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Look on the digital side

kostas11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

TELESCOPES have joined the computer age. If you can afford one, lash out on a computer-controlled unit. They are much easier and more fun for home astronomers to use than the older do-it-yourself versions. Apart from finding the various objects for you, the motorised "Go To" function is hands-free, resulting in less vibration being transmitted to the unit. The latest CCD cameras are a huge step forward for avid

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Microsoft Slashes Overseas Xbox Prices

kostas11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

Price reductions in Britain range between 20 pounds ($40) and 50 pounds ($100) across the three Xbox 360 models. The Arcade pack has been cut to 200 euros ($307), while the Premium pack has been reduced to 370 euros ($568). "Xbox 360 is now mass market in Europe," said Chris Lewis, vice president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business in Europe, in a written statement. Lewis added that history has shown that the reduced price point "is where

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Apple iphones 2.0

kostas11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

A developer of enterprise mobility software has expressed doubts that Apple's iPhone can cut it in the enterprise due to a number of issues, all of which Apple can change, but in doing so are anathema to how the company operates. Ahmed Datoo, vice president of marketing of Zenprise, a developer of software for enterprise BlackBerry users, said he would welcome the opportunity to support the iPhone in the enterprise but has his doubts it will make

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Underwater Car !

Amarildo — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

FORGET James Bond. A Swiss company says it has created the world's first truly submersible car - and it's a convertible.

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Nonstop Robot.

Amarildo — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

A new, four-legged robot can recover from damage to its own body and keep on walking.

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Morphing a Wing to Save Fuel.

Amarildo — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.

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Sugar Power for Cell Phones.

Amarildo — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

A new technological advance could lead to cell phones that are powered by sweet drinks.

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Ferrari unveils biofuel car

kostas11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

FERRARI has unveiled a concept car that can run on ethanol which it said reflected its engineering expertise from Formula One racing and growing demand for alternative fuel vehicles in the US.

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Mozilla releases third Firefox 3 beta

kostas11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

Mozilla has released a third beta version of Firefox 3, bringing about 1,300 changes to the widely used open-source Web browser. Firefox 3 Beta 3 should be more stable, perform faster, use memory more efficiently, and fit

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new android SDK

kostas11 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:16 GMT

Google released a new version of the software developer kit for its Android mobile open development platform on Wednesday

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