USB was actually designed to allow many peripherals to be connected to computer using a single standardized interface socket but in the recent years, a lot of things have been manufatured to be connected to computers via USB. We see a lot of unusual and weird USB devices every now and then. Some of them are just pointless and some just suck.
Just 24 hours after divesting itself of StumbleUpon, eBay is making a much bigger but much anticipated move: announcing plans to spin-off Skype as its own, public company. According to eBay, the IPO will “be completed in the first half of 2010.”
AT&T’s exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in the U.S. expires next year, and AT&T CEO Stephenson is in talks with Apple for an extension until 2011.
What Google did with Gmail in conventional browsers five years ago it is expecting to do again with a new mobile version of its Web-based e-mail service.
On Tuesday Blizzard rolled out the first major content patch for World of Warcraft since the launch of Wrath of the Lich King last November. The 3.1 patch includes the long-awaited dual-specialization feature, which allows players to quickly and easily switch from one set of talent choices to another. Action bars and glyph choices change as well. The patch also includes a new end-game raid dungeon, Ulduar, which expands upon the variable difficulty modes Blizzard has recently experimented with. The instance contains 14 bosses, 10 of which have an optional “hard mode” that players can attempt for better rewards. In addition, the patch contains a host of class balance changes, bug fixes, and UI improvements. You can see the full patch notes at Blizzard’s website, and a brief trailer is also available.
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Alyssey writes “The Mexican government wants to have a database to track every cellphone number in the country (in Spanish, Google translation) and whom it belongs to. They want to tie in the CURP (Unique Registration Population Code in Spanish, like the Social Security Number in the US) with cellphone numbers. If Mexicans don’t send in their number and CURP via SMS before April 10, 2010, their cellphone number will be blocked. The new law was published back in February and is going into effect now.”
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Grief-stricken relative questions Afghan mission
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For Campbell, a legacy is on the line
Globe and Mail The revolution that BC Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell began with his election in 2001 faces an important test starting today. For the next month, Mr. Trust us, NDP leader Carole James asks environmentalists Vancouver Sun BC Liberals pin campaign on economic leadership CTV.ca The Canadian Press – Georgia Straight – Globe and Mail – Vancouver Sun all 209 news articles Langue : Français |
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Political turmoil glooms Thailand's outlook
Xinhua BANGKOK, April 15 (Xinhua) — After the confrontation concluded as the leaders of protesters declared surrender on Tuesday noon, the curtain finally fell down for the 20-day chaos staged in Bangkok. Video: Thai Clashes End, Protesters Disperse The Associated Press Thai Protests End, but Grievances Remain New York Times Radio Australia – The Associated Press – AFP – The Australian all 6,175 news articles |
Thanks to Amazon.com’s Kindle, the e-book reader has gone from a niche curiosity to a mainstream, oft-cited technology in a little more than a year. But now buzz is snapping and crackling about a second wave of electronic readers coming down the pike to give Amazon a run for its undisclosed monies.
