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Wonder drug eases pressure, lifts heart
Washington, May 3: Employing a powerful supercomputer, researchers screened 140,000 prospective drug compounds to identify one that dramatically lowers blood pressure, improves heart function and prevents damage to the organ.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th Sep 2005 10:32 UTC
The $100 (E 83,-) laptop computers that Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers want to get into the hands of the world's children would be durable, flexible and self-reliant. Among the key specs: A 500-megahertz processor by AMD and flash memory instead of a hard drive with moving parts.
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" Zenwalk 3 is an operating system based on Patrick Volkerding's Slackware GNU/Linux distribution, version 10.2. The entire operating system fits on a single CD, and stays true to what the author calls the 'Zen philosophy'.
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TIMES NEWS Web site is first to present 'PictoPuzzle' game
Unique feature is by Palmerton native who resides in Sweden
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XP SP3 Integrated Images on MSDN & Technet
Microsoft is pleased to make available integrated retail and volume license installs of Windows XP SP3, to MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers. Additional languages will be made available soon.Please see the MSDN Subscriber Downloads or TechNet Plus Subscriber Downloads to obtain these releases.
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Microsoft ups Yahoo offer above $31 in bid for friendly deal
Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling.The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker upped its offer beyond the original value of $44.6 billion, or $31 per share, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Cuba allows sale of home computers
Cuba's government, while keeping an iron grip on access to the Internet, finally has allowed the sale of home computers, Havana residents said.The BBC reports from Havana that the sale of the first legalized home computers is the latest lifting on restrictions on daily life, all initiated by President Raul Castro in recent weeks.The report said crowds formed at the Havana's Carlos II shopping ...
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Microsoft gouging Brazilians for 20 percent of income
Microsoft pillages developing economies like Brazil with punitive pricing that stifles economic development. Is there any wonder that anti-Microsoft feeling is rife in Brazil?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Jun 2006 18:26 UTC, submitted by IdaAshley
"The process of booting a Linux system consists of a number of stages. But whether you're booting a standard x86 desktop or a deeply embedded PowerPC target, much of the flow is surprisingly similar . This article explores the Linux boot process from the initial bootstrap to the start of the first user-space application.
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In the seven weeks since Microsoft and Novell announced their controversial interoperability and patent protection agreement, Redmond has handed out some 16000 subscription certificates for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Sep 2007 17:20 UTC, submitted by Zespra
Intel has launched its new line of quad-core Xeon products for the multi-processor server market. Its much-awaited Xeon MP 7300 server platform comprises the new 'Tigerton' quad-core Xeon 7300 series chip, as well as the 'Clarksboro' 7300 chipset.
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Ginwala aware of 'blackmail'
The Ginwala commission set up to probe the suspension of NPA head Vusi Pikoli says it is aware that Pikoli is allegedly being blackmailed by a hacker.
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With the imminent release of Windows Vista to consumers this month, Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, has claimed Microsoft's latest desktop effort is over-hyped and not a revolutionary advancement.
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Desktop Linux strategies for marketplace success
What strategy is needed to really spread desktop Linux to average home users? Here are some ideas that just might work.
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Here's how you can get rid of the tiring Internet jam
Washington, May 3 : Sick and tired of your slow Internet connection? Well, here's the culprit who's responsible for 70 percent of the jam - Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services, which connect individual users for simultaneous uploads and downloads directly rather than through a central server.
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Oz cities search suicide websites the most
Melbourne, May 3 : Looks like people Down Under are not that much satisfied with their lives, for according to Google Trends, Australian cities top the dubious honour of searching "how to commit suicide" on Google.
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Six missing foster children found during past week
HONOLULU - Six children previously listed on the Department of Human Services (DHS) Missing Children Web site were reported found this past week. That includes the two abducted children (Kaimana and Millie Almony-Leong) who, thanks to the media coverage, were found on Monday. DHS Director Lillian Koller requests the public's help in finding children who are still missing.
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Cuba allows sale of home computers
HAVANA, May 3 (UPI) -- Cuba's government, while keeping an iron grip on access to the Internet, finally has allowed the sale of home computers, Havana residents said.
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Police surf internet looking for post-Habs' game rabble-rousers
Montreal police say they are ready for any excessive celebration Saturday night as the Canadiens take to the ice in Game 5 of their NHL playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Cubans ends computer ban
People in Cuba can now for the first time buy personal computers - if they can afford it.
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by segedunum (2.52) on Mon 2nd Oct 2006 20:27 UTC
I hate to appear to be pro-Microsoft, because they are a monopoly let's face it, but I think these companies that have said they will only write software for Windows and only support Windows need to get a reality check.
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iPhone, BlackBerry Users List Likes and Dislikes
UPDATED: A new study on the good and the bad about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry illustrates users have expanding feature expectations and aren't completely satisfied with either popular handheld mobile device.
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Va. Schools to Launch Internet Safety Lessons
Virginia public schools will soon launch Internet safety lessons across all grade levels, responding to a state mandate that is the first of its kind in the nation.
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Policy Could Allow Agencies to Gather Data Online
America's spy agencies for the first time would be tasked with gathering intelligence on threats to the nation's computer networks under a policy that could be detailed by the White House soon, a senior administration official said.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 1st Jul 2007 15:21 UTC
Sometimes, Apple's (or any other software maker's) complete lack of respect for usability never ceases to amaze me. Take today for example. Apart from the close, minimise, and " maximise " widgets Apple places on window decors, there is also a fourth widget programmers on the Apple platform can use.
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