 How Did That Chain Letter Get To My Inbox? 19 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others--or terrible misfortune if it isn't. The sheer volume of forwarded ... | |
Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off May 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience. | |
 Nintendo hit with $21 million patent infringement May 15, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. | |
 Soldered lenses May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Lenses in optical devices are kept in place by adhesives. This can cause problems when the microscopes and cameras are employed inside a vacuum, as the adhesives may release gases that contaminate the lenses. ... | |
 Craigslist countersues eBay, saying it broke antitrust laws May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Online classifieds giant Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is violating federal and state antitrust laws. | |
3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- For nearly three in 10 households, don't even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone. | |
Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed Comcast Corp. in hot water with regulators, according to research obtained by The Associated ... | |
EU warns Google over photos on Street View May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe. | |
Sharp Achieves the World’s Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Sharp Corp. has achieved the world's highest power density, 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell volume. The use of ... | |
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