Posts In Category Technology & Science
Tiny Deep-Sea Life Eats Dinosaur-Era Meals
on May 18, 2012 by skoty_root in Technology & Science, Comments (0)
Microbes living in the seabed below the deep ocean are taking the slow-food movement to extremes. According to new research, these microorganisms are subsisting on nutrients first laid down when […]
Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs
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Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according […]
Ancient Turtle Was as Big as Small Car
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A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains.
UK agency approves BlackBerry 7 OS for government
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(Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd said the UK agency responsible for setting standards for computer security has approved the BlackBerry 7 operating system for government use. This will allow […]
Monster Sunspot’s Solar Flare Strong Enough to Confuse Satellites
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An enormous sunspot unleashed a powerful solar flare late Wednesday (May 16), triggering a radiation storm intense enough to interfere with some satellites orbiting Earth, space weather experts said.
Facebook’s IPO one of world’s largest
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Facebook found more than enough friends.
A Beautiful Day To Talk About The Weather
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Facebook wraps up IPO, set for big Friday pop
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $ 18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than […]
Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts
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A fire burning near a scenic canyon in northern Colorado has grown from about 1.5 square miles to more than 11 square miles amid erratic winds kicked up by dry […]
Apple to use only green power for main data center
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about […]
NASA says competition is key to private space race
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Competition is vital to the race among private companies to replace the space shuttle, NASA said Thursday, after Congress called for the US space agency to fund a single company. […]
Verizon data fans to pay more in service or phones
on May 17, 2012 by skoty_root in Technology & Science, Comments (0)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Wireless plans to make its data-hungry customers pay a lot more, either in service fees or smartphone prices, as it tries to cut costs and […]
Apple to use only green power for main data center
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to power its main U.S. data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about […]
Federal government spent nearly $70 billion on ‘climate change activities’ since 2008
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The Congressional Research Service estimates that since 2008 the federal government has spent nearly $ 70 billion on “climate change activities.”
Hackers break into Azerbaijan Eurovision websites
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BAKU (Reuters) – A group of hackers calling themselves Cyberwarriors for Freedom attacked the official websites of the Eurovision song contest on Thursday, demanding that the host nation, Azerbaijan, cancel […]
Osiris stem cell therapy approved in Canada
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Osiris Therapeutics Inc. said Thursday that Canadian regulators approved its stem cell therapy Prochymal, which is intended to treat a deadly side effect of bone marrow transplants.
“Social Network” writer to pen Steve Jobs film script
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Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday said that the Academy Award winning screenwriter behind “The Social Network” will write the script for a film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Wheat, gold, silver rise in a down market
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Wheat prices rose again Thursday on concerns about poor weather conditions, while gold and silver shot higher as traders sought refuge from a steep decline in the stock market.
Sega launches a new video game powered by… urine [video]
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Sega exited the video game console business in 2001 after stiff competition from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo forced the struggling company to shift gears. Now, more than 10 years later, […]
Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the […]
Facebook to price IPO, demand seen strong
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is expected to price its initial public offering on Thursday to raise more than $ 16 billion, as strong demand, particularly from retail […]
Hot Summer Projected for Much of US
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More than half of the United States may be in for a hot summer, a continuation of a year-long trend of high temperatures across much of the country, according to […]
Microsoft offers $99 Xbox consoles with a catch
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Microsoft began testing whether a pricing strategy that has been a hit with smartphones will invigorate sales of its Xbox 360 videogame consoles.
US forecasters say heat will stay on this summer
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Meteorologists say America’s unusually warm year is likely to extend through the summer. And that’s a bad sign for wildfires in the West.
Buffett’s Berkshire to buy Media General papers
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Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc. for $ 142 million.
