 iPhones-Macintosh computers become apples of hackers' eyes August 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Security specialists said Saturday that hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide. | |
 Nearly Waterless Washing Machine to Debut in 2009 July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 78 vote(s)
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A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small plastic chips to clean clothes may be available for consumers in the UK next year. | |
AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 -- World's Fastest Graphics Card August 12, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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AMD today announced the world’s fastest graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, advancing visual computing ever closer to eye-definition computing gaming and cinematic experiences and delivering a whopping 2.4 teraFLOPS ... | |
iPhone to shake-up Japan's cellphone industry: Softbank official August 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The arrival of Apple's iPhone 3G will force Japanese cellphone makers to revamp their handsets to allow increasingly sophisticated software, a senior official at Softbank Mobile said Wednesday. | |
 Review: With 10-inch screen, Eee PC grows up August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. brought out the Eee PC last year, it created a whole new category of tiny, cheap laptops. Despite its success, the computer had one confounding element: Its keyboard ... | |
TSA to allow laptops to stay in approved bags August 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(AP) -- There's a new option for people annoyed at having to take their laptops out of their bags at airport security. The Transportation Security Administration will now allow travelers to leave their computers inside "checkpoint ... | |
 Military use of robots increases August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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War casualties are typically kept behind tightly closed doors, but one company keeps the mangled pieces of its first casualty on display. This is no ordinary soldier, though—it is Packbot from iRobot Corporation. ... | |
 Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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For the 1.6 billion people living in areas without utility-supplied electricity, Sharp has designed a TV that can get 100% of its power from the sun. The company plans to exhibit the 26-inch LCD prototype ... | |
 Nintendo DS to become personal beauty consultant August 07, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Women in Japan will soon be able to have their own hand-held beauty consultant after games company Sega teamed up with cosmetics giant Shiseido to offer make-up tips on the Nintendo DS. | |
 Samsung Introduces Software to Increase Efficiency of Embedded Memory Solutions for Smart Phones August 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today that it is introducing software designed to optimize the high performance features of its proprietary embedded flash ... | |
 Robo-relationships are virtually assured: British experts July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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David McGoran cradles his baby in his arms. As he looks down into its big, dark eyes, it turns its head towards him and blinks, looking contented as it curls a bony white finger around his hand. | |
 AMD Launches World's Fastest Motherboard GPU: AMD 790GX August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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AMD today announced the availability of the industry’s preeminent performance desktop platform, the AMD 790GX. Packing a host of innovations, the AMD 790GX integrates advanced performance tuning for AMD Phenom ... | |
 Graphics processing installation to boost Argonne's Blue Gene/P visualization capabilities July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(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 ... | |
 Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone in the palm of their hand. | |
 Robot walks on water July 11, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 130 vote(s)
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Water striders, insects that walk on the surface of the water, may never set foot on land in their lives, and yet they’re not swimmers. Over the past million or so years, this insect—sometimes called a water ... | |
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