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Did the Netbook Improve Windows 7’s Performance?
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 10:07 pm
Arnie87 writes “One Microsoft Way has an interesting article suggesting that the reason Microsoft is focusing so much on speed with Windows 7 is the whopping sales of netbooks. The article concludes b. […]
Dell’s Smartphone Rejected — Too Dull
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 6:59 pm
MBCook writes “AppleInsider has an article discussing Dell’s attempt to enter the smartphone market, as well as the news that the phone was rejected by carriers as too dull. The article doesn’t pull p. […]
US Nuclear Sub Crashes Into US Navy Amphibious Vessel
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 5:47 pm
Kugrian writes “Showing that it’s not just the British and the French who have trouble seeing each other on the high seas, a US Nuclear submarine yesterday crashed into a US Navy heavy cruiser. The US. […]
The Coming Censorship Wars
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 4:42 pm
KentuckyFC writes “Many countries censor internet traffic using techniques such as blocking IP addresses, filtering traffic with certain URLs in the data packets and prefix hijacking. Others allow wir. […]
No Business Case For IPv6, Survey Finds
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 3:37 pm
alphadogg writes “Business incentives are completely lacking today for upgrading to IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, according to a survey of network operators conducted by the Internet So. […]
Major Rogue Anti-Virus Program Shut Down
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 2:31 pm
krebsatwpost writes “TrafficConverter.biz, one of the more notorious pay-per-install affiliate programs, was dismantled this week after media attention caused Visa and Mastercard to shut down the grou. […]
Ballmer Scorns Apple As a $500 Logo
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 1:25 pm
theodp writes “Speaking at a conference in NYC, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer did his best to refan the flames of the Mac vs. PC rivalry: ‘Now I think the tide has really turned back the other direction. […]
Programming Language Specialization Dilemma
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 12:20 pm
aremstar writes “I’m a final-year Computer Science student from the UK. During my studies, we covered 3 programming languages: C, C++ and Java. The issue is that we didn’t cover any of these languages. […]
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SXSW: Social Networking Rocks — But Only for Some Bands
Friday, 20 March 2009, 11:37 pm
Expert agree that social networking tools help bands win over fans, book bigger shows and make more money. So why do some of them resist?
SXSW: Bands, Fans and Twitter Overrun Music Fest
Friday, 20 March 2009, 3:58 pm
Video: Wired.com sifts through the crowds at South by Southwest in search of the Twitterati.
Space-Rocker Spindrift’s Top 5 Westerns, Psychedelics
Friday, 20 March 2009, 3:55 pm
Kirpatrick Thomas’ space-rock band Spindrift is playing five live shows at SXSW. So we quiz Thomas on his top five Westerns and psychedelic musical movements. For for our troubles, we’re rewarded with. […]
‘Army of Two’ Sequel Promises More Cooperative Killing
Friday, 20 March 2009, 3:10 pm
Game|Life previews the upcoming Army of Two: The 40th Day, which emphasizes playing cooperatively. It won’t hit store shelves soon, but when it does we think it’ll be fun.
Blowback: Does Battlestar Galactica Finale Satisfy?
Friday, 20 March 2009, 2:57 pm
The Battlestar Galactica brain trust addressed the United Nations on Tuesday, but this week’s truly momentous occasion for BSG fans transpires Friday night, when the pioneering sci-fi series vaporizes. […]
Top Internet Threats: Censorship to Warrantless Surveillance
Friday, 20 March 2009, 2:44 pm
In celebration of Sunshine Week, Wired has compiled a list of top threats to the internet — ranging from censorship to warrantless eavesdropping.
Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy, and Out
Friday, 20 March 2009, 2:04 pm
Douglas Bowman was ready to change the world when he signed up with Google as visual design lead. But three years later he’s leaving in a huff, and with some parting shots at an engineer-driven cultur. […]
DIY Bird Trackers Cost $30, Help Science
Friday, 20 March 2009, 1:36 pm
Scientists enlist citizens to spend $30 on DIY audio bird-tracking kits to help them monitor night-time bird migration. The rudimentary trackers are made of a resistors, capacitors, a battery, a micro. […]
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UK researchers take us one step closer to quantum computing
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 11:53 pm
You know, at some point we’re going to grow tired of just getting closer and demand that we arrive, but thankfully for a smattering of UK-based researchers, we’re not yet to that point. Reportedly, br. […]
Researcher finds electrical stimulation key to rehabilitating paralyzed limbs
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 8:29 pm
We’ve seen the wonders of electrical stimulation before, so it’s no real shock (ahem) to hear that a University of Florida engineer has figured out a method to combine that very tactic with sophistica. […]
ASUS CEO: Fold / Unfold laptop will cost between $1,000 and $1,500
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 6:58 pm
We had already heard that ASUS’ Fold / Unfold laptop concept — which we originally spotted at CES in January — would be shipping later this year, but that little fact just got a lot more official.. […]
Stealth’s latest fanless mini PC: the Core 2 Duo-powered LPC-625F
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 4:53 pm
Not that we’re far removed from Stealth’s last fanless mini PC, but hey, there’s no harm in having options, right? The company’s latest, dubbed the LPC-625F, is a 7.9- x 7.9- x 2.4-inch machine that. […]
Screen Grabs: Nelly Yuki sees Yale acceptance email on BlackBerry Storm
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 2:44 pm
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com. We had a feeling that cast-. […]
Netflix headed for the Wii?
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 1:29 pm
There’s a new survey from Netflix making the rounds, asking customers if they’d like to watch Netflix on the Wii. The service would apparently require a $9.99 “Netflix Instant Streaming Disc,” which. […]
2GB ICOO V616 DAP is definitely worth $14
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 12:22 pm
Not thrilled with the value proposition presented in Apple’s newest iPod Shuffle? Why, have a look at this! The 2GB ICOO V616 DAP ain’t much, but it does sport an OLED display and probably plays nice. […]
Dell’s first cellphone prototypes said to "lack differentiation"
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 10:33 am
Remember when AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega got caught up in the middle of mixed words over a supposed Dell smartphone at MWC? Turns out, maybe that cat has seen a cellular prototype from the labs of Round. […]
