Feds' e-mail botch earns a raspberry
msnbc - 03/13/2010 02:43
As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a...
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What We're Reading: A Cook, a Slacker, Some Bubbly and Fall Colors
nytimes - 03/13/2010 02:43
Our daily roundup of tech tidbits features a Flickr visualization of seasonal colors, Tim Cook's $5 million bonus, an upstart competitor to Twitter and Slacker Radio's up...
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Wolves kill teacher in Alaska
LaTimes - 03/13/2010 02:40
Villagers in Chignik Lake on the Alaska Peninsula take precautions after the first known fatal wolf attack in U.S. in modern times.
Hunters were combing the snowy ...
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Sony Adds Motion Control to the PS3
nytimes - 03/13/2010 01:43
Sony introduced its answer to the motion-controlled Wii, the PlayStation Move.
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Hurdles Remain for City’s Settlement of 9/11 Suit
nytimes - 03/13/2010 01:43
A federal judge overseeing the settlement between the city and 9/11 cleanup and rescue workers said he would take a week to review the terms of the accord.
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Protecting Your Privacy on Google Buzz
nytimes - 03/13/2010 00:43
The new social networking service continues to evolve, giving users more control over who can see what.
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iPhone Battery Replacement: DIY Or Not?
nytimes - 03/13/2010 00:43
When an iPhone's battery needs replacing, can you do it yourself?
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When Will Location-Based Mobile Coupons Take Off?
nytimes - 03/13/2010 00:43
People want to receive location-based cellphone coupons, but most have not, according to a Web analytics firm.
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Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest
msnbc - 03/13/2010 00:20
Netflix has canceled a sequel to a $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendations.
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Big Bang project may delay space shuttle's final flight
LaTimes - 03/13/2010 00:20
Scientists are still testing a possible design flaw in the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which could lead to clues about the beginning of the universe.
Possible pro...
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Internet fraud losses hit $560 million in 2009
msnbc - 03/13/2010 00:00
The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said Friday. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to ...
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Cosmic Log: Pluto finds its place
msnbc - 03/13/2010 00:00
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Pluto and the other small fry of the solar system are getting their due 80 years after the dwarf planet's discovery was announced to t...
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America's Top Phones? Not Who You Think.
nytimes - 03/13/2010 00:00
Who makes the most popular phones in America? It's Samsung, and therein lies a valuable lesson for phone shoppers.
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Farm chickens' DNA traced back to red jungle fowl
LaTimes - 03/12/2010 23:20
Genetic mutations that have occurred over thousands of years have made today's domesticated birds meatier and able to breed year-round.
Hundreds of genetic mutations...
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Netflix Cancels Contest Plans and Settles Suit
nytimes - 03/12/2010 23:00
Bowing to privacy concerns, Netflix said it was shelving its plans for a sequel to a contest that awarded a $1 million prize.
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New U.N. Climate Change Group is All Male
nytimes - 03/12/2010 21:20
A group of women are upset that a new United Nations climate change financing group has 19 members, but no women.
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Plastic Logic Delays Its Que Tablet
nytimes - 03/12/2010 21:00
Plastic Logic is delaying its $800 professional document- and book-reading device until this summer.
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China Warns Google Again After C.E.O.’s Statement
nytimes - 03/12/2010 20:20
A government minister responded to a statement from Google’s chief executive that “something will happen soon” in a standoff over Internet censorship...
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Some Mars channels carved by lava, not water
msnbc - 03/13/2010 02:43
Comparison of images of Martian channels to lava flows in Hawaii indicates that lava, not water, may have been the creative force behind at least some of the channels, ac...
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It's daylight science time
msnbc - 03/13/2010 00:20
It's that time of year again, when most Americans lose an hour's sleep setting their clocks ahead. Here are answers to your questions about the time switch - and about sl...
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Laptops could be key to an earthquake early-warning system
LaTimes - 03/13/2010 00:00
Seismologists envision a 'Quake Catchers' network of volunteers using their computers to precisely map tremors.
If Elizabeth Cochran allowed herself to dream, the ...
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Suborbital spaceships spark scientific frenzy
msnbc - 03/12/2010 22:00
Space.com: Reusable rocket-propelled vessels are expected to offer quick, routine and affordable access to the edge of space, along with the capability to carry research ...
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Orders for Apple's new iPad start today
msnbc - 03/12/2010 20:20
Apple began taking orders online Friday for its new iPad tablet computer, with delivery scheduled for April 3, the same day the iPad goes on sale in stores.
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Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Health Claims
nytimes - 03/12/2010 18:40
A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers who sued the city, according to city officials.
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Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory
nytimes - 03/12/2010 18:40
Negotiations on protecting endangered species will open in Qatar with tensions over efforts to ban trade in bluefin tuna and to reopen exports of elephant ivory.
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Panasonic introduces two new Lumix cameras
msnbc - 03/12/2010 17:00
Panasonic has pulled the sheets off two new Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras: the touchscreen DMC-G2 and the super light G10. Both shoot 720p video, but the G2's bendy, to...
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The coolest camera features of 2010
msnbc - 03/12/2010 17:00
Sometimes, choosing a camera demands considerations other than image quality and battery life. These cameras have innovative extras that may win you over as soon as you t...
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'FarmVille' power user: 'I'm not obsessed'
msnbc - 03/12/2010 17:00
Cathy Hinz is a mom and a grandmother. And until last summer, she wasn't much of a gamer. But then she got hooked on "FarmVille," the Facebook game that draws 80 million ...
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Mobile giving for Chile pales compared to Haiti
msnbc - 03/12/2010 17:00
So far, Americans have pledged $100,000 in donations via cell phone for victims of Chile's earthquake compared to more than $43 million raised that way for victims of Hai...
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11 Siberian tigers starve to death in zoo
msnbc - 03/12/2010 16:40
Eleven Siberian tigers - among the world's rarest species - died of malnutrition after being kept in small cages and fed chicken bones at a cash-strapped zoo in China, st...
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Winter Games Yield Forecasting Insights
nytimes - 03/12/2010 08:20
The Vancouver Games forecasting system is part of a program to improve the accuracy of short-term, winter storm forecasting.
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Scientists find new way to generate electricity
msnbc - 03/12/2010 03:00
Researchers have found a way to produce large amounts of electricity from tiny cylinders made from carbon atoms.
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Mummy of monotheist pharaoh heading home
msnbc - 03/12/2010 02:00
The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries - the fate of controversial Pharaoh A...
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