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65 nm GPU for Xbox 360 'Jasper' due in August
2008-05-31 10:30:00
The latest update to Microsoft's Xbox 360 not only gives the console a 65 nm CPU, but a similarly-profiled GPU, enabling the whole unit to consume less power, and therefore run cooler and more quietly.As most fans of the console -- certainly those who eagerly awaited the release of Halo...
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Yahoo beta tests new search results concepts in India
2008-05-31 10:28:00
When a query is entered on Yahoo 's Glue Pages, search results -- whether text, image, or video -- all turn up on an organized single page. It's an idea that's turning heads, and it's showing up first on Yahoo's India n domain.Currently, topics related to health and medicine, sports and entertainment,...
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Sonnet Introduces Gigabit Adapters for Macs, Old and New
2008-05-31 10:28:00
Three new Gigabit networking solutions are now available from Sonnet. Users of older Macs still running Mac OS X 10.5.2 will be very pleased to hear that the adapters start at $80 and can offer improved data transfer speeds, even when connecting to multiple servers and/or networks, and reduced...

Proporta's Crystal Case: Polycarbonate Shield for Your Eee PC
2008-05-31 10:22:00
The Eee PC is surely one of the best picks if you want to go along with an ultra-portable, sleek mobile solution. Its miniature size and the neat design make it the perfect companion for an average computer user, yet it is extremely fragile, and a sudden shock could...
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Plextor Unveils Next-Gen 1TB Network Attached Storage
2008-05-31 10:17:00
Plextor has just announced an update to its network-attached storage product offering. The two new additions come with a re-engineered unit and interface, and are touted as being the next-generation high performance external storage devices. The Plextor StorX PX-NAS500L comes with a storage capacity...
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Arctic Breeze USB Desktop Fan
2008-05-31 10:13:00
This summer is going to be hot, hot and hot! Of course you need to keep your precious CPU and VGA coolers nice and cool during the summer, but how about buying yourself a cool gadget as well? Don’t you want to breathe some fresh and cool air while you...
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Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits
2008-05-11 22:02:00
Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a computer's microprocessor, hidden from current antivirus products.Called a System Management Mode (SMM) rootkit, the software runs in a protected part of a computer's memory that can be locked and rendered...
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AMD: Going Asset-Light May not be the Best Solution
2008-05-11 21:58:00
AMD's recent approach at cutting down on costs in order to turn back to profit might force the company to sell its two fabrication facilities in Germany. Hector Ruiz, the company's CEO recently hinted at the fact that AMD might sell its customer division, but other control measures could...
More About: News , Light , Asset , Solution

XP SP3 Demands IE7, Microsoft Warns
2008-05-11 21:40:00
Microsoft has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (http://www.computerworld.com/action/info rm.do?command=search searchTerms=Microsoft+Windows+XP) (SP3) that they won't be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 (http://www.computerworld.com/action/info rm.do?command=search searchTerms=Microsoft+Internet+Explorer) to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack.The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the...
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Three New and Slim LG Phones Launched in India
2008-05-11 21:28:00
The mobile division of LG has recently announced the availability of three new handsets for the India n market, targeted for different categories of users: LG KF510, LG KP320 and LG KP110. The most expensive (and advanced, at the same time) of...
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Toshiba's Qosmio G40 Notebook Comes with PlayStation 3 Graphics
2008-05-11 20:31:00
Toshiba has announced that it would release later this year a Qosmio G40 notebook version powered by the Cell graphics processor. The Cell is currently used in Sony's PlayStation game consoles and is touted as one of the most powerful processors in the world. The Japanese...
More About: Graphics , Laptops , Playstation , Notebook , Playstation 3

Encrypted Ubuntu 8.04
2008-05-11 20:26:00
Data encryption is one of the best methods to protect your sensitive files, especially if you own a laptop. Unfortunately, on the Ubuntu operating system, it's only available in the text mode installer. But that's why this guide is here, to help you install a fully encrypted Ubuntu OS on...
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Magic Forms for Wordpress
2008-05-11 20:24:00
Communication tools integrated in websites are necessary to create virtual relations with users. Contact forms, blog post comments forms and generally any type of elements that enable users to provide their feedback allow the enhancement of dynamic character of any website. Web forms are...
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Coolest Girl In School – the Mobile Game For Bad Girls
2008-05-11 20:22:00
Coolest Girl In School is the name of a controversial mobile game developed by Champagne for the Ladies and Kukan Studio, two Australian providers of mobile entertainment. The game was first released in Australia, and it's now also available internationally, so anyone can try it out. Presented...
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The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP
2008-05-10 02:51:00
# Paperback: 784 pages # Publisher: friends of ED (July 22, 2007) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1590598598 With over 3 million users worldwide, Adobe's Dreamweaver is the most popular web development software in the world, and it just took another step forward with CS3, the new version released...
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Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns
2008-05-10 02:30:00
# Paperback: 494 pages # Publisher: Apress (April 23, 2007) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 1590598040 Design patterns have been used with great success in software programming. They improve productivity, creativity, and efficiency in web design and development, and they reduce code bloat and complexity. In the context of...
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Repression continues in China, six months before Olympic Games
2008-05-09 16:14:00
When the International Olympic Committee assigned the 2008 summer Olympic Games to Beijing on 13 July 2001, the Chinese police were intensifying a crackdown on subversive elements, including Internet users and journalists. Six years later, nothing has changed. But despite the absence of any significant progress in free speech...
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Dell plans a new set of artistically customized laptops
2008-05-08 05:06:00
Dell has touted the concept of personalized PCs ever since it began business as PCs Limited. But now, it's experimenting with taking that philosophy to new levels, offering a peek at new laptops with custom artwork on their cases. NEW YORK CITY (BetaNews) - 'One' is the...
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New Word add-in helps convert documents into 'talking books'
2008-05-08 05:01:00
Last year, Microsoft reaffirmed its support for DAISY, the talking book standard developed for the visually impaired. Today, the ability for Word to save files in that enabling format has been unveiled.Developed as an open-source collaboration project on SourceForge.net, the Save as DAISY XML add-in allows...
More About: News , Books , Talking , Convert

