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Spacecraft gets new Mercury snaps

A spacecraft the size of a car has zoomed over Mercury taking more than 1,000 photos of parts of the planet that have never been seen before.

Lensbaby Introduces New Line of Lenses for Creative Photography

Lensbaby, LLC (formerly known as Lensbabies, LLC) is launching an entire new system of selective focus lenses. Three new Lensbaby lenses – The Composer, The Muse and The Control Freak, – make up the new line of products. Each features the new Lensbaby Optic Swap system. The new Muse and the new Control Freak replace the current Original, Lensbaby 2.0, and Lensbaby 3G lenses, which will be phased out immediately. With the Composer, Lensbaby introduces a completely new lens, based on a ball and socket configuration that delivers smooth selective focus photography with unparalleled ease of use and greater precision.

Concerns over eBay's New Fixed-Price Changes

eBay sellers who wanted to launch listings in the new 30-day Fixed-Price format on Tuesday were disappointed to learn that many listing tools did not yet support the new format - including eBay's own Turbo Lister. eBay made available a new version of the software with the new functionality at 4:15 pm Eastern, 13 hours after eBay launched the new format on the site. Sellers must upgrade to the new version of the software if they wish to use it to list in the new format.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 released

The OpenOffice.org Community is today announcing the general availability of OpenOffice.org Version 3. Right from the opening screen, OpenOffice.org 3 has a fresh new look, with a new start screen, new splash screen, new icons, and a host of usability improvements. The Writer word processor has a cool new slider control for zooming, allows multi-page display while editing, has powerful new multilingual support, and boasts improved notes capabilities. As well as conventional office documents, Writer can now edit wiki documents for the web. The Calc spreadsheet has been given another increase in capacity - now up to 1024 columns per sheet. It also has a powerful new equation solver, and a great new collaboration feature for multiple users. Draw can now cope with poster-size graphics (up to 3sq metres), and Impress supports multiple monitors

Spacecraft transmits new data on Mercury

The planet Mercury is pictured on October 6, 2008. NASA's spacecraft MESSENGER captured the high-resolution images as it successfully completed its second flyby of Mercury. (UPI Photo/NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington)

Spacecraft Transmital Of New Mercury Photos

A U.S. spacecraft has, for the second time this year, transmitted new photos and data about previously unseen areas of Mercury.

New Zealand cricket fans will have a new way of measuring the performances of players in domestic cricket competitions with the launch today of a new player ranking system for the 2008/09 season.

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) system was originally developed by the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) in England, and will be promoted in New Zealand by the New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA) in association with New Zealand Cricket (NZC). It is the newest benchmark in the game, for the first time allowing all aspects of a player’s game to be combined and giving him a ranking in relation to his peers.

New content for Age of Conan

This week Funcom updated the ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ live servers with the largest gameplay content addition since launch. By visiting the vast, new outdoor area of Ymir’s Pass players will now be able to find new quests to solve, new characters to meet, new monsters to slay and a dramatic new storyline to unravel. The update also includes a new dungeon – The Amphitheater – that holds one of the most epic and memorable monster encounters ever created for the game.

Sony Patents New Game Controller

Rumors of a new Sony PlayStation 3 controller have be circling for awhile now. This week, the new controller is one step closer to seeing the light of day with Sony registering a patent for a "new, break-apart controller with advanced motion-sensing technology." Most suprising of all is that the rumored design looks nothing like the PS3's current Sixaxis controller. The new controller design consists of two Wii-like remotes with large glowing spheres at the end, which can be used separately or connected in a variety of configurations. The PlayStation Eye camera will be able to determine the controllers' positions in three-dimensional space thanks to LEDs and ultrasonic sound emitters within the spheres. Gaming companies often come up with bizarre patents that never come to light, so only time will tell if this new controller actually gets

Apple Announces New MacBook, Pro, Air

Steve Jobs just got through announcing new MacBook lines in Cupertino. The MacBook, the Pro, and the Air all got revved. The old line of plastic-body MacBooks drops in price by $100, to $999. The new MacBooks have a metal body and multi-touch trackpad, just like the new Pros. The Pro features two NVidia graphics chips. Quoting Jobs: "With the 9400M, you get 5 hours of battery life, with the 9600M GT you get four hours of battery life. You choose." In summary: "We're building both [MacBook and Pro] in a whole new way. From a slab of aluminum to a notebook. New graphics. New trackpad, the best we've ever built. And LED-backlit displays that are far brighter, instant on, far more environmentally responsible." They are shipping today and should be in stores tomorrow.

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft's Orbit Raised Further

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ISRO) The second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was carried out at 05:48 hrs IST this morning (October 25, 2008) when the spacecraft’s 440 Newton Liquid Engine was fired for about 16 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore.? With this engine firing, Chandrayaan-1’s apogee has been further raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee has been raised to 336 km. In this orbit, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft takes about twenty-five and a half hours to go round the Earth once. This is the first time an Indian spacecraft has gone beyond the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit and reached an altitude more than twice that height.

