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Survey: Microsoft SQL Server Tops All Databases in Emerging MarketsAccording to a recent Evans Data study, Microsoft SQL Server is the most used database in the emerging markets of China, India, Eastern
europe, and Latin
america. However, the open
source MySQL database is right behind it. - According to a recent Evans Data study, Microsoft SQL Server is the most used database in the emerging markets of China, India, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The survey of more than 400 developers also showed that the open source database MySQL is closing the lead that SQL has in emerging mark...
eWEEK Friday, October 02, 2009NVIDIA Launches Nexus Platform for Microsoft Visual Studio DevelopersNVIDIA has announced its new NVIDIA Nexus platform,
the company's development environment for massively parallel computing that is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio. - NVIDIA has announced its new NVIDIA Nexus platform, the company's development environment for massively parallel computing that is integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio. NVIDIA is an integrated GPU/CPU environment for developers working with Microsoft Visual Studio. Visual Studio is Microsoft's d...
eWEEK Friday, October 02, 2009'MySims Agents' brings top-notch sleuthing to the WiiCalling all armchair gumshoes. MySims Agents,Electronic Arts' newest game in the MySims series for kids, is a wannabee sleuth's ...
USATODAY Friday, October 02, 2009The future is unfriendly in latest action gamesTwo new sci-fi games cast you in the futuristic role of a space marine who must face off against deadly creatures. However, while ...
USATODAY Friday, October 02, 2009Try these 5 solutions to common digital photography problemsThanks to
digital cameras, we're taking more photos than ever. The sheer number of photos can easily create an organizational ...
USATODAY Friday, October 02, 2009Finnish startup bets on universal media managerHELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish startup Linkotec hopes to create a flourishing business by making consumers' lives easier: its free software links all digital media devices to all key
social networks.
Reuters Friday, October 02, 2009Soldiers' Data Still Being Downloaded Overseas, Firm SaysThe personal data of tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers -- including those in the Special Forces -- continue to be downloaded by unauthorized computer users in countries such as China and Pakistan, despite Army assurances that it would try to fix the problem, according to a private firm that...
Washington Post Friday, October 02, 2009Ancient Skeleton Could Rewrite the Book on Human OriginsArdi lived 4.4 million years ago in the woodlands of East Africa. She spent most of her time in the trees. She stood about 4 feet tall, weighed 110 pounds, and had long arms, short legs, and a grasping big toe that was perfect for clambering branch to branch. She ate in the trees, raised her...
Washington Post Friday, October 02, 2009Bridging the Gap Between User-Generated Content and Interesting ContentEdge Magazine is running a story about user-generated content — or rather, its failure to live up to the hype of the past few years. The author says it "turned out to be a niche. Not everyone has the chops to learn the tools, and even fewer
gamers
have an idea they want to see through. Instead of revolutionizing games, it merely adds another rung on the ladder from 'player' to 'game-maker.'" Instead, the games that have incorporated the concept in a fun way use what he calls "user-generated, machine-mediated content," and he points out the flexibility of Scribblenauts; the user supplies the imagination and the developer translates that to gameplay. "It shows us our reflection — however tiny, however distorted — inside our games, an experience that is guaranteed to mesmerize us. Ambitious players will still go pick up the tools and learn the languages that let them mod or make their own games; but while they're busy with that, [this system] can invigorate our content &
Slashdot Friday, October 02, 2009Cisco Buys Norwegian Firm for $3 BillionCisco announced a $3 billion acquisition of Tandberg, a Norwegian video communications company.
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