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Burj Khalifa Opens; The Worlds Tallest Building

by | Jan 4, 2010 | | 0 |

  The Burj Khalifa, formerly the Burj Dubai is now open.  Soaring into the skies at 2,717 feet or 828 meters, the newly named Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.  The name was changed at the last minute in honor of the president of Abu Dhabi, Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for their 10 billion dollar bailout of the near-bankrupt Dubai.  The internal space occupies 6 million square feet with 54 elevators that are capable of 40mph each.  At the top you can see out as far as 60 miles in any given direction.  The closest building in height is Tape

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Microsoft Office Barred From Sale After January 11th, 2010

by | Dec 22, 2009 | | 0 |

  Who would have thought that after all the years of Microsoft Office that it would be banned from sale due to patent infringement.  After a ruling back in May for the same issue, Microsoft appealed and this time lost.  The infringement i for Word’s handling of .xml, .docx, and .docm files of which infringed upon i4i’s patented XML handling algorithms.

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N64 Mini Claims To Be The Smallest Chunky Portable Console Available

by | Dec 7, 2009 | | 0 |

  The days when N64 was amazing and new have quickly passed, but if you don’t have that home console still hooked up and would like a more convenient way to play then here is your chance.  From the forums of the portable mod maker himself (Ben Heck), comes the N64 portable.  It is fully equipped with everything you need to enjoy the original experience, but with a somewhat bulky portableness.  The specs are as follows:

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