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Cinebench
CPU benchmarking program. Good for multi-core machines. Works in 32 or 64 bit Windows. From DEC07 Maximum Computing Magazine.
(tags: benchmark computers Download hardware PC performance software speed Windows 3D)

Mt. Everest Gets Cell Phone Coverage
China’s largest cell phone service provider successfully tested a transmission station on Mount Everest on Tuesday, making it possible for climbers and [...]

CO2 Saver
Snap CO2 Saver puts Windows into sleep mode even when the operating system wrongly believes there is activity.
(tags: co2 power green energy electricity saving windows)

Clever Hippo Application Search
Find apps and widgets for your social network, mobile device, blog, home page, or desktop…
(tags: social network mobile widgets gadgets)

Microsoft exec calls XP hack ‘frightening’ | Tech News on ZDNet
A Microsoft executive calls the ease with which two British e-crime specialists managed to hack into a Windows XP computer as both “enlightening [...]

Office 2007 security tool
Microsoft is scheduled to release a software tool and documentation that helps businesses to better tweak the security settings of Office 2007.
(tags: microsoft office 2007)

The Associated Press: Murdoch: WSJ.com Expected to Be Free
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday he intends to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, [...]

NBC Direct - Full Episodes available for download.
Selected NBC shows are currently available through NBC Direct; a service that allows users to download full episodes to their Windows-based PCs. A Mac compatible version is planned for release soon thereafter. IE ONLY.
(tags: nbc tv download online direct)

Google Notebook Mobile
Google notebook is now available for mobiles.
(tags: google [...]

Lost drivers soon will be able to Google for help at the pump. The online search leader will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the United States beginning early next month.

Technorati Tags: Maps , gas , directions

Add Google Translate to Any Page
(tags: Google Translation Gadget Language)

New Yorkers rally to help online Romeo
A tale of online love inspired usually cynical New Yorkers this week to help a young man find the girl of his dreams after he spotted her on a crowded subway train.
(tags: nyc new york train romance subway)

JAXA | Moving image of the Moon shot by the HDTV camera of the KAGUYA (SELENE)
(tags: moon hdtv kaguya selene)

Antisense - An in Depth Exploration
(tags: antisense)

Free OCR Software
The Tesseract free OCR engine is an open source product released by Google. It was developed at Hewlett Packard Laboratories between 1985 and 1995. In 1995 it was one of the top 3 performers at the OCR accuracy contest organized by University of Nevada in
(tags: pdf ocr Tesseract Google)