Playing Casual Games Helps People Kick Bad Habits
Smokers, snackers report a decreased likelihood to engage in their respective vices.
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Archive for June 19, 2008
Mozilla Hits Its Firefox 3 Download Goal…. and then some!
The goal was for a Guinness World Record for the most-downloaded software in a 24-hour period. All FireFox needed was 5 million copies downloaded. Not only did they meet that goal, they exceeded it by over 1 million downloads!
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Forbes: Why Firefox Matters
But don’t be fooled. Firefox has become one of the most important pieces of software around today as consumers shift from using their PCs to run applications living on their hard drives to a communications device able to connect with applications living on distant servers. The new browser has plenty of these soon-to-be-ubiquitous features…
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The Horror: iPhone Runs Windows XP
Citrix used its thin client technology to demonstrate an Apple iPhone running Windows XP, at the recent Citrix Application Delivery Conference in Melbourne.
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IBM supercomputer is world’s fastest & most energy efficient
Good news for green tech: The fastest supercomputer in the world is also one of the most energy efficient. In the twice-yearly list of the fastest computers on the planet, IBM has 5 of the top 10 most powerful computers, including the No. 1 spot.
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The cake is a lie: IE team bakes a treat for Mozilla
In honor of today’s Firefox 3 release, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team gave a cake to Mozilla. The tasty treat, which prominently displays IE’s blue “e” icon, just arrived here at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View.
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So what’s in the New Copyright Bill?
Aside from not being able to download free music any more, it puts all sorts of limitations on intellectual property and how it can be used.
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Why the Decline of PC Gaming is just a Myth
“PC gaming is not only not in decline, it’s alive and well and growing,” said Roy Taylor, chief technical officer of the PC Gaming Alliance, a nonprofit trade group.
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Playstation 3 Firmware 2.36 soon, v2.40 to include trophies
We’re also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include “XMB” access in-game. The update will also include “trophies,” an exciting new feature that we’ll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements.
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Why Xbox Live Isn’t Free
Until recently, Microsoft could brag about how Live was by far the most feature-complete online service on any platform, with a unified Friends list, the best online shop, voice and video chat as standard and a consistent and stable online experience. But in recent months there’s been a shift in the market, and even bigger changes are coming. . .
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Official Folding@Home Beta nVidia Client Available!!!
We’re happy to roll out the beta nVidia client, it’s a nice beta, and so here we go…
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Kid Rock: Don’t Just Steal Music, Steal Everything
With his tongue firmly in his cheek, Kid Rock has been commenting on file-sharing again but says he doesn’t need to steal himself, because he’s rich - but not rich enough, as it turns out. Kid Rock announced that he’s boycotting iTunes because he says between Apple and the labels, they’re keeping all the money.
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