Thursday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 1, 2005 at 2:19:04 PM
Coffee helps short term memory.
Go screw yourself, NIMF.
Bye-bye Blackberry.
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Prior to testing, the group fasted for 4 to 6 hours, and abstained from caffeine and nicotine for at least 24 hours. Then they were then given either a cup of strong coffee - containing 100 milligrams of caffeine - or a caffeine-free placebo drink. After 20 minutes all participants underwent fMRI scans while carrying out a memory and concentration test. A few days afterwards the experiment was repeated under the same conditions but each received the other drink.
Go screw yourself, NIMF.
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Yesterday wasn't a stellar day for the game industry's public image. First, the National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) gave the industry a cumulative 10-year grade of D-plus, citing increases in sex and violence in games and a content ratings system "beyond repair." That was followed later in the day by US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) announcement of her intention to introduce federal legislation regulating the sale of violent games to minors. Game industry groups were predictably quick to respond.
Bye-bye Blackberry.
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RIM said in a statement that it would continue efforts to get the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The company also reiterated that it has prepared a software upgrade that can be used to work around the disputed patents. The dispute between RIM and NTP goes back four years. In 2001, NTP filed a suit against RIM claiming that the BlackBerry infringed on its patents. In 2002, a jury found in favor of NTP and awarded the company $23.1 million in damages.