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AVG 2011 Update Causes Widespread Problems For 64-Bit Windows 318

Posted by timothy on Thursday December 02, 2010 @05:00PM from the now-that's-a-bricking dept.

phx_zs writes "Last night's mandatory update of AVG 2011 Free edition has caused most 64-bit Windows 7 PCs to fail while loading Windows. On their website they have an FAQ with instructions on how to repair the problem using a boot CD or USB device."

Study Shows Babies Think Friendly Robots Are Sentient 159

Posted by samzenpus on Friday October 15, 2010 @12:57PM from the stupid-babies dept.

seanonymous writes "A study from University of Washington claims that babies think robots are human, so long as the robots are friendly. No word on what evil robots are thought to be. From the article: 'At 18 months old, babies have begun to make conscious delineations between sentient beings and inanimate objects. But as robots get more and more advanced, those decisions may become harder to make. What causes a baby to decide a robot is more than bits of metal? As it turns out, it takes more than humanoid looks — babies rely on social interaction to make that call.'"

Comment Re:what phones use this? (Score 1) 173

by ryanmoore on Friday June 08, 2007 @04:01AM (#19434771) Attached to: U.S. Bans Some Cellphones For Patent Reasons

In the U.S., this mostly covers phones using CDMA technology. The biggest CDMA carriers in the U.S. are Sprint PCS and Verizon. But there are others. It's all phones used by those carriers (Samsung, Sanyo, LG, etc.)

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