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Firefox 1.5 is here, and available for all to download and use. Many of you no doubt have t... Things to Do With Firefox 1.5...

Firefox 1.5 is here, and available for all to download and use.

Many of you no doubt have tried out the Beta and Release Candidate builds. Here's a list of things to do and see with Firefox 1.5.

Use the back and forward buttons to see the dramatic increase in rendering speed resulting from Firefox's new "fastback" cache. If you installed one of the Beta or Release Candidate versions,...

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In-flight cell calls can't annoy fliers, but Net calls canIt's only a matter of time before the... In-flight cell calls can&#39

In-flight cell calls can't annoy fliers, but Net calls canIt's only a matter of time before there is a Skype-related casualty aboard an airplane.

Let's say you're on an airliner, just settling in for a long flight. The little bag of Snack Mix lands on your tray table and you wonder what, exactly, is the make-up of those brown twig things stuffed in among the pretzel nuggets.

Abo...

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THE RAF are using a Keswick shop’s webcam views of Skiddaw to plan their sorties in the Lake Di... Fisher’s webcam helps RAF.

THE RAF are using a Keswick shop’s webcam views of Skiddaw to plan their sorties in the Lake District.

Officers from RAF Linton-on-Ouse near York say the webcam at George Fisher, the outdoor equipment shop in Borrowdale Road, is vital for providing last-minute information about fell top conditions.

The high fliers, along with walkers and climbers checking out the stunning views of...

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18:02 28 November 2005 NewScientist.com news service Will Knight Enlarge image Computer vision s... Air guitarists’ rock dream

18:02 28 November 2005 NewScientist.com news service Will Knight Enlarge image Computer vision software recognises a player's hands and adds riffs and fret board tricks to match (Image: Helsinki University of Technology) Creativity special: When the music takes you 29 October 2005 Interview: Electronic maestros 26 March 2005 Hot-wired piano tunes itself 04 December 2002 Search New Scientist C...

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If you're still dialing up to get online, you're in the Dark Ages. Once you've downloaded anyt... The turkey's gone, but th

If you're still dialing up to get online, you're in the Dark Ages. Once you've downloaded anything using either a cable, digital subscriber line or satellite connection, you'll never want to go back to the wait, wait, wait of an old-fashioned phone line. Don't despair. It's never too late to join the 21st century.

It's still the best part about the Internet. Even with the continued...

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A box that looks like a cute baby pig brings big-time storage to your home or business. Thi... Pig out with a big trough of sto

A box that looks like a cute baby pig brings big-time storage to your home or business.

This little piggy went to market as Storage Central SC101 from . It sells for around $100 from discounters. What you get is an empty box, which doesn't sound too good, but when you stuff it with disk drives, sold separately, you've really got something.

Storage Central has two drive bays, so yo...

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GOBBLE UP THE SAVINGS at Buter Hyundai Warehouse New 2006 Hyundai buy $15,990 or lease $189/month... 3 videocams are purely kid

GOBBLE UP THE SAVINGS at Buter Hyundai Warehouse New 2006 Hyundai buy $15,990 or lease $189/month10yr/100,000 mile warranty

2006 Audi A4 Quattro - ZERO DOWN - $369/mo;2006 Audi A3 $25,460;

Very Rare 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 ONLY $34,996; 2006 Volvo XC90 $35,640 only at Tom Wood Jaguar, Volvo Land Rover By Peter SvenssonAssociated PressAs toy manufacturers try to please gadget-hun...

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AP HEADLINES Ahold to pay holders $1.1B in settlement NEW YORK -- As toy manufacturers try ... Kids' cameras leave much to

AP HEADLINES Ahold to pay holders $1.1B in settlement

NEW YORK -- As toy manufacturers try to please gadget-hungry kids with consumer electronics that don't constitute a major investment, parents may wonder about product quality.

We took a look at one category of such gadgets, video cameras, and the results were not promising.

Of the three recently released cameras tested, on...

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BenQ Middle East has unveiled a new five-megapixel digital camera as it looks to bolster its rang... BenQ aims focus on buying

BenQ Middle East has unveiled a new five-megapixel digital camera as it looks to bolster its range in time for the end-of-year buying season.

This ultra-slim DC C500 is, the firm claims, one of the lightest five-megapixel, fixed lens cameras currently available. Packing a 1.7-inch, high resolution LCD screen and PictBridge compatibility for direct printing to compatible printers, the BenQ...

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This looks like a miniature video camera -- it even has a flip-out LCD screen, making it the only... Video cameras for kids a m

This looks like a miniature video camera -- it even has a flip-out LCD screen, making it the only camera in the test that can play back what it captures.

Of course, it doesn't use tape, but stores the footage on a memory chip. The built-in chip will store 7 minutes of video, and SD memory cards can expand storage.

The problem with the VCamNow is the image quality, which is unaccoun...

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