» NASA looking to stitch up tear in thermal blanket on Atlantis
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Paul Robinson | Published on :
03:54:00EST
Wed, 13 Jun 2007
HOUSTON - NASA has revealed that it might go about repairing the torn heat-resistant shield by asking one of the astronauts to stitch it together. The equipment that is to be used should the procedure go forward is a stainless steel wire mounted on a hooked needle.
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» YouTube to test fingerprinting technology next month
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Tabitha Ratliff | Published on :
10:33:00EST
Tue, 12 Jun 2007
Video sharing website, YouTube took the first step towards blocking copyrighted videos being uploaded on its website by announcing that it will be testing a new technology that will track any copyrighted videos uploaded by users.
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» Prince of Persia available on Xbox LIVE
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Archibald Freeman | Published on :
09:33:00EST
Tue, 12 Jun 2007
Microsoft has confirmed rumors that Prince of Persia Classic will be available Xbox 360's Live Arcade starting June 13. Gamers will be able to download the refined version of the 1989 classic for cost of 800 Microsoft Points or $10.
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» Google takes Microsoft to court over anti trust claims
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Paul Robinson | Published on :
08:48:00EST
Tue, 12 Jun 2007
Google and Microsoft have got into yet another legal battle against each other after the search engine giant alleged that Microsoft's newest operating system version, Microsoft Vista is against the company's antitrust settlement.
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» Sony launches PlayStation blog
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Jun Shen | Published on :
06:48:01EST
Tue, 12 Jun 2007
Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced the official launch of the PlayStation Blog. Sony PR manager Patrick Seybold said the blog was still a work in progress and said the company was sorry to have made fans wait so long to have their own PlayStation blog.
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» Apple's browser available on Windows
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Paco Tyee | Published on :
05:36:00EST
Tue, 12 Jun 2007
Apple Inc has thrown the gauntlet down to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox by introducing a Windows-based version of its Safari web browser. The new version was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
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» Parallels Desktop 3.0 to support 3D graphics
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Archibald Freeman | Published on :
11:42:00EST
Sat, 09 Jun 2007
Parallels has released its newest update of the hugely popular Parallels Desktop software for Mac users with brand new 3D graphics and over 50 new productivity and security features.
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» Climate change played an important role in mammoth extinction
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Waddah Yaman | Published on :
11:36:01EST
Sat, 09 Jun 2007
Loss of genetic diversity, inbreeding and finally indiscriminate hunting by humans were the causes for the extinction of woolly mammoths, according to a new genetic analysis conducted by British paleontologists.
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» People get their own PCs infected!
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Archibald Freeman | Published on :
11:51:00EST
Sat, 19 May 2007
The web is not a safe place, but people are making it worse for themselves by clicking on malicious ads. Belgian security researcher Didier Stevens framed an ad that looked an instant threat, but users still clicked on it.
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» Google AdWords play host to virus attacks
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Kavindra Rani | Published on :
12:03:00EST
Sat, 28 Apr 2007
Links that were displayed on websites as a part of Google's AdSense were removed by the company after reports that they directed the users to malicious sites and tried to install a software that stole passwords.
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