Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 by Tim
Social network Facebook will roll out more extensive privacy controls Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, as well as an instant-messaging service soon after, representatives from the company announced during a press briefing at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.
Most notable about the new privacy controls is the fact ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008 by Tim
A new breakthrough superconducting material fabricated by a Canadian-German team has been made out of a silicon-hydrogen compound and does not require cooling. The implications of the discovery are enormous and could transform the way people live by cutting power usage from everything from refrigeration to cell phones.
Instead of super-cooling ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008 by Tim
Following Google's official response to Microsoft's bid for Yahoo early February, Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks again.
Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt said today that he would be concerned about the free flow of information on the Internet if Microsoft Corp. were to succeed in acquiring Yahoo Inc.
Last month, Microsoft proposed ...
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008 by Tim
The BBFC's refusal to issue Manhunt 2 with a certificate in June 2007 has been lifted, and the game will now go on sale.
The Video Appeals Committee upheld an earlier decision that the game could be sold, following a nine-month battle between makers Rockstar and UK censors.
The British Board ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008 by Andy
The original Eee PC turned out to be the surprise hit of 2007 and the company has already announced its Eee PC 900 successor.
ASUS is looking to cash in on that success with its new desktop PC which is called the "Digital Home System EP20". However, right below the name ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008 by Tim
Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout so far has proven to be a better place for promoting fun and games than peddling products.
But a new application aims to inject more commerce into the social playground by paying Facebook members who help merchants sell to their friends.
The program, called Market ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Tim
In Windows XP, copying and moving ZIP files can sometimes be time consuming and annoying. To increase the speed of moving or copying ZIP files, copy the below code into a blank text editor, save with a .reg file extension and execute.
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Tim
BBC news reveals a camera that can "see" explosives, drugs and weapons hidden under clothing from 25 metres has been invented, which builds on the idea that all objects emit terahertz radiation.
A camera that can The ThruVision system could be deployed at airports, railway stations or other public spaces. ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 by Andy
Google has won unconditional approval from the European Commission to buy rival web advertising firm DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, despite objections from rivals and privacy advocates.
Google has already won approval from US antitrust authorities. "The Commission's in-depth market investigation found that Google and DoubleClick were not exerting major competitive constraints ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008 by Matt
It appears that Microsoft might be feeling the pressure from it's main rival the PS3; especially now that HD-DVD
has lost, and the PS3 is currently the best value Blu-ray player.
The German edition of The Financial Times is claiming the Xbox 360 Arcade has dropped by EUR 80 across Europe, ...
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