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NASA Study Says Water Flowed Freely On Mars

sleepingbeauty2 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:29:46 EDT

NASA has discovered more evidence pointing to the possibility of life on Mars. Scientists have studied data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and they believe Mars once had large lakes, flowing rivers, and other wet environments that could have supported life.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology NASA

There's Lots of Money in Those Old iPhones

sleepingbeauty2 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:26:34 EDT

I was walking by the lengthy iPhone line outside the Apple Store in Soho on Sunday when I heard someone call out: "Turn in your old iPhone and get the new one free!" I turned around and saw a bearded guy handing out fliers (photo above). They were from FreeiPhoneSwap.com and offered payments equal to the cost of a new 3G iPhone to peop

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: iphone

How YouTube is turning things around

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:21:15 EDT

I've been extremely tough on YouTube lately. About one month ago, I called for its head if Google doesn't turn things around quickly and I've also said that it's the garbage bin of the Internet. And while I still believe the second point, I'm starting to think Google is doing just what I said it should -- start working with major players and turn t

Channel: News Tags: youtube

Early Martian Water World May Have Harbored Life

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:20:17 EDT

The discovery of claylike minerals on Mars indicates that much of the planet's surface was wet long ago and could have supported microbial life. NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has orbited Mars since 2006, spotted the presence of the minerals, called "phyllosilicates."

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology

World's oldest blogger signs off for the last time, aged 108

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:37:25 EDT

An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108. Her last post described her ailing health but also how she still sang a happy song every day.

Channel: News Tags: strange oldest women

Dozens of ravers partially blinded at Moscow party

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:35:58 EDT

Up to 30 partygoers at an outdoor rave have been partially blinded by a laser light show. Health officials confirmed 12 cases of laser-blindness from the event, with reports suggesting up to 17 more. Some of those affected have lost up to 80 per cent of their vision.

Channel: News Tags: news laser

The Falkirk Wheel:Worlds Only Rotating Boatlift

sleepingbeauty2 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:07:23 EDT

The Falkirk Wheel was opened by the Queen in May 2002. Nothing like it has ever been built before anywhere in the world. Boat lifts are nothing new, though the last built in the UK was in 1875. But a rotating boat lift? The result is awe-inspiring and beautiful: the largest piece of functional sculpture you will ever see.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Falkirk Wheel technology

11 cool new apps for the iPhone

sleepingbeauty2 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:03:25 EDT

With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software on Friday and the opening of the App Store -- where hundreds of third-party applications are now available -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone has taken a major leap toward becoming a premiere mobile platform.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: iphone technology

Google Introduces Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms

sleepingbeauty2 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:36:50 EDT

Google, known for its plain-Jane approach to Web design, has come up with something much wackier. On Tuesday the company introduced Lively, an online tool that allows people to embody a cartoonish online avatar and have text-based conversations with friends and other Internet users in virtual chat rooms. The rooms can be added to any blog or Web s

Channel: News Tags: google

Yahoo Wields New Tool to Battle Google

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:15:39 EDT

Yahoo Inc. will introduce a tool for Web developers Thursday that is designed to expand the scale of its struggling search business and help create new competitors to Google Inc. The company said the free tool will allow developers to build customized search services based on its own search technology -- paving the way for new entrants. Yahoo ho

Channel: News Tags: yahoo google

Evidence of moon water found

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:14:05 EDT

A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly dry.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: strange moon water

Why is YouTube hoarding data?

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:12:12 EDT

Viacom's billion-dollar lawsuit against Google's YouTube has enormous implications for the flow of information online. At stake is the degree to which websites will have to monitor and restrict the material that users post for others to peruse -- a community approach to content that's at the heart of social media sites such as YouTube, MySpace and

Channel: News Tags: youtube

An Interview With Tallest Man In The World(Amazing video)

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:22:38 EDT

An Interview With Tallest Man In The World

Move Your online Business from Windows to Linux

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:17:12 EDT

Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new Vista-compatible hardware could still purchase trusty Windows XP. Now, however, Windows XP is available only as a costly "downgrade" from Windows Vista--if you buy a copy of Vist

Channel: News Tags: business windows linux

Polaroid launches a wallet-sized printer that prints your mobile phone snaps in seconds

sleepingbeauty2 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:42:36 EDT

Amateur photographers will be able to print off their mobile phone pictures instantly thanks to a relaunch of Polaroid photo technology.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: mobile technology

Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy

sleepingbeauty2 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:37:48 EDT

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.

