Comment What the difference? (Score 1) 426
Chrome is Google's answer to IE6. Google's effort to tie down the content in their non-standard format. How does it makes them any different from Microsoft?
Comment My Vote goes to... (Score 1) 376
Hey!! Where is the Cowboy Neal option?
Comment Re:i smell bull... (Score 1) 553
I want to know how much oxygen is being consumed here, what toxins are being pumped out.
Would you really care had you been sitting in Gaza instead?
Comment Re:This just in.. (Score 1) 366
Google are you watching? It must sure be better, more fun and interesting than sitting here
Meet me in Room 4.
-Manager
Comment Air Force Po'grammers!! (Score 1) 547
by doing nothing less than the rewriting the 'laws of cyberspace.'
who will do the rewriting?
Air Force Po'grammers?
Submission + - Spyware Removal Made Simple (hubpages.com)
Submission + - Blu - Ray V HD DVD (easygametrader.com)
D91 writes: "Blu-Ray has won, period. Since the general public has so many computer problems, virus, user error, kids. This prevents the general public from adding an entire collection of movies on a hard drive. If you're PC crashes and you spent hundreds of dollars on the collection then what?
Sorry Blu-Ray will be around for a while!!!!
Look at the facts
Blu-ray offers significantly more storage space — 50 GB on a dual-layer disc versus HD-DVD's 30 GB.
Almost double the space??? Can you really argue that???
Most of the motion picture industry seems to support Blu-ray, in part because the need for new manufacturing equipment might cut down on piracy.
Not to mention Blockbuster is claiming a 5 to 1 ration blu-ray over HD DVD!
Good luck hope this helped!
Creator of:
easygametrader.com"
Sorry Blu-Ray will be around for a while!!!!
Look at the facts
Blu-ray offers significantly more storage space — 50 GB on a dual-layer disc versus HD-DVD's 30 GB.
Almost double the space??? Can you really argue that???
Most of the motion picture industry seems to support Blu-ray, in part because the need for new manufacturing equipment might cut down on piracy.
Not to mention Blockbuster is claiming a 5 to 1 ration blu-ray over HD DVD!
Good luck hope this helped!
Creator of:
easygametrader.com"
AT&T Arbitration Clause Ruled Unconscionable 261
Tech.Luver writes to tell us the Consumerist is reporting that a small clause in AT&T contracts has been ruled "unconscionable" by the 9th circuit court of appeals. The clause in question stated that if you use AT&T service you surrender your right to class action lawsuits and instead have to participate in mandatory binding arbitration.
YouTube for Science? 96
Shipud writes "The National Science Foundation, Public Library of Science and the San Diego Supercomputing Center have partnered to set up what can best be described as a "YouTube for scientists", SciVee". Scientists can upload their research papers, accompanied by a video where they describe the work in the form of a short lecture, accompanied by a presentation. The formulaic, technical style of scientific writing, the heavy jargonization and the need for careful elaboration often renders reading papers a laborious effort. SciVee's creators hope that that the appeal of a video or audio explanation of paper will make it easier for others to more quickly grasp the concepts of a paper and make it more digestible both to colleagues and to the general public."
Submission + - Magnetic field uses sound waves to ignite sun's ri (hindu.com)
TheCybernator writes: "Research explains century-old mystery about the interior of the sunSound waves escaping the sun's interior create fountains of hot gas that shape and power a thin region of the sun's atmosphere which appears as a ruby red "ring of fire" around the moon during a total solar eclipse, according to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, according to Eurekalert, the news service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The results are presented today at the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division meeting in Hawaii.
This region, called the chromosphere because of its color, is largely responsible for the deep ultraviolet radiation that bathes the Earth, producing the atmosphere's ozone layer.
It also has the strongest solar connection to climate variability.
"The sun's interior vibrates with the peal of millions of bells, but the bells are all on the inside of the building," said Scott McIntosh of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., lead member of the research team. "We've been able to show how the sound can escape the building and travel a long way using the magnetic field as a guide.""
Submission + - Microsoft to unveil coffee-table-shaped computer (stuff.co.nz)
TheCybernator writes: "Microsoft is to unveil a coffee-table-shaped "surface computer" today in a major step towards co-founder Bill Gates' view of a future where the mouse and keyboard are replaced by more natural interaction using voice, pen and touch.
