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/ Regional news: Thief, motorist die in wrong-way crash; more
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania are trying to identify a theft suspect who they say drove the wrong way on a highway in rush-hour traffic in an effort to elude police and slammed into a car, killing himself ...
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/ Terracrosser For Windows Mobile Pocket PC's (MobileTopSoft news board)
Found under: Freeware , Pocket PC , GPS is becoming more popular each day and competition for GPS units and GPS software is fiercely competitive thats why it was nice to see a great freeware option that actually delivers on performance at least for the cost which happens to be free. Terracrosser is a simple GPS program for Windows Mobile devices that offers some nice GPS based options for users.... Source : MobileTopSoft news board (subscribe) Explore : GPS
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/ Easy Expenses for Windows Mobile (MobileTopSoft news board)
Found under: Freeware , Pocket PC , Windows Mobile , Do you keep buying stuff you dont need and then forget about it Do you happen to have the feeling you have misplaced your money when in fact you have already spent it With Easy Expenses for Windows Mobile you will be able to keep a close tab on your expenses. The application comes free of charge and it can be used on any Windows Mobile 5.0... Source : MobileTopSoft news board (subscribe)
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/ News Feature: Weird Tech: The GPS-assisted cannabis-hunting tortoise
It's been a strange week for tracking tech. In an unlikely turn of events, police arrested a suspected marijuana-grower after a box tortoise with a GPS tracker attached to its shell accidentally strayed (slowly) into a secret cannabis patch. The tortoise was being tracked for "research purposes" in a park in Washington DC, local news reported Wednesday. A ranger in charge of the reptile made the discovery when he retrieved it from a remote area of the park. US Park Police set up surveillance and later arrested a 19-year-old teenager on suspicion of growing the plants. The week's strangest stories, all in one place…And as we've already reported today, tracking tech is making the news elsewhere. Affluent Mexicans are so scared of soaring kidnappingrates that they are paying thousands of dollars to have tiny transmitters implanted underneath their skin, to enable satellites to help find them. Ranking with Iraq and Colombia as being among the worst countries for abductions, kidnapping shot up almost 40 per cent between 2004 and 2007 in Mexico. Mexican security firm Zega, which designed the chip, claims its sales have leapt 13 per cent this year. The company says it has already injected over 2,000 clients with the crystal-encased chip.Sadly, critics have labelled the chip as "little more than a gadget that serves no real security purpose". For the chip to work, the client must also be carrying a larger device containing a global position system. This receives the radio signals transmitted from the chip, broadcasting them out to the nearest satellite, helping pinpoint the victim's location. It's brilliant, then, until the kidnappers remove the device. Gadget therapyThe Wii Balance Board/Google Street View device wasn't the only useful mod we saw this week: introducing the solar tie that recharges your phone. Having harnessed digital textile printing so that fabric can be printed that matches the pattern of solar cells, and then be attached via a 'liquid stitch' method, the end product is discretion personified. Not only does it function as a tie, it also charges your mobile. What a combo.However, all this could be eclipsed with the Bio Energy Discovery Kit. Able to directly convert alcohol into electricity, its makers have hailed it "the fuel cell industry's first direct ethanol product". The tech could be the first step towards replacing conventional batteries in portable devices, like your iPod or mobile phone charger. They'll run non-stop for days on end – if you're prepared to sacrifice your drinks cabinet, that is.And finally…< It seems that playing and talking about World of Warcraft can encourage scientific thinking. After studying a sample of 2,000 chatroom posts, researchers at the University of Wisconsin have concluded that "forum and game-based learning could supplement textbooks and science labs in fostering scientific thinking and problem-solving ability". < According to the results, WoW stimulates chats involving maths and problem-solving, encouraging scientific thinking. "These forums illustrate how sophisticated intellectual practices to improve game play mimic actual scientific reasoning," said researcher Sean Duncan this week. So next time you're up all night on WoW or the like, remember: gaming is good for you.
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/ News: Brand new Resistance 2 video at 5pm! (PlayStation 3)
Called Twisted History.
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/ News: Cammy included in Street Fighter IV
Won public vote, apparently. Go girl.
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/ News: New PAL Releases Roundup
Space Siege and a lot of DS tat.
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/ News: Jetpacks for Warhawk next week (PlayStation 3)
Operation Fallen Star expansion revealed.
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/ News Feature: Avoid untimely PC death with this five-minute check
Computers are often compared to cars in terms of reliability and power. There's some truth to the comparison, especially when it comes to the speed of technology development and price decreases, but with reliability, the common notion that the PC regularly lets us down is a little unfair. Most cars have a full service a couple of times a year, yet computer owners generally treat their machines with a little less respect. A poorly maintained tool is bound to let you down some time or other, so why not treat your computer to a complete service, without the financial burden of third-party maintenance fees? Grab a soft brush and a can of compressed air and in five minutes you'll have a PC that's much fitter for the future. 1. Power supply This converts mains electricity to the lower voltage, direct current that's used in the PC. It has its own fan that you can clean using compressed air. Don't think about opening a power supply up – it's unsafe to do so. If it's very dirty or noisy then consider replacing it.2. Processor fan This keeps the CPU running as cool as possible in conjunction with the heat sink that's directly below the fan. Dust can build up here, making the fan less efficient. So consider using an artist's brush to carefully clean it, catching the residue on some paper.3. RAM Ensure that all memory modules are properly in place. It's worth reseating them occasionally to combat chip creep. If your PC has less than 2GB RAM installed, consider upgrading. This shouldn't cost too much and can provide noticeable performance gains at this level.4. Hard drive Today's high-capacity hard drives can run very hot, so consider investing in a hard drive cooler. This is a unit that provides additional fan cooling for the hard disk and can extend hard drive life considerably. See some models at www.quietpc.com5. Motherboard This is the main circuit board holding the pieces of your computer together. Keep it dust free using a blast of compressed air. Make sure that no metal objects, including screws, touch it when the PC's powered on. Check that all cable connections are secure.6. Case fan Like the CPU fan, this fan ensures that your system is as cool as possible, by keeping fresh air circulating throughout the case. It, too, can become as grimy and inefficient, so take a soft brush to it and remember to catch the dust so it doesn't just land somewhere else in the case.
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/ Get BBC News on your iPhone with iBeeb
iBeeb is a web app allows you to view the latest news from the BBC News website. iBeeb has been formatted to fit perfectly on your iPod Touch or iPhone’s Safari browser and makes it easy and instinctive to browse through the categories of news articles from the BBC website. iBeeb allows you to browse [...]
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