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Does anyone proofread this crap any more? The link text doesn't even make sense.
Submission + - Ballmer teases software-plus-services in '07
Robert writes: Microsoft's chief executive has said that the company's long-held vision of
'software-plus-services,' in which more of its software would reside on the Internet and
be delivered via broadband, would begin to take shape later this year. In broad strokes,
that vision is to build a set of services for servers, clients and mobile devices in the
Internet cloud, with a new model of computation and user interface. Ballmer seemed to suggest
the first of these services would launch, in some form, later this year.
Ultimate iPhone Review — Will It Blend? 347
I've been enjoying the Will it Blend videos forever. There's something about a labcoat clad crazy man putting things like marbles and soda cans into a blender and after reducing them to powder, warning you not to breathe in the particles. Well today they ask the ultimate question of the latest over-hyped internet sensation
Will the iPhone Blend? Fans of these videos can probably guess the answer... and this story made my morning. I've been waiting for an excuse to link these forever. If you haven't seen these, you're in for a real treat.
Feed Byrne explains the UK's wondrous, biometric, ID card future (theregister.com)
Count them in, count them out, count them all about...
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne this week unveiled - to a certain amount of derision - his vision of the ID Card scheme as some sort of 21st Century equivalent of the 19th Century railway network or the 20th Century national electricity grid. It will be pervasive, and in 20 years time it will be a great British institution, "part of the fabric of British life."
Feed World's First Image-guided Surgical Robot To Enhance Accuracy And Safety Of Brai (sciencedaily.com)
Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new MRI-compatible surgical robotic system developed by Dr. Garnette Sutherland at the University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region.
Feed NIH Launches Study To Assess Bariatric Surgery In Adolescents (sciencedaily.com)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched an observational study to evaluate the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adolescents. Bariatric surgery restricts stomach size and can decrease the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs.
Feed New Methods And Tools Needed To Measure Exposure To Airborne Nanomaterials (sciencedaily.com)
New methods and tools for measuring exposure to airborne engineered nanomaterials will be required to protect the health of workers in nanotechnology-related jobs -- estimated to total 10 million people by 2014 -- according to two occupational health experts.
Feed Reliance on crop-based fuel a threat to food supplies--or not (com.com)
Blog: The world will have to start producing more grain if it is to keep up with growing food demands, Scottish Agricultural College...
Feed Deadly cell phone virus rumors frighten Afghans (com.com)
Cell phone users warned family and friends not to answer calls after hearing several had been killed by the alleged mystery virus in Kabul.
Feed Podcast: Hot software guaranteed to bore you to tears (com.com)
The hottest software guaranteed to put most normal people to sleep...Is it curtains for the Internet tax moratorium?...Meet Will Ferrell, the would-be YouTube crusher.
Feed Twin Studies Reveal Genetic Components Leading To Cardiac And Kidney Disease (sciencedaily.com)
A professor at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine has studied about 265 twin pairs over the past few years, which has led him to some surprising discoveries.
Feed New Imaging Approach Promises Insights Into Multiple Sclerosis (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers have developed a way to use three types of microscopic imaging techniques simultaneously to analyze living tissue and learn more about the molecular mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, information that could help lead to earlier detection and new treatments.
Feed Effects Of Forest Management In Oregon's Coast Range (sciencedaily.com)
Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station scientists and their colleagues have been conducting research that provides managers with a better idea of the effects -- both intended and unintended -- that forest management practices can have on landscapes.
Feed Biologists Prove Critical Step In Membrane Fusion (sciencedaily.com)
Brown University biologists have, for the first time, observed a critical step in membrane fusion, the process that allows for fertilization, viral infection and nerve cell communication. The research, reported in Developmental Cell, sheds new light on this essential biological process.
Feed Nanoparticles Can Damage DNA, Increase Cancer Risk (sciencedaily.com)
Tissue studies indicate that nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, could damage DNA and lead to cancer, according to recent research.
