Monthly Archives: September 2007

Cyril Mazibuko grew up in the shadows of the mountains. Born in a small kraal at the foot of the Drakensberg range in the southern part of the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, Cyril would often look up at the … Continue reading →

Asustek Computer will not release its already well-known Eee sub-notebooks this month, as previously planned, as the computer maker decided to improve functionality of the pre-installed software. Still, the world’s largest mainboard manufacturer intends to commercially launch the product no … Continue reading →

Springtails, mites, worms and plant life could help solve the mystery of Antarctica’s glacial history according to new research published in the journal Science. Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Massey University New Zealand report that of the evolutionary … Continue reading →

More than 1,600 old New York City subway cars are destined for the deep where they will make up new artificial reefs off the Atlantic Coast. The MTA this week approved a $6.3 million contract to farm out the aging … Continue reading →

Contactless payments are one of those ideas that make instant sense—in theory. Instead of forcing people to stand in line, waiting to talk to/deal with a cashier, businesses can use a scanner that can read whatever card or phone is … Continue reading →

10% of US employees say their company has used email to fire or lay off employees. And 17% indicated their boss used emails to avoid other difficult face-to-face conversations. 5% of respondents had been the recipient of a humiliating email … Continue reading →

LCD panel makers in Taiwan and Korea are aggressively competing in the LED notebook panel market with the companies now eyeing 14.1-, 15.4- and even 17-inch widescreen notebook panel development using LED as backlighting sources, according to sources. The move … Continue reading →

Gap Inc. said on Friday that a laptop storing personal information on 800,000 job applicants was “recently” stolen from the offices of a third-party vendor that manages job applicant data for the retailer. In a statement issued on Friday, GAP … Continue reading →

DNA extracted from skeletal remains has shown that Neanderthals roamed some 2000 kilometres further east than previously thought. Researchers say the genetic sequence of an adolescent Neanderthal found in southern Siberia closely matches that of Neanderthals found in western Europe, … Continue reading →

When it comes to computer processors, the advantages of a die-shrink are undeniable. For chip makers – and overclockers – a processor manufactured at a smaller process can open up more headroom for faster clock speeds, or decrease power consumption … Continue reading →

Microsoft’s decision to let OEMs sell Windows XP for six additional months is the right move. But continued XP demand isn’t a knock against Windows Vista. Vista has gotten a bad rap, and Microsoft is partly to blame. In late … Continue reading →

When it comes to global downtime, Google doesn’t seem to play favorites. Among 32 key countries Google plays in locally, its home country of the United States came in near the bottom, in position 26, with 31 minutes of downtime … Continue reading →

Apple Inc’s new iPod Nano portable music and video player boasts lower component costs than the previous version, market research firm iSuppli said on Wednesday. The bill of materials for the iPod Nano was $58.85 for the version with 4 … Continue reading →

Are male video game enthusiasts actually outnumbered by their female counterparts in the U.S.? Do most of the Xboxes, Wii’s and PlayStations in this country actually belong to women? Conventional wisdom would say no–but a new survey from JWT suggests … Continue reading →