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Cosmic Log: Is the grand design within our grasp? - msnbc.com

36 min 4 sec ago

Globe and Mail

Cosmic Log: Is the grand design within our grasp?
msnbc.com
This is a two-dimensional artistic visualization of a six-dimensional Calabi-Yau shape — an intricately folded knot of space. Such visualizations play a role in conceptualizing M-theory, which physicists Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow say is "the ...
Why God Did Not Create the UniverseWall Street Journal
Review of 'The Grand Design,' by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.Washington Post
A mystery wrapped in an enigmaThe Guardian
Financial Times -TIME -Telegraph.co.uk
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Tim Allen to be voice of crucial GM ads - Detroit Free Press

1 hour 50 min ago

MiamiHerald.com

Tim Allen to be voice of crucial GM ads
Detroit Free Press
When the first commercials for the Chevrolet Cruze run Tuesday, General Motors will also debut Tim Allen as the new voice of Chevrolet. GM intends to use the Cruze, which goes on sale in mid-September, to convince customers who ...
Metro native Tim Allen to be voice of ChevroletThe Detroit News
GM to unveil Cruze compact sedansThe Associated Press
GM hatches Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for EuropeUSA Today
Wheels Unplugged -CNET (blog) -Car and Driver
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Facebook testing 'subscribe to' user feature - Telegraph.co.uk

2 hours 34 sec ago

Telegraph.co.uk

Facebook testing 'subscribe to' user feature
Telegraph.co.uk
Facebook is testing out a new feature that will enable users to get notifications whenever another Facebook user uses the social-networking site to update their status or share photos with friends. ...
Really: Facebook Testing 'Follow This User' FeatureTom's Guide
Facebook moves in on Twitter's turf with new follow featureVentureBeat
Facebook testing a 'stalker button'CNN
Damego -TG Daily -Daily Sundial
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I played Duke Nukem Forever today ... what the f*ck!? - Destructoid

2 hours 25 min ago

MTV.com (blog)

I played Duke Nukem Forever today ... what the f*ck!?
Destructoid
When I was on my plane to Seattle, getting ready to play some games, meet some gamers, and prepare for tomorrow's Destructoid LIVE panel, I never thought I'd be leaving the first day of PAX with the ability to say that I have played Duke Nukem Forever. ...
The Week in Review - Game, Set, NukemEscapist Magazine
It's Official: Borderlands Developer Takes Over Duke Nukem Forever, Announces ...Maximum PC
Duke Nukem Forever rises again from the grave to kick ass, chew bubble gumVentureBeat
GameSpot -GamePro.com -CNET
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Twitter use explodes thanks to apps - Telegraph.co.uk

2 hours 30 min ago

Washington Post

Twitter use explodes thanks to apps
Telegraph.co.uk
Evan Williams, one of Twitter's co-founders, said that recent moves to make Twitter apps more easily discoverable on mobile devices had helped to fuel this growth. Twitter caused consternation among some third-party developers when it acquired one ...
Big jump in number of people on TwitterSan Francisco Chronicle
Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which StinksPC World
Twitter Counts 145M Users, 62% Hike in MobileeWeek
PC Magazine -Washington Post -Christian Science Monitor
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Sales of 'Medal of Honor' video game blocked on US military bases - San Jose Mercury News

3 hours 13 min ago

Gamasutra

Sales of 'Medal of Honor' video game blocked on US military bases
San Jose Mercury News
"Small victory,'' was all it said on the subject line of Karen Meredith's e-mail. But for the Silicon Valley military mom, who lost her son in the Iraq war, the decision this week by US military base exchanges not to carry the ...
GameStop: No Medal of Honor for Military ShopsTom's Guide
Military Exchanges Refuse to Stock New 'Medal of Honor' Video GameABC News
EA's Latest Medal of Honor Title Banned from Military PXs GloballyDailyTech
Computerandvideogames.com -Gamespy.com -Softpedia
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Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile web market share - Apple Insider

4 hours 25 min ago

PC World

Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile web market share
Apple Insider
Android's share of US mobile web traffic climbed to 25% in August in its best one month gain since Nov. 2009. Web statistics company Quantcast published the data, which tracked US mobile web consumption in the month of August, on Friday. ...
Android Reaches 25% Of Mobile Web DataI4U
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share EverywherePC World
Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone UpdateReuters
Fortune -The Mac Observer -CNET
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Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile web market share - Apple Insider

4 hours 25 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald

Android gaining on Apple iOS in mobile web market share
Apple Insider
Android's share of US mobile web traffic climbed to 25% in August in its best one month gain since Nov. 2009. Web statistics company Quantcast published the data, which tracked US mobile web consumption in the month of August, on Friday. ...
Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soonWashington Post
Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GMPC World
Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TVCNET
Fortune -The Mac Observer -TMCnet
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Practical Analysis: The Great Laboratory Of Departments - InformationWeek

5 hours 30 min ago

Practical Analysis: The Great Laboratory Of Departments
InformationWeek
As we usually do for our magazine cover stories, we fielded a survey on end user computing. You'll see some of the data in "End User 2.0: When Employees Have All The Answers", and all of the data can be found in the report available to ...
End User 2.0: When Employees Have All The AnswersInformationWeek

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Toshiba Recalls 41000 Laptops Over Overheating - Tom's Hardware Guide

