 Google Earth rebuilds ancient Rome online November 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Google on Wednesday resurrected ancient Rome online, opening a three-dimensional virtual version of the city for cyber-explorers interested in trips back through time. | |
 Pirates thwarted with MP3 sonic blast November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Gone are the swashbuckling days of repelling pirates with cutlasses -- a British firm is spearheading use of a high-tech "sonic laser" to beat bandits on the high seas. | |
Turn off an idle computer, or leave it running? November 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Q. Sometimes a day or two can pass without anyone using our desktop computer. Should we leave it on or turn it off? Do we extend the life of the hard drive when the PC is turned off? | |
 Google empowers users to edit search results November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again. | |
 Qualcomm to link people to Internet without computers November 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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US wireless technology titan Qualcomm on Wednesday said it is unleashing technology that will let people in poor countries connect to the Internet without personal computers. | |
Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer November 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive. | |
 Dell Talking About 80-Core Chip Processor November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This week Michael Dell (CEO of Dell) gave a slide presentation that included Intel´s recently developed 80-core processor. This isn't the first time that the 80-core chip was mentioned in ... | |
A first in online gaming: Humans team up with AI software November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Hey, online gamers, artificial intelligence researchers need your help! As part of an international team of researchers, Northwestern University has officially released the first online game in which human players partner ... | |
 The beauty machine November 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Our mothers told us that true beauty is more than skin deep — but researchers from Tel Aviv University are now challenging Mom. | |
New approach eliminates software deadlocks using discrete control theory December 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Software deadlocks are the Catch-22s of the computer world. These common bugs can freeze the machine when different parts of a program end up in an endless cycle of waiting for one another as they access ... | |
Web video developing into cable alternative November 26, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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For consumers fed up with their cable companies, a new alternative is emerging. Call it Cable 2.0: You get many of the same TV shows and movies, often with fewer commercials. Better yet, you get to watch what you want on ... | |
 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Finalized By Major Players in USB Promoter Group November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The final specifications for the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is available and a discussion of the technology is underway at the SuperSpeed USB Conference in San Jose, California. Major players in ... | |
 Unravelling the mystery of mechatronics December 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Futuristic projects such as a glamorous desktop personal assistant called Nicole, who can help with tasks around the office, will come under the spotlight at a conference at the Massey University ... | |
 NASA Tests First Deep-Space Internet November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. | |
Barack Obama backstage election night photos posted on Flickr November 08, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Barack Obama's campaign photographer on Friday posted a series of intensely intimate behind-the-scenes election night photos on picture-sharing website Flickr. | |
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