Channel: News Tags: google

Washington's Boyhood Home Is Found

sleepingbeauty2 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:34:20 EDT

Researchers announced Wednesday that remains excavated in the last three years were those of the long-sought dwelling, on the old family farm in Virginia 50 miles south of Washington. The house stood on a terrace overlooking the Rappahannock River, where legend has it the boy threw a stone or a coin across to Fredericksburg.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology

Voyager pictures reveal Solar System is egg-shaped

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:49:33 EDT

The Solar System is not round, but an egg shape with its bottom edge squashed inward, according to data beamed back from a three decade old space probe.

Channel: Science Tags: science

The Case Against Google-Yahoo

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:47:03 EDT

Google (GOOG) and Yahoo (YHOO) say there are plenty of reasons why their recently announced plan to work together on Internet-search advertising should pass muster with regulators. For starters, it's not a merger and it covers only a small part of Yahoo's search business. Besides, it's not exclusiveÃ¢â;¬"so either si

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Mozilla gets into Guinness Book of Records

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:46:01 EDT

THE OUTFIT which markets the Firefox web browser, the Mozzarella Foundation, has heard from record keepers that it now holds the world record for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period. Guinness officials have decided that the final 8,002,530 downloads for Firefox 3.0, which took place last month, was indeed a world record.

Channel: News Tags: Mozilla Guinness Book of Records

Google Inks Distribution Deal With 'Family Guy' Creator

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:20:02 EDT

Google has struck a deal to help finance and distribute on the Internet an animated series from Seth MacFarlane, creator of "The Family Guy" television series.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Google technology

How to Go Hands-Free

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:14:37 EDT

As millions of Californians prepare today for "hands-free" cell phone commuting, Americans around the country are readying themselves as the nation's state lawmakers follow suit.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology

113 Expert and Best Business Quotes of All-Time

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:09:50 EDT

I found this listing of expert quotes in a presentation from Razorleaf's Paul Gimbal at SolidWorks World 2008. (Razorleaf is one of the leaders in engineering and manufacturing process management... are some gems in here for this must print out page! Thanks to Paul for sharing his favorite quotes of all-time.

Channel: Money Tags: business

Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm

sleepingbeauty2 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:30:31 EDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who brought him to the company nearly three decades ago. The pressure of leading the world's largest software maker will only escalate in the wake of a bungled attempt

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology

I sell Viagra , why do women buy?

sleepingbeauty2 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:51:20 EDT

You may read the title and want to know the answer about it. The answer is simply because my marketing campaign is targeting women!

Channel: Money Tags: business marketing

Scientists calculate the exact date of the Trojan horse using eclipse in Homer

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:42:30 EDT

The exact date when the Greeks used the Trojan horse to raze the city of Troy has been pinpointed for the first time using an eclipse mentioned in the stories of Homer, it was claimed today. Scientists have calculated that the horse was used in 1188 BC, ten years before Homer in his Odyssey describes the return of a warrior to his wife on the da

Channel: Science Tags: science

Baby crocodiles talk to each other in their eggs

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:39:12 EDT

Baby crocodiles "talk" to their mothers and their unborn siblings even before they hatch, perhaps indicating that they are ready to leave the egg, according to new research. French scientists Amelie Vergne and Nicolas Mathevon of Universite Jean Monnet in Saint-Etienne noticed that the young reptiles make a noise, described as sounding

Channel: Science Tags: science

Women with long nails speak out against iPhone design

sleepingbeauty2 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:33:57 EDT

Most people either love or hate the iPhone's touch screen, and based on a report on the LA Times, women with long fingernails are among the haters. Why? Well, since the iPhone's touchscreen only responds to electrical charges emitted by your bare fingertips, women with long nails are left out in the cold. A woman interviewed for the article went so

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: iphone technology

Laptop/Desktop Hybrid

sleepingbeauty2 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:03:46 EDT

Wow, I have seen parsecs worth of concept computer designs during my visit here on Earth, but nothing like this "B-membrane" design by Korean designer Won-Seok Lee. He has taken the need for a bulky monitors right out of the equation and opted for beaming your YouTubing onto any surface you can point the omni-directional projector at. Som

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: technology laptop