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Let's fix NASA, then explore the solar system - EETimes.com

Sci/Tech - 1 hour 11 min ago


New York Daily News

Let's fix NASA, then explore the solar system
EETimes.com
The Obama administration, boxed in by a collapsed global economy and corporate excess, has made the correct, albeit unpopular, decision on reinventing the nation's space agency while providing a needed course correction for manned spaceflight. ...
Obama's disregard for NASA hits homeBuffalo News
Shuttle visit yet another goodbyeThe Huntsville Times - al.com
NASA's down-to-earth problemLos Angeles Times
Florida Today -New York Daily News -Space Daily
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An insider's top 10 questions on the FCC's national broadband plan - Washington Post (blog)

Sci/Tech - 1 hour 44 min ago


PC World

An insider's top 10 questions on the FCC's national broadband plan
Washington Post (blog)
Now that you've spent the weekend (so splendid weather-wise in Washington) studying the national broadband plan, we ask: what next? We'll spend the week exploring the many questions that arise from the dense but often vague document. ...
FCC: National Broadband Plan, Improve Healthcare, Save LivesSeven Sided Cube
Magid: Fast Internet connections could improve health careSan Jose Mercury News
Fast Internet Connections Might Help Improve Health CareTopNews United States
PC World -InformationWeek -Top Tech Reviews
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Viacom-YouTube lawsuit: The case against Viacom - Computerworld (blog)

Sci/Tech - 1 hour 45 min ago


CBC.ca

Viacom-YouTube lawsuit: The case against Viacom
Computerworld (blog)
While things look bad for YouTube and parent company Google in their massive copyright-infringement lawsuit, YouTube also makes a pretty powerful case against Viacom. Earlier today, I argued that things look worse for YouTube in the $1 billion ...
Biggest Lawsuit Ever Filed by Viacom and Google Against Each OtherTopNews United States
Illicit videos were early concernFort Wayne Journal Gazette
Viacom, Google trading accusations over YouTubeSeacoastonline.com
PC Magazine -Spacelab -DailyFinance
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The odds are against the Ipad - Inquirer

Sci/Tech - 2 hours 35 min ago


TFTS (blog)

The odds are against the Ipad
Inquirer
UK BOOKIES ARE SAYING that Apple's Ipad will not be as successful as the Iphone. According to Youwager.com, which began taking bets on the topic this week, it is unlikely that Jobs' Mob will sell a million of the overpriced keyboardless ...
Apple's IPad Debut Is Unlikely to Outdo IPhone StartBusinessWeek
Apple's iPad will Kill NetbooksPC Magazine
Cybercrooks take shine to Apple lineupWashington Post
PC World -Ars Technica -CNET
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Quantum Technology Promises Wedding Photos From Phone Cameras - Wired News

Sci/Tech - 5 hours 22 min ago


UberGizmo.com

Quantum Technology Promises Wedding Photos From Phone Cameras
Wired News
A new sensor technology promises to make cellphone cameras good enough to use for wedding photos. InVisage Technologies, a Menlo Park, California-based company, has developed an image sensor using quantum dots instead of silicon. ...
Quantum film threatens to replace CMOS image chipsEETimes.com
Company Sees Leap for Cellphone CamerasNew York Times
Quantum film might replace CMOSInquirer
Recombu -CNET -infocera
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Cities wooing Google's network - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Sci/Tech - 5 hours 41 min ago


The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com

Cities wooing Google's network
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
AP AP photos Christopher Swanson, right, is part of the Google Twin Ports initiative that is competing for Google to build its ultrafast network in Duluth, Minn. An official parking placard rests in the Google Twin Ports Initiative volunteer center. ...
Charlotte joins war for GoogleSarasota Herald-Tribune
Citywide Wi-FiTexas A&M The Battalion
A Last Dash To Get Google's AttentionMichigan Radio
New York Times -PC World -eWeek
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RIP Palm: it's over, and here's why - Ars Technica

Sci/Tech - 6 hours 25 min ago


ZDNet (blog)

