Sony opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore. | |
 Graphics processing installation to boost Argonne's Blue Gene/P visualization capabilities 16 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The IBM Blue Gene/P Intrepid at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, will soon have the data analytics ... | |
Analysis finds TV buyers steered to costlier LCDs July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- LCD or plasma? If you've been shopping for a flat-panel TV, that's the big question. According to a mystery-shopper survey, electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences, but still have a ready answer: ... | |
 Make way Ronaldo, here come the robots July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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After Euro 2008, now Austria is preparing to host RoboCup, where 500 robots take to the football field hoping to prove their mettle. | |
 iPhones hot even in places Apple has yet to reach July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here - but they ... | |
 Wii becomes top-selling video game console in US July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony. | |
 Emotional robots in the spotlight July 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. The tantalising work ... | |
 Big 3 mimic each other at E3: more, more and more July 17, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more. During their flashy news conferences, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony all announced plans for more ... | |
 Toshiba Launches 400GB 2.5-inch HDD Introduces New Line-up of 7,200rpm Drives July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Toshiba today announced a new line-up of high performance 2.5-inch HDDs, including a low-noise flagship model that boosts areal density to 477Mbit/mm2 (308Gbpsi) to achieve a capacity of 400GB on just two ... | |
 Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance July 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to ... | |
 Sony adds online movies to PlayStation 3 consoles July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sony on Tuesday added online movie sales and rentals to the repertoire of PlayStation 3 videogame console features. | |
Nintendo unveils Wii Remote upgrade, new games July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The Wii Remote is getting in touch with its sensitive side. | |
 Lenovo Launches Complete PC Solution for Small Businesses with New ThinkPad SL Notebooks July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Lenovo today unveiled a complete computing solution for small-to-medium business (SMB) users that includes the new SL series of ThinkPad notebooks, value-added software and unique new services. The trio of ... | |
 New Intel-Based Laptops Advance All Facets of Notebook PCs July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Intel Corporation unveiled its Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology products for laptops today, powered by five new Intel Core2 Duo processors. Close to 250 innovative consumer and business notebook PC designs ... | |
 Brazilians first to unlock new iPhone: reports July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A Brazilian company is claiming to be the first to have found a way to unlock Apple's new iPhone 3G, getting around restrictions that require users to sign up for calling plans with exclusive carriers, reports ... | |
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