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Voltaire pairs InfiniBand and Ethernet

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:31:22 EST

Why can't we all just get along?

Network convergence may be all the rage, but the reality is that many shops have a mix of Ethernet and InfiniBand networks. Voltaire wants to sell customers - particularly those running financial trading systems or parallel database clusters - one box that will span both kinds of networks, and hence the Grid Director 4036E.?

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Alleged Mario pirate agrees to pay $1.3 million

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:01:38 EST

An Australian man who allegedly copied and then uploaded to the Web the New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii has agreed to pay up.

Apple's Tablet won't save Big Dumb Media

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:01:33 EST

Where there's Steve, there's hope

There are many harmless and very entertaining pages on the internet devoted to speculative history, some of which are devoted to Moses' Ark of the Covenant. It was apparently some kind of electrical apparatus. Possibly involving fusion. It performed magic. It transformed the destiny of people who used it wisely.?

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Samsung Gets the AMOLED Out

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:01:07 EST

Reports are that the Korean brand will bring devices with AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) displays to market in the next year.

App of the Week: Weather for Everyone

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:01:07 EST

The Weather Underground mobile Web site works on most any Web enabled phone, and on a smartphone you can set it up to work like an app.

Shuttle Endeavour gets post-launch inspection

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:20 EST

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour inspected their spacecraft Tuesday to search for any signs of heat shield damage as they head to the International Space Station.

Stranded panda lured to safety in China

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:19 EST

Villagers in southwestern China's Sichuan province discovered a panda stranded on a steep mountain face, apparently too scared to climb down, state media reported Tuesday.

Google cuts fee to break Nexus One contract

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:19 EST

Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.

Evidence of liquid water on Saturn's moon

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:18 EST

Saturn's moon Enceladus contains a large body of water under its surface, new research has confirmed. And the icy moon may even have conditions suitable for life.

Avatar whups Confucius's sorry ass

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:05 EST

Eastern philosophy no match for 3-D wizardry

Sci-fi epic Avatar has administered a righteous kicking at the Chinese box office to a locally-produced film about the life of Confucius - despite the authorities' reported attempt to ensure the home-grown product's success.?

New Apple product is ... Aperture 3

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:31:02 EST

Apple on Tuesday unveiled Aperture 3, the latest update of its photo editing and management software.

EA losses drop, but sales and outlook decline

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:39 EST

Aggressive cost cuts trim Electronic Arts' quarterly loss, but lower game sales take a bite out of revenue. Meanwhile, the company lowers its forecast for current quarter.

Apple's Aperture 3 adds face recognition, GPS

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:39 EST

New version of Apple's professional photography software adds more than 200 new features, including the popular Faces and Places introduced in iPhoto '09.

PureDepth grabs no-specs 3D OLED tech

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:21 EST

Looking beyond the active-shutter era

PureDepth, a US company that holds a stack of intellectual property covering multi-layer displays, has added the use of OLED technology to its roster of patents.?

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Mobile Data Traffic Expected to Surge

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:04 EST

Mobile data traffic is expected to increase 39-fold in the next five years, according to a new report from Cisco Systems.

EBay Asks Its Users for Help Building New Search Tools

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:04 EST

EBay is rolling out new search tools on Garden by eBay, a new site where eBay will seek feedback from buyers and sellers on new products that it is developing.

Top Gear's Stig prowls Loch Ness

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:15 EST

Street View sighting of elusive motoring beastie

We're obliged to all those readers who rushed to alert us that The Stig of Top Gear fame has been spotted on the shores of Loch Ness:?

Street View spymobile snowmobile prowls Winter Olympics

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:05 EST

All-seeing eye takes to the pistes

Google has unveiled some fetching views of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics sites, courtesy of a snowmobile equipped with Street View's all-seeing eye.?

Canadian cops taser 'naked and agitated' man

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:05 EST

Baton, dog and pepper spray fail to do the trick

Cops in Victoria, British Columbia, were obliged to taser a "naked and extremely agitated" man after a baton, a dog and pepper spray failed to subdue the belligerent perp.?

Buster's World gives Guardian Professional balloon-sized headache

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:05 EST

Supplier coughs to DirectgovKids porno branding blunder

The website supplier responsible for the DirectgovKids porno brand name gaffe that we first reported late last week has admitted it failed to spot the clanger when searching for the name via Google.?

Olympic social media rules

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:02 EST

American skier Lindsey Vonn, one of the potential stars of the 2010 Winter Olympics, told her nearly 35,000 Twitter followers that she would not be posting to the social network until after the Games were over, perhaps based on a faulty understanding of the International Olympic Committee's rules on blogging and social networking.

Google making dive into social media?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:02 EST

Google is expected to plunge into the world of Facebook and Twitter, using its popular Gmail service to allow users to post status updates and items.

Austrian iPad Will Be Subsidized With Contract

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:31:14 EST

According to iPhone blog TamsIJungle, Hutchison Telecom in Austria will be selling the iPad at a steep discount if you sign up for a two year contract.

Huffington Post retweets all of Twitter

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:01:32 EST

Microblog confusion causes online huff

US political blog The Huffington Post republished everything that appeared on Twitter last night.?

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Video: Papa's got a brand new bag

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:19 EST

?Bioshock? is back, bigger, badder, and a little bit less scary. Msnbc.com?s Todd Kenreck gives "Bioshock 2" a 9 out of 10. (msnbc.com)