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Browzar promises privacy-proof surfing VNUNet.com - The new Browzar internet browser is promising users a way to surf the internet while disclosing a limited amount of personal information. British developers release private browser New Web Browser Promises Private Surfing |
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Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Build Mars Lander Slashdot - Lord_Slepnir writes "Lockheed Martin has won a contract to build the Orion crew exploration vehicle that will eventually take humans to the moon and then on to Mars. Lockheed Martin Wins NASA Moon Contract Lockheed to spearhead next push into space |
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TechWeb – Mozilla delayed releasing Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 to give developers more time to fix bugs.
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 Washington Post |
Web giants accused of privacy violations VNUNet.com - Internet giants Amazon, Friends Reunited and eBay have come under fire this week over privacy concerns. Privacy International claims to have received a number of complaints from internet users over the past … eBay, Amazon take heat on privacy practices INTERNATIONAL BRIEFING |
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Reuters – Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. were among the fastest-growing data storage providers in the second quarter, while EMC Corp. and Dell Inc. lagged overall market growth, researcher IDC said on Thursday.
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 What is the Word |
US Space Tourist's Trip Is Pushed Back Los Angeles Times - The Russian space agency postponed by four days its launch of a Soyuz rocket that will carry an American businesswoman to the International Space Station, a spokesman said. Russia Postpones Launch to Space Station Reports: Russia's top space company reiterates plans to send … |
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imjustatomato writes “A 1998 study showed that the Internet causes declines in social relationships and isolation, similarly to how television causes social disengagement and bad moods. This is the ‘Internet Paradox’ because while the internet is heavily used for communication, it makes people lonelier. However, a more recent study shows that now the internet has a positive effect on social and psychological well-being. This is even more so for those who have more social support and are extroverted in nature. Interestingly, frequent Internet use is associated with a decline in local knowledge and interest in living in the local area.”
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Fly me to the moon, NASA tells contractor London Free Press - NASA yesterday awarded a multibillion-dollar contract to build a manned lunar spaceship with the aim of replacing the space shuttle fleet and taking astronauts back to the moon and perhaps to Mars. Lockheed lands contract for next trip to the moon Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Build Mars Lander |
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Will Apple Miss its Biggest Opportunity Yet? ABC News - The time is ripe for Apple to trounce Microsoft once and for all, if only it could sidestep its own ego. I've never been the biggest Apple booster. Microsoft Windows Vista For Sale on Amazon.com Vista up for Grabs on Amazon? |
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British developers release private browser United Press International - New web surfing privacy tool launches Freeserve founder pushes private browsing |
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 Portable Planet |
EA Develops Burnout 5 Techtree.com - Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the development of Burnout 5 for PlayStation3 (PS3) and Xbox 360, being developed by Criterion Games in Guildford, UK, under the EA brand name. Burnout 5 Rips Up Next-Gen EA announces Burnout 5 for PS3, Xbox 360 |
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 Washington Post |
Japan Orders Apple To Investigate Flaming Laptops InformationWeek - The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry ordered Apple's Japan branch to look into troubles with Sony batteries, the same issue it demanded Dell examine last week. Air Shippers May Face New Battery Rules PC makers to discuss batteries standards |
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NEW YORK—Although the ever-mounting accumulation of eyewitness testimony from battered, exhausted football players in all 32 NFL cities is vague, imprecise, and inconclusive, investigators say they are positive that, for the past several…
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 UM Maneater |
Pluto in the Cosmic Doghouse Gearlog - Thanks to Staff Editor Tony Hoffman for this write-up! You can catch him on Gearlog Radio next week, discussing the asteroid he found and the demise of Pluto. Astronomers plot to overturn planet definition 300 Astronomers Will Not Use New Planet Definition |
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Vivendi's Universal to back new rival to iTunes: FT ABC News - Vivendi's Universal Music, the world's largest music company, is backing a start-up that will allow customers to download songs free of charge, according to a report in the Financial Times on Tuesday. Universal Backs Free Music Service Universal to Launch Ad-Supported Free Music Download Site |
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Apple laptop catches fire in Japan Inquirer - THE JAPANESE Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has ordered Apple to investigate the case of one of its laptops catching fire in Japan. Air Shippers May Face New Battery Rules Laptop Computer Batteries Become a Hot Issue |
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Sharp to roll out 52-inch LCD TV DigiTimes - Sharp will offer six new LCD TVs: two 42-inch, two 46-inch and two 52-inch TVs, starting from October, according to Sharp's website. Solar costs halved by 2010? Sharp thinks so LCD TV makers see price cut in 2007 |
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Silence! Author under threat Times Online - TODAY, AT THE PUSH of a button, you can download and print the whole of Dante’s Divine Comedy, using only a computer, an internet connection, a paving stone of paper and a small bucket of ink. Update: Google confirms free book download service Google offers digitised Dante |
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Reuters – Gossip and entertainment news junkies have a new way to get their fix. Pixsy Corp. is set to launch Friday http://www.StarHabit.com, a photo and video search engine that gives priority to the freshest celebrity content on the Internet.
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An arbitrator for the state of Nebraska ruled that a state trooper could not be fired for belonging to the Ku Klux Klan. What do you think?
