AP - An obscure corner of the semiconductor industry became an international battleground Tuesday as Sony Corp. became the fifth company ensnared in a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust probe into the sales of a particular type of memory chip.
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 Kansas City Channel.com | Astronauts to Fix Hubble Telescope NPR - by David Kestenbaum. All Things Considered October 31 2006 · NASA plans to send a delivery of batteries and instruments to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008 the space agency announced. Hubble Saved: NASA Approves Shuttle Flight to Service Space ... The price tag to service the Hubble Space Telescope could cost ... |
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 10News.com | Nasa chief to announce verdict on Hubble telescope Mail & Guardian Online - Nasa chief Michael Griffin is expected to announce on Tuesday whether there will be a final space shuttle mission to keep the aging Hubble Space Telescope in orbit an additional five years. 'Top Gun' leads space mission to save Hubble telescope 'Go' for Hubble servicing mission |
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AP - Sony said Tuesday the U.S. Department of Justice is probing its electronics unit as part of an industrywide investigation into sales of a particular type of memory chip. The news could spell more trouble for a company already stung by sinking profits a global battery recall and product delays.
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Reuters - Microsoft Corp. and open source software maker Zend whose products create programs that compete with ones built for Windows said on Tuesday the two companies have struck a long-term partnership.
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 The Spokesman Review | NASA says will repair Hubble telescope Reuters.uk - By Andy Sullivan. GREENBELT Maryland (Reuters) - NASA said on Tuesday it would extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope until at least 2013 in a decision that involves a potentially risky space shuttle mission. Hubble Saved: NASA Approves Shuttle Flight to Service Space ... 'Go' for Hubble servicing mission |
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 WHIOtv.com | NASA to save Hubble to astronomersâ delight New Scientist Space - An astronaut removes the High Resolution Spectrograph to make way for the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph during the second servicing mission in 1997. Reprieve for a Beloved Space Observatory NASA says Hubble repair mission is a go |
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NASA officially gives the go-ahead for what could be one of the most dramatic missions of the space shuttle program: a final repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008.
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Reuters - Customers of Verizon Wireless the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider can now have the contacts in their phones automatically updated without manually entering the data according to Plaxo Inc which created the service.
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 Santa Fe New Mexican | Elephants' jumbo mirror ability BBC News - Elephants can recognise their own reflection showing self-awareness seen before only in humans great apes and bottlenose dolphins scientists say. Elephants can primp and preen in front of a mirror too Elephants Recognize Selves in Mirror Study Says |
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Santa Fe New Mexican | Elephants pass mirror test of self-awareness Guardian Unlimited - Elephants have been found to recognise themselves in a mirror putting them in an exclusive club of self-awareness whose other members are great apes (including humans) and bottlenose dolphins. Mirror test implies elephants self-aware Elephants Recognize Themselves in Mirrors |
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 Playfuls.com | MySpace to block illegal use of copyrighted music Washington Post - NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s MySpace.com on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its policy. MySpace Inks Deal to Block Copyright Infringers MySpace Gets Tough on Copyrighted Music |
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A 34-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo showed researchers that pachyderms can recognize themselves in a mirror â complex behavior observed in only a few other species.
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Reuters - News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) MySpace.com on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its policy.
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 CIO Weblog | Oracle's Linux play hits Red Hat Sydney Morning Herald - Oracle is taking a bite out of the leading Linux distributor report Rochelle Garner and Emma Moody. ORACLE the world's third-largest software company has announced it will supply support services for the ... Red Hatâs Szulik responds to Oracleâs frontal assault Red Hat seen generating strong cash flow |
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Reuters - Nokia on Monday became the latest major consumer electronics company to enter the booming car-navigation market upping the ante for Dutch market leader TomTom.
