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Ben Heck Unveils Updated Xbox 360 Portable

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Ben Heck unveils a new updated Xbox 360 portable, complete with “removable standard Xbox 360 hard drive for easy profile/data swapping,” and “simplified layout of ports and buttons.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
Internal wi-fi module, no external antenna. Antenna is strung out inside unit like other consoles/laptops.
[via BenHeck]

Original post by TecheBlog Staff

Browser rivals to sit down and discuss the future of browsing

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Browser add-ons have grown into platforms within browsers and some
add-on developers have created viable business models that make money
and attract venture capital. However, incompatible add-on engines that
power major browsers limit the innovation potential. There is little
chance that this will change anytime soon as IE remains on the
proprietary add-on path while Chrome is likely to bring […]

The first “affordable space tourist”: A Danish entrepreneur

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Per Wimmer, owner of investment bank Wimmer Financial and a space
enthusiast hopes to become the world’s first “affordable” space
tourist.
Original post by TechEMaster

NASA pays Russian space agency $141 million for Soyuz space flights

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Original post by TechEMaster

Microsoft to roll out Vista SP2 beta to more users

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Microsoft today said that it is quickly widening the availability of
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 beta to testers.
MSDN and TechNet subscribers have access to the software starting today
while members of the firm’s Customer Preview Program (CPP) will get
access on Thursday.
Original post by TechEMaster

Studies find laser printers emit lung-damaging particles on the order of cigarette smoking

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, a German research company that just completed a study on laser printer emissions, reports that volatile organic-chemical emissions (ozone), silicon oil, paraffin and ultra-fine particles are emitted during laser printing. Though they don’t go into significant detail on the health-related issues. However, several previous Australian research studies show that the particle emissions are comparable […]

Facebook Connect expanding, creating difficulties for OpenID

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Facebook announced that it would begin rolling out its highly touted
Facebook Connect login system for multiple high-profile websites, which
include Digg, Hulu, and Discovery.com. The sites, in addition to a few
others, will begin supporting Facebook Connect within a few weeks.
Original post by TechEMaster

Asustek to replace Atom with Celeron in Eee Box to boost sales

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Original post by TechEMaster

Intel Core i7 965 overclocked to 5.51 GHz

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Original post by TechEMaster

Merriam-Webster announces its top 10 words for 2008

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Original post by TechEMaster

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