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1. ATI reveals Radeon 5970 overlocking details

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 21 November 2009

   Hybrid approach wins out ATI has revealed a critical engineering decision that led to the successful production of its Radeon HD 5970 graphics card. "When we were first designing the 5970, we came to ...

2. Google rolls out Chrome OS source code

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Eliminates all "unnecessary" processes Google has released the source code of its long-awaited Chrome OS. According to the Mountain View-based company, the alternative operating system is optimized for ...

3. The world waits for Google's Chrome OS

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Conference call today Google will hold a conference call today outlining its plans for the operating system. It has invited journalists to a webcast that starts at 10:00AM and goes on to 11:00PM Pacific. ...

4. TechCrunch crucified over Google phone rumor

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   Logical and illogical leaps A number of journalists have harshly criticized TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington for publishing a wildly speculative article about a rumored Android-based Google phone. ...

5. McAfee indulges in bout of cyber scare mongering

   (Security/Security Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   Evidence, dear boy, evidence Self-interested anti-virus corporation McAfee has thrust a press release into the public domain suggesting we should all get into a spin because of "cyber warfare". It has ...

6. Getting paid to watch porn

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   ... to have been raised - or lowered, maybe - in terms of what that muck actually is. These days, looking on a suspect's computer is like going to a party organised by the man from Goatse in collaboration ...

7. YouTube goes hi-res

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 13 November 2009

   ... from the current maximum of 720p. And on the upside, videos already uploaded at 1080p will automatically be converted to play back at their original quality, says YouTube. YouTube director of product ...

8. CoD:MW2 Will Not End Recession

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   ...  It was left to sober heads at sober publications, like Ben Kuchera at Ars Technica: "Am I glad I played the game? Yes. Can I see myself replaying it? Maybe not." Sure, he was playing the Luddite version ...

9. How TG Daily is put together

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 12 November 2009

   Shocking truth of editorial chat revealed The good Dr Spinola is a godfearing tee totaller who loves his iPhone, his Macbook and the Linux operating system for servers. He eats sardines and beans on toast. ...

10. HP has $2.7 billion to buy 3COM

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... up Tandberg; Dell picked off Perot Systems. A tightening technology market always leads to consolidation, but at this point, there is probably no going back to the diversity of the old days. However, ...

11. AMD claims TV couch potatoes are dead

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    ... both the Tigris and Congo are big big rivers, but the first one obviously goes with its twin, Euphrates and was the seat of so-called civilization. As in Baghdad and Babylon. He said: "Television is a ...

12. Health insurance IT isn't dead, it just smells funny

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    The House of Representatives has passed a bill that makes private insurers' IT work totally useless. Opinion: Over the weekend, the US House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill that, if ...

13. Prosthetic hand gives sensation of touch

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... like eating and writing, but says he can also 'feel' his fingers once again.  "Perfectly good nerve endings remain at the stem of a severed limb,"  says Professor Yosi Shacham-Diamand of TAU's Department ...

14. Peek ships Twitter gadget for the terminally-sad

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... But the altruistic Peek may be able to help - if you let it. 

Indeed, the social networking site apparently undergoes a radical transformation when it is accessed from a real-time device like the TwitterPeak. ...

15. Russia plans nuclear rocket for manned Mars mission

    (Space/Space Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... reactor - far more powerful than the small nuclear reactors that power some Russian military satellites. "The project is aimed at implementing large-scale space exploration programs, including a manned ...

16. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    ... and he is changing his tune). As a result they have shifted their negative campaign against Windows Vista into a FUD campaign against Windows 7 using innuendo and association to disparage Microsoft’s ...

17. Tilera challenges X86 architecture with 100 core-processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 25 October 2009

    Tilera has launched an advanced line of TILE-Gx processors that reportedly offer "ten times better" compute efficiency than Intel's next-generation Westmere chip. The processors - fabricated in TSMC's ...

18. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    ... was on his forced vacation from the company I met with them and suggested they needed to bring up their game because Windows 95 had a lot of positive buzz and they were in danger of being trivialized. ...

19. Zensify visualizes news with Cloud-based iPhone app

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 15 October 2009

    Zensify has launched a free news analysis application for the iPhone and iPhone touch. According to Zensify CTO Tom Campbell, ZenNews generates a visual "tag cloud" based on news trending topics that ...

20. AT&T slates Google Voice: nun today, nun tomorrow

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    Giant telephone company AT&T sent a lengthy letter to the Federal Communications Commission yesterday attacking Google by accusing it of double standards for openness.Giant telephone company AT&T ...

21. God sabotaged the LHC, say scientists

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    ... to produce with the collider, might be so abhorrent to nature that its creation would ripple backward through time and stop the collider before it could make one, like a time traveller who goes back in ...

22. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Sunday, 11 October 2009

    ... endless articles in green crayon slating Windows’ slow boot and shutdown times when compared with other operating systems so exotic that no one uses them, in the real world, it simply doesn’t matter. At ...

23. Free Software Foundation goes mad

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    ... saying ‘wibble’, most normal people turn away in embarrassment. And that’s surely what all right-thinking people will be doing following an extraordinary outburst from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) ...

24. Startup goes head on against Kindle, Sony

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 07 October 2009

    The CEO of start up company txtr said his firm would release an e-reader before Christmas aimed at what he said is a burgeoning market ripe for exploitation. The CEO of start up company txtr said his ...

25. Toshiba shows off Cell chip TV

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    ...  Toshiba includes HDMI and DNLA connectivity and a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio with a 240Hz refresh rate. The TV will become available in Japan by the end of the year but we're unlikely to see the machine ...

