Consumers worlwide are very interested in tablet computers like Apple's iPad and electronic readers such as Amazon's Kindle, and sales of the devices could take off when prices drop, according to a new survey.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 18, 2010
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(AP) -- Consumers are more satisfied than ever with their cell phone service, according to survey being published Tuesday.
Telecom
May 18, 2010
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Japan on Tuesday postponed the launch of a rocket due to deploy a Venus probe and an experimental "space yacht" propelled by solar particles, because of bad weather at the launch site.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2010
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Giant plumes of oil drifting deep in the Gulf of Mexico could create a new 'dead zone' of oxygen-depleted waters unfit for marine life and wreak environmental damage that will take generations to overcome, scientists warned ...
Environment
May 18, 2010
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An Australian adventurer will set out to solve Mount Everest's greatest mystery this week by searching for long-lost evidence that the peak was conquered in 1924, 29 years earlier than previously thought.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2010
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MySpace has announced plans to simplify its privacy settings as it seeks to differentiate itself from social network rival Facebook, which is under fire over its privacy practices.
Internet
May 18, 2010
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(AP) -- It was a hot time in the old world last month.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2010
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(AP) -- Archaeologists in southern Mexico announced Monday they have discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica.
Archaeology
May 18, 2010
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(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is about to give its customers one less reason to buy DVDs.
Internet
May 18, 2010
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is trying to make Hotmail cool again. The free Web mail service soon will be switching to a new approach that Microsoft hopes will give Hotmail an edge over rival offerings from Yahoo Inc. and Google ...
Internet
May 18, 2010
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