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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Top 5 most wanted E3 games

Will Nintendo show a new 'Zelda?' Will Rockstar roll out a Western? Will Nintendo show a new ‘Zelda?’ Will Rockstar roll out a Western?

Toothy sharks once ruled Tuscany

This specimen of the modern-day frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) was caught by fisherman near Lisboa, Portugal, in 1884. The teeth of these sharks resemble those found in what is now the Tuscany region of Italy.Some three million years ago, eel-like sharks snaked through the region that now supports Tuscany’s finest vineyards, suggest fossils recently found in the clay soil of the Chianti region.

Palm’s Pre synchronizes with iTunes

Palm Inc.’s much-awaited new smart phone, the Pre, can connect to Apple’s iTunes software and download music and photos just as if it were an iPod or iPhone.

Verizon Wireless to carry Android, Pre phones

Verizon Wireless will introduce phones based on Google Inc.’s Android software “in the near future,” its chief executive said Thursday.

Google hoping Web surfers will ride its ‘Wave’

Google Inc. is hatching a new species of e-mail and instant messaging, but the Internet search leader first wants the hybrid service to evolve even more with the help of independent computer programmers.

Mice given ‘human’ version of speech gene

They may not be the talking mice of cartoons, but real mice carry a “humanized version” of a gene thought to be involved in speech, a new study suggests.

Citicus launch most advanced risk management tool

Citicus launch most advanced tool to manage information risk, supplier risk and other key areas of operational risk

Citicus Limited (http://www.citicus.com) has launched Citicus ONE [/url…

Bing it on: Microsoft overhauls search, again

Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned search site — Bing — in the coming days and hopes it will lure more Web surfers than the two most recent incarnations, Live Search and MSN Search.

University to use iPhone for attendance checks

A Japanese university is giving away Apple Inc’s trendy iPhone to students for free, but with a catch: the device will be used to check their attendance.

‘Guitar Hero 5′ promises expanded options

Activision, publisher of the best-selling music game series “Guitar Hero,” is looking to expand its audience with this fall’s “Guitar Hero 5,” with new features designed for casual players and die-hard fans alike.