http://newtech.aurum3.com : New Technology, Games and Gadget Guide Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:03:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Philips Brilliance LCD computer display has a built-in infrared "PowerSensor" that can detect people in front. This is a first for a desktop monitor which is an energy saving feature. The screen will dim by 50% if you are not in front of it. http://newtech.aurum3.com/hdtv/philips-brilliance-lcd-can-sense-your-presence/ httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTDSfbcbBU HTC has revealed Hero, an Android phone which support for Flash 9 and the new HTC Sense user interface. Apple have not included Flash in the latest OS 3.0 due to limitations of Apple's iPhone SDK and its associated license. Check out the video. http://newtech.aurum3.com/mobile-device/htc-hero-android-mobile-first-look/ Apple has now reverse the approval of the first app that featured nudity. The Hottest Girls app which cost $1.99 and features softcore porn photos of naked women is now banned from the iTunes Store. This app was previously passed because Apple has now changed their policy made possible by ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/mobile-device/apple-bans-hottest-girls-iphone-app/ The death of the King of Pop has caused several news sites to slow down due to the amount of traffic related to the news on Thursday. The availability for the news sites from ABC, CBS, AOL, MSNBC, NBC, the San Francisco Chronicle, Yahoo News and the LA Times dropped ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/internet/michael-jacksons-death-caused-news-sites-collapsed/ Users who pre-order a copy of Microsoft's Windows 7 will receive more than 50% off the retail price for a limited time starting Friday. Windows 7 Home Premium will sell for $49 and Windows 7 Professional for $99. Microsoft's Windows 7 will be released on October 22. http://newtech.aurum3.com/software/microsoft-windows-7-now-50-off/ Apple has approved the first app that featured nudity. The Hottest Girls app cost $1.99 which features softcore porn photos of naked women. This app was passed because Apple has now changed their policy made possible by iPhone 3.0 which allows for parental control. http://newtech.aurum3.com/mobile-device/apple-approved-first-iphone-porn-app/ Check out new Microsoft Windows 7 box art. Looks quite simple and clean. http://newtech.aurum3.com/software/windows-7-box-art/ Tubingen University scientists in Germany have discovered 35,000 years old flutes which indicates that humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture. The three flutes were found found in the Hohle Fels cavern in southwest Germany. The flutes were assembled from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone. Archaeologist Nicholas ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/research/prehistoric-flute-found/ Bethesda Softworks the creator of Fallout 3 and Oblivion has now acquired ID Software, the creator of legendary games such as Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein. Id will operate as an independent studio and that all of the company's current staff, including founder John Carmack and CEO Todd Hollenshead, will remain ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/gaming/bethesda-buys-id-software/ httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDetH6iUvh8 Former CNET exec and former founder of Gamespot Vince Broady launched ThisMoment, a new social publishing service which is basically an enhanced photo and video album service. From the press release: an inventive new platform for people to save and share their life’s Moments, today announced agreements with the world’s leading ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/social-network/thismoment-a-new-social-network-photo-album/