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'Space-time cloak' could conceal events-> 1

Submitted by DeadBugs on Tuesday November 16 2010, @01:33PM

DeadBugs writes "New materials with the ability to manipulate the speed of light could enable the creation of a "space-time cloak" capable of masking events or even creating an illusion of "Star Trek"-style transportation, according to scientists in London."
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Rack Mounted PS3s Power Game Server-> 0

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on Thursday August 09 2007, @12:40AM

DeadBugs writes "The servers powering the online version of the new game Warhawk, are actually rack mounted Playstation 3s. In addition to being able to host the game on your own system, you can connect to these PS3 clusters for 24 or 32 player games. Additionally Warhawk will be released on both a standard Blu-ray disc or for about $20 less by downloading it from PSN."
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Blockbuster chooses Blu-ray

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on Monday June 18 2007, @01:20AM

DeadBugs writes "With Blu-ray accounting for 70% of Blockbuster's Hi-def rentals, they have decided to switch entirely over to Blu-ray. Several news sites are now reporting that Blockbuster has taken sides in the format war. Blockbuster has been testing both formats in 250 stores (out of 1450) and has decided on a Blu-ray over HD-DVD. Could this be the end of the format war?"

World of Warcraft now the size of New York City

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DeadBugs

on Thursday January 11 2007, @03:07PM

DeadBugs writes "World Of Warcraft has passed 8 Million subscribers. This would put it on par with the population of New York (the largest city in the United States). With the first expansion coming out since the game was released, the game could easily pass 10 million people.

From the press release: "Since debuting in North America on November 23, 2004, World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG around the world. Today, World of Warcraft is available in seven different languages and is played in North America, Europe, mainland China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.""