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'Dr. Horrible' Reign Continues: Soundtrack, Webcomics, DVD
The success of Joss Whedon's web musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog , spawns a continuing bounty of screwball side projects.
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Robot helicopter toys with own tricks
Computer scientists at Stanford University develop artificial intelligence software for a helicopter so that it can learn and perform its own aerobatic maneuvers.
CNET |
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Google's Chrome Walls
To block the onslaught of malware on the Web, Google tries confining cybercrime to a sandbox.
Forbes |
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Google enables 20 percent time [Caption Contest]
Until we found this image from Google London's bathrooms on Blogoscoped, we didn't know how Googlers carved out 20 percent of their time to spend on side projects. Here's how: Learning about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Education: Glitches hold up study grants for pupils
Ministers are facing another embarrassing software failure after it emerged that at least 150,000 pupils will not receive their study grants for the beginning of term because of widespread computer glitches at the new firm brought in to process applications. Opposition MPs claimed that delivery of educational maintenance allowances, worth up to £30 a week for students aged 16-19 from ...
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Average Issue Readership General Public PARC Media Index 1997, Saudi Arabia
With technology opening the new doors of communication and the distribution of news and information, ArabNews Online is not bound by physical limitations. ArabNews Online is published by ArabNews from its offices located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is now available to readers around the globe.
Arab News |
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The dMarc Brothers: Where Are They Now
In case you were wondering if the Steelberg brothers, the founders of online radio ad firm dMarc Broadcasting that Google bought in 2006, ever got their big earnout, well, that we don't know.
paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance |
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Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Now with full cooperative and online gameplay modes, the Viva Pinata franchise opens its doors even wider with a new game that provides hours of fun for gamers of all ages, fans of the animated series and animal lovers alike.
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Best Download Manager? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
It's hard to believe, but there was a time in the not-so-distant past that if you wanted to share a file or install a new application, you had to get the files to your computer through some sort of...
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Education: Glitches hold up study grants for pupils
At least 150,000 students will not receive money before term starts due to delays caused by new software
Guardian Unlimited |
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Tomboy - Desktop Note Taking in openSUSE Linux
[ Thanks to susegeek for this link. ] "Launch Tomboy either from the Desktop Applet or from the menu. As you can see, it is a very simple and easy to use interface. To add a new note click "File - New". Also, you can add a new notebook to which notes can be added.
Linux Today |
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HP chooses thin-client key for virtualization
The company announces new products with virtualization and thin clients as well as closer links with Citrix virtualization software.
ZDNet Asia |
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Parkite blogs for the GOP
Parkite Bruce Hough is blogging this week from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., where activities were scaled back Monday as the
Park Record |
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Computer outage causes airport delays
An FAA computer outage in Atlanta caused temporary flight delays.
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Calories burned with active video games
Children burn more than four times as many calories a minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, University of Hong Kong researchers say.Robin R. Mellecker and Alison M. McManus measured heart rate and calorie expenditure in 18 children age 6 to 12 during a 25-minute gaming protocol.Participants rested for five minutes, then played a seated computer bowling game, an active ...
Moldova.org |
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Google Chrome debuts in Australia
GOOGLE has taken the wraps off Chrome, the browser that's poised to make waves in the online world at the expense of IE and Firefox.
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Outlook roundup: MEMC, ConAgra
ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) _ MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., which supplies silicon wafers used in the production of computer chips and solar cells, warned Tuesday of "increased softness in demand" from some of its semiconductor customers because of their efforts to reduce inventory, a revelation that sent the shares down nearly 3 percent in after-hours trading.
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Video: WiiWare Buyer's Guide
GameLife puts a handful of downloadable new titles -- Strong Bad, Helix, Alien Crush Returns and Space Invaders Get Even -- to the test.
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21:35 (BST), 02/09/2008 Commando: Steel Disaster Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Videogame publisher XS Games ...
Videogame publisher XS Games along with developer Mana Computer Software announced today its new action game, Commando: Steel Disaster, for the Nintendo DS™ is now available at retailers nationwide.
gamesindustry.biz |
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21:47 (BST), 02/09/2008 Rapala Fishing Frenzy Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Activision ...
– Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Rapala Fishing Frenzy is now available in North America for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Wii™.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Google remodels top secret money machine
'Perfect ad' be damned Nowadays, even Google is questioning Google's rose-colored portrait of its ever-expanding search advertising monopoly.…
The Register |
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22:04 (BST), 02/09/2008 NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS TOMY Corporation and ...
TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher (D3P), publishers of interactive entertainment software, today released a trailer for the upcoming NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 game for the Wii™. The latest game in the Clash of Ninja fighting series, Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 will feature a new storyline, improved fighting mechanics, and original characters that include new villains and members of a ...
gamesindustry.biz |
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Yahoo's Stock Is Like a Falling Knife
And BoomTown has to wonder who is going to try to catch it without getting sliced and slashed. As we noted earlier about Yahoo's dicey situation, in a back-to-school post about what various Internet companies need to focus on in the months ahead: Simply put, time is running out for the languid stylings of Yahoo management, ...
AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance |
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Study: Our Mates Look Like Mom and Dad
Men like women who resemble dear old mom, and women like men who look like dear old dad, a computer analysis now shows.
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News |
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Your Own Private YouTube
Review: Google Video adds easy video-sharing to Google's cloud-based business collaboration tools.
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