Apple updates iMac offerings

Apple announced an overhaul of its iMac line Tuesday, replacing the white enclosure of its all-in-one desktop with a new aluminum-and-glass design. In addition to its new look, the updated iMac—announced at a press briefing at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters—also comes in 20- and 24-inch versions, eliminating the entry-level 17-inch offering.
The new iMacs, available with [...]

UFO secrets revealed?

This California man says he has thousands of government documents proving UFOs exist.
John Greenewald Jr. has been digging for the truth about extraterrestrials since he was a kid. His online “Black Vault” may be the biggest UFO database in the world.
Motivated by curiosity, fueled by obsession and empowered by the Freedom [...]

Mozilla’s plan for improving Firefox user retention rates

Only half of the people who install Firefox become long-term user. Mozilla is putting together a strategy that aims to improve Firefox user retention rates.
According to Mozilla, only fifty percent of the people who download Firefox actually try the browser and only about half of the people who try it continue to use it. Although [...]

Singularity Summit 2007 Announced

The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence is proud to announce the Singularity Summit 2007, a major two-day event bringing together 16 prominent thinkers to examine a historical moment in humanity’s history – a window of opportunity to shape how we develop advanced artificial intelligence.
What is the Singularity????
The Singularity is the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence. [...]

Car thief calls 911 when he finds baby in back seat

A man who stole a car in Montreal Monday apparently called 911 to tell police where he left it after he discovered there was a baby sleeping in the back seat.
A woman from New York had stopped for a quick visit with her sister in Outremont, leaving her 14-month-old daughter in the car, with the [...]

Steve Jobs to Appear at Mac Media Event

Even though the Mac and iPod maker is being typically coy about what it may announce, it did let slip that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be appearing at the company’s special “Mac focused” media on Tuesday, August 7, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The company is holding a special product briefing at [...]

Toshiba releases 3 new HD DVD players under $500

As the format battle rages on, today Toshiba announced three new HD DVD players: the HD-A3, the HD-A30, and the HD-A35. Michael Imperioli, star of The Sopranos and recent Toshiba HD DVD commercials, is not included.
Toshiba’s third generation of HD DVD players are all priced lower than the cheapest Blu-ray drives I could manage [...]

Wii Firmware update, Shopping Channel Redesigned

When Nintendo took down the Shopping Channel for 3 hours earlier we knew something was up, it now seems that Nintendo updated the firmware on the Wii to include many small but nice features and even according to anecdotal evidence increase the speed of the UI. Also updated is the Wii Shopping Channel.
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Google To Join Group To Protect Linux From Possible Patent Challenge

Google is following IBM and Oracle in circling the wagons around open source Linux. The company is expected to announce Tuesday that it has become a member of the Open Invention Network, a group that pools Linux patents as a means of turning back any patent infringement challenge to Linux.
The addition of Google means [...]

Lovin’ it: McBranding hooks preschoolers, study finds

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Preschoolers preferred the taste of burgers and fries when they came in McDonald’s wrappers over the same food in plain wrapping, U.S. researchers said, suggesting fast-food marketing reaches the very young.
“Overwhelmingly, kids chose the one that they perceived was from McDonald’s,” said obesity prevention expert Dr. Thomas Robinson of the Stanford University [...]

Gaming Invades Hollywood

Did you know that there are a whopping 47 films currently in production that are based on video games? That’s in production ladies and gentlemen, not in developmental hell (of which there are another 23 that are known to be under consideration). Literary adaptations are nothing new, with everything from the Lord of the Rings [...]