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- A cancer-resistant mouse?
- University of Kentucky researchers have created a cancer-resistant mouse by introducing a tumor-suppressor gene called 'Par-4' into an egg. The 'Par-4' gene, discovered in 1993, kills cancer cells, but not normal cells. It was originally found in the prostate, but this gene also can lead to the death of a...
- Tags: Mouse, Gene, Par-4, Cancer Cell, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
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- Polk PSW111 Compact Powered Subwoofer - Black
- The Polk Audio PSW111 isn't just a very good compact subwoofer, it's a excellent match with the brand's RM and SurroundBar speaker systems. Not that the PSW111 wouldn't jell with other Polk speakers, or those of any other manufacturer, for that matter, but its prime directive is to fill in...
- Tags: Polk Audio PSW111, sub, SurroundBar 50
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...
- Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- Â A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...
- Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED
- One of the blessings of an SLR can also be a curse: having to choose which lenses to carry, which means finding the right balance between weight and bulk, and having the focal lengths you need. The Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G IF ED lens offers Nikon shooters...
- Tags: Nikon Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- The running scandal of long-term care insurance
- The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It’s a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...
- Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spend
- Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spendMS understands that the days of their two cash cows are numbered.They understand that we are moving online and the only thing they can do online right now is lose more money.So, not unexpected that they are getting more desperate and throwing more money at...
- Tags: SEARCH, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Search service, Microsoft Corp., online plan
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Brother MFC 7440N
- We normally don't see a lot of multifunction laser printers, mostly because inkjets are simply better for printing high quality scans and photos. However, the printer industry recently started to push for laser multifunction printers to the market, arguing that a laser cartridge can produce prints on par with...
- Tags: Printers, output tray, printer, Brother MFC-7440N, fax, laser, tray
- Product reviews 2008-07-15
- Dell Inspiron 1525
- Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As middle-of-the-road as a laptop gets, Dell's Inspiron 1525 is an excellent go-to choice for basic computing, especially if you take the time to configure a...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-11
- Google has legacy system issues too
- Google has legacy system issues tooGoogle is Apple's largest corporate customerI just thought I would share that. Maybe they are migrating even more old stuff into new better stuff.Done by September?Are they being melodramatic about the size of the problem? Or is Google really able to consolidate 24 text...
- Tags: Hardware upgrade, Google Inc., Google has legacy system, legacy system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- iHome iP99 (black)
- You could be forgiven for confusing one iHome iPod speaker product with another--at last count, there were nine current models, and that doesn't include the five that are just different colored housings or the sole Zune product. One of the latest models in the lineup is the iP99. It's the...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Monitors & displays, iHome iP99, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone
- Product reviews 2008-07-08
- Canon PowerShot SD790 IS
- Photos and image samples:Canon Powershot SD790 ISThe Canon PowerShot SD750 is one of the most popular cameras on CNET; how do you top it? Well, with a couple of the standard enhancements, for one: for the PowerShot SD790 IS, Canon adds image stabilization and ups the resolution to 10 megapixels...
- Tags: Digital music, Canon PowerShot SD750, Canon Inc., SD790 IS, SD890 IS, camera, Canon PowerShot
- Product reviews 2008-07-08
- Web 3.0 - the future of social networking
- Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...
- Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- OMG! texting is so expensive
- Amid all the talk about AT&T's data plan fees and the cost of buying an unlocked iPhone perhaps the most notable jump is the cost of texting. News.com's Maggie Reardon breaks it down: Since 2005, rates to send and receive text messages on all four major...
- Tags: Text Message, Text Messaging, AT&T Corp., Object Management Group, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Search-ability in Flash
- Last night Adobe announced that we've given a special version of the Flash Player to Google and Yahoo that will more accurately let them crawl through Flash content. Even though Google has been indexing .SWF files for a while and even been able to pull out some text, they haven't...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Google Inc., Search Engine, Flash, Search, Marketing Research, Marketing, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one
- Microsoft's Hyper-V--that long awaited virtualization effort from Redmond--is off and running and the analysis on it falls into three generic buckets: Hyper-V is spin; it's a real virtualization player; and Microsoft is going to crush VMware or be crushed by the incumbent. While those of us in...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Dan Kusnetzky, Paula Rooney, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- AT&T details iPhone plans; Rolls out 'iReady' tips (yes we're serious)
- AT&T on Tuesday outlined its pricing structure for the rollout of the 3G iPhone and cooked up one cheesy marketing word: iReady. Just imagine the new uses for "iReady". "Let's get iReady." "iReady, set, iPhone." "Are you iReady?" Ok,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., iReady, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were quite impressed with the performance of the system and how easy it was to manage virtual machines....
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Paravirtualization Method, Microsoft VMM 2008, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Offshoring: India still No. 1
- Offshoring: India still No. 1And yet thier quality has not improvedWe tried a few software suites coming from Indian firms, not only did they not run with no execute turned on. They totally failed evaluations by metasploit.I know not everyone has as stringent security requirements as the DOD, but they...
- Tags: Outsourcing, offshoring, No. 1
- Discussion threads 2008-06-29
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