RIP Palm: it's over, and here's why
Ars Technica
In January of 2009, shares of Palm traded at a little over $3 as everyone awaited details of the once-mighty smartphone maker's plans to save itself from certain death. ...
Palm is not dead yetInquirer
Palm's Last Hope Is An AcquisitionThe Business Insider
Palm: End of Days. Was it their SDK that killed them?Touch Reviews
ZDNet (blog) -InformationWeek (blog) -BusinessWeek
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Facebook Gains On Google as Trusted News Source - Top Tech Reviews

Sci/Tech - 7 hours 51 min ago


The Money Times

Facebook Gains On Google as Trusted News Source
Top Tech Reviews
It's getting tougher and tougher to be a Google fan these days. It appears that Facebook has just become a more trusted source for news than Google News. According to a report by Hitwise, 78% of loyal Facebook users revisited the site for more ...
Facebook Inspires More Loyalty than Google for News, Media SiteseWeek
Facebook has more loyal news reader than Google NewsThe Money Times
Hitwise: Facebook Users Loyal News FansMediapost.com
Seven Sided Cube -NetworkWorld.com -NewsFactor Network
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Rush Is On to Be First in iPad Apps - New York Times

Sci/Tech - 8 hours 32 min ago


BBC News

Rush Is On to Be First in iPad Apps
New York Times
It can be difficult to write software for a gadget without being able to touch it. But that has not stopped developers from rushing to create applications for the Apple iPad. The Panelfly app for reading comic books on ...
Kindle App for The iPad, Tablets, and MoreGeekSmack
My very first apps- FREE!Appolicious
The rise of the app entrepreneurBBC News
Touch Reviews -FierceDeveloper -PC World
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HP gets Slate ready to battle iPad - San Francisco Chronicle

Sci/Tech - Mon, 03/22/2010 - 06:26


ZDNet (blog)

HP gets Slate ready to battle iPad
San Francisco Chronicle
While Apple's iPad faces an onrushing sea of competition when it hits the market April 3, one of the most formidable and intriguing challenges comes from Apple's neighbor, computer heavyweight Hewlett-Packard. HP, which is planning to release its Slate ...
Report claims HP's Slate due for September launchThe Tech Herald
HPs Slate is slated for late September releaseInquirer
HP Slate, Running Windows 7, Might Not Undercut iPadMicrosoft Watch
TopNews United States -GeekSmack -Digitaltrends.com
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Digitally, Location Is Where It's At - New York Times

Sci/Tech - Mon, 03/22/2010 - 03:00


TIME

Digitally, Location Is Where It's At
New York Times
Last Monday night in Austin, about 200 people were milling around the bar at the Driskill Hotel, an unofficial headquarters for the name-badge-infested horde attending the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference. ...
The Limited Appeal of Location-Based Services. (Uh-oh, Foursquare and Gowalla)BNET
Tech Trends for 2010TIME
Apple, Facebook Get Into GeolocationPC World
The Guardian -AdAge.com (subscription) -My Gadget News (blog)
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Essentials For Next School Year: Styluses and Nintendo DS - iNEWP- Freedom of Speech

Sci/Tech - Mon, 03/22/2010 - 02:30


New York Daily News

Essentials For Next School Year: Styluses and Nintendo DS
iNEWP- Freedom of Speech
By Linxy In an interview with one of Nintendo's famous software developers, Shigeru Miyamoto, the interviewed stated that he will be working on the Nintendo DS to be assimilated as a learning tool into the Japanese school system, ...
Nintendo DS to Be Used in Japanese SchoolsVGChartz
Nintendo Aims to Get Consoles in SchoolsABC News
Shigeru Miyamoto "devoting" himself to getting the Nintendo DS in schoolsGamePro.com
TG Daily -Platform Nation -Escapist Magazine
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Google Building Browser Plug-In To Protect Consumer Privacy - Mediapost.com

Sci/Tech - Mon, 03/22/2010 - 01:40


TechRaga (blog)

Google Building Browser Plug-In To Protect Consumer Privacy
Mediapost.com
Google is working on a browser plug-in that allows consumers to block being counted when landing on a Web site that monitors visits with Google Analytics. The Mountain View, Calif. company's engineers continue to test ...
Google Reconsiders Privacy PracticesPC World
Google to release global browser based plug-in for AnalyticsThe Money Times
Web Analytics Interpretation 101ClickZ News
Register -V3.co.uk -Xinhua
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Opera Reports Upswing from Windows Browser Ballot - PC World

