Picture the scene: You're innocently surfing around, working on the research for your next assignment, looking at a few sites and generally minding your own business. But did you ever stop and consider what your innocent little surf has just divulged about your computer and your location?
It's not unusual for a story to be based wholly on material gleaned from e-mail and other online sources - often on sensitive subjects. By booking a holiday using your credit card one minute, and then carrying out background research on some shady internet community the next, journalists are mixing a cocktail of personal and professional online activity. If part of your online life is compromised - all of it may be threatened.
Have a quick look at Browserspy or Showmyip to understand what website owners can find out about you using nothing more than your internet connection.
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Monday, July 9, 2007
New Nano Weapon against Cancer
Nano weapon: A gold nanoparticle enveloped in treelike polymer branches could act as a multipurpose tool for fighting cancer.
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Italians Build Atomic Laser Predicted By Einstein 82 Years Ago
Scientists have reported a way to achieve the so-called atomic laser, a breakthrough predicted by Albert Einstein in 1925, the Italian news agency ANSA reported today.
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Sony cuts PlayStation 3 price by $100
Sony Corp. slashed the price of its current PlayStation 3 by $100, or 16.7 percent, and introduced a high-capacity model in an effort to spur sales of the struggling video game console.Starting Monday, the current 60 gigabyte model will cost $499, down from $599.
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And announces new $599, 80 GB model coming in August
The PS3 still costs twice that of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s - Wii console, whose $250 price and motion-sensing controller have made it a best-seller despite its lack of cutting-edge graphics and hard disk.
SonThe Japanese electronics maker also said it is introducing a new version of the PlayStation 3 with a bigger hard drive for storing downloaded content such as video games and high-definition movies.
The PlayStation 3, which includes a 60-gigabyte hard drive and a Blu-ray high-definition DVD player, will now cost $499, or $20 more than the most expensive version of Microsoft Corp.'s - Xbox 360.The PS3 still costs twice that of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s - Wii console, whose $250 price and motion-sensing controller have made it a best-seller despite its lack of cutting-edge graphics and hard disk.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Computer Games World Cup Starts in Paris
The World Cup of computer gaming has brought some 700 players from 51 countries to Paris for an intense weekend of virtual combat, a sign of the growth of the "electronic sports" industry.
The players, selected from 500,000 candidates, will compete for a pool of 180,000 dollars (132,000 euros) in prize money at the Electronic Sports World Cup grand final, put on by the Games-Services company. It was taking place at a convention hall on the southwestern edge of Paris.
Like any professional player, everything about their equipment is state-of-the-art and major players are sponsored and equipped by the most important names in computing industry. For those of you not so familiar with the concept of professional gamer, you should know that the best players are organized in clans, which enter some of the most prestigious competitions in the world, where they play virtual games for real money, coming from brands like AMD, Intel, Sennheiser, Steelpad, Logitech and many more.
Some of most renowned games are among the "categories" of the cup, like Counter-Strike, the most played first person shooter in history, which is all about reflexes and speed, Pro Evolution Soccer 6, which is all about control and strategy and Quake IV, which allows for a large number of players to fight simultaneously on one map, where it's every man for himself.
The players, selected from 500,000 candidates, will compete for a pool of 180,000 dollars (132,000 euros) in prize money at the Electronic Sports World Cup grand final, put on by the Games-Services company. It was taking place at a convention hall on the southwestern edge of Paris.
Like any professional player, everything about their equipment is state-of-the-art and major players are sponsored and equipped by the most important names in computing industry. For those of you not so familiar with the concept of professional gamer, you should know that the best players are organized in clans, which enter some of the most prestigious competitions in the world, where they play virtual games for real money, coming from brands like AMD, Intel, Sennheiser, Steelpad, Logitech and many more.
Some of most renowned games are among the "categories" of the cup, like Counter-Strike, the most played first person shooter in history, which is all about reflexes and speed, Pro Evolution Soccer 6, which is all about control and strategy and Quake IV, which allows for a large number of players to fight simultaneously on one map, where it's every man for himself.
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