Review: G-Slate a powerful, but pricey iPad competitor
Another day, another possible iPad killer. This week we have the G-Slate, from LG and wireless carrier T-Mobile, the first 4G-enabled tablet to run on Google's superb Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system.
Apr 22, 2011
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GPS satellites get a serious upgrade
(PhysOrg.com) -- GPS has become such an integral part of the new technology in our lives that we really do not give it much of a thought. It gets us to our destination without getting lost. It helps the ambulance ...
Apr 22, 2011
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US gas well contained, but concerns rise on 'fracking'
Crews in Pennsylvania gained control Friday of a natural gas well that blew out and spilled thousands of gallons of chemical-laden drilling fluid into the environment over two days.
Apr 22, 2011
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Sony scrambles to revive PlayStation Network
Sony on Friday was working to revive its online network that connects PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to games, films, and other digital offerings.
Apr 22, 2011
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Effect of cloud-scattered sunlight on Earth's energy balance depends on wavelength of light
Atmospheric scientists trying to pin down how clouds curb the amount of sunlight available to warm the earth have found that it depends on the wavelength of sunlight being measured. This unexpected result ...
Apr 22, 2011
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New Fujitsu Lifebooks: no optical drive but a projector instead
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the way that the world of mobile devices has opened up in the past few years, as dozens of netbooks and tablet PCs make their way into the market, the optical drive is no longer really ...
Apr 22, 2011
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NY MoMath museum aims to add to math appreciation
(AP) -- Mathematics. It's a subject that can elicit groans and exclamations of "boring." But Glen Whitney, a former hedge-fund quantitative analyst, is betting he can change that with a formula that looks ...
Apr 22, 2011
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Facebook looks to cash in on user data
Julee Morrison has been obsessed with Bon Jovi since she was a teenager. So when paid ads for fan sites started popping up on the 41-year-old Salt Lake City blogger's Facebook page, she was thrilled. She described herself ...
Apr 22, 2011
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Amazon forest and the price of gold
Ellen Silbergeld keeps the price of gold posted on the door to her office at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. The price is now at a record high (better than $1,500 an ounce) ...
Apr 22, 2011
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Vaccine effort targets 41 million in Americas
The Pan-American Health Organization said Friday it is aiming to vaccinate 41 million people in 45 Western Hemisphere nations against a variety of diseases in its ninth annual vaccination week.
Apr 22, 2011
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Europe prays for Easter rain in worst drought for a century
The Dutch have banned barbecues, camp fires and outdoor smoking this Easter, while the Swiss are forecasting potentially the worst drought in Europe for more than a century.
Apr 22, 2011
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Pfizer says patient died in oral RA drug study
(AP) -- Pfizer Inc. confirmed that one patient who was taking its drug candidate tofacitinib, a pill designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, died during a recent clinical trial and said the death was connected to the drug.
Apr 22, 2011
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The rise of the Internet electorate
Four years ago, Barack Obama kicked off his presidential campaign on the steps of Illinois' Old State Capitol, speaking in front of thousands of supporters and a throng of media. Earlier this month, when he formally announced ...
Apr 22, 2011
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Earth Day? In Texas, it's for the birds
