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Skype May Be Shut Down

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:52:21 -0400

Skype was founded by two Danish entrepreneurs, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, and purchased by eBay in 2005 for $2.6 billion. However, the purchase executed at that time did not include a core component...

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Google Voice Application Blocked By Apple

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:44:32 -0400

Google Voice is currently in a closed beta, allowing a limited number of users to test it, however it is accepting new applications that typically get approved within a week. Its main feature is allowing...

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CO2 buildup cuts spacewalk short

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:49:03 -0400

The spacewalk got the astronauts on a considerable 150 feet trek from their hatch. Halfway through the process of replacing the batteries, Cassidy's spacesuit reported a high concentration of carbon dioxide...

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UK Bans iPhone 3G Advertisement

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:36:26 -0500

An ad by Apple showing off the iPhone 3G to the UK market was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after it has received complaints about the ad being misleading. The ad shows the iPhone...

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Recycled Urine As Drinking Water For ISS Astronauts

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:25:04 -0500

Space Shuttle Endeavour will take off for the International Space Station this Saturday, to deliver a device capable of recycling urine into water. This is one of the many devices needed to expand the...

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Ammonia Tank From ISS To Hit Earth

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:33:59 -0500

An ammonia tank the size of a refrigerator was tossed by astronaut Clayton Anderson during a spacewalk in July 23, 2007, and it's expected to finally enter the Earth's atmosphere and hit either land or...

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New 80 Core Processor From Intel Demoed

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:36:32 -0400

Consuming only 78 watts of electricity, the 80 core CPU is capable of delivering 1 Teraflop at a clock speed of 3.13GHz. Similarly to how modern cars shut down some of the engine's cylinders when power...

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Google Android G1 At 1.5 Million Orders

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:52:40 -0400

The G1 will come with Google Search, Maps, Calendar, Talk, Gmail and YouTube preinstalled. Applications will be made available on the Android Marketplace, a service similar to the one offered by Apple...

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The Chinese Are Spying On Skype Conversations

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:36:23 -0400

It was recently uncovered that Skype's partner in China, TOM-Skype, is monitoring and logging the instant messages of its users, if they are deemed as offensive. When saved, the instant messages are directly...

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We're Running Out Of IP Addresses

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:51:51 -0400

While most Western countries and China are making efforts to become IPv6 ready, the number of available IPv4 addresses is dropping rapidly, and China is the first one to be hit by the lack of assigned...

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