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Google-funded firm launches DNA test in Europe

Google-funded firm launches DNA test in EuropeSure Sergey, this is right up GOOG's alleyIs anyone else just a bit incredulous about Google bankrolling Sergey's wife? I'm sure sweetie pie would have been able to get it done all by herself ;-)RE: Google-funded firm launches DNA test in...

Tags: Biotechnology, Google Inc., DNA, DNA Test

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

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IBM researchers speed up medical diagnostic testing via chip

A step in the right directionIf this can provide reliable quantitative values and isn't too expensive, it would be a great asset. Being able to get a full initial blood workup in minutes using this technology could reduce some of the cost of health care by allowing a physician to...

Tags: Semiconductors, speed-Up, chip, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

RIM signals price war potential; Fallout could be substantial

Thesis-changing?Potential MBAs racing to their pcs to start re-writes?RE: RIM signals price war potential; Fallout could be substantialWant to see consumers really scoop up smart phones? Have the carriers charge $5.00 a month for data plans... Some consumers don't see the value in paying $30 a month for mobile...

Tags: Keyboards, E-mail, Smart phones, Handhelds, Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Cutting imaging proves a win-win-win

Ionizing Radiation Is Very Dangerousand must be employed very, very carefully.If it's not absolutely necessary, [u]don't[/u].Anyone familiar with nuclear physics, engineering, or medicine knows that it only takes one ionizing radiation event to damage one single cell's DNA such that the cell becomes malignantly cancerous to start a life-threatening illness.Any...

Tags: Document management, Vertical industries, win-win-win, imaging, health care, patient

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-08-19

2010 Volvo XC60

Photo gallery:2010 Volvo XC60Volvo's emphasis on safety goes back deep into the last century, with innovations such as safety cages, child door locks, and the three-point seatbelt. That emphasis hasn't changed in the digital era--the 2010 Volvo XC60 takes advantage of electronics for high-tech safety solutions. Although it incorporates past...

Tags: Leadership, Volvo, Volvo XC60, navigation system

Product reviews 2009-07-28

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance�...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Are We Related 1.0.7 (Mobile)

Are We Related contains three modes; Am I Adopted? - For kids who have always wondered that they are not living with their real parents. Can We Date? - Essential for anyone in a relationship who want to make sure they are not dating a long lost cousin. Paternity Test...

Tags: DNA, Mobile, Poulet Maison, Biotechnology, Scanners, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-05-28

Jeff Bezos, meet Tony Hsieh. Zappos Moving into Electronics. And More.

As I said this morning, you should rule the world!!! How about starting by giving seminars? You could start with Wall St., then banks, how about the auto industry, then there's the airlines. I could go on, but it would just be easier if you ruled the world!!! Janet A....

Tags: Jeff Bezos, Electronics, Amazon.com Inc., Site, Zappos, Zeta, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-15

SaaS frustration

SaaS frustrationNot a business model issue...Dennis, SAP isn't only having a problem finding a workable *business model* for Business By Design, but it has having a fundamental problem getting workable *software*. There have been very significant performance and scalability issues, that, as I understand it, have brought back into...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, disruptive technology, SaaS frustration

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

2009 Suzuki SX4 Sport

Photo gallery:2009 Suzuki SX4 SportWhen most people see the 2009 Suzuki SX4 Sport, they don't immediately think about the Japanese automaker's rally pedigree. They don't think about high-revving turbocharged powerplants or all-wheel drive vehicles that are in this car's DNA. Instead, they think of a cheap econo-box, which is a...

Tags: Investment, Suzuki SX4, Suzuki SX4 Sport, Suzuki, SX4 Sport, GPS, GPS System, car

Product reviews 2008-12-03

A first look at Windows 7's pre-beta PDC release

Is it a major release or just a revamped Windows Vista? That’s the big question surrounding Windows 7, which made its public debut in a keynote address by Steven Sinofsky today at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Microsoft executives showed off the new Windows...

Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows 7, Network, Window, Microsoft Windows Vista, Feature, PowerShell Scripting Language, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-28

The technologies which will change our lives

The technologies which will change our livesThe real areas of change are nanorobotics and AI.Companies such as Zyvex and Novamente are working on nanomanufacturing and AI and they predict 5 or so years until products are available. Such products would allow for everyone to live disease and aging free,...

Tags: INTERNET, Semiconductors, Network technology, nanotechnology

Discussion threads 2008-10-25

Now Debuting: One-Click Payment For Illegal Downloads

Now Debuting: One-Click Payment For Illegal DownloadsBlackmailThis is blackmail by the richest companies in the world.RICH STEALING AGAIN FROM THE POOR.No doubt they won't use it against Third world countries where people can't afford to eat, or WILL THEY?Personally I like to listen to tracks for week or two before...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, One-Click Payment, software

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s Volkswagen

2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be  a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...

Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Volkswagen AG, GNOME, Software Update Utility, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Shooting movies of molecules

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's DOE Argonne National Laboratory have developed techniques for creating movies of biological and chemical molecules. It has been done before for crystalline structures of salt or metals, but organic molecules are more complex, and more difficult to catch. Until now, researchers had to...

Tags: Argonne National Laboratory, Molecule, Biotechnology, Productivity, Research & Development, Business Operations, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art

Microsoft has been quietly building a platform to help its own product teams -- and ultimately, those from other companies -- turn product planning more of a science and less of a black art. Microsoft calls the test bed the Microsoft Experimentation Platform ExP. Here is how...

Tags: Software, Team, Experiment, Platform, Experimentation, Microsoft Corp., ExP, EXP Team, MJF, Human Intuition, Team Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-16

Microsoft releases first public test build of Windows Search 4.0

Microsoft releases first public test build of Windows Search 4.0Vista Search SUCKSgreat idea but, at least for Outlook, searching is inaccurate and imcomplete at best. It's pathetic.That being said, casino here i come.Outlook 2000 is a pizza.. .and my runtime environment looks like I use DSLCode named "Dorkey"for IE7. Everything...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Groupware, Windows Search 4.0, MicroSoft Release, Windows Search, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-27

Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - Benchmarked

Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 - BenchmarkedIE8b1 Acid 3 ScoreHm, I can only manage to squeeze 17 out of IE8b1. Did you use a different test site? Maybe its the cross-domain thing showing up ...http://imagehost.revealedsingularity.net/ie8_acid3.pngQuite odd. Its true on both the 32 and 64-bit varieties.ACID3 ResultsYou've got your...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.0 Beta 4, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0, RoboForm

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

2008 Volvo V70

Photo gallery:2008 Volvo V70The Volvo V70 embarks on its third incarnation for the 2008 model year with a number of external modifications and interior upgrades. A glance at the new V70 body style shows that the blocky, boxy Volvo DNA of old is almost completely gone, replaced by rounded edges...

Tags: Volvo V70, Volvo, speaker

Product reviews 2008-02-22