reasons) might want their iPhone's interface to feature a "very Vista" look, have now a perfect opportunity t... |
20 May 2008
04:37 GMT |
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It's been a while since we looked at another Mac vs PC ad, hasn't it? It seems that with the passing of each day, Windows PC realizes he has very little chance keeping everyone interested in him with Mac out in the wild too. That's why PC has decided to write a sad song dubbed "the Vista Blues", which ... |
16 May 2008
04:02 GMT |
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There is a pandemic going around in the world and it's called the GTA IV bug. I don't want to be misunderstood, I really liked this latest title from Rockstar but I feel that all the editors in the world, with very few exceptions, are attending group therapy in a brothel. I also don't want to imply the... |
9 May 2008
20:06 GMT |
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Ever since the Sunnyvale-based company announced the availability of Yahoo Messenger for Vista, users out there downloaded and tested the application even if it was only a preview of the upcoming IM client. Unfortunately, this very early version of the program provided a limited number of functions so users couldn�... |
2 May 2008
08:58 GMT |
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Soundcard specialist Creative has been marketing its sound-related products as "Vista Ready" since the release of the new operating system from Microsoft. However, things are not quite exactly true, and many of the company's customers have fallen for this "misunderstanding". The issue relies in the Windows Vista... |
31 March 2008
12:40 GMT |
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Sidebar ads are nice and entertaining, aren't they? Every time you load a page, there's a good chance that a funny sidebar ad will appear, either aimed at promoting a device, a car, an environmental-friendly product and of course more. So, they're generally funny. This one, however, is close to sadisti... |
25 March 2008
07:49 GMT |
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In anticipation of the launch of the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, or VISTA, expected to become operational by the middle of the current year, astronomers from the European Organization for Astronomical Research have mapped the content of a dark filament of molecular cloud named Corona Australi... |
7 March 2008
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Nokia, via its Beta Labs website, announced the release of Nokia Text Messenger for Windows Vista, a gadget that enables users to view their latest SMS messages and send new ones from the Vista sidebar. This means that Nokia owners who also have PCs with Vista on them will have from now on a quick and convenient way ... |
21 February 2008
03:49 GMT |
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The subtitle is the mark of a long and excruciating pain that I went through when seeing that almost every week or so there was a blog from the Yahoo! Instant Messenger team that said nothing. Nothing of interest, actually: old features presented, the emoticons story (wasnt exciting at all, a list of people whom th... |
20 February 2008
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Patent Portfolio Quality is what every company in the world wants to achieve a higher value in, but only few can. Microsoft has jumped to the top spot of the Patent Board, an independent provider of patent metrics, in January, from the second position it had held the previous year. November of last year had seen the ... |
2 February 2008
13:06 GMT |
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Long have I complained about the fact that the Yahoo! Messenger team did nothing whatsoever to improve their products and instead preferred to bring up front the older features that they thought people weren't using. And up until today they've never failed with the disappointment, they were like clockwork.T... |
23 January 2008
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The recent avalanche of threats proved us that many, if not the majority of threats attempt to spread themselves by copying their files on clean removable drives connected to an infected computer. Usually, this process is based on Autorun.Inf, a file placed on the targeted removable devices that executes the infectio... |
4 January 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Asustek's Eee PC sold millions of units in the first months since it hit the market. Its low price and the eye-candy aspect have made it the most wanted present for the holidays to come. Currently, there are only a few units left on the retailers' shelves and consider yourself lucky if you can grab your Eee... |
17 December 2007
03:47 GMT |
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Bad news for hackers worldwide, it looks like it's going all downhill for them from here on end with their attempts to exploit the Windows Vista activation process. Two updates that will target and disable those back-doors will be included in the first Service Pack (SP1) for the latest version of Microsoft'... |
9 December 2007
15:37 GMT |
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Monday was a gush of fresh air for the 2.2 million members community of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) that were announced that as of that day they will be receiving new benefits that will help them successfully deploy and support new technologies by increasing the access to Microsoft's internal resour... |
2 December 2007
09:27 GMT |