26. Private Clouds are SaaS's future enemy

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 28 September 2009

    The Great Recession has taken its toll on IT vendors. Loads of companies have lost money. Too many to count failed to meet Wall Street’s insane profit expectations. Their layoffs put thousands of smart ...

27. States object to Google Books settlement too

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 18 September 2009

    ... voices to corporations and to government organizations that oppose the deal and filing their objections to the court which will decide whether the settlement goes through. Earlier this week the head of ...

28. AT&T invests in Intel snooping technology

    (Security/Security Features)

    Friday, 18 September 2009

    ... even with a crashed operating system, to be examined remotely over the Internet. AT&T said that the  remote assistance support that it will provide to SMB customers. AT&T sais it will use ...

29. Sony marketing campaign plumbs new depths

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 10 September 2009

    ... this was a good idea, let alone why they still have a job, remains a mystery. The campaign breaks with two 30-second commercials, Ping Pong (two versions) airing nationwide, along with a new campaign web ...

30. Apple lines up against Palm, Microsoft. And Apple

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    ... argument for others like Guy Kawasaki and Jason Calcanis.   While the new Zune is arguably the best of the iPod alternatives much like the MacOS is the best Windows alternative it really only competes ...

31. Monopoly goes global with online Google Earth version

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    ... out with $3 million, rather than the rather measly $200 they get in the classic board game. Only one person can buy a property at a time - wonder who'll get the White House? - and rent is paid automatically. ...

32. Microsoft ditches 'classic' Zune models

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 02 September 2009

    ... device type sold by the Redmond-based company.   "I met with the Zune folks today and one bit of information than I can discuss immediately is that the Zune HD will be the only device type going ...

33. Updated: Google 'feels the pain' of Gmail downtime

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    ... of information goes). Because this is impacting so many of you, we wanted to let you know we're currently looking into the issue and hope to have more info to share here shortly." Besbris also note that ...

34. Phishing trips switch from banks to ISPs

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 01 September 2009

    In their indefatigable attempt to take your money off you, crooks have started to send emails purportedly from ISPs, to lure you into parting with your credit card details. In their indefatigable attempt ...

35. Firefox 4.0 goes Chrome, will arrive with new UI in Q4 2010

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 30 August 2009

    ... or November 2010 release and will bring a new user interface and browser sync integration.Mozilla recently updated its product roadmap through 2010. According to the first draft, the current browser ...

36. Microsoft in Photoshop scandal

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 26 August 2009

    ... replaced with the head of a white man. The image alteration of the picture was making rounds on the forums last night and Microsoft pulled the picture today. "We are looking into the details of this ...

37. Wikipedia to concentrate on dead people

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 25 August 2009

    ... plans to assign an 'experienced editor' to monitor changes to articles on living people, confirming a report yesterday in the New York Times. Wikimedia Foundation spokesman Jay Walsh said the 'flagged ...

38. Holy monk joins shadowy ranks of Diablo III

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 24 August 2009

    ... of the combo system makes the monk a character that will be a bit more challenging to play than the other heroes in the game, but when played expertly can unleash truly devastating damage upon the demonic ...

39. Amazon limits pre-order sales of 120GB PS3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    Amazon has limited pre-order sales of the 120GB Playstation 3 to one unit per household. The online retailer explained that it had experienced overwhelming demand for the slimmed down console. San ...

40. Asimov's Fourth Law: Call a lawyer

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Wednesday, 19 August 2009

    ... to autonomous robotic surgery devices, the applications for technologies that can operate without human control, learn as they function and make decisions, are growing. According to the report, while ...

41. Car texting video too shocking for YouTube

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 17 August 2009

    ... her concentration for a few seconds. Texting while driving is illegal in the UK, but many still choose to ignore the law. The video is available here. Gwent police worked with filmmaker Peter Watkins-Hughes ...

42. Games market goes into freefall

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 13 August 2009

    ...  The Wii remained the top-selling console, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3. But only around 250,000 Wii consoles were sold - less than half the figure for last July. Nintendo's ...

43. Software dramatically improves hearing aid performance

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 06 August 2009

    Software developers at Tel Aviv University have produced an application, Clearcall, that they say improves speech recognition for the hard-of-hearing by up to 50 percent. Tel Aviv, Israel - Software ...

44. Twitter goes up before the beak

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    Notification systems firm TechRadium has filed a lawsuit in a US district court against Twitter for infringing three of its patents. Houston (TX) - Notification systems firm TechRadium has filed a ...

45. Foxconn employee commits suicide over lost iPhone prototype

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 21 July 2009

    ... to "unbearable interrogation techniques," including solitary confinement and beatings. A 25-year-old man who may have been tortured for losing a new iPhone prototype has committed suicide. Foxconn employee ...

46. Google goes postal down-under

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    Search outfit Google has managed to score a big win for its cloud-based operations in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand - Search outfit Google has managed to score a big win for its cloud-based operations ...

47. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    Analyst Opinion - It can be entertaining to watch companies that have learned to manage expectations. They set low bars, generally fail at what they attempt, and yet the folks in charge of the programs ...

48. Intel makes loss because of Europe. Really.

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    ... it turned out profitably, the chip corporation said the $1.45 billion fine it got from Europe hurt it, big time. It made a loss of $398 million, contrasting badly with the profit it made of $1.6 billion ...

49. World's oldest Bible goes online

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 06 July 2009

    ... collaboration between institutions in the UK, Germany, Egypt, and Russia which hold parts of the original. Some of the pages, found in a blocked-off room at the Monastery of St Catherine in 1975, are being ...

50. NTT DoCoMo buys into PacketVideo

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sunday, 05 July 2009

    ... with PacketVideo's Core multimedia player, pvPlayer, installed in more than 90 DoCoMo handset models. The new deal is intended to guarantee a steady stream of new mobile applications for DoCoMo in the ...