Music file compressed 1,000 times smaller than mp3 April 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have digitally reproduced music in a file nearly 1,000 times smaller than a regular MP3 file. The music, a 20-second clarinet solo, is encoded in less than a single kilobyte, and ... | |
 Jump into the screen with 360-degree immersive video February 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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As you watch a video, have you ever wondered what's happening beyond the camera frame? If you could jump inside the video and look around, you would have a 360-degree view of the world in your TV screen or ... | |
 Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness ... | |
'Spore' evolution computer game spawns lawsuit September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The freshly-launched "Spore" computer game that lets people play God has been hit with a lawsuit accusing its creators of slipping devilish anti-piracy software onto players' machines. | |
Linux devotee tries to spread the word September 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Larry Cafiero is sitting in his cluttered office in the Santa Cruz Mountains looking nothing like a revolutionary. Friendly bearded face. Casual blue jeans. Comfy work shirt with the little penguin logo. | |
Keep Mac screen from dimming September 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The Internet is full of great TV shows and movies that you can watch for free online, but sometimes, Mac computers will often dim the screen slightly while you are watching the video. | |
Using G OS 3.0 to access Google programs September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Before recent fuss over the new Google Chrome browser, I was looking at another new freebie that may give the average user a better idea of where the search giant is headed. And it isn't even a Google product. | |
 Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use. | |
Emails show Microsoft's Vista problems February 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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E-mails suggest Microsoft executives struggled to make Windows Vista work on their own computers after it was released, a published report said. | |
New software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder September 29, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. | |
Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software September 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
(AP) -- Hollywood's six major movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software, The Associated Press has learned. | |
Security loophole found in Windows operating system November 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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A group of researchers headed by Dr. Benny Pinkas from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Haifa succeeded in finding a security vulnerability in Microsoft's "Windows 2000" operating system. | |
Digital frame virus traced to China February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A powerful virus recently discovered in digital photo frames has been identified as a Chinese Trojan Horse that gathers personal information. | |
 What's The Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 All About December 14, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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Microsoft has announced an upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is a test version available. The Windows XP SP3 is primarily a package of previously released updates, security updates and hotfixes. However, ... | |
Instant messaging proves useful in reducing workplace interruption June 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests. A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine ... | |
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