Archive for December, 2008

Microsoft Preparing Pay-As-You-Go Computing Service

1 / December 30, 2008 10:22 am

Washington (dbTechno) – Microsoft is working on a brand new pay-as-you-go computing service so that consumers can only pay for hardware and software that they actually need. A new patent application filed by Microsoft has led many to believe that [...]

Should Breastfeeding Pictures Be Allowed On Facebook?

6 / December 30, 2008 10:15 am

Washington (dbTechno) – There is a great deal of controversy surrounding a move by Facebook to ban breastfeeding pictures on the social-networking site.  So with that said, should breastfeeding pictures be allowed on Facebook? Facebook has been banning breastfeeding images [...]

Sony Keeps PS3 Alive, Cuts Production Costs By 35%

0 / December 30, 2008 10:13 am

Washington (dbTechno) – The Sony PS3 may be behind rivals such as the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, but it is still doing ok thanks to the fact that Sony has been able to cut production costs by 35%. Usually [...]

(Update) Windows 7 Beta 1 Praised Following Internet Leak

1 / December 30, 2008 8:15 am

Washington (dbTechno) – Microsoft Windows 7 Beta 1 was leaked onto the Internet for the first time late last week, and has been receiving a great deal of praise thus far. Windows 7 Beta 1 was originally supposed to be [...]

Getting One Extra Hour Of Sleep Lowers Your Heart Risk

0 / December 30, 2008 8:09 am

Washington (dbTechno) – A new study has revealed that you can greatly improve the health of your heart by getting just one extra hour of sleep each night. The study was carried out by looking at roughly 500 U.S. adults [...]

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Is Best In Treating Kids

0 / December 30, 2008 8:03 am

Washington (dbTechno) – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been named as the top hospital for treating children in the U.S. by Parents magazine. The February issue of Parents magazine lists the top 10 hospitals in the U.S. for children [...]

Red Cross Looking For Blood Donations As New Year Approaches

0 / December 30, 2008 7:55 am

Washington (dbTechno) – The holidays are usually a difficult time for the American Red Cross as they usually see a decline in the number of blood donors.  This is why they are out asking for blood donations once again as [...]

Researchers Find Genes That Caused 1918 Spanish Flu Deaths

0 / December 30, 2008 7:50 am

Boston (dbTechno) – Researchers have been able to discover a group of genes which may have attributed o the 1918 Spanish flu, making it extremely potent and deadly. The 1918 flu pandemic managed to infect 500 million people around the [...]

(Update) Gastric Bypass Erases Diabetes In Obese Teens

0 / December 30, 2008 7:46 am

Washington (dbTechno) – A new study has found that gastric bypass surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes in obese teenagers. The idea behind this new study was to see if obese teens with type 2 diabetes could be helped by [...]

Researchers Able To Link Specific Gene To High Blood Pressure

0 / December 30, 2008 7:40 am

Boston (dbTechno) – American researchers have made a breakthrough as they have managed to identify a specific gene variant that is linked directly to the development of high blood pressure. Yen-Pei Christy Chang led the research that was carried out [...]