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Kids design their own heroes in 'Spore' spinoffIf you could create your own
video game hero, what would it look like? Kids can explore this concept in the Nintendo Wii game ...
USATODAY Friday, October 16, 2009Free apps turn your iPhone into a multipurpose toolThe numbers are astounding. Apple has sold 50 million iPhones. More than 2 billion applications have been downloaded from Apple's ...
USATODAY Friday, October 16, 2009Gateway NV5214u All-Purpose LaptopThe Gateway NV5214u is a budget all-purpose laptop , and proud of it. For the sticker price of $529, it offers the standard drill: lackluster speakers, little in the way of bundled software, and a rather hefty footprint. But it's quite a capable machine, providing a respectable bang-to-buck ratio...
Washington Post Friday, October 16, 2009Ad-Aware Plus Adds Features Above The Free Version--But Is It Better?The Ad-Aware series of products have long been known primarily for Ad-Aware Free , the free piece of anti-spyware software. But it also has the for-pay Ad-Aware Plus ($27 for a one-year, single-user license) as well, which includes anti-virus capabilities.
Washington Post Friday, October 16, 2009Australian Student Balloon Rises 100,000 Feet, With a Digital Camerahype7 writes "An Australian student at Deakin University had a fascinating idea for a final project — to send a balloon up 100,000ft (~30,000 metres) into the stratosphere with a
digital camera attached. The university was supportive, and the project took shape. Although there were some serious hitches along the way, the project was successful, and he managed to retrieve the balloon — with the pictures. What's really amazing is that the total cost was so low; the most expensive part was buying the helium gas for approximately AUD$250 (~USD$200)."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Friday, October 16, 2009Cisco, Motorola, and Other Companies Take Aim At Net Neutrality Rulesangry tapir writes "FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced last month that he would seek to develop formal rules prohibiting Internet
service providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content and applications. However, 44 companies — including Cisco
systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Corning, Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia — have sent a letter to the FCC saying new regulations could hinder the development of the Internet. A group of 18 Republican US senators have also sent a letter to Genachowski raising concerns about net neutrality regulations."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Friday, October 16, 2009Affordably Aggregating ISP Connections?An anonymous reader writes "Has anyone setup a system to aggregate multiple ISP connections to form a high bandwidth site-to-site link? Load Sharing SCTP looked interesting, but it doesn't look like it has been widely adopted. Multi-Link PPP appears to be more widely supported for clients, but I can't find any good guides for setting up both sides of the connection for a site-to-site link. The hardware solutions I've found are expensive for a small business. Does anyone have experience using hardware solutions from Mushroom Networks (Virtual Leased Line, p2 of this document), Ecessa (site-to-Site Channel Bonding), or others?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Friday, October 16, 2009Motorola Cliq (T-Mobile)The Motorola Cliq ($200 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile) caught my attention because of its sleek design and its innovative MotoBlur overlay for Android. Overall, the new features lived up to my expectations, and I applaud Motorola for doing something different to separate itself from the...
Washington Post Friday, October 16, 2009Staying Safe As Days DarkenHow science can protect runners and cyclists as days grow shorter.
Newsweek Friday, October 16, 2009Jim Lynch: The More Things Change...Jim Lynch's weekly column returns to ExtremeTech, and catches you up on what's been happening since last he wrote.
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