Archive for: September 16, 2007

Google has released a statement regarding the decision not to fast-track Microsoft’s OOXML for certification. “Google welcomes the ISO decision to not approve the fast track of Office Open XML proposed standard DIS 29500 (ECMA 376). Our engineers conducted an independent analysis of the OOXML specif…

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Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t as much fun as a Governor as he was in The Terminator… just ask California’s teen drivers. The former action film star has signed a new bill — which we told you about in August — into law, making it illegal for anyone aged 16 or 17 to use a mobile phone, pager, la…

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“The HTML file that contains all the text for that write-up is about 25000 bytes. That’s less than one of the image files that was additionally downloaded when you selected that page. Since image files typically are larger than text files and since web pages often contain many images that are transm…

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People might want to take a look at their old iPhone receipts when precisely they bought them considering Apple is putting out another good deal for those of you who purchased their iPhones before August 22. Apple is offering an instant US 100 electronic credit that customers can avail towards the…

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Using virtual reality technology coupled with sensors, scientists at Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology have developed a system to enable folks suffering from Multiple Sclerosis to walk increasingly effectively. The virtual reality tech takes the design of a small screen attached to glas…

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In the classic scene from Marathon Man, an ex-Nazi dentist menacingly asks Dustin Hoffman: “Is it safe?” It’s the same question being asked these days by a growing number of iPhone users. Unlike Hoffman’s tormentor, these users have no evil motive behind the question. Instead, they simply wa…

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In mid-May, Hewlett-Packard participated in a virtual job fair using moment Life tools from Linden Lab in San Francisco. HP had been invited by one of its external recruiters, TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications in New York. During the virtual event, recruiters and job applicants …

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Mention the name Google in cell phone software circles these days and you’re likely to get a lot of blank stares and awkward silence. It’s not that these Silicon Valley startups have nothing to say about the world’s largest Web search engine. The problem is, they can’t. Many mobile-software …

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The popular Dutch gothic-rock band Nemesea wanted a record deal but had struck out with major labels. So when they heard about SellaBand.com, which launched in August 2006, they signed up. The Dutch Web site promises to associate underground musicians with adequate fans to finance a professi…

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Filed under: StorageJust by a week after two Samsung execs were arrested for fraud in Thailand, another flash memory leader is facing a bit of legal heat. Reportedly, Toshiba “said it had been subpoenaed by the US agency of Justice about its flash memory commerce in the key US market,” which comes j…

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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The folks by at HDGuru managed to spend a few quality minutes with Samsung’s forthcoming hybrid player, and initial impressions look to be pretty positive. Granted, their BD-UP5000 was a pre-production sample, but they were mighty impressed with the BD-Java / HD…

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Speakers capable of 360-degree sound projection seem to be all the rage these days, with German Physiks the latest to get in on the omni-directional action. The Loreley Mk IIs go in for the whole alien style look too, with several extremely funky drivers arranged in a…

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