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Chemistry has radical idea for avian migration

Animal migration associated with the Earth’s magnetic field has long been thought to be based on tiny magnetic particles. However, now it appears that there could be suitable chemical reactions that would do the trick. Peter J Hore and colleagues at Oxford University and Arizona State University have investigated the proposal that magnetically–sensitive free-radical reactions could be involved, in particular in the migration of birds.

REDPRAIRIE has announced that Sony Canada has upgraded to a new version of RedPrairies Warehouse Management (WMS) at its Whitby, Ontario and Coquitlam, British Columbia distribution centres.

REDPRAIRIE has announced that Sony Canada has upgraded to a new version of RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management (WMS) at its Whitby, Ontario and Coquitlam, British Columbia distribution centres.

Unreal Tournament III | Xbox 360 | Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldnt only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired

Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldn’t only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired up our Xbox, logged into Live and tried out this impressive frag-fest on Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Let’s see how this version stacks up and get the final verdict on the fastest FPS on the market.

Book Review of Tomorrows Chemistry Today: Concepts in Nanoscience, Organic Materials and Environmental Chemistry

Book Review of “Tomorrow’s Chemistry Today: Concepts in Nanoscience, Organic Materials and Environmental Chemistry� [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 7774].

Deutsch embraces change - Aylesbury Automation delivers a flexible solution A flexible robotic production cell solution has been delivered to Deutsch UK by robotics and automation specialist Aylesbury Automation. The robot-based machine has been intr

A flexible robotic production cell solution has been delivered to Deutsch UK by robotics and automation specialist Aylesbury Automation. The robot-based machine has been introduced as a result of increasing product demand. It assembles a range of similar, two pin electrical plugs and sockets and produces one complete part every six seconds.

Wii moves past Xbox 360 in the USA says NDP

The North American market has been the stronghold of Xbox 360. It was out far before the competition and as a native company many found Microsoft's new video game console to be a trustworthy product. Xbox 360 has been the most sold console in the USA since the launch, but Nintendo has ended that era according to NDP Research. After only 20 months on the market it has sold 10.9 million Nintendo Wii consoles throughout the USA. This is just thousands more than the number of Xbox 360 consoles sold in the USA, which has been on the market for 32 months. I think we can conclude that Nintendo was right not to get involved in the tech war between Microsoft and Sony.

Dynamic Biometric Systems Announces That the US Patent Office Has Approved Claims 1 Through 15 of Patent #1; Receives an Order for 1,000 Bio-Pens and FINRA Has Approved Trading Status

Dynamic Biometric Systems Announces That the US Patent Office Has Approved Claims 1 Through 15 of Patent #1; Receives an Order for 1,000 Bio-Pens and FINRA Has Approved Trading Status

Actiblizzion wants to take on iTunes

Now that the merger between Activision and Vivendi has finally been made official, it looks as though the massive company has some suitably massive plans for the future. Bobby Kotick, who has moved from CEO of Activision to CEO of the entire, merged company, has said that the publisher has plans to create a digital music platform that could compete directly with iTunes.

A Year of GPLv3

javipas writes "GPLv3 and LGPLv3 were released one year ago, on 29 June 2007. Palamida, who tracks Open Source projects, has made a study of the current situation of these licenses along with AGPLv3, which was released later, in November. The number of projects that have made the transition to these licenses has grown over the last months, and it seems than AGPLv3 has captured a great interest lately. Black Duck Software, a company that tracks Open Source projects too, has made its own study with similar results, and although GPLv3 and its variants have a good adoption rate, the interviews published on the Palamida site (Stallman, Chris Di Bona) show that the acceptance of GPLv3 has still a long way to walk."

Sub-$100 Laptops Have Finally Arrived

Roman Phalanx writes "OLPC had promised that it would be possible to mass produce a sub-$100 laptop. The folks at OLPC tried to realize that dream by re-imagining what a laptop looks like. How large of screen and keyboard it has. What OS runs on the laptop. Now that OLPC has decided to super size their systems to run Windows XP, the $100 price point has slipped beyond their reach. A Chinese firm has realized that dream. Taking the best from both the OLPC and EeePC. They ditched x86 compatibility and switched to a MIPS architecture to further reduce production costs. HiVision has managed to create a UMPC that sells right now for $120.00. They say they have refined the manufacturing process and have learned from building this laptop how to mass produce a laptop that will sell for $98.

Microsoft Says Google Is Years Behind on Privacy - Draws attention as IE8 enters new beta

Microsoft executive Peter Cullen says that Google might have some great products but that they are about ten years behind Microsoft in terms of protecting people’s privacy online. One cited example is the problem that Google has had with Street Views capturing photos of people that they don’t want online, a problem Google has dismissed by saying that anyone could take those same pictures and put them on the Internet. Cullen says that Microsoft has built privacy into its core design and that Google is going to need to do the same thing as it grows. In fact, Microsoft is trying to use its privacy tools against Google; the latest beta version of Internet Explorer 8 has a privacy mode that has the potential to keep even Google from collecting information to use in ad targeting.

China Has Largest On-Line Population

Smivs writes "China now has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures. More than 253 million people in the country are now online, according to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). About 95% of those going online connect via high-speed links. Take up of broadband has been boosted by deals offered by China's fixed line phone firms as they fight to win customers away from mobile operators. Despite having a greater number of people online, China's net economy still has a long way to go to match or exceed that of the US or even that of South Korea. Figures from Analysis International said China's net firms reported total revenues of $5.9bn (£2.96bn) in 2007. By contrast net advertising revenue alone for US firms in 2007 stood at $21.

