various NEWS

According to German researchers, heart attacks doubled when German
people watched their soccer team play in the World Cup . With the
Super Bowl coming up on on Sunday, February 3, 2008, they think people
should be careful when watching the New York Giants play the New
England Patriots.

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Mathematically speaking: wait don�t walk
by William Atkins
According to three U.S. mathematicians, if you are waiting for
something, like a ride on a bus, and its late, keep on waiting rather
than walk to the next bus stop.

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Alcatel-Lucent supercharges DSL with 30 percent speed boost
by Stuart Corner
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new technology option into its range
of IP-DSLAM products that it claims has the potential to boost
bandwidth by 30 percent, and improve performance on problem lines that
are unable to support demanding services like IPTV.
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New CEO for ACS
by Stephen Withers
The Australian Computer Society has appointed Kim Denham as its chief
executive officer.

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Passage - A journey through time (with or without a wife)
by Tony Austin
What is it that makes software -- and any other sort of product, for
that matter -- usable and popular, or in other words a success? A
superficially simple game by Jason Rohrer sets you thinking about such
deeper matters.
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What iPhone needs to meet Apple's 2008 target, ask Wozniak
by Stan Beer
The coming 11 months will see Apple's landmark smartphone product the
iPhone enter new markets around the world and probably with a new
generation of the product. Apple will be trying its heart out to meet
its stated objective of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008 to capture
1% of the global market. Most analysts agree that in order to do that
iPhone 2.0 will need features not present in the current model, so
what are they? Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has already provided
most of the answers.
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NASA says shuttle Atlantis is just about ready for Feb 7 mission
by William Atkins
According to a just released NASA statement, NASA has given the �Go�
for space shuttle Atlantis to launch at 2:45 p.m. EST on February 7,
2008, as long as a bent hose is found to be ok.
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Mercury data surprises scientists
by Stephen Withers
Data received from NASA's MESSENGER Mercury probe has delivered some
surprises for scientists studying the solar system's innermost planet.

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PSP Skype arrives
by Stephen Withers
Version 3.90 firmware for the PlayStation Portable has been released,
bringing Skype to the device as promised earlier this month.
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MacBook Air ships
by Stephen Withers
The first deliveries of the MacBook Air - the ultra-slim notebook
announced by Apple at Macworld Expo earlier this month - have begun.

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O2 customers get iPhone tariff break
by Stephen Withers
New tariffs effective February 1 mean iPhone users on the UK's O2
network will get more time and texts for their money.

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