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Think the Mouse Is Dead? Think Again With Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 1, 2010 — Some say the mouse’s days are numbered, but today Microsoft Corp. proves the gadget is alive and well by unveiling the Arc Touch Mouse, the first mouse designed to flatten for portability and pop up for comfort. The new mouse features Microsoft’s first touch scroll strip for easy navigation — just move a finger slowly for controlled scrolling or flick for hyperfast scrolling. Windows-based PC users will love packing up their laptop bags without the added bump of a mouse, as the Arc Touch Mouse flattens with just the touch of a finger.

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Smithsonian and Arizona State University Launch Virtual Classroom

Nature, Science

This fall, Smithsonian scientists in Panama and Arizona State University life-sciences students and researchers will talk by means of Vidyo—video-conferencing technology that transports virtual learning into the field.

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IBM to Ship World’s Fastest Microprocessor

Technology

Armonk, N.Y. – 01 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced details of the world’s fastest computer chip — the microprocessor in a new version of the IBM mainframe that begins shipping to customers on Sept. 10.

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Free as a Bird?

Science

MU researchers find that man-made development affects bird flight patterns and populations

COLUMBIA, Mo. – It may seem like birds have the freedom to fly wherever they like, but researchers at the University of Missouri have shown that what’s on the ground has a great effect on where a bird flies. This information could be used by foresters and urban planners to improve bird habitats that would help maintain strong bird populations. (more…)

Listen up! U-M Experiment Records Ultrafast Chemical Reaction with Vibrational Echoes

Science

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it’s best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular spectators closest to the action.

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Shrek or not-Shrek

General

Shrek!!!

30-years ‘r enough to be ‘Shrek’. 🙂

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Microsoft Sites Ranks as Most-Visited Online Property in Mexico, Facebook.com Triples in Size

Technology

*Instant Messengers Account for 1 in 4 Minutes Spent Online in Mexico*

Mexico City, 31 August 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on the top Internet destinations and content categories in Mexico based on data from its comScore Media Metrix service.

The study found that Mexico’s Internet population grew 21 percent in the past year as 16.5 million visitors age 15 and older visited an online destination from a home or work location in July 2010.

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IBM Extends x86 Server Lineup with AMD Processors

Technology

ARMONK, N.Y., – 31 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today broadened its family of four-socket servers with the introduction of the IBM System x3755 M3 rack server equipped with the new AMD Opteron® processor.

The company also announced the two-socket, storage-rich System x3630 M3 rack server equipped with the Intel® Xeon processor.

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