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‘Diablo III’ glitch sparks computer game experience from hell
‘Diablo III’ glitch sparks computer game experience from hell By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 25, 2012 12:26PM MDT Imagine waiting 12 years for the hottest blockbuster movie, finally sitting down to watch it at a midnight screening, and then the projector breaks down. Or waiting 12 years for a book you’ve always wanted to read, opening up the pages and they’re all blank ...
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'Diablo III': 3.5 million sold on first day, 6.3m in first week
Diablo III has become the fastest-selling computer game in history, says developer Blizzard Entertainment, with 3.5 million copies shifted during the well-anticipated title's first 24 hours of availability.
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Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age by Kurt W Beyer
By PD Smith Grace Hopper, who became a "coder" (or programmer) in the 1940s, was one of the great pioneers of the computer age. In 1934 she had been the first woman in Yale's 233-year history to graduate with a doctorate in maths. After Pearl Harbor, she worked on "a new type of secret weapon that could change the outcome of the war". The Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator was 8ft high ...
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Computer giant Hewlett-Packard to slash 27,000 jobs by October 2014
Chief executive Meg Whitman (pictured) said the move would affect about 8 per cent of the company's 350,000-strong workforce. The group employs about 20,000 people in the UK
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Humans and their brains: A complicated history
Woody Allen famously said, "My brain. It's my second favorite organ." Even if the brain falls below second on your own favorite-organ hierarchy (personally, I really like my spleen), it's hard not to be struck by its mystery and complexity. This brain belonged to someone famous to computer history. Click on the gallery below to see who. (Credit: Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons ...
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UHV assistant professors receive $10,000 summer research grants
Junior faculty summer grants awarded to two University of Houston-Victoria assistant professors will be used to study artificial intelligence and publishing.
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Control Your Computer With the Wave of a Hand
Leap Motion is a new accessory that can track subtle finger movements.
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Faster, More Energy Efficient Computer Components On The Way
A pair of new computer components unveiled late this week -- one which will require less energy to store and retrieve information, and one which improves power and resource efficiency by occasionally allowing errors to occur -- could one day fundamentally change the technology behind desktops, laptops, and similar devices. The first of those two units is known as a "memristor," and according to ...
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SpaceX Makes History With Dragon Docking
[ Watch the Video ] Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com SpaceX made history today as its Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station . Dragon launched on Tuesday, May 22 at 3:44 a.m. from Cape Canaveral towards the ISS, reaching the orbiting laboratory on Thursday. "Congratulations on a wonderful capture," astronaut Megan Behnken radioed to the ...
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Key moments in Hewlett-Packard's recent history
Key moments in Hewlett-Packard's recent history Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:42 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012 — Sept. 3, 2001: HP announces it is buying fellow computer maker Compaq Computer in a deal that would create a formidable rival to IBM. — May 3, 2002: HP and ...
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