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Miele showcases a washing machine that knows when electricity is cheap
Sep 2nd
Miele has announced its new smart grid ready domestic appliances at IFA 2010 . These appliances have been designed to start automatically when electricity is cheapest, offering consumers energy savings. The first two appliances featuring smart-grid functionality will be a washing machine and a tumble dryer
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Miele showcases a washing machine that knows when electricity is cheap
How to Run Windows, Mac, and Linux Side by Side and Pain-Free with VirtualBox [Virtualization]
Aug 27th
Running multiple operating systems side-by-side gives you the chance to test applications, run platform-specific software, and tons more without ever rebooting. It’s also extremely cool.
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How to Run Windows, Mac, and Linux Side by Side and Pain-Free with VirtualBox [Virtualization]
New record set for ferroelectric data storage
Aug 27th
For most of us, storing and accessing the vast majority of our computer data involves using either hard disk or solid state drives or perhaps a combination of both. Each method boasts its own advantages and while the battle for storage supremacy between the two rages in public, research at Japan’s Tohoku University has revealed another option. Using a pulse generator to alter the electrical state of tiny dots on a ferroelectric medium, Kenkou Tanaka and Yasuo Cho have successfully recorded data at around eight times the density of current hard disk drives..
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New record set for ferroelectric data storage
Facebook to kill IE6 support for Chat on IE9 beta day
Aug 26th
Facebook has announced that it will soon end Internet Explorer 6 support for Facebook Chat. The kill date is September 15— the same day Microsoft plans to release the first IE9 beta.
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Facebook to kill IE6 support for Chat on IE9 beta day
Full build of Android 2.2 for HTC DROID Incredible leaked
Aug 26th
It looks like shipped-roms is at it once again. The site has just posted a full DROID Incredible Android 2.2 build Rom Upgrade Utility (RUU) exe file.
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Full build of Android 2.2 for HTC DROID Incredible leaked
Acer LumiRead to make IFA debut: €250 pricetag rumored
Aug 26th
Acer’s LumiRead ereader will make its official debut at IFA 2010 next week, according to Lesen ‘s sources at the company, with a commercial launch – in Germany at least – following on in September. As with the Amazon Kindle, a second source suggests, the LumiRead will come with free 3G access to download new ebooks, and a sticker price of around €250 ($318).
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Acer LumiRead to make IFA debut: €250 pricetag rumored
Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Review
Aug 25th
Big computers generally mean big performance, but does a PC need to be imposing in order to blitz through the benchmarks? Lenovo’s ThinkStation C20 is the baby of the range when it comes to physical size, but with dual Intel Xeon processors and NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 4800 graphics, it’s no slowpoke.
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Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Review
Overclocked 2008 Mac Pro gets custom liquid-cooling [Video]
Aug 25th
Apple’s Mac Pro is a beast of a machine, and more so when you overclock it, but the fan noise you end up with can be pretty intrusive. The guys over at Asetek decided to see what they could do with their liquid-cooling components, taking a 2008 dual-CPU 2.8GHz Mac Pro – overclocked to 3.16GHz – with custom cooling and comparing it to a newer, stock 3.2GHz air-cooled model straight from Apple. Video demo after the cut The end result
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Overclocked 2008 Mac Pro gets custom liquid-cooling [Video]
IBM Fingers Web Apps As Culprit Behind 36 Percent Rise In Enterprise Security Threats
Aug 25th
IBM put out a new report (embedded below) on security threats to enterprise computer networks today from its X-Force security research group.
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IBM Fingers Web Apps As Culprit Behind 36 Percent Rise In Enterprise Security Threats
Smartphone “Braille” Adapter Keeps Your Phone Operational with a Broken Screen [MacGyver Tip]
Aug 25th
Nearly every smartphone lives and dies by its touchscreen, and if your touchscreen goes kaput, it’s probably time to get a new phone or replacement screen.
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Smartphone “Braille” Adapter Keeps Your Phone Operational with a Broken Screen [MacGyver Tip]
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