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Facebook owner doesnt even invent Facebook!!!!

hungarian33 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:01:33 -0800

tudent at Harvard, Mr. Zuckerberg stole the idea and some of the computer source code for Facebook from some fellow students. They were planning a networking site of their own and had hired Mr.

Microsoft Coffee-Table PCs Surface at AT&T Stores

jegretek — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:29:32 -0700

An international standards-setting body, reversing a preliminary vote, gave its assent to Microsoft Corp.

Apple delivers monster security update for OS X

tamas — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:21:39 -0700

Apple delivered a security update for Tiger and Leopard Tuesday with at least 80 patches addressing multiple vulnerabilities.

Intel takes out the branding iron

jegretek — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:13:49 -0800

Monday, 03 March 2008, 8:17 AM INTEL HAS DONE the unsual and come up with a brand name for Silverthorne/Diamondville that does not immediately make one question the sanity of the marketeers.

PostPath Offers Up Alternative to MS Exchange

tamas — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:04:25 -0800

There is a trend today for companies to get away from relying on Microsoft tools, accord to PostPath's Duncan Greatwood.

Quintura search engine bigger than Google?

hungarian33 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:46:15 -0800

Can quintura search engine be bigger than google in 5 yrs?

Three Record Companies Team Up With MySpace for Music Web Site

jegretek — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:09:48 -0700

Three Record Companies Team Up With MySpace for Music Web Site

Boston Dynamics: Video of Big Dog

vincentabry — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:03:39 -0700

Big Dog from Boston Dynamics is back with a new video.
This video shows the high technology of the beast

Volunteer Computing and the Search for Big Answers

kukorica — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:44:59 -0800

"There is a social component to [volunteer computing]," said Richard Mitrich, a 66-year old resident of Highland Park, N.J., who is currently working on six projects.

Testing chemicals on animals may be banned in decade

tamas — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:40:33 -0800

The use of animals to test the safety of chemicals such as pesticides and household cleaners could be abolished within a decade thanks to a new screening technique, scientists have said.