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 Earthtimes.org | Microsoft IE7 Browser Still Contains Old Flaw CIO - A security problem originally found in Microsoftâs Internet Explorer 6 browser has returned to haunt IE7 the new version of the browser launched two weeks ago a security consultant said Monday. Browser war begins; IE 7 Firefox 2 claim win in initial round Two Million Firefox 2.0 Downloads in First 24 Hours |
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 Earthtimes.org | UK copyright laws out of date Xinhua - BEIJING Oct. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Three-hundred-year old UK copyright laws are out of date and should be rewritten to protect users of the iPod and other MP3 players according to a report from an influential thinktank Sunday. ippr urges Chancellor to change music copyright laws Copying own CDs 'should be legal' |
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 The Money Times | Man: Didn't Know About Secret Nuke Data FOX News - LOS ALAMOS NM - A 20-year-old man arrested on drug charges says he had no idea that portable computer storage drives he had traded for methamphetamine may have contained classified data from the Los Alamos National Laboratory newspapers reported. Chaos Theory: Nuclear Secrets in the Hands of Drug Dealers FBI probing 'nuclear info leak' |
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The Money Times | Possible security breach at US facility RTE.ie - The FBI in the US has said it is investigating the possibility of a security breach at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico - the country's leading nuclear weapons facility. Lab confirms classified material found Man: Didn't know about secret nuke data |
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AP - From the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan to here at home soldiers blogging about military life are under the watchful eye of some of their own.
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 Hindu | Who will rule the WEB? Financial Express - Will the new version of the widely used and attacked IE trigger a browser battle? Internet Explorer has just got an overhaulâthe most significant in the last five years and Firefox is also getting a new version. Internet Explorer 7.0 Review: Firefox 2.0 Web Browser Balances Innovation With Ease of ... |
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 BBC News | FBI probing 'nuclear info leak' BBC News - The FBI is investigating whether information from a US nuclear weapons laboratory was found in a police drugs search of a New Mexico trailer park. Los Alamos Lab to Test Giant Magnet Man: Didn't Know About Secret Nuke Data |
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 KRQE | Man: Didn't Know About Secret Nuke Data FOX News - LOS ALAMOS NM - A 20-year-old man arrested on drug charges says he had no idea that portable computer storage drives he had traded for methamphetamine may have contained classified data from the Los Alamos National Laboratory newspapers reported. Nuclear lab's security scrutinized FBI probing 'nuclear info leak' |
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 Earthtimes.org | FBI Investigates Possible Security Breach at LANL HPCwire - [On Tuesday] the FBI publicly confirmed its ongoing investigation of a potential breach of security by a former Los Alamos National Laboratory subcontractor employee. Los Alamos National Laboratory in new security breach Man: Didn't Know About Secret Nuke Data |
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Earthtimes.org | Los Alamos Lab to Test Giant Magnet Washington Post - AP. LOS ALAMOS NM -- Los Alamos National Laboratory expects researchers from around the world to use its new facility for high magnetic field science. Possible security breach at US facility Man: Didn't know about secret nuke data |
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 NBC5i.com | NASA considers a final repair mission to Hubble telescope Los Angeles Times - Servicing could keep it active for five more years but some are uneasy about the manned flight required. By Frank D. Roylance Baltimore Sun. NASA to decide fate of Hubble repair mission Will the Hubble Be Saved? |
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 WFtv.com | NASA chief to reveal decision on Hubble mission Tuesday Spaceflight Now - BY WILLIAM HARWOOD. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today heard engineering briefings on the risks and requirements of a final shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008 a flight that ... NASA considers a final repair mission to Hubble telescope NASA to decide fate of Hubble repair mission |
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 Playfuls.com | Russian spaceship docking problem solved: Mission Control People's Daily Online - Russia's cargo spaceship Progress had docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after three hours spent troubleshooting a telemetric system failure a Mission Control spokesman said on Friday. After Delay Space Station Crew Opens Hatch to Cargo Supply Ship Second ISS docking attempt successful |
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 WHDH-TV | After ISS Docking Antenna Glitch Delays Russian Cargo Ship ... Space.com - By Tariq Malik. A Russian space freighter hauling fresh food oxygen and vital spare parts for the International Space Stationâs (ISS) arrived at its orbital destination Thursday after a successful rendezvous marred by a last-minute antenna glitch. After Delay Space Station Crew Opens Hatch to Cargo Supply Ship Russian rocket docks successfully with ISS |
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 Computing News | Web wars redux MyADSL - By DUNCAN McLEOD FM 27 October 2006. IE 7 doesnât trounce Firefox and itâs unlikely that those who have already made the switch to the open-source browser will go back to IE. INTERNET DAILY IE7 off to fast start Mozilla team downplays first Firefox 2.0 bug reports |
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Stars are born the Xprize surprises a witch looks blue and other highlights from Space in October 2006.
