A LONG RUNNING ROW between Microsoft and Savvysoft came to a close after the two agreed to disagree under agreeable terms. In November 2004 it was reported that Microsoft screwed up big time by delivering papers to Savvysoft for appropriating the name “Excel”, even though Thee Vole had forgotten to trademark the name when it first launched the so-called spreadsheet and didn’t realise a similar product already existed.
Polymers mimic the mucus found inside a human nose! A layer of artificial mucus has been found to improve the ability of an “electronic nose” to precisely sniff out aromas in foods and perfumes. Coating the accurate sensors with a mixture of polymers allowed the nose to pick out a diverse range of smells. The synthetic mucus mimics that found in human noses and controls the rate at which different odours bombard sensors.
With all the serious posts about Digg of late, thought I would add another Tea Break video. Jim Carrey at his best, doing justice to Jennifer Holliday’s “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.” Funny stuff.
Following on from a recent Article about whether ‘Digg was going to get Dugg‘ over the whole Linux Code leak - which saw Members protesting in a digital riot, holding the Front page of Digg to ransom in their quest for Freedom of Speech, the founder Kevin Rose has spoken out.
The massive community of the extremely popular social content site, DIGG, are up in arms about a recent ‘covering’ up of their content.
Many of you may know that there was a recent code leak that unlocks the playback of HD-DVD material for use on Linux Operating Systems.
What was once Science Fiction twenty years ago is becoming much more of a reality in today’s intensely face paced arena of modern technology.
Take this, the gaming industry are now working with brain wave-reading technology! The technology could help paralysed people to “move” in virtual reality. Engineers at NeuroSky Inc. have big plans for brain wave-reading toys and video games.
Apple has said that “some batteries” in its range of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have “performance issues”. The company has issued a software update to fix the issue and has offered to replace defective batteries.
“The factors causing the performance issues do not present a safety risk. You may continue to use your current battery,” the company said. Reports of problems, including swollen batteries, have been circulating since the laptops were launched in 2006.
