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The 2009 Guinness Book edition will have a surprise category. The pages that feature the record for ‘Fastest Time To Push An Orange A Mile With One’s Nose’ and ‘Most Lives Saved By A Parrot, will also include one for the world’s largest data warehouse. The warehouse built and housed at Sun Microsystems’ Menlo Park, California campus is powered by Sun’s SPARC Enterprise M9000 server and is capable of managing one petabyte of raw data. That means about six trillion rows of transactional data and more than 185 million searchable documents, such as emails, reports and spreadsheets, says the company. The news, while attention grabbing, is also a neat way to show off Sun’s technology. (Read the full post about ‘Sun Microsystems’ Data Warehouse in 2009 Guinness Book’…)

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Casio has a brand new digital compact camera - the Exilim EX-FH20. This model is no slouch when it comes to performance, boasting a burst rate of up to 40fps and movies at 1000fps. You will find the following specifications within :- 9.1 megapixel CMOS sensor 20x zoom lens Pre-record mode High speed movie recording at up to 1,000 fps High Speed Anti-Shake function High Speed Night Scene setting HD Movie function The Casio Exilim EX-FH20 will be out this October for £399. (Read the full post about ‘Casio Exilim EX-FH20 Launched’…)

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The latest information about the upcoming release of Android has T-Mobile making an official announcement on September 23. The Android-powered HTC Dream is expected to be available in late-October, however that is still unconfirmed at this point. This release information goes against the earlier rumored availability on October 13, but I suspect we will get a better idea come the 23rd. As for the expected sales, analysts are calling for HTC to sell anywhere from 300,000 to 500,000 units. However, HTC is, at least “according to a person close to the situation,” expecting to top that and ship somewhere between 600,000 to 700,000 units this year. (Read the full post about ‘T-Mobile to unveil Android on September 23′…)

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Given Apple’s culture of secrecy, we love seeing the iPod’s private parts. RapidRepair has documented a teardown of the three new ipod models — the nano, the classic and the touch — and provided step-by-step instructions on the process. This could come useful for those who damage their out-of-warranty iPods and wish to take matters into their own hands (rather than throw down cash on a brand new one). Given the user-friendliness of the guides, the teardown process for each device looks simple enough — but keep your hands steady and exercise extreme caution. I’ve tried to repair one of my older iPods with a similar guide in the past, and the poor thing now sits as a paperweight on my dresser. (Read the full post about ‘RapidRepair Tears Apart New iPods’…)

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The folks from Codeweavers played around with Chrome’s innards and now have a working version for both Mac and Linux.

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In one of HP’s marketing slogans, they say that the computer is personal again. This view is augmented with the announcement of the HP HDX Laser mouse that features variable on-the-fly DPI from a lowly 400 to 2,400, a maximum 500Hz polling rate, adjustable profile settings for various games (and gamers sharing the same mouse - poor things), along with a laser-based sensor for added precision. It looks like an ambidextrous device and have five programmable macro buttons to get you started. The HP HDX Laser Mouse will retail for $40. Tags: ipod, home cinema, camera, wi-fi (Read the full post about ‘HP HDX Laser Mouse’…)

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These days, there are a number of web hosts available on the Internet. Most of them offer more or less similar packages at different prices. The availability of a number of web hosts and the differences in features, prices, specifications have made it very difficult for an end user to select a web host. If you’re someone who runs his business online or promotes services online then you need to choose a web host carefully as bad web hosting can make you lose some business.

In order to help people decide the web hosting company to go with, a number of web hosting rating websites have been created.

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BMW and Google have come together, offering a new service known as MyInfo. This system will see the integration of the popular Google Maps software in all but the BMW X3 for the 2009 fleet. Google Maps is essential as it will be the backbone of the BMW Search system (which is available only in vehicles that come with the BMW Assist and Navigation system). BMW can only choose between AT&T and T-Mobile as the mobile provider in order to use the same mobile technology as the European models. It will rely on the much slower GPRS network since 3G networks are still relatively underdeveloped compared to our friends across the Atlantic. (Read the full post about ‘BMW And Google Team Up For MyInfo’…)

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While it is always better to give full concentration on the road while you’re behind the wheel, there are times when answering the phone cannot be avoided. Why not take the safer route by using the Sony Ericsson HCB-108 Bluetooth speakerphone? This device is touted to have the longest talk and standby time in the market, where you can talk for up to 25 hours non-stop before it requires a trip to the nearest juice station. It is connected to your car’s visor sans wires, or transported over to your desk to be used as a speakerphone. Features include true duplex audio quality with echo reduction, noise cancellation and Digital Signal Processing. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson HCB-108 Bluetooth Speakerphone’…)

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During the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) held in Amsterdam over the weekend, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg made a bold prediction. He believes that in the future all movies will be filmed in 3D, but didn’t give any time frame past , “a reasonable period of time”.

The prediction was fitting as the speech he gave was actually broadcast in high-definition 3D with viewers wearing glasses to experience the full effect. The transmission was a first; beaming Katzenberg’s speech from Los Angeles to the attendees in Amsterdam on Sunday.

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