Telescopes Provide Unprecedented Description of Black Hole – The State Column
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Telescopes Provide Unprecedented Description of Black Hole
The State Column New studies using Chandra and other telescopes provide unprecedented information for calculating a black hole's spin, mass, and distance with accuracy. Collectively these observations over time have completed the story surrounding black hole's creation … New Data Provides A Complete Description Of A Black Hole New data reveals black hole's secrets Birth of black hole 'recorded' |
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George Clooney, Noah Wyle Vie for Steve Jobs Role in Upcoming Movie – Hot Hardware
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George Clooney, Noah Wyle Vie for Steve Jobs Role in Upcoming Movie
Hot Hardware The man who once stared at goats, George Clooney, is now looking at a possible role depicting the late Steve Jobs in an upcoming biographical film chronicling the Apple co-founder's life up until his untimely death at the age of 56. … Week in Apple: Steve Jobs bio review, iTunes Match, and iOS 5.0.1 The right man for the Jobs? George Clooney lined up to play the late Apple boss George Clooney Up for Steve Jobs Role in Biopic [REPORT] |
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Snake-alike Titanoboa robot is beyond eek (w/ video) – PhysOrg.com
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Snake-alike Titanoboa robot is beyond eek (w/ video)
PhysOrg.com (PhysOrg.com) — Many 40-something surfers become six year olds when seeing spiders, snakes, and insects in machine form. They either think the machines are scary but funny or at the least entertaining. A group of artists are giving them plenty to … Robot snake vs. robot spider… For science! 35-Foot Robot Snake Weighs a Ton, Causes Nightmares [VIDEOS] Titanoboa Meets Mondospider: Energy Efficient Mechanical Monsters Come … |
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Week in Apple: Steve Jobs bio review, iTunes Match, and iOS 5.0.1 – Ars Technica
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Week in Apple: Steve Jobs bio review, iTunes Match, and iOS 5.0.1
Ars Technica Why did Steve Jobs cry so much? What's the deal with the iOS 5.0.1 update? How does iTunes Match work? How did Siri's protocol get reverse-engineered? These questions and more were all answered in … Steve Jobs wanted Apple to reinvent TVs, textbooks & photography George Clooney Up for Steve Jobs Role in Biopic [REPORT] George Clooney to play late Apple boss? |
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Android more vulnerable to viruses – Chicago Daily Herald
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Android more vulnerable to viruses
Chicago Daily Herald By Bloomberg News In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.'s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.'s Android operating system for mobile … Android malware problems continue to grow Android Market free-for-all blamed for malware avalanche Android leads the way in mobile malware |
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Flash Would Be Welcomed By Some For Ice Cream Sandwich – PCWorld
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Flash Would Be Welcomed By Some For Ice Cream Sandwich
PCWorld Adobe's Flash Player would be a welcome addition for some people if it becomes available for Google's newest mobile operating system, Android 4.0. For now, users of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus who … Galaxy Nexus hit with Android 4.0 bugs US may have to wait Why are we still talking about Android fragmentation? REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy Nexus off to a winning start |
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Fully loaded lab robot to look for life on Mars – The Seattle Times
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Fully loaded lab robot to look for life on Mars
The Seattle Times One of the most sophisticated space vehicles ever made is a robot astrobiologist. During a mission expected to last at least two years, the rover — nicknamed Curiosity — will use a battery of scientific instruments to analyze Mars' geology and … NASA Mars mission to test planet for ability to sustain life NASA Planetary Science Gazing at an Uncertain Future $2.5B rover reignites NASA's search for habitability on Mars |
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Coda lowers price of electric sedan, sends it into production ahead of 2012 launch – Engadget
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Coda lowers price of electric sedan, sends it into production ahead of 2012 launch