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NASA contract to add jobs here Houston Chronicle - Lockheed Martin Corp.'s new NASA contract could be the start of an economic upswing for the aerospace community in Houston if President Bush's space exploration plan … Lockheed to spearhead next push into space NASA picks Lockheed to build shuttle replacement |
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NASA picks moon-shot partner The Age - NASA today named a consortium led by US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corp to design and build a new spacecraft that will take astronauts back to the moon. Lockheed Martin Wins NASA Moon Contract Lockheed Wins NASA Spacecraft Award, Beating Northrop-Led Team |
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Launch of Russia's Soyuz craft delayed to Sept. 18 People’s Daily Online - Russian space officials decided on Thursday to delay the launch of a Soyuz spaceship to the International Space Station (ISS) to Sep. 18, four days later than its original blast off date. Russia Postpones Launch to Space Station US and Iranian flags to go into space with female tourist |
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Pluto may no longer be a ‘planet.’ but it’s still out there East Valley Tribune - Things were looking so good for Pluto a couple of weeks ago. Scientists meeting in the Czech Republic voted to admit three more heavenly bodies to the family of “planets” orbiting our sun. In Defense Of Pluto Pluto no longer a planet |
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Lockheed Wins Job of Building Next Spaceship New York Times - WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 – Lockheed Martin won a multibillion-dollar contract from NASA on Thursday to build the nation’s next spaceship for human flight, a craft called Orion that is to replace the space shuttle … Lockheed Martin to build future moonship Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Build Mars Lander |
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Sharp unveils large LCD TVs from Gen 8 fab EETimes.com - TOKYO – Sharp Corp. said it would introduce 42-, 46-, and 52-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs whose panels would be fabricated in the company's Gen 8 fab in Kameyama. Sharp calls Europe 'market of future' for LCD flat panel TVs Sharp Announces New Aquos HD LCD TVs |
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Sharp goes big and boastful with 52-, 46-, 42-inch Aquos LCDs engadget - Sony schmony, Sharp's here to remind us that they too, make some compelling gear by dropping 3 new LCD panels onto the stack of smaller sets rolled out earlier this month. LG, Sharp Say Flat-Panel TVs Likely to Cost Less Sharp calls Europe 'market of future' for LCD flat panel TVs |
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PORTLAND, OR—”I never dreamed they would have gone so quickly,” said Susan Ebbert, whose $5.54 portion organic green grapes was widely consumed at a recent picnic.
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| Microsoft releases beta 2 of Virtual Server update ARNnet - Microsoft has released another test version of an update to its virtualization software, which will be built into the next version of the Windows Server OS. Now Playing at Microsoft: Intel And AMD Microsoft Adds AMD to Virtual Server |
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DigiTimes |
Solar costs halved by 2010? Sharp thinks so MSNBC - BERLIN – Japan’s Sharp Corp., the world’s biggest maker of solar cells, expects the cost of generating solar power to halve by 2010 and to be comparable with that of nuclear power by 2030, Sharp’s president said. Sharp to roll out 52-inch LCD TV LG, Sharp Say Flat-Panel TVs Likely to Cost Less |
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PhysOrg.com |
Lockheed Martin to build next NASA spacecraft Orlando Sentinel - WASHINGTON — NASA chose Lockheed Martin on Thursday to build the spacecraft it hopes will return Americans to the moon and take future explorers to Mars. More Moon landings a step closer Lockheed Martin chosen to build lunar vessel |
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LCD TV makers see price cut in 2007 Reuters.uk - LG Electronics and Sharp Corp. said on Thursday they expected prices of flat LCD television sets to drop by 20-30 percent or more in 2007 amid overproduction and cost reductions. Sharp sees solar power costs halving by 2010 Sharp says will need new LCD panel plant mid-2009 |
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Russian company sets sights on the moon United Press International - The president of a Russian spacecraft company announced the corporation plans to launch the country's first manned flight around the moon in 2011. Russian company sets sights on the moon 1st Woman Space Tourist Readies for Trip |
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Brief: Google CEO Joins Apple Board InformationWeek - Eric Schmidt brings a deep resume in the tech industry. He was formerly CEO of Novell and CTO of Sun. In a move that signals growing awareness of the changing software market, Apple said today that Google … Analysis: Google CEO brings more experience for the fight against … Google CEO Joins Apple Inc. Board |
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AP – The Chinese government has ordered a Chinese supplier of Apple’s iPod to let its more than 200,000 workers set up a trade union, reports said Friday.
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 Geekzone |
Philips Launches Skype Phone Electronic House - Everyone wants to reap broadband's benefits, without being tied down by wires. Hence, the Philips VoIP841, another Skype phone that allows you to make cheap calls using your broadband connection, without being chained to your computer. Skype Unplugged, With New Cordless Phones Skype phones sans the PC |
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Lockheed to spearhead next push into space MarketWatch - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – NASA announced Thursday it has tapped Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop the Orion Project crew capsule, a prestigious $3.9 billion assignment that marks America's next big push into interplanetary travel. Teams vie for huge spacecraft contract Lockheed Martin wins multibillion dollar NASA contract |
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Debra D’Agostino writes “Despite the media hype around Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s appointment to Apple’s board, CIO Insight Executive Editor Dan Briody says it’s not that big a story. ‘Apple and Google are already plenty tight,’ he says. Arthur Levinson, CEO of Genentech, has been on both boards for years. And Al Gore and Intuit Chairman Bill Campbell are both Apple board members and advisors to Google. ‘While it’s fun to speculate about what an Apple-Google alliance could produce (GoogleMacs? MacGoogle? GoogleTunes?) this move is far from an alliance,’ Briody writes. ‘And even if it were, it wouldn’t be first time that two upstart powerhouses have joined forces in an attempt to unseat Microsoft. Remember AOL-Netscape? Boy, they just steamrolled the team from Redmond, didn’t they?’”
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Skype phones without the PC CNET News.com - New cordless phones let users of the Internet phone service make calls without a computer. Skype on Thursday announced new cordless phones that will let users of its Internet phone service make calls without a computer or Wi-Fi connection. Skype to Launch its First VoIP Cordless Phones Philips and NETGEAR Introduce Skype Phones That Won't Need a PC |
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