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For a dance producer, the Juan Maclean's John MacLean has a pretty serious punk rock pedigree thanks to all those years in Six Finger Satellite, and that background comes through in the Juan Maclean's intense live show. But lest we forget that ...

Spacewalkers Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken face their first major task of the 13-day mission to the International Space Station as they prepare to unload and begin the installation of the Tranquility node. - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour begins the first major portion of ...

Endeavour's payload includes the Tranquility node -- the last U.S. portion of the International Space Station -- which will provide additional room for crew members and many of the space station's life support and environmental control systems. Attached to Tranquility mode will be a a cupola, which houses a robotic ...

At the ISSCC show next week, Intel officials will talk about their upcoming 32-nm “Westmere” processors for servers and clients, including a six-core version for two-socket servers and high-end desktops. Intel is looking to refresh its entire server lineup, not only with Westmere processors but also with the upcoming Nehalem ...

Microsoft plans to release SQL Server 2008 R2, currently in the CTP phase, by May. - Microsoft announced Jan. 19 that SQL Server 2008 Release 2 will be ready by May. SQL Server 2008 R2 is currently in the community technology preview phase. The most recent CTP was released in ...

A month after closing a $915 million deal to buy bankrupt Nortel's enterprise business unit, Avaya is preparing to unveil its integrated road map. The industry will see in which direction Avaya is moving, and Nortel customers will find out the future of their products. - Avaya ...

Intel is prepping for the official release of its 32-nm “Westmere” Core processors for desktops and laptops Jan. 7 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Intel in December talked about these “Clarksdale” and “Arrandale” CPUs, but more information, including frequency and pricing, are making its way onto the ...

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere $200,000. The lunar-like landscape of the Mojave desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas will stage the roll-out of Virgin Galactic's

Apple plans to open an additional retail store in New York on Nov. 14, and says it will open 40 to 50 stores worldwide in 2010. Although Microsoft has said it will challenge Apple aggressively in the retail space, comments from Microsoft spokespeople seem to indicate that a wait-and-see approach ...

President Hamid Karzai prepared for a second term of office on Tuesday with US President Barack Obama telling him to wipe out corruption and world leaders urging him to unify Afghanistan. Karzai was declared president for another five years after the cancellation of a run-off by the

In a new white paper, Sun discusses how the Solaris OS will take advantage of the next-generation Intel Xeon processor for servers with four or more sockets (codename Nehalem-EX). In its latest version, Solaris will focus on scalable performance, advanced reliability ...

In a new white paper, Sun discusses how the Solaris OS will take advantage of the next-generation Intel Xeon processor for servers with four or more sockets (codename Nehalem-EX). In its latest version, Solaris will focus on scalable performance, advanced reliability ...

The Chicago-based reissue label Numero Group isn't just interested in unearthing obscure music from bygone eras (though that's certainly a noble enough pursuit). They're interested in making those bygone eras come to life. This fall, they're branching out in pursuit of that goal with a book and a tour.With the ...

Tompkins Square will take us to church  with Fire in My Bones: Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, a three-CD box set of obscure post-World War II African-American gospel music. No Aretha Franklin on this one.Produced by Pitchfork contributor Mike McGonigal, Fire in My Bones collects nearly four hours ...

Microsoft is preparing to release five critical security bulletins Sept. 8 for Patch Tuesday. The five bulletins target vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, and do not include a fix for a bug affecting Internet Information Services the company has warned about. - Microsoft is prepping five critical security bulletins ...

Blackalicious Frontman Gift of Gab Conquers The Final Frontier With the Release of Escape 2 Mars Gift Of Gab Gift of Gab, best known as the adept MC of Blackalicious, knew that after waiting over five years for a solo ...