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Massive Martian Glaciers May Be Drinkable
Buried glaciers discovered on Mars are closer to the planet's equator than any previously known water ice on the planet. The glaciers could be a source of drinking water for future astronauts.
by Clara Moskowitz
20 Nov 2008 at 1:01pm
What Recession? Bentley Offers Its Most Opulent Car Ever
If the auto industry is tanking, the venerable British carmaker either didn't get the memo or doesn't care. With a perfectly straight face, Bentley unveils its $350,000 Azure T at the L.A. Auto Show.
by Stuart Schwartzapfel
20 Nov 2008 at 12:04pm
Fujifilm FinePix A20fd: Sleek Shirt-Pocket Cam a Snap to Use
Sleek design, excellent image quality and handy interface make this little Fujifilm snapper stand out from the crowd of point-and-shoots.
by Jackson Lynch
20 Nov 2008 at 11:00am
YouTube Tests Out High Quality, Stereo Surround Videos
YouTube has quietly started testing out real HD quality videos on a smattering of its content, a development that is getting attention from viewers in message boards and blog forums. The new format could be a big move for YouTube, as the video quality is over 80MB, which means that they are probably the same H.264 encoded mp4 files available in the iTunes store.
by Meghan Keane
20 Nov 2008 at 9:47am
John McCain to Jackson Browne: You're Welcome
John McCain has two words for Jackson Browne: You're welcome. That's the gist of a response to Browne's lawsuit that the McCain campaign's sampling of his classic (or, as they put it, "long-ago published") "Running on Empty" implied that the famously lefty singer-songwriter was endorsing the maverick but nevertheless Republican presidential candidate.
by Eliot Van Buskirk
20 Nov 2008 at 7:20am
British Accent Bollocks to Google iPhone App
Google's voice-recognition mobile app for the iPhone has trouble with British accents, it would seem. Unless when say "MySpace" you mean "sex."
by Charlie Sorrel
20 Nov 2008 at 6:50am
Microsoft Lets Zune Subscribers Keep Tunes
Microsoft is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee. The decision may appeal to people who have been reluctant to test out the subscription model, preferring to own their music instead of rent it.
by Associated Press
19 Nov 2008 at 11:58pm
New Star Trek Will Be Younger, Faster, Louder
Director J.J. Abrams gives us his vision in this prequel to the original. Kirk is there, and so are Spock, Bones and Scotty. But is this really Star Trek we're watching? The preview clips are a little vague.
by John Scott Lewinski
19 Nov 2008 at 11:35pm
The Creatures That Ate Hollywood
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When a giant sperm whale rammed a whaling vessel in 1820, the deadly encounter inspired Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick.
Melville's story, inspired by real-life man-versus-beast mayhem from the 1800s, made it to movie screens in the 1950s. Director John Huston's Moby Dick was evidence of Hollywood's growing fascination with giant, thrashing creatures.
Here are some of the best beasties ever captured on celluloid.
Left:
Captain Ahab (played by Gregory Peck) battles th...
by Lewis Wallace
19 Nov 2008 at 11:00pm
Review: RIM BlackBerry Storm
The first device from RIM to carry a full touch sensitive screen seeks to not only match the iPhone in terms of performance but also kick its ass in areas where Cupertino's wunderkind falls short. But all is not well with the Storm.
by Daniel Dumas
19 Nov 2008 at 11:00pm
MacWorld News
MacBook x-ray hits the interwebs
Just in case you didn?t have anything else to do this fine Thursday afternoon, you may want to check out this x-ray image of a MacBook, which is exactly as cool as it sounds.
20 Nov 2008 at 2:22pm
Microsoft was worried about Mac besting Vista back in ?05
According to some newly released court documents in the ?Vista Capable? class-action lawsuit, Microsoft was worried about comparisons between its newest OS and the Mac OS before Vista was even out, and before Apple starting joking about it.
20 Nov 2008 at 2:16pm
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter delayed
Apple has sent notifications to customers who ordered a MiniDisplay Port to Dual-Link DVI adapter, informing them that orders won?t ship until December 18.
20 Nov 2008 at 1:29pm
One-touch GarageBand sound effects
Seeking a way to trigger up to 16 sounds effects for your podcast? GarageBand can do the trick.
20 Nov 2008 at 1:28pm
The perfect storm of data loss: a cautionary tale
You may think you've got backups of your important data, but do you really? If you're relying on your iDisk, you may want to think twice.
20 Nov 2008 at 1:01pm
Wrath of the Lich King sales break one-day record
The new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has broken the one-day sales record held by its predecessor.
20 Nov 2008 at 12:46pm
Apple posts 'iPhone Your Life' Web pages
Apple posted some new Web pages dedicated to helping people get the most from their iPhone 3G.
20 Nov 2008 at 12:45pm
Review: Classics for iPhone
Think print will always win out over pixels when it comes to settling down with a good book? Classics for the iPhone and iPod touch may cause you to re-examine your thoughts on e-book readers.
20 Nov 2008 at 12:44pm
Scosche Passport
If your older iPod accessory won't charge your new iPod or iPhone, Scosche's passport is a good alternative to replacing the entire system.
