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Visual Search With Kartoo
Google is very good but it’s not the only search engine and for some types of research you can greatly improve the quality of your results using a Metasearch engine. These submit your query to a number of search…
Turbine Chip to Replace Batteries?
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on a gas-turbine engine — about the size of a ten pence piece — that could fit inside a microchip and potentially produce enough energy to drive a laptop or…
Review: MobileWear bluetooth watch
The Propaganda Fossil make watches. Sony Ericsson make phones. Together they make…. phone watches. This is their partnership answer to Motorola and Oakley who created the O-Rokr shades. The MobileWear watch uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone, displaying…
Rare PowerPoint Warning Released by Microsoft
A newly discovered security loophole in PowerPoint has prompted Microsoft to issue an alert, which in itself is not unusual, but the fact that it was sent out on a Wednesday, rather than ‘Patch Tuesday’, suggests that this one…
Rooting Out the Nasties
You may not have heard of Rootkits yet, but Propellerhead suspects that it won’t be long before you do. A Rootkit is a set of tools, for creating a stealthy wrapper, for concealing malware. The trouble is anti-virus programs…
Song Lyrics, The Evil Way
How many times have you tried to lamely sing along with a tune playing on your PC without really knowing the words? Yes, we know it’s easy enough to look them up on the web, and some music files…
Windows Vista RC1 Goes Public
If you missed out on the Windows Vista Beta test a few months back, and still want to get your hands on a preview copy of the new operating system, then you’ll be pleased to know that Release Candidate…
One Minute Preview: RS Media and Mark Tilden
A couple of weeks back at the Boys Stuff Xmas Shindig, Susi grabbed Mark Tilden for a chat about his Robo range, and in particular the new bot on the block – RS Media….
Intel Develop 80 Core Prototype
You probably know all about dual core processors, which basically means your computer can do two things at once and not get too hot under the collar. You may even have heard about Intel’s plans to launch a family…
How much Power does your PC Use?
The short answer is it depends. However, according to Propellerhead one way to get a fair idea of how much electricity your PC uses, and its contributing to global warming, is to consult the Journey Systems Power Supply Calculator….
