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eStadium application brings multimedia sports features to smartphones

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21 hours ago | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

The intimate and spirited quarters of a stadium offer perhaps the most ideal venues to experience an athletic event. Or do they?

Program automatically shuts down office PCs when not in use

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Nov 06, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

NEC Corp. says it has developed the country's first software that automatically controls power consumption by personal computers in accordance with the patterns of its user's PC activity.

Online collaboration with built-in clarity

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Nov 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software packages that interoperate while providing online users with an overview of their colleagues' work may finally threaten the dominance of email as the world's premier collaboration ...

Chrome 4.0 beta web browser launched

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Nov 04, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (10) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has released its latest beta version of its Chrome browser for Windows, which promises faster browsing, bookmark synchronization and more.

Apple's booming App Store tops 100,000 programs

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.

Wimba providing classroom alternative in light of flu outbreaks

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

As U.S. cases of the H1N1 flu steadily rise, colleges and universities nationwide are arranging other means of connecting students with their peers, professors and administrators, should an outbreak occur.

Zooming in on data

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Nov 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies of all sizes are struggling with the growing flood of data and information. Staff can quickly lose sight of impending risks or hidden opportunities. Now a new zoom software is helping users get ...

Worms infesting computers worldwide: Microsoft

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Nov 02, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (12) | 0

A Microsoft security report released Monday warns that cyber crooks are digging into computers for weak spots to penetrate with worms -- malicious software that steals control or data.

New Urbanspoon app digs into restaurant reservations

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Oct 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Something big is shaking at Urbanspoon, the Seattle company behind a hugely successful iPhone restaurant-finding application.

Ubuntu 9.10 just released

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Oct 29, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (22) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Canonical is releasing Ubuntu 9.10, the Karmic Koala, the latest version of its open-source operating system, and it aims to attract business and enterprise users to join the growing numbers ...

Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack

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Oct 29, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.

Republicans to whip up support with Blackberry app

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Oct 29, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

The Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives unveiled a free application for the Blackberry on Thursday to keep users up to date on the latest in Congress through their cellphones.

Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7

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Oct 28, 2009 | 2 / 5 (12) | 4

Before you buy a copy of Windows 7, you'd do well to check whether your computer -- and you -- are ready for the upgrade.

Disney iPhone app makes photos the key to content

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Oct 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. is releasing an iPhone application that rewards users for poking through the Disney.com Web site and could one day offer exclusive bonuses for activities such as shopping at Disney Stores.

One tonne 'Baby' goes mobile

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Oct 27, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It took a one-tonne computer the size of a room to run a simple mathematics program in 1948 - but now computer scientists have made it available on your mobile.

Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox Enables Users to Maximize SSD Performance over Time

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Oct 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

On the heels of the Microsoft Windows 7 introduction, Intel Corporation today announced the availability of the Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox, with Intel SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its ...

Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone

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Oct 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica."

The visual editor: IBM Makes It Easier To Browse Web Sites On Mobile Devices (w/ Video)

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Oct 26, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices, ...