Microsoft Surface, which has a 76cm (30-inch) display under a hard-plastic tabletop, allows people to touch and move objects on screen for everything from digital finger painting and jigsaw puzzles to ordering off a virtual menu in a restaurant.
It also recognises and interacts with devices placed on its surface, so cell phone users can easily buy ringtones or change payment plans by placing their handsets on in-store displays, or a group of people gathered round the table can check out the photos on a digital camera placed on top.
The world's largest software maker said it will manufacture the machine itself and sell it initially to corporate customers, deploying the first units in November in Sheraton hotels, Harrah's casinos, T-Mobile stores, and restaurants."
Submission + - "The Sims" to move from PC screen to silve
TheCybernator writes: "SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Maybe they can call it "The Sims: The Movie." Electronic Arts Inc. has sold the movie rights for "The Sims," the best-selling computer game, of all time to 20th Century Fox, Variety said on Friday.
"The Sims" is one of EA's biggest franchises and, including sequels and expansions such as "The Sims: House Party" and "The Sims: Vacation," has sold nearly 85 million copies since it debuted seven years ago.
Oft-described as a "virtual dollhouse," the game puts players in charge of simulated people, helping them make friends, find satisfying jobs and buy household items in order to stay happy.
"The Sims has done an interactive version of an old story, which is what it's like to have infinite power and how do you deal with it," the Hollywood industry paper quoted Rod Humble, head of The Sims Studio at EA, as saying.
"The Sims" was created by legendary game designer Will Wright, known for his quirky titles that eschew linear storylines in favor of letting players create and explore their own worlds.
Variety did not mention financial terms of the deal. Spokesmen for EA and Fox could not immediately be reached for comment. Fox is owned by News Corp..
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN 2519868120070526"
Submission + - IBM researchers push MRI imaging to nanoscale
TheCybernator writes: "Researchers at IBM's Almaden Research Center have developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to visualize nanoscale objects. The new techniques are a major milestone in the quest to build a microscope that could "see" individual atoms in three dimensions.
Using Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MRFM), IBM researchers have captured two-dimensional images of objects as small as 90 nanometers. (A nanometer is one billionth of a meter; a human hair is roughly 100,000 nanometers in diameter.)
"Our ultimate goal is to perform three-dimensional imaging of complex structures such as molecules with atomic resolution," said Dan Rugar, manager, Nanoscale Studies, IBM Research. "This would allow scientists to study the atomic structures of molecules — such as proteins — which would represent a huge breakthrough in structural molecular biology."
MRFM offers imaging 60,000 times more sensitive than current MRI technology. MRFM uses what is known as force detection to extend the limits of conventional MRI and view structures that would otherwise be too small to be detected.
The imaging breakthrough could eventually have major impact on the study of materials ranging from proteins and pharmaceuticals to integrated circuits — that required detailed understanding of the atomic structure. Knowing the exact location of specific atoms within tiny nanoelectronic structures, for example, would improve designers' insight into manufacture and performance. The ability to directly image the detailed atomic structure of proteins would aid the development of new drugs."
RIM Offers BlackBerry Service Without the BlackBerry 80
TheCybernator writes "RIM has announced that they're essentially planning to offer BlackBerry service ... without the BlackBerry. The company plans an app suite that will turn its push e-mail technology into a platform for Windows Mobile 6 devices. Less than a week after a network outage crippled BlackBerry users across North America, Research In Motion announced an application pack for Windows Mobile 6 devices that Canadian software developers said will intensify the competition for push e-mail. The firm has said that the BlackBerry Application suite will appear as an icon on the screen of the Mobile Windows device and load BlackBerry applications such as e-mail, phone, calendar, address book, tasks, memos, browser, and instant messaging. RIM said users will easily be able toggle between the two platforms, one of which would have a BlackBerry-style interface."
Outcry Over Google's Purchase of Doubleclick 242
TheCybernator writes to mention that several activist groups have cried out in protest of the Google buyout of Doubleclick reported in recent news. "'Google's proposed acquisition of DoubleClick will give one company access to more information about the Internet activities of consumers than any other company in the world,' said the complaint lodged with the Federal Trade Commission. 'Moreover, Google will operate with virtually no legal obligation to ensure the privacy, security, and accuracy of the personal data that it collects.' The complaint was filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center along with the Center for Digital Democracy and the US Public Interest Research Group, all of which are involved in online privacy issues."
