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Teardown party: the MSI Wind and Acer Aspire One get ripped open

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:07:00 +0000

Filed under: Laptops
You knew that was bound to happen. Like any good piece of gadgetry, there’s always someone who can’t wait to get their grubby hands all by it… and rip it to shreds to see how it works. nowadays we present the disemboweling of two of the latest challengers to the Eee’s netbook …

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Next Vista Media Center leaked — no DirecTV HD till 2010?

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:44:00 +0000

Filed under: HDTV, Media PCs
Engadget HD has gotten the latest on the highly anticipated update for Vista Media Center and it doesn’t look good. The first release candidate made it into testers hands recently and they weren’t happy to see that the most anticipated features — support for a DirecTV H…

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iPhone 3G queue forms in Manhattan

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:25:00 +0000

The line for the Apple iPhone 3G began to structure Friday–an entire week before the device goes on sale.

Frankly, one shouldn’t inspire such behavior by actually covering it. But whether I were in Manhattan–instead of Austin, Texas–I, too, woul…

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Top 5 New Features of Ubuntu 8.10 Interpid Ibex

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:07:19 +0000

As the Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (8.10) development gets going, many citizens will probably be wondering what new end-user features they can expect. that commentary lists the top 5 new features. My Take: Nothing really exciting. I still shiver by the inability of the default Totem installation not de-int…

KDE 4.1 Beta 2: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:03:11 +0000

KDE 4.1 is supposed to form everything right with the recently troubled desktop. Everyone agrees now that KDE 4.0 was a mistake. However, what the mistake was — and whose — is a matter of opinion. KDE developers blame distributions for rushing to include a release that was never intended for every…

Duct tape server II gets proudly introduced

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:06:00 +0000

Filed under: Desktops
Don’t deny it — you totally blew the original Duct Tape Server off as some one-off project created after a tough night of truth or dare, but the DTS team is out to prove that that here is no fad. Just that week the DTS II (that’s Duct Tape Server II for those who prefer things…

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Gigabyte gets official with 8.9-inch M912V swivel screen netbook

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:04:00 +0000

Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
It has taken faraway ample, but Gigabyte finally saw fit to assemble official its intriguing M912V. whether you’ll recall, that critter popped up and caught eyes at Computex, as it’s essentially a netbook with a swivel screen — think Tablet PC, but miniature. Specs …

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eComStation 2.0 RC5 Released

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:52:17 +0000

eComStation 2.0 RC5 is available for download for users with Software Subscriptions Services subscription. For those who don’t know, eComStation is the next evolution of the OS/2 operating system.Original post by donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia Loli-Queru)

Installing Android OS on the Nokia N810

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:51:10 +0000

For the folks out there that want to start playing with the Android OS now the geniuses by at Unwired View have figured out how to install the Android OS on the Nokia 810N in 2-steps for a total of about 5mins and no sinister hacking.Original post by donotreply@osnews.com (Smith Johnson)

3D mammograms increase breast cancer detection by 23 percent

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:57:00 +0000

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Scientists have developed stereo mammograms — breast X-rays taken with special cameras and at multiple angles — that they say can help them increase detection of breast cancer by 23-percent while decreasing false alarms by 46-percent. By overlaying images taken at differ…

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