Monthly Archives: October 2006

Online retail giant Amazon.com says the MP3 player was invented as far as 1973. Not only that, the interweb store was apparently operating even before the commercial Web became a reality. Shurely shome mischtake. Proof positive

Candella Software, an independent contract software developer from the UK, announced Tuesday the release of a new benchmark that is set to demonstrate the benefits of the most advanced hardware available to date and provide an understanding of its performance … Continue reading →

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If you’re considering purchasing a Palm Treo or already own one, and also are interested in buying a GPS navigation system, you’re in luck. Palm’s new GPS Navigator Smartphone Edition features the new Navigator 6 software powered by GPS giant … Continue reading →

The government today began pimping Britannia out to online gambling firms. The Department for Culture Media and Sport is hosting a conference at Royal Ascot aimed at bagging a lovely slice of pork as the industry realises its days of … Continue reading →

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an online quiz-show style game to test teens and other uses on the possible dangers lurking on social-networking Web sites The game, called Buddy Builder, is available at OnGuardOnline, a consumer education … Continue reading →

At first, it looked like typical network congestion. So the system administrators weren’t too concerned when TypePad blogs and LiveJournal social networks flickered like a light bulb in a faulty socket. But 15 minutes later, at 4 pm on May … Continue reading →

Romanian witches have been taking full advantage of their country’s recent EU entry. Before setting off on their broomsticks to head for these shores, they’ve been learning to speak English. More

Hubble is saved. NASA has just announced that it will run a servicing mission to the ageing space telescope after more than two years of speculation about its fate. NASA administrator Michael Griffin said the last three shuttle missions have … Continue reading →

The world’s leading electronics makers have teamed up to develop a wireless technology to carry high-definition video and eliminate some of the cable spaghetti that links televisions with set-top boxes and other equipment. Seven companies were to announce Tuesday that … Continue reading →

The personal computer has finally gone to driving school. Three decades after they began appearing on desktops, PCs are about to start showing up in vehicles. They will let people check e-mail, avoid traffic jams or make restaurant reservations via … Continue reading →

UCLA radiologists and Siemens Medical Solutions have developed remote-control software that enables an off-site imaging expert to operate a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine via the Internet. Reported in the November issue of Radiology, the study found that the quality … Continue reading →

A network of developers who work on much of the most commonly used software on Linux is passing up multi-core monsters with gigabytes of RAM to target their code to a design of which only 500 prototype boards now exist: … Continue reading →

An aspirin a day could keep colon cancer away — at least it might if youre one of the lucky individuals to have a specific genetic variation. “There is evidence that aspirin and related anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce the risk … Continue reading →

Microsoft is taking legal action against 55 people for selling counterfeit software via the web and online auction sites like eBay. The company said many of those feeling the lawyers’ wrath today had already received written warnings and cease and … Continue reading →