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China sending a probe to the moon next year to look for Moonbase Alpha
State news agency Xinhua is reporting that China is planning to launch a probe to the moon in the second half of 2013. The Chang'e-3, named after the Chinese moon goddess, will deposit a lander and rover on our natural satellite to survey its bumpy surface. It'll launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province and is a sign of the continuing ambition of the nation's space program — after it deposited a crew on its Tiangong-1 space station two months ago. Filed under: Tran… -
Microsoft launches Outlook.com, a new email service with limited ads, unlimited storage and built-in Skype
So Microsoft launched a new email service today — not a redesigned version of Hotmail, but a completely new, built-from-the-ground-up service. It's called Outlook.com, and for now, at least, it will exist separately from Hotmail, as Microsoft attempts to distance itself from Hotmail's bad rap. As it happens, the email features are basically the same across the two services, but from a visual standpoint, Outlook.com is everything Hotmail is not: where Hotmail has distracting banners and video… -
Samsung’s designs from 2006 were similar to the iPhone but well before Apple released it
Samsung and Apple are going head to head this week and we’ve shown you trial briefs from both companies (Samsung / Apple). The bottomline in this case is that Apple feels Samsung copied them. The bottomline to me is that it’s really a joke that they are spending all this money to “fight over rectangles” as quoted by Samsung’s Chief Product Officer Kevin Packingham.
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Gmail Video Chat Is Getting Upgraded to Hangouts
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Microsoft Surface tablet to be released with Windows 8 on October 26th
Microsoft will release the long-awaited (and still heavily-questioned) Surface Tablet on October 26th alongside its Windows 8 operating system.
This information was gleaned from the company’s recent filing with the SEC. The initial batch of tablets will include the ARM-based RT version only; the Intel-powered (and likely more expensive) version will come in early 2013.
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Dog Years
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Insanely Detailed 1/6th Scale Figure Is the Closest You'll Get To Owning an Iron Man Suit
You might not have the genius-level IQ and billions of dollars needed to build yourself a flying suit of armor like Tony Stark did. But with around $200 and a healthy imagination, Hot Toys' insanely d… -
Why do we hate seeing photos of ourselves?
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Taj, a 370lb Golden Bengal Tiger bows its head and placed a paw up to the hand…
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Taj, a 370lb Golden Bengal Tiger bows its head and placed a paw up to the hand of a small girl
Photographer Dyrk Daniels says: "I noticed this little girl was leaning against the glass with both hands out stretched staring at the 'big kitties'. I could not believe my eyes when Taj approached the girl, bowed his head and then placed his huge right paw exactly in front of where the little girl's left hand was. It was incredible to watch. Taj let down his right paw, rubbed his cheek against the glass where the little girl's face was and moved off." Far from being scared, the little girl was so excited that she started clapping as she walked back towards her mother.
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If UK TV edited out a tribute to 9/11 victims, there'd be a furor here
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If UK TV edited out a tribute to 9/11 victims, there'd be a furor here. What NBC did is shameful.
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NBC Cuts Out Olympic Tribute To Terrorism Victims During Opening Ceremonies For American Viewers | Mediaite
According to a report on Deadspin, NBC’s broadcast of the Olympic opening ceremonies lacked a crucial portion of the performance – a nearly six minute long tribute to the victims of the 2005 7/7 terro…Google+: View post on Google+
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If this is the Galaxy Nexus 2 take my money now!
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If this is the Galaxy Nexus 2 take my money now!
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Galaxy Nexus 2 mockup images surface with some amazing rumored specs
One of the most popular devices has by far been the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. And while it's only been available for about 9 months or so, it appears we might now be seeing what the next Nexus phone might…Google+: View post on Google+
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Make your mark on Google with Handwrite for Mobile and Tablet Search
Unlike searching on a desktop or laptop computer, when you're searching on a touch-screen mobile device it’s often inconvenient to type. So we strive to give you a variety of ways to interact with Google, be it by speaking your queries, getting results before you finish typing, or searching by image. Now there’s a new way for you to interact with Google: Handwrite for web search on mobile phones and tablets.Say you’re standing on a busy street corner, in a bumpy taxi ride, talking with a fr…
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New NASA telescope has key Canadian parts – Technology & Science – CBC News
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Our Brains See Men as Whole and Women as Parts: Scientific American
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Eureka comes to a fitting, emotional conclusion
Yesterday, Eureka brought its five-season journey to a close. The finale gave us callbacks and cameos galore, happy endings for all the townspeople, and one last chance for Sheriff Carter to be the bi… -
Calc.exe Is Dead, Long Live Google's Calculator
Google's search-based calculator is a bit of a God-send when it comes to impromptu math, but now the Big G has gone and extended its functionality by rolling out a full-on, 34-button scientific calcul… -
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The Flames cleaned up at the 2012 IDEA Conference! In addition to winning Best Overall Video Display In Professional Sports, the Flames also won the Best Overall Hockey award and were a finalist in the Best Show Open category ~ http://bit.ly/MjxktP
The award-winning, absolutely rad video ~ http://bit.ly/LJJBus
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The Jeffersons' Sherman Hemsley dies – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News
Sherman Hemsley, the American actor who played George Jefferson, first on All in the Family and later on the TV show The Jeffersons, has died. He was 74. -
USB Power Delivery spec upped to 100W, aims to make proprietary power connectors obsolete
The battle between Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 has only recently begun in earnest, what with mobo's finally emerging to give non-Mac computers access to the 10Gbps interface. While USB 3.0 can't match Thunderbolt in terms of data throughput, it now has the upper hand in power capabilities, as last week the 100W Power Delivery spec was approved for both USB 2.0 and 3.0. That's ten times what Thunderbolt can do, and it means that you can charge up your laptop or power most any peripheral via Univer…

















