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Great balls of fire

According to National Geographic News, two Brazilian physicists of the Federal University of Pernambuco have created artificial ball lightning in their lab. Like the ones you may have seen during a thunderstorm, these ball lightning move erratically and burn whatever they touch, even drilling a hole in one of the...

Tags: Energy &, Environment, Science &, Nature, ball lightning, lightning, vapor

Blog posts 2007-01-24

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AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G network

AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G networkReturn to T-MobileGood for you, Miller. I was thinking of switching from VZW to AT&T for the Samsung Jack because I like WinMo smartphones, but switched to T-Mobile on their Dash 3G instead. A week after I...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 3G network, network, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Star Defender 4 1.11 (Mac)

Who can give a dare to numerous hordes of Inserctus and to protect the native Galaxy? What do the Black Holes hide inside them and where do they lead? To answer these questions one should become a hero of Star Defender 4 game who is brave and strong enough to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Laser, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-03

Power Rush 1.0 (Mobile)

On the way you need to move the ball back and forth by tilting the iPhone/iPod touch side to side, avoiding it touches the top of the screen. There are five stages in the game. The ball will have life and power. Avoid the top lightning at roof, it will...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, J2sighte, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-05-08

Ballsy Lite 1.0 (Mobile)

Ballsy Lite is a puzzle-action game where the player controls the ball to break colored blocks as fast as possible. Begin each level by taking out the light grey blocks, then use the switch blocks to change what color of blocks can be destroyed. Collect lightning bolts to break the...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Spigot Games, Ballsy Lite, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-15

Ballsy 1.0 (Mobile)

Ballsy Lite is a puzzle-action game where the player controls the ball to break colored blocks as fast as possible. There are two types of blocks in Ballsy, breakable blocks and unbreakable blocks. The colored blocks, star blocks, diamond plate blocks, and lightning bolt blocks are breakable. However, the dark...

Tags: Mobile, Block, Spigot Games, Ballsy Lite, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-02-05

Tilt 2.0 (Mobile)

Tilt is an action-puzzle game where you navigate a ball through a maze of obstacles and enemies. Just Tilt your iPhone to control the ball and find your way to the exit. Each level contains lightning, portals, doors, traps, and more. The faster you complete each level, the higher your...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Galoobeth, Digital Music, Digital Media, Portals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Internet

Software downloads 2008-12-23

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Last-minute stocking stuffers

OK, so you promised yourself that this year, you'd get your holiday shopping done early. But, like always, you held off your holiday shopping until the Very. Last. Minute. As my family often says, "Whaddya gonna do?" Not all hope...

Tags: Page, Lexar Media Inc., USB Flash Drive, Model, Flash Memory, Mice, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-18

David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agree

David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agreeNot the highly lauded iPhone killer?NTRE: David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agreeThis is why we have chosen to only develop our enterprise apps for the iPhone. http://blog.cosential.com/?p=156RE: David Pogue forecasts a depression for...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Apple iPhone, David Pogue, depression, Pogue

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

8 in 1: Arcade Park 1.5 (Mobile)

The Arcade Park collection has been carefully designed to revive legendary games from the past -- this pack represents great value with 8 arcade games in one! Classics such as Arcade Ball, Asteroids, Rushman, Digger, Gold Hunter and Galaxy Invaders are available alongside military games Real Tanx and Riverside Assault....

Tags: Mobile, Herocraft, Arcade Park Collection, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-11-21

Inferno Pool 1.00 (Mobile)

Inferno Pool is a revolutionary Pool action game which takes the universally loved game mechanics of Pool and transforms the rule set into a simultaneous and continuous head to head, fast and frantic party game experience, where every ball you pot is dropped onto your opponents table. There is no...

Tags: Mobile, Opponent, Inferno Pool, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-11-06

Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball

Gates: Curtain call for crystal ballI say, goGates, Ellison, McNealy, lightning rods of controversy and fighting whereas the industry could have been something different and mostly better, IMO, without any of them or their ways and means.Link to video doesn't appear to be workingTried it in FF and IE; neither...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-bit, Strategy, Processors, Curtain, Gates IS, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

Comcast sees customer loss in '08

Comcast sees customer loss in '08About time!Maybe if they would lower their prices, they bait and switch you with initial low prices then jack them up. My cable bill was higher than my electric/gas bill so it's time for a change and that's without the telephone bundled with it.Competition is...

Tags: INTERNET, Cable, Network technology, Comcast Corp., customer loss

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?

With AMD's launch of its latest greatest Opteron server chip--formerly codenamed Barcelona--one of the biggest questions is whether lightning can strike twice. The first lightning strike came when AMD all resources launched the Athlon line and became a legitimate desktop player. Using that momentum AMD leapfrogged its...

Tags: Barcelona, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-14

Lyrics sites out of tune with copyrights

Lyrics sites out of tune with copyrightsIt just has to end somewhere....This whole mine Mine MINE! thing is just outta control.Take your ball and go home. Frankly, I don't give a damn any more.Google supporting copyright infringersThe songwriters are not the only folks who have this claim. My research...

Tags: songwriter, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

8 in 1: Arcade Park for S60 v.3 (Mobile)

Reviews:[CZ] Very good in view and playability (PDASoft.cz)> 5/5[DE] 8 in 1: Arcade Park combines classic action 8 games in one package (S60.at)> 4/4Arcade Park is an extremely exciting collection of 8 retro games (SmartphoneGames.org)> 95/100 Afun diversion and good value formoney (AllAboutSymbian.com)> 70/100[DE] Recommended for each retro-gamer (PocketGaming.de)> 8/10[DE]...

Tags: Mobile, Herocraft, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-03-05

8 in 1: Arcade Park for UIQ v.3 1.5 (Mobile)

Reviews:[CZ] Very good in view and playability (PDASoft.cz)> 5/5[DE] 8 in 1: Arcade Park combines classic action 8 games in one package (S60.at)> 4/4Arcade Park is an extremely exciting collection of 8 retro games (SmartphoneGames.org)> 95/100 Afun diversion and good value formoney (AllAboutSymbian.com)> 70/100[DE] Recommended for each retro-gamer (PocketGaming.de)> 8/10[DE]...

Tags: Mobile, Herocraft, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-03-05

Great balls of fire

Great balls of fireOther Ball Lightning IdeasI thought your readers would be interested in looking at these energy technologies one of which, EPS, has a theoretic base for ball lighting. Aneutronic Fusion: Here I am not talking about the big science ITER project taking thirty years, but the several...

Tags: fusion, ITER

Discussion threads 2007-01-24

Star Defender 3 1.07 (Windows)

You'll immediately notice the updated and leading-edge graphics in this game. Includes all-new power ups to help your cause. You've never had so many types of weapons with which to destroy your enemy! Missiles are just light fun for kids, but here you'll also get mines, lasers, nuclear bombs, piranha,...

Tags: Weapon, Microsoft Windows, Lightning, Laser

Software downloads 2006-06-14

Gym Journal - log, chart, and monitor your progress with ease (Mobile)

The Gym Journal simplifies workout data logging. The software automatically saves the equipment, the number of repetitions, weight, resting time, and general state of health. In addition to being a convenient data logger the software is also a voluble tool for longitudinal trends analysis. Features The intuitive interface for data...

Tags: Software, Monitor, Mobile, CSV File, Keyword, SoundTells, Gym Journal, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2006-01-15