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 22:09


PC World

Opera Reports Upswing from Windows Browser Ballot
PC World
The "web browser choice screen" was made available at the start of March, and is part of a proposal by the software developer to help settle the EU's antitrust investigation, which was sparked by a complaint filed by the Norwegian browser developer in ...
Inside Microsoft's Internet Explorer Testing LabPC Magazine
Preliminary results: IE9 tech preview performs 7.8 times better than IE8BetaNews
Can new browser give Microsoft its mojo back?msnbc.com
Neoseeker -The Hindu -Ars Technica
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Be smart, don't buy into the iPad hype - BetaNews

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 21:10


Pocket-lint.com

Be smart, don't buy into the iPad hype
BetaNews
The state of the news media is this: Gossip and rumors are rapidly replacing factual reporting -- in large part driven by the Google economy. No company is benefitting more than Apple, and most recently ...
Kindle App for The iPad, Tablets, and MoreGeekSmack
Apple brings $20 Discount on iPad Pre-Order!Gadgets DNA
Amazon to launch first UK iPad eBook store?PC Pro
IT PRO -All Things Digital (blog) -HEXUS
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What does Google really know about advertising? - CNET

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 20:37


PC World

What does Google really know about advertising?
CNET
I'm not sure if I've made one inadvertent comment too many about my liberal lords and masters, but whichever Web page I happen to visit in order to seek some temporary respite from my complicated life, there I find an ad suggesting ...
10 Hardware Products Google Should DevelopeWeek
Tiny Telecom to Google: You Want 'Nexus One?' Let's TalkPC World
Nexus One coming to Verizon Mar 23Oromo Index
TMCnet -RedOrbit -TopNews United States
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What does Google really know about advertising? - CNET

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 20:37


PC World

What does Google really know about advertising?
CNET
I'm not sure if I've made one inadvertent comment too many about my liberal lords and masters, but whichever Web page I happen to visit in order to seek some temporary respite from my complicated life, there I find an ad suggesting ...
10 Hardware Products Google Should DevelopeWeek
Tiny Telecom to Google: You Want 'Nexus One?' Let's TalkPC World
Google Nexus One Sprint NetworkSpreadit
Wireless and Mobile News (blog) -Associated News Today (blog) -CoolTechZone.com (blog)
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The rise of the app entrepreneur - BBC News

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 18:33


The Guardian

The rise of the app entrepreneur
BBC News
The soaring popularity of smart phones has created a new type of entrepreneur - the "app developer". Whether it is finding ladies' toilets on the London underground, identifying bird songs, forecasting snow conditions at ski resorts or ...
How to Get Kicked Out of the App StorePC World
Calendar app and sailboat-racing game: iPhone apps of the weekCNET
Listen to Jazz Radio Now on iPhone AppsAll About Jazz
PC Magazine -Ars Technica -AdAge.com (subscription)
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March equinox 2010: marking the arrival of spring - The Money Times

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 10:58


The Hindu

March equinox 2010: marking the arrival of spring
The Money Times
The March equinox, the official beginning of spring season in the northern hemisphere, is here. The equinox occurred Saturday at 17:32 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), making the first day of spring. ...
The Vernal Equinox Saturday March 20 2010Spreadit.org
Old tradition for Spring equinox 2010: burning socks?Christian Science Monitor
Earthsky Tonight —The 2010 equinox comes on March 20Berthoud Recorder
UK Today News -Seven Sided Cube -Carlsbad Current Argus
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Boat made of plastic bottles sets sail across Pacific - BBC News

Sci/Tech - Sun, 03/21/2010 - 09:15


BBC News

Boat made of plastic bottles sets sail across Pacific
BBC News
A boat made of 12000 plastic bottles has set sail on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world's oceans. Environmentalist and banking heir David De Rothschild and a crew set out on the appropriately named ...
Plastiki sets sail to cross the PacificGlobal Adventures, LLC
At long last, the Plastiki sets sail (photos)CNET
Plastic ship departs from CA14WFIE.com
Notebooks.com -San Francisco Chronicle -KCBS
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