By Paula Rooney,
9:35 AM EST Tue. Nov. 14, 2006
Intel’s launch of quad-core processors will drive adoption of high-end Xeon servers and virtualization technology, but it may take some time before the platform takes off in the marketplace, solution providers say.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip giant on Tuesday rolled out the industry’s first four-core processors, [...]

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. wireless service, said on Monday it would sell a slim cell phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) with a computer-like keyboard and a music and video player aimed at attracting both business and consumer customers.
The BlackJack, the latest device with both [...]

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Pull out your pocket protectors and penny loafers…its Nerd Time Baby!  From video game design, to artificial intelligence, to majors in ‘ethical hacking’, colleges around the world are starting to appeal to the nerds in all of us.  This list of 25 courses and programs offered at colleges around the world identifies some of the [...]

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Cancer vaccine harnesses similarities between embryos and tumours.
Charlotte Schubert

Proteins found on stem cells could prompt the body to attack cancer cells.SPL

Embryonic stem cells, the controversial and versatile cells that seem able to do just about anything, have now expanded their repertoire into cancer prevention. A vaccine made from these cells shields mice against developing lung [...]

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Build this Skype server to provide 24/7 phone service through regular phone handsets in your home—and save a bundle of money in the process!

One irritating feature of Skype is that it must be running on a computer for you to make and receive calls. That is, when your computer is off, Skype doesn’t work. [...]

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