Monthly Archives: February 2008

It looks like German automakers are really stepping up their efforts in the realm of diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. Over the past two weeks, you’ve probably seen information about the Volkswagen Golf Hybrid which achieves an astonishing 69 MPG. BMW soon … Continue reading →

Yahoo won’t be yodeling from the mountaintops after being served with yet another lawsuit this week that focuses on the company’s actions in China. Chinese dissidents Zheng Cunzhu and Guo Quan filed suit against Yahoo in a California federal court, … Continue reading →

A Swiss company has created the world’s fastest ever road vehicle – a 340mph bullet-shaped cross between a motorbike and a car. The Acabion GTBO looks like a jet fighter cockpit on wheels – with stabilisers – and has the … Continue reading →

On January 26, 1700, at about 9 p.m. local time, the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the ocean in the Pacific Northwest suddenly moved, slipping some 60 feet eastward beneath the North American plate in a monster quake of approximately … Continue reading →

If you lack the wherewithal to rob a bank, being the CEO of a software company is a handy way to bring in the shekels. Adobe has disclosed that departing boss Bruce Chizen was paid $8.3 million and also benefited … Continue reading →

An Atlas 5 launch of a classified satellite scheduled for this week has been delayed as a precaution after last week’s intercept of another satellite by a missile. The Atlas 5 was scheduled to launch this week from Vandenberg Air … Continue reading →

The “Air Power Cooler” transfers the chipset heat into air momentum, when the air becomes hot, the air will expand then push the fan to rotate and In doing so, cooling the heatsink immediately. After the air moves from the … Continue reading →

The U.S. Air Force has adopted an alarming new censorship policy that effectively bans blogs and blogging by troops using Air Force computers and networks. The U.S. Army has required that bloggers register with their chain of command, but has … Continue reading →

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Let’s not get carried away here, Minox. We can understand the slim, 18.5mm-thick form factor, and the 7.2 megapixel sensor and 3x zoom seem certainly par for the course, but a 3-inch LCD? It’s almost like you guys are trying … Continue reading →

Not the best of the 8-series cards, but way better than the 8500 –and two will get you SLI. More

The highlight of the party, besides the free drinks, was a screaming contest. Yes, a screaming contest. Attendees were divided into groups based on the color of a smiley-face sticker on their badges, and each group was given an S60-equipped … Continue reading →

Microsoft has cut the price of Windows Vista in an attempt to further boost sales of the operating system. Good news for those looking to upgrade now SP1 is on the horizon. But if you read between the lines here, … Continue reading →