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Oracle launches SPARC Supercluster, sets new DB performance record
Ars Technica
By Ryan Paul | Last updated December 3, 2010 7:40 PM During a press
briefing this week, Oracle head Larry Ellison announced the launch of the
SPARC Supercluster, a new high-performance enterprise computing system that
couples Sun's processor ...
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NASA delays shuttle launch
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Discovery will remain grounded until at
least Feb. 3 while engineers at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration continue to look for the cause of cracks in its external
fuel tank, a top NASA official announced ...
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Google's Chrome OS netbook coming Dec. 7th
VentureBeat
It's been a long stretch, but Google is nearing the finish line with its
Chrome OS netbook operating system. The company sent out invitations today
to a Chrome event on Tuesday, December 7th, where it will launch its Chrome
OS netbook, sources tell ...
<http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/03/googles-chrome-os-netbook-coming-dec-7th/>
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NYU professor has camera surgically implanted in head for art project
MyFoxOrlando.com
A professor at New York University is probably the first and only person in
the world to have a camera surgically attached to his head. Wafaa Bilal is
also a visual artist and he's giving new meaning to that saying "I've got
eyes in the back of my head ...
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Apple hits a wall with publishers over subscription deal
Digitaltrends.com
In its quest to finally offer subscriptions through the App Store, rumor
has it Apple's deal with publications isn't getting any takers. The news
about the possible arrival of subscriptions through iTunes has been
building since the announcement of the ...
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Nvidia Wants to Pack More Cores in Tablets, Smartphones
PC World
By Agam Shah, IDG News Nvidia is looking to pack more CPU cores into mobile
devices like smartphones and tablets as a way to improve performance while
preserving battery life. Most of the mobile devices today contain
single-core processors, ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/212421/nvidia_wants_to_pack_more_cores_in_tablets_smartphones.html>
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Sound off: cross-console competition
GamePro.com
by Dave Rudden The developers of Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam are
planning on adding another level to the game's multiplayer, but awarding
first access to a bonus map to the console that hits a certain total score
first. ...
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WikiLeaks shutdown calls spark censorship row
The Guardian
The US opened new fronts in its fight against WikiLeaks today as civil
rights groups accused the authorities of censorship. The whistleblower's
website went offline for the third time in a week this morning – the
biggest threat to its online presence ...
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Man claims Motorola Droid 2 exploded in his ear
CNET
by Chris Matyszczyk You have, perhaps, occasionally had your ear bitten off
over the phone. However, fewer are the people who have experienced their
phone actually exploding into their ear, causing bleeding and a strange
sensation of surprise. ...
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