Microsoft makes Games for Windows Live free, will sell game downloadsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 130 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: software | Tags microsoft, games, windows, live, free, game, downloads, Search All Tags
Microsoft announced late Tuesday that it would no longer charge Windows gamers to connect to one another for multiplayer gaming, and this fall will launch an online store for downloading PC games. read more »
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Hacking Caller ID: unblocking blocked phone numbersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by marthajoan 130 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: security | Tags hacking, caller, id, unblocking, blocked, phone, numbers, Search All Tags
Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous hackers, has demonstrated how it is possible to uncover the ID of blocked phone numbers. When someone calls him, he is not only able to see their name, but also read more »
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Amazon S3 Crash Raises Doubts Among Cloud CustomersOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 129 days ago (http://www.byteandswitch.com)
Category: storage | Tags amazon, s, crash, raises, doubts, cloud, customers, Search All Tags
Questions are being raised as to the reliability of the Amazon S3 as a result of the recent eight hour service failure. This caused problems for online companies that were relying on the S3 for file storage. Amazon is researching to perfect the system and prevent any future failures. read more »
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Japanese Researcher Uses Blinking Instead of Remote ControlOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by marthajoan 129 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: development | Tags blinking, replace, remote, controls, , claims, japanese, boffin, Search All Tags
Japanese researcher, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, has developed a blink operated switch. The device uses infrared sensors to detect temple movements connected to blinking. Is hoped to eventually be able to c read more »
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A Look at Handy Sprint Mobile Internet Card and Pinnacle's New Video Transfer Tool. Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 129 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: network | Tags mobile, iphone, video, wan, compass. pinnacle, Search All Tags, , ,
Keith Shaw reviews both Pinnacle's new Video Transfer Tool and the new compass 597 Wireless Area Network card for the Sprint network. A great chance to see the pro's and the cons of to cutting edge gizmos. read more »
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Carbon Nanotubes to Provide Near Terahertz Processors?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by Lifeofpurpose87 129 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags carbon, nanotube, silicon, terahertz, processor, , circuitry, Search All Tags,
Carbon nanotube integrated circuits may take us closer to near-terahertz processing and other advancements. Providing lighter, more flexible, faster and more energy efficient components, carbon nanotubes may be the future of the circuitry industry. read more »
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You’ll Never Know Unless You AskOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 129 days ago (http://www.problogger.net)
Category: marketing | Tags bloggers, marketing, win-win, propositions, Search All Tags, , , ,
Darren Rowse challenges bloggers to ask others for assistance in their endeavors. While the answer is oftentimes no it only hurts our pride and the upside when a yes does occur far outweighs. He also notes the need to make win-win propositions - propositions that don't just benefit one party. read more »
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Think small with Linutop 2 PCOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by sajid 129 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: hardware | Tags small, linutop, pc, linux, energy, Search All Tags, , ,
If you think that a desktop PC has to be big, noisy and expensive -- think again. Linutop shows that it pays to seriously diminish your size expectations with its tiny, energy-efficient Linux-based PC. read more »
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