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...Garmin International Inc., a leading GPS-device maker, is tapping into the craze by incorporating location-based games into its handheld units. For example, its new Geko 201 ($150) invites users to traverse a virtual maze to capture a series of imaginary flags. To play, stand in any field or parking lot (you need at least 360 sq. ft. to maneuver) and look down at the screen to see where the nearest flag is located. Then walk or run toward it. An onscreen arrow updates your location and tells you when you've reached the flag. You can play alone...
Like the Aztec empire, King Richard III’s reign comes to an unexpected and startling end while at the peak of power. Richard’s demise is plotted by Richmond, a character who is barely even mentioned in earlier acts. Richard then becomes a virtual Montezuma, with his slayer represented in European garb...
...Cometa was going to work, Brilliant knew, it had to think big. Despite the expense, it had to build 20,000 access points across America. These access points have to be as secure as Fort Knox and support Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs (think of a VPN as a solid, encrypted tunnel of data in the middle of any signal). Free Wi-Fi rapidly loses its appeal when you realize those home users could potentially take a peek at the data on your laptop as part of the bargain...
...Kirch's networks to forward their political views. German media giant Bertelsmann didn't bid because of antitrust problems. The only other serious bidder, a German publisher, didn't have Saban's TV experience and faced regulatory pressures. By late February, Saban's mostly cash offer was a virtual lock...
...Sheikh neared his conclusion, the Marine patrol rounded a corner and walked right into hundreds of people praying on the street and listening to the sermon, even approaching the separate section for women. Dozens of men rose and put their shoes on, forming a virtual wall to block the armed Marines, who appeared unaware of the danger. The U.S. soldiers did not understand Arabic, but they did not need to - the enraged faces, the shouting and the fierce gesticulations were sufficient signal that they were not wanted. "Irjau!" "Go Back!" the demonstrators screamed, as they were restrained...