20 Nov 2008 at 12:41pm
Mobile group to lead expansion of 3G beyond phones
The GSM Association will lead a group to embed 3G wireless technology in a range of consumer products.
20 Nov 2008 at 12:00pm
US CERT Technical Cyber Alert System Documents
SB08-322: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of November 10, 2008
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of November 10, 2008
TA08-319A: Mozilla Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Mozilla Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
TA08-316A: Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
SB08-315: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of November 3, 2008
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of November 3, 2008
TA08-309A: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities
SB08-308: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 27, 2008
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 27, 2008
SB08-301: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 20, 2008
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 20, 2008
TA08-297A: Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Vulnerability
SB08-294: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 13, 2008
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 13, 2008
TA08-288A: Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities
Slashdot
Network Neutrality — Without Regulation
boyko.at.netqos writes "Timothy B. Lee (no relation to Tim Berners-Lee), a frequent contributor to Ars Technica and Techdirt, has recently written 'The Durable Internet,' a paper published by the libertarian-leaning CATO institute. In it, Lee argues that because a neutral network works better than a non-neutral one, the Internet's open-ended architecture is not likely to vanish, despite the fears of net neutrality proponents, (and despite the wishes of net neutrality opponents.) For that reas...
by timothy
20 Nov 2008 at 1:32pm
Lessig, Zittrain, Barlow To Square Off Against RIAA
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA's case in Boston against a 24-year-old grad student, SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, in which Prof. Charles Nesson of Harvard Law School, along with members of his CyberLaw class, are representing the defendant, may shape up as a showdown between the Electronic Frontier and Big Music. The defendant's witness list includes names such as those of Prof. Lawrence Lessig (Author of 'Free Culture'), John Perry Barlow (former songwriter of The Grateful Dead and cof...
by timothy
20 Nov 2008 at 12:47pm
Study Recommends Online Gaming, Social Networking For Kids
Blue's News pointed out a report about a study sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation which found that online gaming and social networking are beneficial to children, teaching them basic technical skills and how to communicate in the Information Age. The study was conducted over a period of three years, with researchers interviewing hundreds of children and monitoring thousands of hours of online time. The full white paper (PDF) is also available. "For a minority of children, the casual use of...
by Soulskill
20 Nov 2008 at 12:02pm
CRTC Rules Bell Can Squeeze Downloads
pparsons writes "Bell Canada Inc. will not have to suspend its practice of 'shaping' traffic on the Internet after a group of companies that resell access to Bell's network complained their customers were also being negatively affected. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today released a decision that denied the Canadian Association of Internet Providers' request that Bell be ordered to cease its application of the practice to its wholesale customers." Read more of...
by samzenpus
20 Nov 2008 at 11:21am
MIT and NASA Designing Silent Aircraft
Iddo Genuth writes "Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently won a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to design quieter, more energy efficient, and more environmentally friendly commercial airplanes. The two-million-dollar contract from NASA is just an initial step in bringing green technologies to the sky."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
by samzenpus
20 Nov 2008 at 10:42am
Spider Missing After Trip To Space Station
Garabito writes "A spider that had been sent to the International Space Station for a school science program was lost. Two arachnids were sent in order to know if spiders can survive and make webs in space, but now only one spider can be seen in the container. NASA isn't sure where the other spider could have gone. I, for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
by CmdrTaco
20 Nov 2008 at 9:56am
Studios Sue Oz ISP Over Allowing Piracy
Da Massive writes "Leading Hollywood film studios Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Disney Enterprises are suing Australia's second largest ISP, iiNet, saying it's complicit in the infringement of their copyrighted material. According to a statement of claim, 'the ISP knows that there are a large number of customers who are engaging in continuing infringements of copyrigh...
by CmdrTaco
20 Nov 2008 at 9:10am
Google Terminates Lively
FornaxChemica writes "In a surprise move, Google announced today, both on-site and in its blog, that it will permanently shut down its 3D virtual world, Lively, by the end of the year. This makes Lively one of Google's few scrapped products, and one of the most short-lived, too, barely lasting 6 months. No official reason was given, only that Google wants to 'prioritize [its] resources and focus more on [its] core search, ads and apps business.' Lively might have taken too much and given back...
by CmdrTaco
20 Nov 2008 at 8:33am
IRS Looking at Google/Mozilla Relationship
ric482 writes "With the release of the Mozilla Foundation's 2007 financial report, questions have been raised by the IRS, who are due to perform an audit on the non-profit organization behind the massively popular Firefox browser. Last year, the Foundation received $66 million of its total $75 million revenue (88 percent) from search engine maestros Google, so the IRS are looking for blood over the organization's tax exempt status. Back in 2006, Mozilla got $59.5 million from Google — around ...
by CmdrTaco
20 Nov 2008 at 7:45am
Most of Woolly Mammoth Genome Reconstructed
geekmansworld writes "From the Washington Post, 'An international team of scientists has reconstructed more than three-quarters of the genome of the woolly mammoth using DNA extracted from balls of hair, the first time this has been accomplished for an extinct species.' Who wants a pet mammoth?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
by samzenpus
20 Nov 2008 at 6:57am
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