Canon Kicks Out New Camera Models; 5D MkII Shoots Full HD Video

Canon has been relatively quiet on new releases recently, with cameras such as Nikon's D90 grabbing some attention. Canon set that straight today by announcing some new models, which included the revamped EOS 5D MkII. The new 5D is obviously aimed at the high end of the market with its 21.1 megapixel sensor and $2,699 price tag come November (body only). It also goes a step further than the D90 (which can record 720p video), by offering a 1080p video mode. If you want to get down to the nitty gritty, then dpreview has a nice preview article for you. Canon also announced some new compact models today, including another camera capable of full HD video, the SX1 IS. There were also new additions to the Powershot range, and the SX10 IS and G10. Obviously most will probably lust after the new 5D, but there might be something else amongst those

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft's Orbit Raised Further

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ISRO) The second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was carried out at 05:48 hrs IST this morning (October 25, 2008) when the spacecraft’s 440 Newton Liquid Engine was fired for about 16 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore.? With this engine firing, Chandrayaan-1’s apogee has been further raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee has been raised to 336 km. In this orbit, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft takes about twenty-five and a half hours to go round the Earth once. This is the first time an Indian spacecraft has gone beyond the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit and reached an altitude more than twice that height.

International Drug and Explosive Detection Firm IDenta Corp. Announces Five New Patent Applications -- Company's R&D Developing New Products That Will Generate Significant New Revenues

International Drug and Explosive Detection Firm IDenta Corp. Announces Five New Patent Applications -- Company's R&D Developing New Products That Will Generate Significant New Revenues

International Drug and Explosive Detection Firm IDenta Corp. Announces Five New Patent Applications -- Company's R&D Developing New Products That Will Generate Significant New Revenues

TMCNet: International Drug and Explosive Detection Firm IDenta Corp. Announces Five New Patent Applications -- Company's R&D Developing New Products That Will Generate Significant New Revenues

Interview: New Xbox Experience Gets 'Largest Marketing Campaign In The History Of Xbox'

Interview: New Xbox Experience Gets 'Largest Marketing Campaign In The History Of Xbox' [10.28.08] Promising that the transition to the New Xbox Experience in November will be "as dramatic as going from the original Xbox was to when we launched Xbox 360," product manager Aaron Greenberg tells Gamasutra that the division's spending more marketing dollars this holiday than it ever has to invite new consumers in.

T-Mobile Unveils the New T-Mobile G1 in High-Tech Fashion With Star Studded Events in New York and Los Angeles

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, T-Mobile USA, Inc. brought together Hollywood's hottest stars and New York's elite tastemakers to celebrate the highly-anticipated launch of the new T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android(TM)-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. At the exclusive, invite-only launch events, held in the hip SoHo neighborhood of New York on October 16 and at a private studio in the heart of Hollywood on October 17, celebrities such as Rosario Dawson, Mischa Barton and Anthony Anderson turned out to get the first look at the much-talked about device and socialize with friends at the hottest bash on both coasts. To celebrate the debut of the T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile created a special event that brought to life the device's unique technology and applications.

Stowaways Revealed on New Horizons Spacecraft

The New Horizons spacecraft has now spent over 1,000 days wending its way to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. To celebrate the milestone, the New Horizons team decided to reveal the secret stowaways on board the spacecraft. Nine objects (can you guess why there are nine?!) were attached and sent along on the ten-year journey to the outer reaches of our solar system. Believe it or not, included in the items are one actual person, and parts of several thousands of other people…

Pentax introduces new low-end DSLR and new lenses

We can thank Photokina for all of the new announcements in digital cameras recently; the biannual show is the largest in the photography/imaging industry, and a number of companies have saved major product announcements for it. Now, it's Pentax's turn to announce new gear, and the company's new DSLR and lenses don't disappoint.The new, low-cost D-SLR will sell as the K2000, and here's what it offers.

Mercury Spacecraft Reveals New Details of Mysterious Planet

U.S. space scientists on Wednesday revealed new information about Mercury, the solar system's smallest and hottest planet. The data were collected by the U.S. space agency's MESSENGER space probe that, for the second time this year, zipped past the heavily cratered planet closest to the Sun. VOA's Jessica Berman reports.

Mercury Spacecraft Reveals New Details of Mysterious Planet

U.S. space scientists on Wednesday revealed new information about Mercury, the solar system's smallest and hottest planet. The data were collected by the U.S. space agency's MESSENGER space probe that, for the second time this year, zipped past the heavily cratered planet closest to the Sun. VOA's Jessica Berman reports.

Mercury Spacecraft Reveals New Details of Mysterious Planet

U.S. space scientists on Wednesday revealed new information about Mercury, the solar system's smallest and hottest planet. The data were collected by the U.S. space agency's MESSENGER space probe that, for the second time this year, zipped past the heavily cratered planet closest to the Sun. VOA's Jessica Berman reports.

Spacecraft Transmits New Data On Mercury

A U.S. spacecraft has, for the second time this year, transmitted data about previously unseen areas of Mercury.

Spacecraft Reveals New Views of Mercury

A NASA probe has begun beaming back new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.

Spacecraft Reveals Stunning New Views of Mercury

A NASA probe has begun beaming back stunning new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.

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