News tagged with beta testing

Blizzard Entertainment cuts 600 jobs

Blizzard Entertainment, publisher of "World of Warcraft" and other hit videogames, announced Wednesday that it is cutting 600 jobs.

Technology / Business

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 6

RIM tests new server for its BlackBerry, and competitors

Canadian manufacturer Research In Motion unveiled on Tuesday a new server for its BlackBerry smartphone that also supports competitors' smartphones and tablets.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

New software tool provides unprecedented searches of sound, from musical riffs to gunshots

Audio engineers have developed a novel artificial intelligence system for understanding and indexing sound, a unique tool for both finding and matching previously un-labeled audio files.

Technology / Software

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sinofsky starts Windows 8 blog, says beta coming soon

Microsoft is rolling out the digital red carpet for the full Windows 8 unveiling next month the company's developer conference.

Technology / Software

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ubisoft going online with 'Ghost Recon' videogame

Ubisoft is crafting a free-to-play online version of its popular "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon" shooter videogame.

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created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insulin-creating cell research may lead to better diabetes treatment

Beta cells, which make insulin in the human body, do not replicate after the age of 30, indicating that clinicians may be closer to better treating diabetes.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Movieclips.com launches with studio deals

(AP) -- Movieclips.com, an online movie clip-sharing service, launched in beta test mode on Wednesday touting the cooperation of six major Hollywood studios amid an industrywide slowdown in DVD sales.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients can safely skip pre-surgery stress tests and beta blockers

Physicians should "throttle back" from routinely ordering stress tests and prescribing beta blockers to patients before non-cardiac surgeries, according to a report by the University of Michigan released online this week.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft Office 2010 beta ready to download

If you want to try out Microsoft Office 2010, the beta is available for anyone to download, the company announced at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0