Tag archive: Black

A black scientist that applies for a federal research grant with the National Institute of Health (NIH) is notably less likely to receive funding than a white one, according to a study published in the journal Science [pdf], which was sponsored by NIH. The NIH revealed that for ever 100 funding applications it considered for approval, 29 of the grants were awarded to white scientists. That compared with 16 that went to black scientists.… Read More

LaCie has updated its LaCinema line of multimedia servers to include the LaCinema Black Play and LaCinema Black Record, each designed to connect to a user's home network (via Ethernet or Wi-Fi) and provide access to videos, music, photos and more stored on either the LaCinema itself or on computers throughout the home…then push it out to a connected high-definition television. The LaCinema media players will handle 1080op… Read More

Western Digital is now shipping its WD Scorpio Black hard drives for notebook computers, offering 7,200 rpm spin rates, a 16 MB cache, and capacities of up to 320 GB on a 3Gb/s SATA interface. The Scorpio Black drives also incorporate data protection and reliability technologies designed to increase the drives' lifespan in the oft-jarring mobile computing world. The drives incorporate a free-fall sensor that parks the drive heads in… Read More

When it comes to the world of luxury mobile phones, there's no doubt that the market thrives on form over function. High-end handsets from Vertu certainly offer a lot in the way of bling, high price tags, and exclusivity, but as phones they barely hold their own with discount offerings from most mobile operators. Nonetheless, there must be a market for these items, because new ones keep popping up on the market. Such is the case… Read More

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Electronic Arts and Lionhead Studios yesterday said they'd were making available for purchase an expansion pack to the popular computer game Black & White 2. Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods should be in stores this week for $19.99, as well as being available for download from EA. In Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods, said EA, players "return to Eden" to find the "Aztecs have raised their own evil deity, which… Read More

Electronic Arts yesterday announced that their first person shooter Black was now available in retail stores for purchase. The game is available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox for $39.95. In Black, EA said, gamers play the role of a sergeant who is the leader of a