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Eee PC Helps Asustek Become Sixth Largest PC Vendor, Says IDC
Asustek Computer shipped around 1.4 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2008 and ranked number eight in terms of market share. However, if Eee PC shipments of around 700,000 units are included, the company’s shipments jump to 2.1 million units, surpassing those of Fujitsu and Apple, to rank in sixth place, and closely trailing […]
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Spielberg’s Rising is on the Rise?
It’s been a rumor that Hollywood’s superproducer Steven Spielberg is going to launch his own social network. Recently, it’s known that this social network is specializing in special interest of paranormal/ghost activities and UFOs and will be called ‘Rising’ or ‘The Rising’. He’s been planning that this Rising–other than being a social network–will be […]
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Hitachi Japan Presents Two New Blu-Ray Products
by Serkan Toto - CruchGear
Hitachi plans to sell two new Blu-ray devices in Japan. Both the DV-BH250 Blu-ray recorder and the DZ-WR90 Blu-ray burner will be in stores in July.
The DZ-BH250 is the first Blu-rayer recorder from Hitachi. It comes with a 250GB HDD and a BR-RE, BR-R and DVD multi-drive. Hitachi says […]
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Modern American Gems on the Block
by Alice Rawsthorn - MindFood
Two American architectural landmarks - Kaufmann House and Margaret Esherick House - are to be auctioned off, but with hefty price tags.
It’s quite a house. Five bedrooms. Swimming pool. Tennis court. All on a 2.5 acre lot with wonderful mountain and desert views in one of the plushest parts of Palm […]
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Researchers Make First Automated Surgery Milestones
by Shane McGlaun - DailyTech.com
Rudimentary robot was able to perform simple surgical procedures without human assistance.
Doctors and surgeons already make use of some types of robots to perform procedures where the precision of the operation required is often more than a human can consistently offer. Some researchers say that the day when these robots can […]
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New Company Deploys Adhesive Solar Panels For Roofs
by Jason Mick - DailyTech.com
Move over screws and racks, new adhesive mounted panels are gaining steam.
DailyTech recently reported on the growing interest in solar power, both public and private, being fueled by enterprising startups like Sungevity. However despite current methods of streamlining installation and reducing costs via optimizations, the installation process remains costly, slow, […]
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Xbox Manager Slams Sony for Every PlayStation 3 Misstep
by Marcus Yam - DailyTech.com
Microsoft pulls no punches in pointing out PS3 mistakes.
Console wars are the sweet fuel to all fanboy discussions, and whenever a representative of a particular games company says something particularly scathing about the competition, explosions are sure to follow.
Xbox product manager Aaron Greenberg recently spoke out in an interview with Destructoid […]
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