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Facebook, MySpace lead teens to suicide: churchThe head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is concerned that excessive use of emails and mobile phone text messaging is creating shallow friendships and undermining community life.
TheAge.com.au Monday, August 03, 2009Radio Shack rebadged ''The Shack'' in mobile pushRadio Shack today teased a major rebranding of
the company that signals a greater push into the same space as general electronic chains like Best Buy. Also supported by a leak stemming from Engadget, the store name
should just be shortened to "The Shack" and will see the entire store network reflect this in displays this week and for signs by the end of the year. Under this
change, only the corp...
macnn.com Monday, August 03, 2009The computer helper: Take charge of device drivers - FeatureWashington - Device drivers: without them, your computer is just a collection of parts. With them, your operating system can talk to your scanner, Webcam, printer, camera, cell phone, and many other components both inside and outside of your PC. In a...
Earth Times Monday, August 03, 2009George Morris Dies; Former Host on Satellite Radio Classic Rock ChannelGeorge Taylor Morris, 62, formerly the daily
morning host on XM Satellite Radio's "Deep Tracks" classic rock channel and the
primary host of
the company's interview program, "XM Artist Confidential," died Aug. 1 of throat cancer at his home in Reston.
Washington Post Monday, August 03, 2009Saying 'Goodbye' Is the Hardest Part of an E-mailIt feels like the 18th century all over again. All that daily correspondence, all those long hours spent hunched over a desk, composing some thoughtful missive about one's dowry or the Jacobite rebellions. Signed, "Yr humble servant."
Washington Post Monday, August 03, 2009Review: AKVIS Retoucher 3.5MacNN has posted a
review of AKVIS Retoucher, a Photoshop plug-in designed to simplify the process of fixing dirty and damaged pictures . The
software also
claims to repair photographs with unwanted blurs by allowing users to select problem areas that require correction. In our full
review, we test the plug-in to find its limitations and explain the process of fixing images using the
software....
macnn.com Monday, August 03, 2009Amazon begins accepting Snow Leopard pre-ordersAmazon has begun taking pre-orders for the forthcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
the company is offering the
software for Apple's
announced price of $29 for OS X Leopard users. The retailer also provides an "Upgrade Path Alert" designed to notify customers that the upgrade is only available for Intel computers currently running OS X Leopard....
macnn.com Monday, August 03, 2009Scotty's transparent aluminium is a reality, say German expertsHamburg - Transparent aluminium, as strong as metal yet as clear as glass, is a scientific reality and not just a plot device in an old Star Trek movie, according to a team of German researchers. In the 1986 movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, S...
Earth Times Monday, August 03, 2009German scientists invent batteries you can print in bulkHamburg - A team of German
scientists has invented the world's first printable batteries, wafer-thin and environmentally friendly batteries which can be produced in large quantities for a fraction of what it takes to produce conventional batteries. T...
Earth Times Monday, August 03, 2009Many adults say they're not sold on social networksSocial-networking services such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter may be generating lots of buzz. But old-fashioned, non-digital, ...
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