37926587
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Meshach writes:
There is an article in the Globe and Mail that says that ase for Blackberry has stopped growing the first time in the companies history and speculates that this is the beginning of the end of RIM. The main problem seems to be that RIM's new Blackberry models like Bold and Torch are selling poorly and their production costs are so much higher then other products manufactured in China. A recent research report says that after BB10 the company will need to sell or drastically change its business model.
36415353
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Meshach writes:
Twitter is in the process of updating the API used by third party clients. The changes are making it more difficult for third-party clients to interface with the service by (among other things) requiring them to be inspected and approved by Twitter.
35466099
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Meshach writes:
A report out of The Atlantic asks astronomers what odor space has. The reports vary from seared steak to hot metal and welding fumes. But the consensus is clear: space stinks.
30333315
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Meshach writes:
A team in Canada has discovered several new species of dinosaurs that may help fill in evolutionary gaps. The new species linked large and small boned dinosaurs and may help fill evolutionary gaps.
30172163
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Meshach writes:
Google has been pressuring applications and mobile game developers to use its costlier in-house payment service, Google Wallet for quite some time. Now Google warned several developers in recent months that if they continued to use other payment methods — such as PayPal, Zong and Boku — their apps would be removed from Google Play, The move is seen as a way to cut costs for Google by using their own system.
29604497
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Meshach writes:
Last year some physicists in Italy reported they had seen an object travel faster then light. Now that group is retracting the previous claim and blaming the mistake on a loose cable. Apparently more experiments are planned to see if the speed limit for the universe can be exceeded.
29408521
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Meshach writes:
After twenty years Microsoft has announced that the familiar flag logo is being dropped from Windows 8 and a new Microsoft logo as been adopted.
29401525
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Meshach writes:
New research out of California is suggesting that Stonehenge was based on a 'magical' auditory illusion. Apparently the layout of the stones corresponded to the regular spacing of loud and quiet sounds created by acoustic interference when two instruments played the same note continuously.
28695087
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Meshach writes:
There are reports surfacing that Julian Assange will be appearing on The Simpsons February 19. The visit is part of the extravaganza for the shows 500th episode. Assange (who is still under house arrest) recorded his lines over the phone from a spot unknown to The Simpsons producers.
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Meshach writes:
A discussion at Wikipedia has resulted in the decision to black out the site in protest of SOPA on January 18. The black out is scheduled to last twenty-four hours. Organizers are hoping having such a high profile site shut down will draw attention to the fight against SOPA.
28061666
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Meshach writes:
The release of the new Google+/Picasa has elicited harsh words from Twitter's general counsel (who ironically used to work with Google). He claims that the changes will make information harder to find for users and be bad news for news publishers. Some analysts are wondering if this is a prelude to a legal battle similar to Microsoft's bundling of IE.
27826288
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Meshach writes:
A man was crossing the boarder from Canada to the USA and he realized that he had forgotten his passport. Instead of returning home to get the document he just showed the boarder agent pictures of the password and was allowed to proceed into the USA.
27312116
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Meshach writes:
The United States is asking scientific journals publishing details about biomedical research to censor articles out of feat that terrorists could acquire the information. The panel cannot force the journals to censor their articles, but the editor of Science, Bruce Alberts, said the journal was taking the recommendations seriously and would most likely withhold some information. Are we heading for another rorschach-style cheat sheet being developed?
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Meshach writes:
The terms of service for Microsoft's newly launched Windows Store allows the seller to remotely kill or remove access to a user's apps for security or legal reasons. The story also notes that MS states purchases are responsible for backing up the data that you store in apps that you acquire via the Windows Store, including content you upload using those apps. If the Windows Store, an app, or any content is changed or discontinued, your data could be deleted or you may not be able to retrieve data you have stored.
26476578
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Meshach writes:
Google maps can now provide you with directions when you are inside airports, transit centers, and major shops in the United States and Japan. The service is available for Android phones and Google is encouraging businesses to upload their floorplans.
