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Man killed after phone explosion-> 0

Submitted by Gre7g on Wednesday November 28 2007, @11:25AM

Gre7g writes "An exploding mobile phone battery apparently killed a South Korean man in the first such known case in this gadget-obsessed country, police say."
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Chili Pepper Sauce tested on surgical wounds 0

Submitted by

Ponca City, We Love You

on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:50AM

Ponca City, We Love You writes "Bite a hot pepper, and after the burn your tongue goes numb. The Baltimore Sun reports that Capsaicin, the chemical that gives chili peppers their fire, is being dripped directly into open wounds during highly painful operations bathing surgically exposed nerves in a high enough dose to numb them for weeks so that patients suffer less pain and require fewer narcotic painkillers as they heal. "We wanted to exploit this numbness," says Dr. Eske Aasvang, a pain specialist who is testing the substance. Capsaicin works by binding to C fibers called TRPV1, the nerve endings responsible for long-lasting aching and throbbing pain. Experiments are under way involving several hundred patients undergoing various surgeries, including knee and hip replacements using an ultra-purified version of Capsaicin to avoid infection. Volunteers are under anesthesia so they don't scream at the initial burn."

A High-Def Format War Breakthrough? 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:50AM

An anonymous reader writes "In a move that could bring the high-def format to an end, Warner Home Video, the last studio to support both HD DVD and Blu-ray confirmed Monday that it is considering choosing sides, and that it is leaning toward Blu-ray. While emphasizing the studio's "commitment to Blu-ray," Warner VP Dan Silverberg said "it appears consumers no longer want to decide — so the notion of staying in two formats for the duration is something we are re-evaluating.""

Microsoft's Hotmail fast becoming a souce of spam 0

Submitted by

mabu

on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:46AM

mabu writes "In the past Microsoft has taken action against spammers sending junk mail to Hotmail accounts. Now there are reports that Hotmail itself, has been taken over and is fast becoming a source of spam to the Internet at large."

Where are the Broadband distribution maps?-> 0

Submitted by RavenII on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:40AM

RavenII writes "Today we have very highly advanced mapping systems. I can zoom on in most locations of the world, even can see a hires satellite view of my house. But where is our broadband distribution map? (I found one for State of Kentucky)"
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Is the Gigabyte P35-DQ6 About to be Recalled?-> 0

Submitted by Mary Mueller on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:38AM

Mary Mueller writes "The Gigabyte P35-DQ6 is one of the most popular Intel-based motherboards at the moment, both because of its decent price and highly-attractive overclocking features & capabilities. However, in recent days it seems to have disappeared off of shelves both online and offline — quite literally without a trace. Online computer component retailers have pulled their listings without an explanation and even without their customary "this product is out of stock" notification messages for customers with the DQ6 in their shopping-cart/wishlist. Gigabyte has only recently risen to fame as a quality motherboard manufacturer with the debut of Intel's Conroe lineup, could this be a sign that things aren't as great as they seem?"
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HP tell OpenVMS users that OS has a future after 0

Submitted by

E5Rebel

on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:32AM

E5Rebel writes "Hewlett-Packard officials are marking the 30th anniversary of the OpenVMS operating system's introduction by telling users of the software that it still doesn't have an expiration date. http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operating-systems/nix/news-analysis/index.cfm?articleid=865"

Recycle Waste CPU Wafers into Solar Panels-> 0

Submitted by

Luyseyal

on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:16AM

Luyseyal writes "IBM has developed a process for scrubbing the data clean from waste silicon wafers, allowing the otherwise highly secret waste to be sold. The silicon quality usually necessary for solar production is very high and the cost of solar panels reflects it. Recycling this waste should help bring down the cost in the long run and add a new profit vector for chip manufacturers."
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Where do you buy your "nerd" gear? 2

Submitted by JCSoRocks on Tuesday October 30 2007, @11:11AM

JCSoRocks writes "I've spent the last 9 years living about 5 minutes from a Fry's Electronics. Apparently, I was spoiled. I recently moved and made the mistake of going to Staples just to pick up some canned air and a network cable. I'm no stranger to online shopping (I just ordered my new machine from NewEgg and built it a few months ago) but sometimes you need something NOW! Between that Staples experience and the brutal Best Buy post from yesterday, http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/29/1833227, I'm left wondering — where the heck do you buy tech stuff anymore?"

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Electromagnetic Field Solver Suite Tools on Linux 0

Submitted by Adi Lane on Tuesday October 30 2007, @10:57AM

Adi Lane writes "With the increase in complexity and data rates, modeling tools need to allow noise-free designs with fast turn-around times for many iterations in the design cycle. IBM Electromagnetic Field Solver Suite of Tools is a suite of full-wave and quasi-static electromagnetic field solver tools used to calculate the electrical parameters for interconnection and packaging design."

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