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Much has been made of a possible bird flu pandemic, and Twitter might just be the answer to predicting it, if a new Twitter mashup has its way. SickCity calls itself "realtime disease detection for your city," and gathers statistics by looking for tweets that specify diseases or feeling ill.The site also notes that they will be adding Facebook...
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Meet George Jetson! Oh, wait, perhaps not. The Terrafugia Transition is called a "roadable aircraft" by the company emphasizing it's more agile in the air than on the ground. At least, it is supposed to be, and a maiden flight test showed that indeed it is. While many will call this a flying...
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Video:The Future of Stereo 3D Part I: Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision @ Hardware CanucksGigabyte 9600 GT (GV-N96TZL-1GI) 1GB @ NeoseekerMotherboards and Chipsets:Zotac GeForce 8200 ITX WiFi Motherboard @ Legit ReviewsMemory and Storage:Lite-On eSAU108 External Slim DVD Writer @ TweaktownKingston DataTraveler 64GB @ PureOverclock6GB Patriot Memory...
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And the beat goes on. Yet again, we've got another IBuyPower desktop looking to grab the eyes, hearts and minds of gamers in need of a new machine. This time, the company has teamed up with Tiger Direct and CompUSA in order to get its Game Power 906 in front of more potential buyers, and with...
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Here’s some potentially good news for those of us who love to watch our favorite TV shows online: MTV Networks and ABC.com have achieved profitability with their latest online video efforts. Both networks currently have clear, aggressive strategies for distributing TV online—MTVN aims for a wide distribution while ABC is pushing a walled garden...
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Once again, Google is upping the ante in the browser speed wars. After taking the “beta” tag off of Google Chrome in December, the company has been updating two release channels: developer and stable. Now, the company is re-introducing the beta channel with the latest Chrome 2.0 beta release...
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It's been some time since we've heard from Iomega, but it's good to see the company is still looking out for its customers. Today, said outfit has announced a smattering of new features for its popular StorCenter ix2 NAS, making the purchase you've already made that much more valuable. And if...
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AMD Supports Microsoft Windows 7 in ATI Catalyst 9.3 Unified Driver, Delivering Unsurpassed Stability and Key Performance Enhancements -- Unified graphics driver allows developers and beta testers to unlock the full potential of award-winning AMD DirectX 10.1 graphics products and bring to...
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Boutique system builders tend to fall into three categories, there are the more custom or high-end offerings from some of the larger names like Dell/Alienware or HP/Voodoo (though you may or may not classify them as "boutique"), there are offerings from large e-tailers like Tiger Direct's...
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Boutique system builders tend to fall into three categories, there are the more custom or high-end offerings from some of the larger names like Dell/Alienware or HP/Voodoo (though you may or may not classify them as "boutique"), there are offerings from large e-tailers like...
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Will there come a point in the near future when physical books printed on paper will be regarded as little more than an anachronism? The growing popularity of e-book platforms, such as the new Amazon Kindle 2, as well as the recent transformation of several tech magazines from physical...
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Last we heard from Super Talent, it was busy offering up SSD upgrades for the stunning Asus S101. Now, the company is busy shipping out a load of solid state drives for the rest of us. Starting today, prospective buyers can get their hands on a tracking number for one of the many UltraDrive ME...
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Just 72 hours after IBM shipped out its 50 millionth Wii processor, we're now learning that said company could be looking to expand via acquisition. In a breaking Wall Street Journal report, it's stated that International Business Machines is already "in talks" to buy Sun Microsystem, a move that would reportedly "bolster IBM's heft on the...
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Frankly, the movie theatre experience has become more of an annoyance for us than anything else, what with people answering or chatting on cellphones, the noise, and people even setting fireworks off (it was July 4, but still). This probably isn't going to drag us back into the theater, but it's still cool. Fandango has released an iPhone...
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Sunsoft has announced that Leiji Matsumoto's newest manga, Out of Galaxy Koshika, will debut on the Nintendo Wii's Shopping Channel on April 14th. Sorry, all, Japan only, at least for now. Sunsoft already released Princess Ai in January. Unlike Princess Ai, however, this is a totally new manga title. The first episode will cost 500 Wii points...
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Thanks to a new tools and middleware license agreement between NVIDIA and Sony, game developers may find the PlayStation 3 to be a more attractive platform. As a result of the agreement, registered PS3 developers will now have access to the NVIDIA PhysX technology software development kit (SDK). The SDK will be a free download for use on the...
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Hard to believe, but we think we just found the perfect date for the Robotic Einstein that was unveiled earlier this year at TED. Einstein, meet HRP-4C. (Psst... you can call her Harley.) The "female" humanoid was recently introduced by a team of Japanese scientists at Tsukuba City, and while...
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Apple revealed the latest iPhone OS, version 3.0, today. This update brings more than 1,000 new APIs to the interface. With the new APIs, developers will be able to add features such as in-game voice chat, iPod library access, battery information, GPS information, and the ability to copy and paste text. Additionally, the landscape keyboard...
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Making sure not to waste a single moment, VIA is already looking to capitalize on its recently introduced VX855 Media System Processor. Over at the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB) Tech Forum Spring in Shenzhen, China, the company has showcased its Surfboard C855 Reference Design, which aims...
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The New Millennium Research Council has bad news and good news for the cell phone industry.The bad: Millions of cell phone users in the United States may cut back or cancel their service altogether if the economy continues to tank (OK, they didn't phrase it so bluntly, they said, "if the...
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Googling your own name might not be such a narcissistic activity after all; in fact, it just must save you from identity theft. At least that's what Kevin Andreyo, a Wilkes University professor, discovered when he used the "deep web" search engine, Pipl, to see what information about him might be publicly available on the Internet. What he...
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