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Sony opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers

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(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

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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 ...


Analysis finds TV buyers steered to costlier LCDs

July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(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) | No comments yet

After Euro 2008, now Austria is preparing to host RoboCup, where 500 robots take to the football field hoping to prove their mettle.


Wii becomes top-selling video game console in US

July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

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) | User comments: 11

(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) | No comments yet

(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 ...


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 ...