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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
AP - Of all the threats to scientific research Wesley Sizemore has stymied over the years, satellites and cell phone towers don't stick in his memory quite like the possessive old hound and its treasured heating pad.
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
AP - A new NASA report says that the seat restraints, suits and helmets of the doomed crew of the space shuttle Columbia didn't work well, leading to "lethal trauma" as the out-of-control ship broke apart, killing all seven astronauts.
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Reuters - The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said Saturday.
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday it will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on Sunday, but the popular cell phones that can surf the Web will not be priced as low as some anticipated.
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Reuters - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to websites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said.
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
CNET - The first beta of Microsoft's next operating system has apparently been spotted in the wild.
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
CNET - Over the next few days, a picture of holiday sales will begin to materialize.
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
PC World - Wal-Mart is rolling out sales of the iPhone 3G this weekend -- but don't expect to see a lot of savings. As was speculated back in November, the discount retailer will begin carrying the iPhone on its shelves Sunday. Missing from the equation, though, is the discount.
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Reuters - The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said Saturday.
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Reuters - The kind of ratings used for films could be applied to Web sites in a bid to better police the Internet and protect children from harmful and offensive material, Britain's minister for culture has said.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Reuters - Despite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
PC World - Nintendo plans to launch a video channel for its Wii console in 2009, it said Thursday.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
PC World - Panasonic plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices via electrical wiring at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
PC World - Verizon Communications has won USD$31.15 million in damages in a cybersquatting case it brought against domain registry OnlineNIC, while Microsoft is seeking judgment against the same company and Yahoo has recently filed similar charges.
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
PC World - Wal-Mart Friday announced the long-expected availability of the iPhone 3G at almost 2,500 stores beginning Sunday.
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