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 14:47

CBC.ca

Toshiba Recalls 41000 Laptops Over Overheating
Tom's Hardware Guide
Toshiba has recalled 41000 laptops sold between August 2009 and August 2010 because the units in question represent a burn hazard to users. Toshiba yesterday announced a voluntary product recall affecting just over 40000 of its T-Series of Satellite ...
Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot LaptopsPC World
Toshiba Recalls 41K Satellite Laptops Due to OverheatingPC Magazine
Toshiba recalls 41000 laptops for overheatingCNET
Sydney Morning Herald -Afterdawn.com -Keen Observers
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Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings - The Associated Press

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:53

Reuters UK

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine. ...
Texas watchdog reviews Google's practicesFinancial Times
Texas opens antitrust investigation of GoogleCNET
Google faces Texas AG inquiryTimes LIVE
RTT News -Computerworld
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Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk - Reuters

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:22

The Guardian

Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk
Reuters
DENVER (Billboard) - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower. The iPod is a perfect reflection of this. It wasn't the first MP3 player to hit retail shelves. ...
Apple's Ping tops 1M users in two days, but it's no Google BuzzVentureBeat
Ping draws over 1 million users in first 48 hoursApple Insider
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?PC World
Christian Science Monitor -USA Today -Tom's Guide
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Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon - Washington Post

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:19

UberGizmo (blog)

Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon
Washington Post
I was traveling last week to cover Apple's iPod and Apple TV event Wednesday (and writing an extra column based on that). So this week, I offer questions taken from Friday's Web chat. The iPad's future Concerning the iPad, ...
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share EverywherePC World
iOS 4.1 on iPhone 3G shows marked improvement in speed testApple Insider
Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone UpdateReuters
CNET -The Mac Observer -Fortune
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Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson - The Associated Press

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:16

Washington Post

Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson
The Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson and offered a $20000 reward for information leading to an arrest. ...
Feds offer $20000 reward in mosque arson caseThe Tennessean
Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'BBC News
Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arsonThe Associated Press
CNN (blog) -Columbia Daily Herald -TPMMuckraker (blog)
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Apple Ping network slammed with spam - Christian Science Monitor

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:11

CBC.ca

Apple Ping network slammed with spam
Christian Science Monitor
Apple Ping is having some spam problems. Lots of them. So is Ping finished? Probably not. By Matthew Shaer / September 3, 2010 Earlier this week, Apple launched a platform called Ping, which is built into the latest iteration of iTunes. ...
Facebook Blocked Apple's Ping NetworkTom's Guide
Jobs slashes Apple TV price, unveils 'Ping' social networkComputerworld
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?PC World
BetaNews -CNET -PC Magazine
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The Struggle for What We Already Have - New York Times

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:48

CNET (blog)

The Struggle for What We Already Have
New York Times
For something that seems so simple and straightforward, “net neutrality” has sure created one big mess. Trying to force net neutrality on Comcast, the FCC under Julius Genachowski seems to have lost its authority over broadband. ...
FCC Delays Net Neutrality DecisioneWeek
FCC delays critical net neutrality decisionTG Daily
FCC Expected to Delay Net Neutrality Ruling Until After ElectionsDailyTech
TMCnet -Digitaltrends.com -BBC News
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Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours - TMCnet

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:25

CBC.ca

Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours
TMCnet
Apple (News - Alert)® today announced that in less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more than one million users have joined Ping, its new social network for music which lets users follow their favorite artists and friends to discover what ...
Ping off to a rocky start as spam, issues plague serviceBetaNews
Jobs slashes Apple TV price, unveils 'Ping' social networkComputerworld
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?PC World
PC Magazine -CNET -USA Today
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NASA to launch a probe directly into the sun's atmosphere - DVICE

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 10:09

The Hindu

NASA to launch a probe directly into the sun's atmosphere
DVICE
There's a lot we still don't understand about the sun. In fact, for the most part we can only guess — though NASA wants to help our observations be more direct. The agency is announcing a new mission, Solar Probe Plus, which would send a spacecraft to ...
Plans for solar 'close encounter'BBC News
Solar Probe Plus instruments will brave the sun's wrathSpaceflight Now
NASA Wants to Plunge a Probe Into the SunFOXNews
Discovery News -TIME -Popular Science
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Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere - PC World

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 08:21

wwwery (blog)

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
PC World
More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, ...
News: Quantcast: Android Eats into iOS Lead of Mobile BrowsingThe Mac Observer
Quantcast: Android continues to grow vs. iOS dominationFortune
Android gains on Apple in US mobile Web useCNET
Computerworld -msnbc.com -Apple Insider
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News: Quantcast: Android Eats into iOS Lead of Mobile Browsing - The Mac Observer

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 08:19

CNET

News: Quantcast: Android Eats into iOS Lead of Mobile Browsing
The Mac Observer
The Android platform has been eating into the sizable lead Apple's iOS platform has in mobile Web usage, according to analytics firm Quantcast. The company released new numbers Friday that show iOS with 56% of all mobile Web usage, with Android a ...
Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share EverywherePC World
Android gains on Apple in US mobile Web useCNET
Quantcast: Android continues to grow vs. iOS dominationFortune
Apple Insider -Computerworld -SlashGear (blog)
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