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(link) Monday, 15-October-2007 12:21:37 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has provided funding for a new telescope array for SETI. "For Seti, the ATA's technical capabilities exponentially increase our ability to search for intelligent signals, and may lead to the discovery of thinking beings elsewhere in the Universe," said Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the Seti Institute in a statement.
OC3D report on a recent overclocking competition in Sydney. This was an exclusive event to say the least featuring both 'cream-of-the-crop' and up and coming talent of the Australian overclocking scene.
Some porn spammers are off to jail in the USA. However recent reports of a Russian spammer assasination have turned out to be a hoax.
Mazzanet spotted this interesting video of a see-through mobile device in the early prototype stage. Revolutionary design for touch-based device used with your fingers holding the back of the gadget to give a clearer view.
Virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft may become intertwined in future. The first really public shot in this battle was fired Wednesday when Linden Lab and IBM announced their intention to work toward a day when virtual-world users can port a single virtual identity from one service to another.
Radiohead recently released an album on the net and let people decide how much they wanted to pay for it - now Nine Inch Nails have announced they are free of any recording contract. Two well-known bands taking to the Internet to sell their own albums is not yet a trend, but it certainly must be a cause for concern in the halls of the four major music companies.
Digit-Life have their september 3Digest posted. Traditionally our 3Digest informs you about the best price/performance ratios available in the market. Another very important part of any issue is cards' 3D graphics quality shown on the example of a wide selection of games.
Nick sent word of the first Linux patent lawsuit filed against Red Hat and Novell. Groklaw is reporting that on Tuesday, the two companies were sued by IP Innovation LLC and Technology Licensing Corp. for violating three patents having to do with windowing user interfaces.
HWLogic have some fancy gear for testing power supplies now. As of September 2007, HardwareLogic upgraded its lab to include a FAST AUTO ATE 828/4500 system capable of load testing PSU units into the kilowatt range.
MadShrimps have an entry-level video card roundup, with seven GeForce 8400GS cards compared. We test 7 offerings from different manufactures and compare them to the low end range from ATI to see which one comes out on top.
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