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'Call of Duty' game sells $310M in 24 hours

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3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

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22 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.

Google Latitude adds location history, alerts you when friends are nearby

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23 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Google Latitude to find your nearby friends, you're in luck: Google updated Latitude with location history and alerts for when your friends are nearby. If you don't love your every step tracked -- well, it's ...

Eager gamers line up for 'Modern Warfare 2'

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Nov 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. The 26-year-old California State University student plans to spend Tuesday gunning down foes in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated first-person shooter ...

New software shows British TV live on iPhone

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Nov 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.

eStadium application brings multimedia sports features to smartphones

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Nov 06, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 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 ...

Windows 7 debut a hit: NPD

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Nov 06, 2009 | 1.3 / 5 (13) | 0

Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group.

New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

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

(AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake ...

Touting tech tools of the future

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Nov 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

While most people were turning their clocks backward over the weekend, Microsoft research chief Craig Mundie was moving his forward, five to 10 years into the future.

Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns

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Nov 05, 2009 | 1.4 / 5 (9) | 0

Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."

Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic'

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Nov 05, 2009 | 1 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.

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 / 5 (15) | 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.