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Precision writes to inform us about the Swiss firm Myriad, which claims a 3x boost in Android app performance and longer battery life with a new virtual machine. Myriad says that its technology is 100% compatible with existing Android apps. \"The tool is a replacement for the Dalvik virtual machine, which ships as part of the Android platform, and retains full compatibility with existing software. Dalvik Turbo also supports a range of processors including those based on ARM, Intel Atom, and MIPS Architectures.\"
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XCore\'s EduBook, a Netbook That Runs on AA Batteries'); document.write('
I\'m typing this on a netbook with no hard drive, not using a chip from Intel or AMD, and powered by AA batteries. Eight rechargeable AAs, to be precise, in a bank of cells right where a Li-Ion battery would sit in a conventional laptop. The batteries charge in place, too (regulation prevents overcharging) meaning that the power cord is a simple three-prong-to-cloverleaf cord, no wall-wart required. It\'s the EduBook from Xcore (see that page for some photos of the internals, too), and it\'s a cool concept. Despite some warts, it\'s one of the most interesting things I ran into on the CES show floor last month (Xcore\'s Michael Barnes kindly supplied the laptop, straight from the display case). Read on for my review.
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Microsoft Says Windows 7 Not Killing Batteries'); document.write('
VindictivePantz sends word that the Windows 7 team has posted a new blog entry discussing their conclusions about the reported Windows 7 battery failures. \"To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are in fact failing and Windows 7 is neither incorrectly reporting on battery status nor in any way whatsoever causing batteries to reach this state. In every case we have been able to identify the battery being reported on was in fact in need of recommended replacement. ...every single indication we have regarding the reports we\'ve seen are simply Windows 7 reporting the state of the battery using this new feature and we\'re simply seeing batteries that are not performing above the designated threshold. ... We are as certain as we can be that we have addressed the root cause and concerns of this report, but we will continue to monitor the situation.\"
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Re-Engineering the Immune System'); document.write('
destinyland notes a microbiology professor describing \"Immunity on Demand\" (or \"Immunity 2.0\") and wonders whether we could genetically engineer all the antibodies we need. \"...there\'s a good chance this system, or something like it, will actually be in place within decades. Caltech scientists have already engineered stem cells into B cells that produce HIV-fighting antibodies — and an NIH researcher engineered T cells that recognize tumors which has already had promising clinical trials again skin cancer. Our best hope may be to cut out the middleman. Rather than merely hoping that the vaccine will indirectly lead to the antibody an individual needs, imagine if we could genetically engineer these antibodies and make them available as needed?\"
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