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From X-bit Labs: Scythe Group on Friday denied information that it plans to shut down operations, as reported on Thursday based on a statement made by Scythe US company. Scythe continues to develop, manufacture and sell cooling solutions for personal computers as well as various... |
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The wonderful thing about language is that, despite the fact every word has its objective definition (or definitions), its actual meaning can be greatly altered by its context, culture, and even the tone of the speaker. For example, in the 14th century, the word "girl" is a gender-neutral term -- young males were called "knave girls", and young females were called "gay girls". Nowadays, referring to someone as a "gay girl" turns... |
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Some people suggest that heroes create a time in history. Others argue a time in history allows the emergence of heroes. No matter which side you stand on, one thing we all need to agree on is the recipe for success is not just about being at the right place or the right time. The recipe for success is about being at the right place and the right time. People like Winston Churchill were there when a time in history needed them --... |
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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say "ESL"? Now I don't know about you, but for me, it would be "English as a Second Language". In fact, Wikipedia has a huge article on this subject if you simply plug "ESL" into the search field. Speaking of ESL, I knew quite a bit of people enrolled in the program back in the days. This is not because they cannot speak English, but because the school gets more funding if... |
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From CNET News.com: The next edition of Microsoft's Xbox could be ready for the holidays, the 2013 holidays that is. Microsoft is aiming to launch the Xbox 720 in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas of next year, "people familiar with the company's plans" reportedly told Bloomberg... |
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From CNET News.com: Sony sold an impressive amount of PlayStation hardware in the U.S. over Thanksgiving: 525,000 PlayStation 3 consoles and 160,000 PS Vita bundles. The number of PlayStation devices sold fell short of Microsoft and Nintendo's surprising announcements earlier this... |
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From DailyTech: Microsoft launched its first in-house tablet in late October, the Surface RT. Priced at $499 for a 32GB model, initial sales have been on the tepid side. However, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is confident that the device will catch on in the face of strong competition... |
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From X-bit Labs: Although Advanced Micro Devices recently announced plans to design various system-on-chips based on ARM architecture, the company believes that the x86 instruction set will remain very important for the industry for decades to come. Quite possibly, the claim was made... |
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From X-bit Labs: The new chief executive officer of OCZ Technology Group said the company is back on the right track, but it will take some time before the new strategy starts to bring in fruits. The SSD maker ceased to rely on sole supplier of NAND flash memory, reduced its... |
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From InfoWorld: Apple's iPhone 5 appears to have cleared the last hurdle in a series of Chinese regulatory checks, opening the way for the device to finally be sold in one of the company's largest markets. On Thursday, two iPhone models received the necessary network access licenses... |
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