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 Earthtimes.org | Space station crew unloads supplies after glitch Houston Chronicle - By HENRY MEYER. AP. MOSCOW - The crew of the international space station today unloaded supplies from an unmanned cargo ship after experts resolved a problem that kept the craft from firmly latching onto the space outpost. Space station ship finally docks ISS crew confirms Progress linked properly with station - 1 |
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WHDH-TV | Space station crew opens hatch to unload supply ship Hindu - Moscow Oct. 27 (AP): The crew of the international space station today opened the hatch leading to an unmanned Russian supply ship after experts resolved a problem that had prevented it from latching firmly ... Russian Supply Rocket Fails to Dock Tightly to Space Station ISS crew confirms Progress linked properly with station - 1 |
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Gary Krakow spends some time with three new world phones from Samsung Motorola and i-mate. They comprise all different sizes shapes and capabilities.
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 The Money Times | NASA's STEREO Spacecraft Begin Sun-watching Mission Space.com - By Tariq Malik. A pair of Sun-watching satellites launched into the night sky above Florida late Wednesday kicking off a NASA mission to take three-dimensional (3-D) images of our nearest star. Coming soon - the Sun in 3-D NASA Aims Both Eyes at the Sun |
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AP - One move by rival Oracle Corp. has turned Red Hat Inc. from a celebrated leader in open-source software to a fragile underdog.
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 GameSHOUT | 3-D vision of solar storms Aljazeera.net - The US has launched a space mission to study potentially disruptive solar storms by taking three-dimensional pictures of the Sun. The rocket carrying the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory or Stereo ... NASA spacecraft set to monitor sun NASA launches two satellites |
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 Earthtimes.org | NASA's STEREO Spacecraft Begin Sun-watching Mission Space.com - By Tariq Malik. A pair of Sun-watching satellites launched into the night sky above Florida late Wednesday kicking off a NASA mission to take three-dimensional (3-D) images of our nearest star. UNH device in space will study sun's eruptions Spacecraft launched to see the sun in a new dimension |
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YouTube is becoming the central battlefield in the next great struggle to define the terms and norms of digital communication. And itâs retrenching in preparation for that battle.
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AP - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison is shaking up the software industry again only this time a takeover bid isn't involved — yet.
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The Money Times | Two eyes to keep watch on sun 'burps' The Age - NASA has launched twin solar observatories in a two-year mission to study the sun's eruptions and their impact on Earth. A three-stage Boeing Delta II rocket lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station yesterday. NASA spacecraft set to monitor sun Space probes to film sun in 3D |
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AP - Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison is shaking up the software industry again only this time a takeover bid isn't involved — yet.
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 Local6.com | NASA launches twin spacecraft to study sun in 3D Xinhua - WASHINGTON Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- NASA successfully launched twin spacecraft at 8:52 pm EDT on Wednesday (0052 GMT Thursday) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Florida according to NASA TV. US space probes launched to capture 3-D sun image NASA spacecraft set to monitor sun |
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Are you fan of old school sci-fi where the aliens are giant-brained grey humanoids bent on world domination? If so then "Destroy All Humans! 2" may be just the game for you.
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Reuters - Bookmarks have become the cluttered closets of Web surfers.
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 Earthtimes.org | Ng: Release of the new Windows Vista Sun.Star - By Wilson Ng. One of the most awaited products the next version of the Windows operating system that runs hundreds of millions of computers worldwide will soon be here. Holiday PC buyers get Vista upgrade promise Hidden Costs of Vista Upgrade Coupon |
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