http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Blockbuster was once the king of movie rental. But no one wants to trudge down the street to pick up a movie anymore when he can just download it on to his home player. Blockbuster has been slow to capture... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2264434 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:26:07 -0800 Strategically nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University has always been associated with the information technology revolution. But President John Hennessy, himself a computer scientist, envisions the institute playing a pivotal role in energy research as well. In... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2235103 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:03:54 -0800 Casio Founder and CEO Kazuo Kashio has demonstrated a variety of new technologies incorporated in its upcoming line of digital cameras. Casio is bringing out new composite moving image technology to allow photographers to play around with a variety of... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2192916 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:52:03 -0800 Motorola has slipped to fourth position in the global handset race largely due to a failure to follow critical consumer trends such as a preference for touch screens and high speed data links. But it is hoping to win some... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2181910 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:05:47 -0800 Given all the hype surrounding the Wii, it comes across as somewhat surprising that the Sony Playstation 2 would have clocked 30.2 % of all minutes played on a video gaming console in 2008. Nielsen Media Research group has tabulated... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2160762 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:23:29 -0800 Torvard Alexander, 38, is a daunting figure at 6 feet tall. Imagine how intimidating he could be wrapped in foil with a flowing red cape and a silver-winged helmet. Alexander has become somewhat of a cult hero in the English... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2144888 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:50:04 -0800 And you thought the list of evils associated with video games was limited to promoting violence and escapism. A report by the National Resources Defence Council insists that consoles consume $1 Billion worth of energy per year. A pretty hefty... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2127552 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:56:21 -0800 Technology market analysts report that the third quarter of 2008 is the first time in history that laptop sales have outstripped desktop sales. Laptop sales have risen 40 percent over the same period in 2007 while those of desktops have... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2099391 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:26:03 -0800 Neuroscientists have recently conducted a study in which brain responses have been studied in association with money. Subjects observed red and green targets in their field of vision. Selecting targets was associated with monetary targets which could earn 10 cents... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2094887 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:46:16 -0800 Dr. Alan Bittner of California wrote on his website that he had successfully used fat obtained through liposuction of his patients to power both his own car and that of his girlfriend. He insists his patients have urged him to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2091467 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:42:07 -0800 The geyser like jets spurting from Saturn's moon Enceladus have intrigued scientists who wonder whether they are evidence of life on the satellite. But the latest intrigue around the jets is whether they arose courtesy comet collisions with the surface... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2038207 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:09:05 -0800 Everyone's in the holiday mood in the United States, including people with a tendency to steal baby Jesus statues from nativity scenes. Every year around this time, there is a spike in reports on such incidents. But now churches and... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2022131 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:40:00 -0800 Conventional wisdom says that bringing elephants from the wild into the safe enclosures of zoos should prolong their life as they are protected from enemies and receive a consisten diet. But a study by researchers on 4,500 elephants in European... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/2001533 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:47:57 -0800 Google claims it wants to help us organize the information of the world and make it universally accessible. Given that for most of us organizing data relevant to our daily tasks is of paramount significance, Google Tasks makes perfect sense.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1983649 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:04:02 -0800 YouTube continues with its mission of allowing anyone around the globe the chance for public recognition. Classical musicians are allowed to submit two videos demonstrating their ability. These entries will be filtered by a select band of professionals affiliated with... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1938227 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:19:38 -0800 1572 was a landmark year in the history of astronomy. A 'new star' became visible, its luminosity so intense that it could be seen even against the light of day. It was at this point that scientists realized that space... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1937426 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:31:50 -0800 What happens when budding innovators boasting Stanford degrees return to their native Pakistan and bring with them a little bit of the Silicon Valley spirit? They conceive a startup called Tintash that focuses on developing iPhone applications and harbors Google-esque... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1920852 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:28:30 -0800 Remember that guy in Shawshank Redemption who engineered an ingenious escape through the sewerage? Prisoners today have it so much easier: the ubiquity of cell phones makes it so much easier to plan exit strategies. Not that prisoners are allowed... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1862019 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:03:24 -0800 Dubai's new luxury resort, Atlantis, went all out at its launch event throwing a 30 million dollar party. The event was held at the manmade Palm Jumeirah island in the Persian Gulf and over 2,000 attended. Some of the celebrities... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1840865 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:08:00 -0800 It roamed the earth over 10,000 years ago but it is just now that we have learned more about the woolly mammoth through completing its genetic sequencing. The current data set is 100 times more extensive than any used in... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1831661 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:59:46 -0800