New Quantum Strategy Keeps Web Searches Private June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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When an Internet user types a word or phrase into a search engine, the Web server has the ability to find out that inquiry. As more people and businesses are becoming concerned about privacy, researchers are developing new ... | |
Microsoft to let developers sell Xbox games online 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Microsoft will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console — and keep most of the profits — beginning this holiday season, the company said Tuesday. | |
 Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button 20 hours ago | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use. | |
 Videogames getting minds of their own July 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Videogames are getting smarter with virtual enemies improvising during battles, storylines shifting based on moral choices and in-game characters sending players text messages for help. | |
 Videogames getting more social July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters. | |
 'Star Wars' video game bridges gap between films July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Consider it "Star Wars III and a Half" - complete with a pivotal plot twist. | |
 Web-based program gives the blind Internet access July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Blind people generally use computers with the help of screen-reader software, but those products can cost more than $1,000, so they're not exactly common on public PCs at libraries or Internet cafes. ... | |
 'Spore' computer game's alien population exploding July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The "Spore" alien population is exploding, boding well for the September launch of the latest brainchild of computer game legend Will Wright. | |
Game characters get smarter and less predictable July 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(AP) -- In the upcoming video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," the evil Stormtroopers are smart enough to keep players guessing. | |
Videogame makers to duel in E3 arena July 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Blockbuster sequels, slick technology and duels between the big three console makers are expected in Los Angeles next week as videogame industry players reveal their newest creations. | |
Microsoft expands its response to hosted software July 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is strengthening its early-stage push to fend off competition by offering more Internet-based software, a change from its traditional method of selling programs that run on individual desktops or ... | |
Computer predicts who dies on death row: study June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A computer programme designed by US researchers can predict with chilling accuracy the very few men among the thousands on America's Death Row who will actually be executed, according to a new study. | |
Designing semantic software by numbers June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A system for creating semantic software could transform application development from a cottage industry to an industrial-style production line. Semantic applications are the next frontier for information science, but creating ... | |
New videogame heroine moves like a model, kills with her hair July 17, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A curvy new heroine that walks like a runway model but has ankle pistols and deadly hair is getting ready to make her mark in a videogame world packed with macho action heroes. | |
Video-game news: Metallica's 'Guitar Hero' album July 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Real news from the virtual world: - RIDE THE LIGHTNING: Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company has big news for fans who can't wait for that: Metallica ... | |
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