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For now, reality is that some consumers and reviewers are wondering what comes with Viiv PCs that can't be found elsewhere.

Intel's main promise for Viiv-branded products is that they will allow home entertainment buffs to stream downloaded video files from a PC's hard drive to a television in another room of the house, or move those files to a handheld personal media player. These capabilities won't be introduced until later this year, when Intel releases a software update that current Viiv PC owners can install to enable the new features, said Kari Skoog, an Intel spokeswoman. Intel hasn't determined how it plans to release this update, version 1.5, but promises it will be easy to implement, she said.

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X-rays from the dead star allowed US researchers to directly detect the cool disc around the pulsar 13,000 light years away from Earth, using the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared vision. The doughnut-shaped disc extends from about a million miles from its central pulsar, called 4U 0142+61, to at least 3 million miles and has a total mass about 10 times that of the Earth.

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The robot is controlled by a simple program that mimics the way neurons control reflexes in humans and other animals. Unlike most other two-legged robots, RunBot has few sensors and can detect just two things - when a foot touches the ground, and when a leg swings forward.