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HARDWARE, SECURITY, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Join us for another installment of tech around the world... Internet freedom, Chromebook, cyber warfare on Israel, new Firefox, Mars Curiosity, IBM simulates 530 million neurons and many more.
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HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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We begin the week with questions arising about Windows 8 internal sales projections, Apple's patent frenzy, 1TB optical drive, 3D printing and many more...
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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HARDWARE, BLOGS
NEWS
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We all want our data delivered faster than the speed of light. Scientists have come up with a means to accomplish that. Well, almost. Researchers have been able to transmit data up to 2.56 terabits per second using light beams.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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Leaving the Kennedy Space Center, its home for more than 30 years, the space shuttle Discovery made its final flight across Cape Canaveral to cheering crowds.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
NEWS
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Infrared wavelengths are providing images of galaxies long dead. The Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration (MOSFIRE) is allowing scientists to study galaxies far, far away.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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The Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) on the International Space Station is underway. A robot instead of just doing maintenance is taking part in technology R&D in a joint operation between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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NASA is recruiting applicants for its next astronaut candidate class. A bachelor's degree in engineering, science or math, and three years of relevant professional experience are all that's required to apply.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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The term "robot" has been with us almost 100 years. Only this month though has the Boy Scouts' organization, over 100 years old itself, bestowed the honor of a merit badge upon the robotics phenomena.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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It’s a long shot but if the star, like our Sun, has a planet, and the planet has a moon, and both of them cross in front of that star, by measuring their sizes and orbits scientists can tell us about the star.
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BUSINESS, BLOGS
NEWS
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Going to the moon requires a lot of preparatory work on Earth. NASA is offering an internship for engineering students who can help design tools and instrumentation for human and robotic exploration on the moon.
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APPLE, SOFTWARE, BLOGS
INTERVIEWS
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Christopher Leslie, a former NASA mission planner for the International Space Station, tells time in a most uncommon way. The hands on your watch turn clockwise. Leslie’s clock turns counter clockwise.
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BLOGS
NEWS
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BLOGS
NEWS
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Shooting stars will be matched by shooting tweets during the peak of the Perseids meteor shower beginning Tuesday evening, August 11th until the morning of August 13th, 2009.
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CLOUD COMPUTING, ENTERPRISE, SECURITY
ANALYSIS
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When large companies like Microsoft, Oracle, and others try to sell you products they talk about security and often give a few common references. But are those really any good?
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BLOGS
NEWS
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The longest solar eclipse of the century happened few hours ago. But this is not the only eclipse for this year, with Penumbral Eclipse happening on August 9, 2009.
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BUSINESS, BLOGS
ANALYSIS
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Lowry Digital transformed Marlon Brando’s The Godfather, Richard Burton’s The Robe, and now Buzz Aldrin’s 1969 moon walk into modern viewing formats.
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BLOGS
ANALYSIS
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Protecting and preserving the 233 year old document that established the United States of America has been one complex technological endeavour.
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BLOGS
ANALYSIS
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As Ulysses ends its mission to the sun, another spacecraft begins orbiting the moon.
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BLOGS
ANALYSIS
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While traversing its orbit, Ulysses encountered the tails of three distinct comets: McNaught, McNaught-Hartley, and Hyakutake. Although Ulysses was hundreds of millions of miles away, scientists got unexpected readings.
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