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Preview: Fable 2
I got a chance to play a small chunk of Fable II (out October 23) at the Microsoft offices in Singapore while attending Games Convention Asia.
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Let's just lie back and enjoy it!
I have the same reaction to IBM's recent publication of its I.T. Standards Policies as I had with Microsoft and OOXML standardization. What should we do when some large FUDdy commercial Colossus whose motives we don't necessarily have confidence in wants to do something we pretty much had wished they would do? My recommendation: just lie back and enjoy it honey!
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Violet's Mirr:or: Internet of Things Via RFID
Today at PICNIC, Violet announced that it is releasing a mass-market RFID reader. The Mir:ror will connect to your computer via USB. It will read RFID tags placed near it and can perform actions based on them. I am not sure that the mass-market is ready for an RFID reader, but I think this will one will make headway...
O'Reilly Media |
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New Nanoscale Process Helps Chips Run Faster and Cooler
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have made a major contribution to this field by designing a new nanotechnology that will ultimately help make computers smaller, faster, and more efficient.
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UW researchers create LoJack for your laptop
Laptop computers are are an easy target for thieves, and now researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego have come up with a way to track them.
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Lebanon, schools team up on wifi
LEBANON — The city of Lebanon has partnered with the Lebanon Community School District on a project to share Internet access.
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Express-News, KENS Web partnership to end
The San Antonio Express-News and KENS-TV have agreed to dissolve a nine-year partnership centered on mySA.com.
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Travel chaos for thousands after air traffic control computer fault
The travel plans of thousands of air passengers were thrown into chaos tonight when a computer fault at the UK’s main air traffic control centre led to serious flight disruptions.
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IPTV Subscriptions to Grow 64% Worldwide in 2008
Worldwide subscriptions to internet Protocol television (IPTV) services are on pace to reach 19.6 million subscribers in 2008, a 64.1 per cent increase from 12 million subscribers in 2007, according to research company, Gartner, Inc. Worldwide IPTV revenue is projected to total $4.5 billion in 2008, a 93.5 per cent increase from 2007 revenue of $2.3 billion.
CircleID |
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UW researchers create LoJack for your laptop
Laptop computers are are an easy target for thieves, and now researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego have come up with a way to track them.
KING5 Seattle |
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AC/DC boycotts iTunes
Rockers AC/DC are refusing to sell their music through internet download service iTunes, because they fear fans will only purchase "a few tracks".
Jam! Showbiz |
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Computer fault causes flight delays, cancellations across Britain
A computer glitch at Britain's air traffic control centre is causing delays and cancellations across the country.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Week 4 playoff projections
Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorize a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. This is different to using your own browser bookmarks which are available using the menus within your web browser.
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Has Nash Re-Signed With TNA Yet?, Recent WWE Arrests, Delaney, More
Kevin Nash was interviewed last night on the In Your Head radio show. The interview can be downloaded from their website. The most notable piece of news coming out of the interview came when Nash was asked about his contractual status with TNA Wrestling.
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Glitch disrupts UK airports
Flights from some of Britain's busiest airports are being delayed due to a computer problem at the country's main air traffic control centre at Swanwick, London's Heathrow and Luton airports said.
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New Music: Johan Agebjörn: "Dulciter Somni" / "Ambient Computer Dance" [MP3s/Streams]
Photo by William Joines A little more than two years ago, Sally Shapiro 's " I'll Be By Your Side " swept through Pitchfork HQ, its radiant Italo disco nostalgia introducing a blushing new voice and an absolutely killer chorus. It's probably hard to believe now how mysterious Shapiro seemed then: this Swedish "disco princess" who wouldn't give her real name, wouldn't be ...
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Council hears pitch for new curb-side recycling program
A presentation on a new curbside recycling program, Eco Curbside Recycle Pickup, was given at the regular meeting of the Shenandoah City Council Tuesday night.
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Suffolk court documents return to Internet
Suffolk Circuit Court records are back online.
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The Reel Critic
The subject of the film "Burn after Reading," by Ethan and Joel Coen, is the multitude of daily obsessions that seemingly subsume all of our lives. Overflowing with compulsive exercisers, serial adulterers, pathological masochists, paranoid conspiracy theorists, lonely internet-addicts and relentless alcoholics, the Washington D.
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Micropayment Enabler Tipjoy Gets Funding
Twitter backer Betaworks, Accelerator Group, and angels join A round for online gratuity and digital payment site.
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EBay gets conditional OK for stake in Korean site
EBay Inc. said Thursday it received preliminary conditional approval from South Korean regulators for its potential purchase of a stake in Gmarket Inc., operator of an online marketplace in that country. EBay shares rose 79 cents, or 3.6 percent, to $22.41,...
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iCONECT SQL Server Connector Added to Product Suite
iCONECT Development, LLC, a dedicated leader in international litigation support software, will offer a Microsoft SQL Server connector to corporations and their outside counsel in Q1 2009. This addition will provide the legal community with another collaborative hosting option for web-based litigation document review, mergers and acquisitions, and multi-party international cases. In the latest ...
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This Week in HD: Game On
HD programming picks for Sept. 25-Oct.1: “Survivor,” “Gamer Generation,” “NCAA Football: Alabama vs. Georgia” “Survivor” (CBS) Thurs., Sept. 25, 8 p.m.: The iconic reality series enters the high-definition realm for its 17th iteration, taking place against the backdrop of Gabon, Africa. “Gamer Generation” (HD Theater) Sept. 28, 8 p.m.: A documentary exploring how computer games are changing the ...
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Antitrust regulators seek more commitment from Microsoft
Officials are questioning whether Microsoft is committed to meeting the requirements of its antitrust consent decree.
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Google phone to hit Indian stores in December
Taiwanese handset major High Tech Computer (HTC) is planning to launch the Android platform-powered phone (popularly referred to as the Google phone) in India this December.
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