Engadget Coda Automotive has set some lofty goals for its forthcoming all-electric sedan, and this week, it began pursuing them. On Tuesday, the upstart manufacturer confirmed that production of its 2012 Coda Sedan is … GE to charge up the Coda EV Coda Automotive Taps GE To Sell Chargers Alongside The Coda Sedan CODA Electric Sedan Hits California, Now Available for Purchase |
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Sprint rides the Express to Budget Town, available now for $20 – Engadget
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Sprint rides the Express to Budget Town, available now for $20
Engadget Do you choo-choo-choose the Sprint Express, or does it choose you? The Now Network's mixing things up this holiday season by adding its own branded device — in reality, a reworked Huawei Boulder that Sprint … Sprint Express delivers $20 Gingerbread with Sprint ID Sprint Express features a tiny 2.6" QVGA display Express from Sprint now available for $19.99, it's a QWERTY candybar and runs … |
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Jay Leno’s Chevy Volt still has original tank of gas, 11000 miles later – Engadget
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Jay Leno's Chevy Volt still has original tank of gas, 11000 miles later
Engadget What daily driver do you pick when you're rockin' a warehouse with over a hundred enviable whips? Well, if you happen to be a famous comedian named Jay Leno, apparently it's the Chevy Volt. … Chevy Volt 500-mile test drive: it's just unlike any other car Jay Leno, Other Chevrolet Volt Owners Taking Advantage of Electric Range An electrifying 24 hours with the 2012 Chevy Volt |
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NASA camera captures hi-res Moon imagery – Moneycontrol.com
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NASA camera captures hi-res Moon imagery
Moneycontrol.com Moon has been among the elusive mysteries mankind has had to face. While he dreams of setting up fancy builds there, he knows it'll get tough, since finer details about the surface of the moon, for starters still remain unknown. … Astronomers Make High-Resolution Topographical Map of Moon NASA Probe Beams Home Best Moon Map Ever High-Res Lunar Map Lets You Get Up Close and Personal With the Moon |
November 19, 2011
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NASA creates high-res Moon map, taunts you about your terrestrial tethers – Engadget
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NASA creates high-res Moon map, taunts you about your terrestrial tethers
Engadget By Terrence O'Brien posted Nov 18th 2011 11:47PM Chances are you will never set foot on the Moon. Sorry, we don't mean to rain on your parade (alright, maybe we do), but the closest you'll ever get is looking at pictures or traipsing around Google Moon … ASU team releases high resolution global topographic map of Moon NASA Probe Beams Home Best Moon Map Ever Astronomers Make High-Resolution Topographical Map of Moon |
November 18, 2011
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Sent app for iOS offers a Gmail client alternative with multiple accounts … – The Verge
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Sent app for iOS offers a Gmail client alternative with multiple accounts …
The Verge Earlier today, a new Gmail client called Sent hit the App Store, developed by little known developer And a Dinosaur. Unlike Gmail's much-maligned official app re-released this week, … App Freedom Vs. Corporate Security Unfrozen Caveman CIO at Google Atmosphere: “So 'Cloud' is Gmail, Right?†Kid apps explode on smartphones and tablets. But are they good for your children? |
November 18, 2011
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Physicists extract light from seeming emptiness – World Science
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Physicists extract light from seeming emptiness
World Science Physicists in Sweden say they have managed to create light from vacuum, the closest thing to empty space known to exist. In findings published this week in the research journal Nature, the scientists said they verified an effect predicted over 40 years … Light created from vacuum shows empty space a myth Op-Ed: World first- Light created in vacuum- Quantum theory at work Chalmers scientists create light from vacuum |
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MineCon: Minecraft 1.0 is Released – Gamespy.com
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MineCon: Minecraft 1.0 is Released
Gamespy.com So it's finally here. After 16621285 registered users (and counting), of which 4104050 (and counting) have bought the game, Minecraft 1.0 has been released to the masses. While we haven't had much time with the final … Mega64 and Mojang Unveil Minecraft 1.0 (Insert Silly Nonsense Here) Minecraft turns 1.0, digital building blocks in beta no more Finally Minecraft Version 1.0 Is Released |
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