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The cooling solution masters surely can not complain about monotony: they have been listed on London Stock Exchange, took over PC Power & Cooling and Hypersonic-PC, while they gave their best to put new goodies on the market.The memory kit is unique: the AM2 Special High Density Kit refuses to work with Intel process... |
30 November 2007
06:21 GMT |
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First of all, those attempting to connect their Xbox 360 to the PC will need to install the Rollup 2 update in MCE2005 and download the software from the URL the Xbox 360 brings up when trying to connect. If you're using Windows Firewall, you don't need to turn it off, as it will adjust itself automatically... |
27 November 2007
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The week started extremely well for Microsoft, as it received on Monday the No.1 Employer award, given by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). The preference survey is the 19th of the kind that the NSBE has conducted - one a year. Carl Mack says that the recognition comes "At a very important time for NSBE... |
25 November 2007
11:22 GMT |
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With the recent 'Get a Mac' ads so clearly making fun of the vista situation, one would have thought that Apple has taken things as far as they could. That, however, does not seem to be the case and the latest ad has taken them even further.Apple's latest ad, dubbed 'Give Up On Vista,' while... |
21 November 2007
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Microsoft is growing bigger and bigger by the hour and Monday's announcement that it opened the new international headquarters for Microsoft Research, Building 99, confirms it. It is said to be the first of seven new buildings on the West Campus, four of which are to be occupied by the company's Entertainme... |
18 November 2007
10:20 GMT |
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Transcode 360 enables the playback of unsupported video over Xbox 360 and Media Center Extender devices. This software is designed to run on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and Microsoft Vista. Transcode 360 is fully featured, providing a clear and efficient interface, tightly integrated with your Media Center P... |
13 November 2007
02:00 GMT |
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Since the Redmond-based software company is seeking for an Ultimate Windows computer, its officials struggle to find out a way to obtain it. On Monday, Microsoft introduced what is probably the smartest way to discover a computer design which fully integrates the Windows operating system: the Next-Gen PC Design Compe... |
4 November 2007
12:33 GMT |
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console got a new flavor on Monday when the Redmond-based company rolled out Xbox 360 Console for Families, a special version of the device which targets whole families. In case you're wondering why this console is so special, please note that it includes five games, a wireless con... |
28 October 2007
05:25 GMT |
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Although it might sound tricky, you can now recover a lost or forgotten Windows Vista logon password using a simple GeForce graphics card. The technology was designed by the Russian company Elcomsoft which also filed a patent currently in pending. You might think this is illegal but Elcomsoft is one of the Microsoft ... |
26 October 2007
03:21 GMT |
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Mozilla rolled out Firefox 2.0.0.8 a few days ago, being a version which was supposed to patch approximately 200 glitches. Although it fixed most of them, it appears that it also caused some others making the application a little buggy. However, Mike Beltzner of Mozilla wrote on the company's blog that Firefox 2... |
25 October 2007
06:15 GMT |
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We all know that having a genuine version of Windows Vista comes with support from Microsoft, updates and lots of other goodies but sometimes, all you need to become a software pirate is a simple Vista error. At least, this is what happened to James Bannan who described on the APC Magazine website a pretty weird situ... |
24 October 2007
05:20 GMT |
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Finally, the system requirements for the PC version of NFS ProStreet are here, but according to thoughtful blokes over at Nfsplanet who managed to snag them, the "specifications are not confirmed by EA yet." However, it never hurts to see whether you "kind-of" fit the profile or not. After all, they don't roll o... |
23 October 2007
06:37 GMT |
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In case you're a Vista user who loves online chatting, I bet you're waiting for the long-discussed Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista prepared by the Sunnyvale based company. Since January when Yahoo first spoke about the Vista compatible flavor of Yahoo Messenger, it kept the product in the spotlights using... |
18 October 2007
04:16 GMT |
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On Monday, Microsoft announced what seems to be the most important release this year after Windows Vista's launch on January 30: the availability of a web-based flavor of Microsoft Office which is obviously the software giant's reply to Google's evolution into this market. Office Live Workspace is pret... |
6 October 2007
14:41 GMT |
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HTC Shift is one of the most powerful smartphones that HTC released in its latest unveiling. The device is one of the first mobile computers globally to offer Microsoft Windows Vista and push email, which makes it pretty special.The new devices coming from HTC manage to pack only the latest technology and the Shift o... |
2 October 2007
05:16 GMT |
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