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A virtual physician's conference

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18 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Telemedicine facilitates communication between family physicians, hospitals and nursing services -- yet current solutions lack flexibility and are consequently very expensive. A new software program is now ...

Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data

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Dec 04, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 1

The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...

Microsoft to kick off Office 2010 in June

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Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

When Microsoft starts selling Office 2010 next year, the company will take its workhorse software suite and move it one step closer to its vision of cloud computing.

Manufacturing, reinvented

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Dec 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the architecture, hardware and software that will enable super-agile distributed corporations capable of reconfiguring themselves on the fly. It promises to make 'made-to-order' ...

Game Theory: Researchers examine what makes video games click with players -- or not

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Nov 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

Every Friday afternoon, the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab opens its doors to anyone who wishes to drop by and play. On one such recent day, Jason Begy, a graduate student in the Comparative Media Studies program ...

Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle

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Nov 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and ...

'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world

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Nov 27, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...

Should I buy a PC or Mac?

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Nov 25, 2009 | 2.4 / 5 (21) | 35

Q. Our 6-year-old PC computer is dying a slow death and we are considering moving to a new iMac but have a few concerns. First, of all, we have several Word documents on our disk drive now that we want to keep and add to ...

Taking the drudgery out of software development

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Nov 24, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (19) | 18

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software developers will no longer have to reinvent the wheel when writing new programs and applications thanks to a clever new set of tools and a central repository of 'building blocks'.

Stable Opera 10.10 browser with Unite now available

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Nov 24, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (8) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The web browser Opera 10.10 has been released as a stable version, and it has a number of new features to enhance the browsing experience, including "Unite", which is a group of applications ...

Software takes a hard look at traffic fatalities

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Nov 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Bergen County Police and a Hackensack, N.J., drug treatment center are among a growing number of agencies using a software program to identify dangerous intersections, spot teen driving trends and reduce accident fatalities.

Just in time for Black Friday: students turn iPhone into barcode scanner

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Nov 23, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Comparing prices over the Internet has become a common practice for consumers. Now, just in time for Black Friday, a group of Missouri University of Science and Technology students is putting ...

Spotify launches application for Nokia phones

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Nov 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach

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Nov 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.

Trust Linux!

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Nov 20, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers has implemented support for 'trusted computing' in a commercially available version of the open source operating system Linux, breaking new ground in the global drive ...

Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

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Nov 20, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

Smartphone app illuminates power consumption

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Nov 20, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors ...

Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays (Update)

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Nov 19, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0

(AP) -- Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.