How they named companies

Lists how many of the corporations got their names. Read on, its good fun. For example: Xerox- The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product trying to say `dry'.

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Faster than Fiber

A new wireless technology could beat fiber optics for speed in some applications.

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Office 2007 Screenshots

Screenshots of the new Office 2007 Beta Suite.

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Windows bumps Unix as top server OS

Windows narrowly bumped Unix in 2005 to claim the top spot in server sales for the first time, according to a new report from IDC.

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Washington Post accidentially exposes their anonymous botnet hacker

Thanks to photo metadata, he's a sitting duck.

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Re-creating what our first president really looked like in 3-dimensions.

The face on the one-dollar bill is not the real George Washington. So say experts who are re-creating what our first president really looked like in 3-dimensions. As this ScienCentral News video explains, they are not only bringing him to life, but also restoring his youth.

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I.B.M. Researchers Find a Way to Keep Moore's Law on Pace

An advance in chip-making that could pave the way for new generations of superchips. The development, which comes from materials research in the design of advanced lenses and related technologies, will make it possible to create semiconductors with wires thinner than 30 nanometers, one-third the width in today's industry-standard chips.

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Evolving Humans Were At The BOTTOM Of The Food Chain

The popular view of our ancient ancestors as hunters who conquered all in their way is wrong, researchers have told a major US science conference. Instead, they argue, early humans were on the menu for predatory beasts.

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Ubuntu Dapper adds graphical installer goodness

Dapper Drake flight cd 4 is out, and the big change is the addition of a graphical installer called Espresso (about time too). The iso's are available at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/dapper/flight-4/. Also hints of another Ubuntu-based distro.

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10 Reasons to Buy Windows Vista

All this is not to say that Vista is a slam-dunk and everyone should be running out to buy it as soon as Microsoft takes the wraps off. Be sure to read the "Five Things That Will Give You Pause" at the end of the article as well.

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The Physics of Time Travel - Real or Fable?

Physicists have always scoffed at the idea of time travel, considering it to be the realm of cranks, mystics, and charlatans, and with good reason. However, rather remarkable advances in quantum gravity are reviving the theory...

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The Physics of Time Travel - Real or Fable?

Physicists have always scoffed at the idea of time travel, considering it to be the realm of cranks, mystics, and charlatans, and with good reason. However, rather remarkable advances in quantum gravity are reviving the theory...

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Dell sues web designer because he has the same name.

Paul Dell builds web sites. So, he has had a URL stating as much: dellwebsites.com. Somehow, Dell, the giant computer vendor thinks that people would be confused by that is and is suing for 100,000 Euros in damages. This link will take you to the fundraising web site.

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Students at MIT give flying car a shot

An SUV with retractable wings could make 100- to 500-mile jumps and carry two people and luggage on a single tank of gas.

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Babies have an innate ability to do simple maths

Even before babies learn to talk they have a bit of a grasp of maths, according to new research concluding that infants may have an abstract sense of numerical concepts.

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Prostitutes call for ban on GTA

Seems like pretty much everybody is attacking GTA nowadays.

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Patrick Norton Previews Microsoft Vista Beta on DLTV

"FINALLY!!! A Windows Vista tour. Patrick spent the weekend making sure the install worked. Needless to say, he was was able to get a teeny, tiny bit of sleep." The problem was "a bad install disc."

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Apple Seeks (Poetic) Justice

This is absolutely hilarious. Apple included a secret poem in OS X 10.4.4 for hackers to find... which Maxxuss obviously did. Also check out the OSx86 Project's response. Good times.

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Pics of Nissan Terranaut reveal vehicle perfect for Picard and his crew

Nissan of Europe has released a bevy of images showing every nook and cranny of its upcoming Geneva-bound concept, the Terranaut. The 4x4, according to the company, was designed for �scientists, geologists, archaeologists or adventurers� whose office is the great outdoors.

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Microsoft: Upgraded Motherboard = New Windows Licence

Microsoft wants you to buy a new Windows licence every time you upgrade your motherboard. Microsoft changed its licence agreement to reflect this policy change.

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