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BlackBerry maker tries to soothe angry customers
(AP) -- The maker of the struggling BlackBerry tried to soothe tens of millions of frustrated customers Monday, offering more than $100 worth of free software to each one and giving some a month of technical ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Sidekick's lost data gone for good
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error ...
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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Space weather expert has ominous forecast
A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2012 |
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Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth (Update 2)
The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe's magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights.
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Mar 07, 2012 |
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Scientists collaborate to improve energy transmission for more efficient grids
Scientists at IBM and ABB, the world's largest builder of electricity grids, are using supercomputers to study and potentially develop a new type of high-voltage insulator that will improve the efficiency ...
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Nov 02, 2011 |
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Making up: free apps for furious Blackberry users
Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion announced a free premium apps giveaway for millions of its customers who may still feel jolted, and a month of technical support for some.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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NASA continues tracking soaking remnants of Hurricane Irene into Canada
Hurricane Irene left a trail of devastation and heavy rainfall in its wake from the Caribbean to the U.S. east coast and is now a depression dumping heavy rains in eastern Canada before it heads into the Atlantic. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Recent weather, disasters show importance of emergency readiness
(PhysOrg.com) -- With an earthquake in Philadelphia, tornadoes in Massachusetts and elsewhere, wildfires in Arizona and massive flooding in the Midwest, spring 2011 has been marked by rare disasters and extreme ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Sony unveils next-gen portable device 'Vita'
Sony Corp. on Monday took the wraps off its next generation portable gaming machine, PlayStation Vita, a touch-interface and motion-sensitive handheld that outdoes its workhorse PlayStation Portable and will ...
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Jun 07, 2011 |
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Japan nuclear plant firm opens Twitter account
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates the quake-hit Japanese nuclear reactors, opened an official Twitter account late Thursday, immediately drawing more than 117,000 followers.
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Fears of health risks rise amid Japan crisis
(AP) -- Fears about health risks rose dramatically in Japan Tuesday with news of a greater radiation release and renewed warnings to remaining residents within 20 miles to stay indoors.
Mar 15, 2011 |
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The day part of the Internet died: Egypt goes dark
(AP) -- About a half-hour past midnight Friday morning in Egypt, the Internet went dead.
Jan 28, 2011 |
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