Dell tries again with its XPS 730 high-end desktop gaming system
2008-05-08 04:54:00
After one of the worst starts in the history of PCs two years ago, Dell 's XPS desktop series has come crawling back, but not without scrapes and bruises along the way. Yesterday it revealed a new 730 model it hopes can recapture Dell's glory. There are two schools of thought...
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Trojan Adware Hiding in MP3s, McAfee Says
2008-05-07 22:38:00
Adware pushers have found a new way to trick you into downloading their annoying products: fake MP3 files. On Tuesday, security vendor McAfee reported that it's seen a huge spike in fake MP3 files spreading on peer-to-peer networks. Although the files have names that make them look like audio...
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In pictures: 10 years of iMac
2008-05-05 07:33:00
It was 10 years ago – on May 6, 1998 – that Apple unveiled the computer that revolutionised the company and marked the end of the beige box computer forever. It looked like no computer before it, couldn't be bothered with floppy disks, introduced USB as a mainstream connection,...
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Alienware Launches 'Fastest Laptop Ever'
2008-05-04 23:12:00
Alienware is pretty much in a league of its own when it comes to enthusiast hardware. The company’s Area-51 m17x reinforces this, and is billed as the fastest laptop in the whole universe.
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Xbox 360 to get wireless sport-themed controllers
2008-05-04 23:01:00
Qmotions (http://www.qmotions.com/), the peripheral manufacturing subsidiary of the Actiga Corp. and a maker of controllers unique to individual sports games, will soon be releasing fully Microsoft-endorsed Xbox 360 wireless controllers.One of these is called the Big Air, a wireless full-sized skateboard deck controller for skate- and snowboarding games. The Big...
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Ballmer's Withdrawal Letter to Yang
2008-05-04 22:27:00
The full text of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's letter (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press /2008/may08/05-03letter.mspx) to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang concerning Microsoft's withdrawal of its acquisition bid follows below:After over three months, we have reached the conclusion of the process regarding a possible combination of Microsoft and Yahoo. May 3, 2008Mr. Jerry YangCEO and...
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The $199 iPhone: Cool! Possibly Imaginary!
2008-05-02 07:00:00
As nifty as the current iPhone is, there are muliple reasons not to buy it: It's got a slow data connection, it doesn't yet run third-party applications...and at $399 with no subsidy from AT T, it's kinda pricey. We know that a 3G iPhone is on its way, and that...
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DivX Web Player for Windows 1.4.1 Beta 1 beta
2008-05-02 06:45:00
DivX Web Player lets anyone embed high quality DivX videos in their web pages or blogs without using special streaming servers or installing server-side software. Video plays live inside the browser or full-screen while it downloads.
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HP to replace RAM with 'intelligent memory'
2008-05-02 06:35:00
HP has developed intelligent memory that can make decisions by analyzing data it has stored in the past. <a href= http://adserver.adtech.de/?adlink|2.0|340 |1132918|1|171|KEY=news;grp=96445477;loc= 300; target= _blank...
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Adobe Axes GoLive, Hail Dreamweaver!
2008-05-02 06:28:00
Nine versions later and still used by nobody, Adobe ’s Web creation software GoLive has finally got the axe as its maker has decided to stop further development and sales. Previously named CyberStudio, the GoLive suite became Adobe's when the company bought German software developer GoLive Systems in...
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Sims Online closing after more than five years
2008-05-02 06:22:00
In February, EA's six-year-old Sims Online MMO underwent a serious format change and re-branding, becoming a free-to-play world called EA-Land. Already, the team responsible for EA-Land has announced its termination on August 1.Yesterday, in the official EA-Land blog, it was announced that the lifetime of the game has drawn...
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