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Area of Mars Identified as Good Place to Look for Evidence of Past Life
A spot on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich rocks could be a prime spot to search for the fossilized remains of Martian life that may have existed 4 billion years ago, a new study suggests.
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'Death to browsers!' cries Apple mobile-app patent - Register
 New York Times | Register A trio of Apple filings seek to patent mobile-application "systems and methods" for travel and online shopping — and to move us three steps closer to a Google-free world. Taken together, the three filings point not only to the browserless future that ... Amazon Updates Kindle App With Inline Dictionary, MorePC World The OpenAppMkt Is Here To Break Down Apple's Walled Garden (AAPL)San Francisco Chronicle Alternative iPhone app store, OpenAppMkt, opens for businessAfterdawn.com Fortune -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Wired News all 241 news articles » |
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Kindle's E-Reader Price War: Who'll Blink First? - PC World
 msnbc.com | PC World When, oh when, will the price-cutting end? Now that Amazon has stunned the e-book world by dropping the price of its Kindle e-reader (well, the new Wi-Fi-only model) to $139, will competitors Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Sony do the same? ... Kindle Wi-Fi: Has Amazon won the e-reader war?Christian Science Monitor Could Kindle EBook Gifting Become a Reality This Year?PC Magazine Barnes & Noble's Nook gets its own boutiquemsnbc.com New York Times -Everything USB -TG Daily all 85 news articles » |
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Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, Microsoft - PC World
 New York Daily News | PC World Microsoft is busy at work on a new tablet computer design, a product that may arrive from one or more of its hardware partners in "not a heck of a long time," CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday. ... Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine Microsoft Wants Badly to Be Competitive in Tablets.X-bit Labs InformationWeek -InfoWorld -MarketWatch all 605 news articles » |
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Analysis: Google Stumbles, Again, With China Outage Report - Wired News
 CBC.ca | Wired News Google's Chinese web-censorship monitoring page reported Thursday that its unfiltered Chinese search site had been blocked again, prompting eager news organizations, including Reuters, the Associated Press and Wired.com, to report the ... Google not sure if China behind service disruptionAFP Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in ChinaSan Jose Mercury News Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating NormallyWall Street Journal Telegraph.co.uk -ZDNet (blog) -Register all 694 news articles » |
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RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad" - Ars Technica
 Globe and Mail | Ars Technica Corroborating a rumor from The Wall Street Journal earlier this summer, a new Bloomberg report cited "two people familiar with the company's plans" to build an iPad-like touchscreen device and ... RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad*Register What is the RIM Blackpad?Christian Science Monitor BlackBerry maker to launch tablet in November: reportReuters Canada InformationWeek -PC Magazine -Apple Insider all 317 news articles » |
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Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole - CNET
CNET A fast-spreading virus that exploits a .lnk Windows hole prompted Microsoft to announce a patch for release next week. Microsoft plans to release a patch on Monday for a flaw involving how Windows handles shortcut files, after seeing ... Microsoft to Release Emergency Patch for Shortcut BugPC Magazine (blog) Microsoft schedules patch for Windows Shell flawSearchSecurity.com Microsoft sets emergency Windows patch for MondayComputerworld Redmondmag.com -Register -Ars Technica all 14 news articles » |
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Verizon: Android 2.2 Coming to Motorola Droid Next Week - PC Magazine
 PC World | PC Magazine Anything Sprint can do, Verizon can apparently do - though we're not going to say whether or not they're better. The nation's top carrier told us Friday that it will push out Android 2.2, also known as the "Froyo" operating system, to the company's ... Froyo coming to Evo 4G on Tuesday, Sprint confirmsComputerworld Evo 4G users to get Android 2.2 “Froyo” update starting August 3VentureBeat HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next WeekPC World CNET (blog) -Wall Street Journal -Reuters all 454 news articles » |
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Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The United Nations has added Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar to its list of World Heritage sites in danger.
The Everglades, home to 20 endangered species, was previously on the list from 1993 to 2007 because large amounts of water were being ...
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Rumble in the Jungle: Flying Squirrel Vs. Monkey
Researchers have observed small monkeys called Japanese macaques going bananas at the sight of a flying squirrel.
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Did we pronounce privacy dead this week? - CNET
 The Hindu | CNET PHILADELPHIA--Does privacy exist anymore? Do we even know what it is? A conversation between digital academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd on Friday morning at the Supernova conference capped off a week in which many peoples' ... Privacy issues hit Facebook againChristian Science Monitor First Wikileaks, now Facebook. Is this the death of privacy?Telegraph.co.uk Facebook data hoarder speaks outBBC News msnbc.com -Ars Technica -DailyFinance all 377 news articles » |
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From Whale to Jail? Boat Owners in Hot Water
First a whale jumps on and crushes your boat. Then you face the prospect of two years in jail or more than $40 grand in fines. Could things get any worse? .
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FCC gives thumbs-up to first LTE phone, more in offing - Ars Technica
 TG Daily | Ars Technica The Federal Communications Commission has finally approved the first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) phone for sale in the US. Though the first LTE handset will be available through MetroPCS, ... Samsung scores FCC approval for first LTE phoneNetworkWorld.com FCC approves Samsung SCH-R900, the first U.S. 4G LTE phoneMobile Burn FCC approves Samsung LTE phone, likely for MetroPCSFierceWireless Electronista (blog) -TG Daily -PhoneNews.com all 19 news articles » |
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Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer
ROME (AP) - Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.
The 31-year-old Czech and 19-year-old British patients are in good condition ...
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First Dust Storm Ever Seen on Red Planet
After more than six years roaming the surface of Mars, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has spotted its first dust devil on the red planet.
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Smartphones Tempting New Targets for Hackers
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Face on Mars or Rocky Hill? New Photo Reveals Truth
In 1976, NASA's Viking captured a stunning picture, showing what clearly looked like a face on the surface of Mars. Conspiracy theorists went bonkers. On Thursday NASA unveiled the highest resolution images ever of the famous site.
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YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame - PC World
 KATU | PC World Artwork: Chip TaylorYouTube says its Content ID system makes the extra five minutes possible. With all major movie studios and music labels using Content ID to sniff out copyrighted material, and the technology improved enough, YouTube can afford to ... YouTube wants your 15 minutes of fameCNN YouTube ups video time limitRegister YouTube Increases Video Upload Length to 15 MinutesPC Magazine E-Commerce Times -CIO Today -News Provider all 341 news articles » |
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Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' downloaded 6 million times
NEW YORK (AP) - The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of "I Gotta Feeling."
Their No. 1 hit has become the first song to reach the 6 million mark in digital downloads.
The milestone was announced Friday and confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan. For the group's leader, will.i.am, the ...
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Cell phone shipments continue to recover
NEW YORK (AP) - The number of cell phones shipped worldwide rose 14.5 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, with much of the growth coming from smaller challengers like the iPhone and BlackBerry, according to research firm IDC.
Manufacturers shipped 317.5 million phones in the quarter, IDC ...
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