Just a little while ago we confirmed that Project Natal was en route and on schedule for a holiday season release . Actually Steve Ballmer did all the confirming for us but he also mentioned that a new Xbox 360 might be in the works
Jonathan Stra y from the Nieman Journalism Lab recently conducted an analysis of the amount of original news content found in news articles through Google . In conducting the analysis, Stray took a major headlining article in the news and then tracked how many articles pertaining to the subject contained original content.
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Analysis of Google finds only 11% of news content original
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 15:05:00 Software giant “disappointed” with decision and says it will challenge verdict Microsoft has been ordered to pay $105.8 million (£69m) in damages to communications security firm VirnetX after being found guilty of breaching two of its patents for virtual private network…
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Microsoft fined $105m over patent dispute with VirnetX
Few would have doubted from the outset that HTC had a winner on their hands concerning the HTC Desire (HTC’s own branded version of the Nexus One) and now, just to underpin this further, Virgin Mobile have just confirmed that they are set to carry the HTC Desire (making them the sixth network to do so). It won’t surprise many that Virgin Media have acted to pick up on the HTC Desire (right after Vodafone confirmed they’ll be carrying the HTC Desire also ) as Virgin are clearly acting to embrace the Android platform whole-heartedly, what with having already confirmed that it’ll carry the likes of the Xperia X10, the Samsung Galaxy Portal to add to the already available LG Intouch Max.
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Virgin HTC Desire Release Set for April [Virgin Mobile Add HTC Desire to Growing Android Phone Line-up]
Seller Moonlight Bindery offers these cool hand-stitched books with upcycled green Lego baseplate covers in three different sizes. Shown here is the small version . This funky book is made from two 5″ (16 X 16 dot in geek speak) square green LEGO® base plates.
Peter Yarrow of the musical group Peter, Paul and Mary appeared on the CBS Early Show to sing a song he composed about his own colonoscopy: In the video below , Dr. Paul Limburg, a Mayo Clinic Gastroenterologist, provides background on colorectal cancer and the screening methods: Posted at Clinical Cases and Images .
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The Colonoscopy Song – March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
The MidiVox shield turns a basic Arduino board into a standalone MIDI synthesizer with parameters tweakable via MIDI CC messages. Hook up a MIDI keyboard controller via the onboard 5-pin DIN (aka MIDI) jack, upload a sketch and play.
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In the Maker Shed: MidiVox shield for Arduino
First details concerning Acer’s first ever Calpella based ultraportable have emerged, with news that the Calpella, Intel Core i5 CPU touting Acer TimelineX 1830T ultraportable is scheduled to be announced by Acer in the last week of March. However, ahead of Acer officially announcing the TimelineX 1830T a leak has already served to confirm exactly what Acers first Calpella based ultraportable is set to bring to the table. Obviously the specifications detailed below are yet to be officially confirmed by Acer, as alluded to above, but there’s no reason at this juncture to assume that these leaked specifications won’t ring true
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Acer TimelineX 1830T Core i5 Specifications & Release Date Detailed [Calpella TimelineX 1830T with Intel Core i5-520UM Processor Set to Debut]
From China Real Time Report : A group of Google Inc.’s partners in China have sent a letter to the Internet giant, saying their businesses are in jeopardy if Google closes its Chinese search engine and demanding to know how they will be compensated. The company said it received the letter and was reviewing it Tuesday
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Letter from Google Partners in China
IBM 305 RAMAC: The Grandaddy of Modern Hard Drives [Memory Forever] The IBM 305 RAMAC, which debuted in 1956, was the first computer with a hard drive. It was 16 square feet, weighed over a ton, and had to be transported by plane
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IBM 305 RAMAC: The Grandaddy of Modern Hard Drives [Memory Forever]
If you’ll recall, there was a lot of industry flap when DVRs were becoming available because of the effect that automatic pre-recording of programming would have on TV advertising. Automatic commercial-skipping features introduced the possibility that viewers could watch TV for the rest of their lives and never have to see another ad.
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Tivo’s 30-second commercial skip easter egg
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 13:42:00 Canon announces it will go ahead with the expensive gTLD process to improve its communications Canon has announced that it plans to be one of the world’s first companies to have a personalised top-level domain name….
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Canon set to buy .canon domain name
… 4x CD-ROM drive or faster 800×600 display, 16-bit color Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher Printer Support: Works with most popular printers ( monochrome and color ) supported by Windows; 33.6 Kbps modem or faster and Internet service … Great for enhancing greeting cards, business presentations, newsletters, calendars, photo projects and so much more! And with the powerful image browser you’ll find just what you need in one easy step…
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 13:29:00 Cluley hit by fake Fan Page set up by ‘Fred West’ Security experts are warning of yet another scam to hit Facebook, pointing out that the site is full of fake Fan Pages which could open users up to another avenue…
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 13:18:00 Chinese version of microblogging site could happen Jack Dorsey, the creator of microblogging phenomenon Twitter, has indicated that the firm will release a version in China eventually, according to reports….
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Twitter boss suggests China rollout
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 12:46:00 Twenty-seven firms send letter to web giant demanding compensation if it pulls out of the region Twenty-seven Chinese companies that sell Google ads in the region have sent an open letter to the web giant asking it to clarify its future in the country, and demanding…
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Google’s Chinese partners request urgent clarification
Android users outside the US will get access Google has made its new gesture search application compatible with smartphones based on Google Android version 1.6, and is also opening it to users outside the US, the company’s said in a blog post.
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Google ‘gesture control’ coming to UK
It’s little known, but actually true that you can get your very own generic top-level domain (gTLD) if you are willing to pay about $200,000 in registration and legal fees. Canon, the Japanese giant probably best known for their cameras, is taking the first step (where other companies will probably follow) by beginning the process with ICANN to get the .canon gTLD added to the web.
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Canon Acquires Its Own Top-Level Domain [Canon Buys It's Own .Com gTLD, Other Companies Soon To Follow?]
Another All-In-One inkjet printer was unveiled by Lexmark at the Fifth Annual Small Business Summit – the Lexmark Pinnacle Pro901. The machine is designed for small to medium businesses as well as home offices. As in most all-in-one machines designed for office use, the Lexmark Pinnacle Pro901 has the capability to print, scan, copy and fax.
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Lexmark Pinnacle Pro 901 Printer Review
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 17 March 2010 at 12:09:00 Enterprise software giant offers new tool for analysing customer interactions Autonomy has released a new software tool that is designed to help retailers build up an exact profile of their customers and therefore engage more effectively with them….
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Autonomy launches Explore