Strange clouds spotted at the edge of Earth’s atmosphere
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A weirdly wonderful sight appeared to astronauts aboard the International Space Station this summer thin blue clouds hovering ...
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A weirdly wonderful sight appeared to astronauts aboard the International Space Station this summer thin blue clouds hovering ...
‘Popcuts’ music site pays hipsters for buying cool music first
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A new website is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve by paying them when other people purchase ...
How to build lunar homes from moon dirt
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Since many of the tried and true tools we use on Earth will be impossible to bring, some scientists are hard at work inventing ...
EBay’s new WorldofGood.com site has green goals
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008EBay has launched the site World of Good, a start-up focused on "ethical supply chains" behind consumer products.
Start-up wants to provide free broadband
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008M2Z is a small wireless start-up with a big goal: free broadband for the masses. The free service, if it launches, would run ...
Google enters browser wars
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008On Tuesday, Google introduced the previously denied Google Chrome browser at a news conference.
Chrome kicks off with a good start
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Google's new Chrome Web browser shines on first impression. But it does take getting used to and could use a dab of polish here ...
Gustav cuts cell, Net service in parts of Louisiana
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Power outages caused by Hurricane Gustav brought down cellular and Internet service in parts of Louisiana, but its impact was ...
Targeting ads by tracking Web surfing habits hits a wall
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008One by one, cable and telephone companies that had conducted trials using NebuAd's ad-serving system have indefinitely suspended ...
Satellite phone-toting cowboys herd info on wildfires
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Ranchers who make their livelihoods in some of America's most remote backcountry are carrying satellite telephones provided by ...
Experts fear firefly populations are blinking out
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Yet another much-loved species imperiled by humankind? The evidence is entirely anecdotal, but there are anecdotes galore that ...
Earth’s oxygen is leaking into space (but don’t worry yet)
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008The Earth is leaking oxygen. But it is nothing to worry about, scientists say, until our planet is much older and much hotter. ...
Microsoft slashing Xbox 360 price in Japan by up to 29%
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Microsoft said it will slash the price of its Xbox 360 game consoles in Japan by up to 29%, below Nintendo Co's Wii and Sony ...
New version of PlayStation Portable boasts clearer display
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Sales are improving in Japan for Sony's PlayStation Portable, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add ...
IRS to stop taxing incentive stock options that lost money
Monday, September 1st, 2008The IRS will temporarily stop pursuing thousands of Americans who ended up owing large tax debts instead of becoming millionaires ...