Google Has All My Data – How Do I Back It Up?

shadeshope writes "Slowly but surely Google has taken over my computing life.How can I back it up? Bit by bit with their mantra, hip image and brilliant services. Google has gained my trust and all my data. I am doing almost all of my computing in the cloud. Google Reader, Calender, Email, Docs and Notes have become my tools of choice. Even to the point where my day book, research notes etc are all on Google's servers.It was just so easy, enabling me to effortlessly work from multiple computers, operating systems and locations. I know, I know, this is foolish — all my eggs are firmly in one basket. It has crept up on me. As a long-time computer user, and committed pessimist, I have used many schemes over the years to ensure my data is safe.

Nanotechnology Researcher Wins Prize for Early Excellence in Physical Organic Chemistry

Gino DiLabio of Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology has been awarded the 2008 Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry Award for Early Excellence in the Field of Physical Organic Chemistry.

Winzero Offers Tools, Services And Best Practices for Windows Domain Migration

Ottawa, CDN. - In a recent survey of IT executives and managers, Winzero Research analyst Joel Martin reported that 70 percent of the respondents that were involved in company mergers, acquisitions or company reorganizations had never completed or were not actively involved with a domain migration. While reducing costs was named as a primary motivating factor, Winzero has observed that the lack of guidelines or tools was a major issue. Winzero offers best practices and provides professional services and software tools that enables a seamless transparent domain migration without disruption to the end-user.

NASA denies rumors of finding life on Mars

NASA has denied media and internet speculation that the Phoenix Lander has found life on the 'Red Planet', Mars and has also denied that the White House in the United States has been briefed on such matters that would lead up to an announcement by NASA later this week. This comes just after NASA stated on July 31, that Phoenix confirmed the presence of water-ice on Mars.

NASA Denies Rumors Of Finding Life on Mars

NASA has denied media and internet speculation that the Phoenix Lander has found life on the 'Red Planet', Mars and has also denied that the White House in the United States has been briefed on such matters that would lead up to an announcement by NASA later this week. This comes just after NASA stated on July 31, that Phoenix confirmed the presence of water-ice on Mars.

VeriSign names founder Bidzos as executive chairman, CEO

VeriSign has named Jim Bidzos to the position of executive chairman on an interim basis. Additionally, VeriSign's board of directors has elected Bidzos as president and chief executive officer, on an interim basis, replacing William A Roper, who resigned from the company and the board of directors effective 30 June. As the company's founder and initial CEO, Bidzos has served as either chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors of VeriSign since April 1995. Bidzos has also served in both senior executive and board level capacities with RSA from 1986 to 2002.

Sony DSC-T700

Sony has launched the Cyber-shot DSC-T77 and DSC-T700 ultra-compact digital cameras. Replacing the DSC-T70 and T300 respectively, both maintain the 10-megapixel sensor of their predecessors. The T77 is Sony’s thinnest model and has a 3-inch touch panel LCD screen. The T700 has all the features of the T77 plus 4GB of internal memory and a hi-resolution 3.5-inch wide touch panel. The T700 has a photo album-like database and is aimed at enthusiasts who want to store, display and share their images easily with others.

Sony DSC-T77

Sony has launched the Cyber-shot DSC-T77 and DSC-T700 ultra-compact digital cameras. Replacing the DSC-T70 and T300 respectively, both maintain the 10-megapixel sensor of their predecessors. The T77 is Sony’s thinnest model and has a 3-inch touch panel LCD screen. The T700 has all the features of the T77 plus 4GB of internal memory and a hi-resolution 3.5-inch wide touch panel. The T700 has a photo album-like database and is aimed at enthusiasts who want to store, display and share their images easily with others.

Industry Moves: Verisign CEO Roper Resigns; Bidzos Is Interim Head

Verisign, which has pared down the company over the last year, has seen another CEO change: William Roper, who had been president and CEO for a bit more than a year, has resigned and the company board has named Jim Bidzos as interim CEO, president and executive chairman. Bidzos was the company’s founder and first CEO in 1995, and he tried to reassure analysts Thursday that he had the background to step into the role and quickly move forward, WSJ reports.

Mars becomes the buzz in cyberspace

The excitement has been triggered by the respected journal Aviation Week claiming the space agency has alerted the White House to "major new Phoenix lander discoveries concerning the 'potential for life' ". NASA has said little about the claims, although it has used the social networking site Twitter to play down the reports.

Event aims to bring Lindependence to one California town

An enterprising group has taken on a radical approach in attracting users to Linux: switch a whole town! Dubbed "Lindependence 2008" (a.k.a. LIN08), this event strives to switch citizens in Felton, Calif., for at least a week from Microsoft Windows to Linux. The initiative, loosely led by Ken Starks in Austin, Texas, and Larry Cafiero in Felton, has taken the idea of introducing normal computer users to Linux to screaming heights. By July 28, those in Felton who decide to take the plunge will go Microsoft-free for a week or more.

Will Google Gobble Up Digg?

Google to buy Digg AOL has Propeller, Yahoo has Buzz and Google has Digg? Well, not quite yet, but rumors are flying that the search giant has signed a letter of intent with Digg and that both sides are very close to a deal with an estimated $200 million price tag. But this is not the first time we've heard of such a rumor. In fact, Digg CEO Jay Adelson told The New York Times in February that if he commented every time this rumor came up, he'd never get anything else done.

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