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Microsoft has officially started banning Xbox 360 users who’ve altered their consoles in order to play games downloaded illegally from the Internet in a bid to counter piracy. Over 1 million players of the more than 20 million members of the Xbox Live community have been banned. Xbox 360 consoles are equipped with digital rights management technologies designed to detect pirated software, but some players have successfully modded their machines to circumvent DRM protections. In light of this event, we have decided to look at some of the most notable Microsoft mods out there.
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This is Pierre, director of Marketing and Communications at SherWeb, live from Cannes, France, for the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
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BlackBerry smart phones have changed the mobile phone industry with revolutionary functions that turn your phone into a mini computing device. In today’s fast-paced business environment, Blackberries are ideal for multitasking as they support emailing and instant messaging, enabling business people to stay in touch with clients and colleagues while on-the-go. But there are many other interesting Blackberry applications specifically designed for businesses. Following are some must-have BlackBerry business apps to organize your contacts, create and view documents, manage your work and keep track of expenses, all from the palm of your hand.
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One mile below the water’s surface in the Gulf of Mexico, robots are attempting to fix one of the greatest environmental catastrophes in human history. Without robotic technology of some form or another, we would most likely be unable to ever stop the flow of crude oil into the gulf, ultimately polluting our oceans, rivers and lakes, killing off countless amounts of sea life, birds, land animals and eventually, us. This is only one instance where robots have been employed to save the day. Robots can work in areas too dangerous for humans, they do not experience fatigue, hunger or thirst, they can withstand extreme temperatures, pressures, and weather, and they can perform tasks with surgical precision under some of the harshest conditions. So while as humans we can’t seem to dig ourselves out of the many holes we’ve clumsily created on this planet, we can create robots to do the digging for us. The following are some examples of these. Read more »

Being bombarded with spam can be a real nuisance and in a business setting you want to be extra careful about ensuring the safety of your emails. There are different types of anti-spam filtering software available depending on your particular needs. Spam filter software should be: 1) easy to customize (the program should allow you to tweak settings and create ones of your own) 2) offer a wide range of features 3) easy to install 4) reliable (the program should be stable and consistent).
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