Bus-Size Asteroid Zips Close By Earth
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An asteroid the size of a school bus gave Earth a close shave yesterday (May 13), passing well inside the orbit of the moon, but our planet was never in […]
‘Just Dance 4′, ‘Your Shape’ included in rumored Wii U launch line-up
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Twenty-five titles are already locked in for the Wii U’s launch later in 2012 by the UK branch of video and game rental chain Blockbuster, if pictures obtained by GoNintendo […]
Blame that yucky maple syrup on the weather
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LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Bad news for waffle lovers. Historic warmth in March slashed this year’s U.S. maple syrup output as much as 40 percent as sugar maple trees, […]
Zynga Launches Its First Arcade Game: Bubble Safari
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Zynga will launch its first game in the arcade genre on Wednesday, the social game company announced.
Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Faces “Irreparable Damage” Because of $18 Billion Ecuador Judgment, Says New Financial Analysis
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new financial analysis has found that Chevron’s $ 18 billion Ecuador environmental liability poses a threat of “irreparable damage” to the oil […]
A match made in heaven: BlackBerry PlayBook and… Windows Phone? [video]
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What do you get when you cross a struggling vendor’s debut tablet with a mobile operating system that has spent the past 18 months running into the brick wall that […]
Google-backed wind power line clears hurdle
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(Reuters) – A planned $ 5 billion transmission line to send power from wind farms off the East Coast cleared a hurdle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to […]
Towering Tyrannosaur Prepares for Auction
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NEW YORK — In a showroom on the west side of Manhattan, minerals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, tufts of mammoth hair, pieces of the moon, not to mention […]
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?
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Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company’s initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of […]
Analysis: Facebook can’t take Asian growth for granted
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant’s potential $ 100 billion-plus initial public offering, its breakneck growth in Asia may be slowing […]
‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse visible from China to Texas
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Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they’ll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will […]
As Facebook grows, millions say, ‘no, thanks’
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Don’t try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won’t find her there.
About 750,000 households escape fuel poverty in 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) – About 750,000 households were lifted out of fuel poverty in 2010 due to rising incomes among cash-strapped consumers and lower consumption following the roll out of energy […]
Pinterest raises $100 million in funding
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(Reuters) – Japan-based online retailing giant Rakuten is leading the latest $ 100 million round of funding in U.S. social networking site Pinterest, saying on Thursday it expects the site […]
CloudLinux to Announce I/O Limits at WHD.INDIA
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Cloud Linux Inc., an innovative software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, will exhibit at WHD.india and WHD.asia. At the conferences, CloudLinux will demonstrate I/O limits—the […]
Blame that yucky maple syrup on the weather
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LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Bad news for waffle lovers. Historic warmth in March slashed this year’s U.S. maple syrup output as much as 40 percent as sugar maple trees, […]
Zynga goes real time with arcade-style game
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Facebook games star Zynga is launching an old-school, arcade-style title that will be free at its new website or at the world’s biggest social network.
Wheat soars on dry weather; crude and gold sink
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Wheat futures soared 5 percent as dry weather in the U.S. brought worries that the crop wouldn’t be nearly as large as traders had expected.
Viacom, Time Warner Cable reach iPad views settlement
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(Reuters) – Viacom Inc, the parent of MTV and Comedy Central, has settled lawsuits with Time Warner Cable Inc over whether cable subscribers may watch shows on mobile devices such […]
Love Energy Savings are proud to work with E.ON as they will not increase home energy prices this year.
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E.ON will not increase home energy their prices in 2012.The Queen has just announced the Energy Bill before parliament which holds suggestions that prices of energy will increase for all […]
Apple readies iPhone with bigger screen: sources
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea […]
Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer
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Drinking coffee might help you live longer, a new study suggests.
Russia delivers three astronauts to ISS
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A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and an American on Thursday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), two days after their launch from Earth, officials said.
Soon you can make calls on your phone aboard a Virgin Atlantic plane
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If you’re flying to London from New York or vice versa, you now have the option to ride on the first plane ever to allow in-flight calls. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin […]
Study Documenting Engine Failures Requires EPA to Reconsider Increasing Ethanol in Gasoline
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles T. Drevna issued the following statement in response to a Coordinating Research Council report issued today on […]