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Hottest temperature ever heads science to Big Bang

Joshua Van Hoesen February 16, 2010

From Rueters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have created the hottest temperature ever in the lab -- 4 trillion degrees Celsius -- hot enough to break matter down into the kind of soup that existed...

DirecTV suing Dish for ads saying it’s cheaper

Joshua Van Hoesen February 13, 2010

From The Associated Press Satellite TV provider DirecTV Inc. is suing its rival, Dish Network Corp., for running an advertisement claiming that Dish delivers the same programs for less money. The...

Google complaint highlights China-based hacking

Joshua Van Hoesen February 3, 2010

From The Associated Press BEIJING – Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss:...

Designer Starck turns to micro wind turbines

Joshua Van Hoesen January 27, 2010

From Reuters: MILAN (Reuters) – French designer Philippe Starck, creator of chic hotels, high-tech lamps and modern-style furniture, has turned his attention to energy with the design of two sleek...

China denies involvement in Google hackings

Joshua Van Hoesen January 26, 2010

From The Associated Press: BEIJING – China sharply rebuked the United States on Monday, denying involvement in any Internet attacks and defending its online restrictions as lawful after Washington...

Pope to priests: Go forth and blog

Joshua Van Hoesen January 24, 2010

From The Associated Press: VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog. The pope, whose own presence on the Web...

Digital music sales rise but piracy is sour note

Joshua Van Hoesen January 21, 2010

From The Associated Press LONDON – Strong growth in digital music sales in 2009 led by Lady Gaga failed to stop the continuing slump in the international recorded music industry, and pirates remain...

Google tests loyalties of China’s wired generation

Joshua Van Hoesen January 20, 2010

From Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – When Google threw down the gauntlet to China's Internet censors, it also challenged the loyalties of the nation's wired generation. These tech-savvy Chinese in...

Microsoft cuts IP address storage to 6 months

Joshua Van Hoesen January 19, 2010

From The Associated Press BRUSSELS – Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it would shorten the time it stores Internet users' addresses from Web search queries from 18 months to six months following a request...

Story of Newton’s encounter with apple goes online

Joshua Van Hoesen January 18, 2010

From: The Associated Press   LONDON – It always falls down. That's how the apple helped Isaac Newton. An 18th-century account of how Newton developed the theory of gravity was posted to the Web...

Swedish service performs your last online wishes

Joshua Van Hoesen December 12, 2009

From The Associated Press STOCKHOLM – Sunniva Geertinger was devastated when her boyfriend took his life early this year. To make matters worse, his Facebook account proved almost impossible to...

Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less

Joshua Van Hoesen December 7, 2009

From The Associated Press No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo,...

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record

Joshua Van Hoesen November 30, 2009

From The Associated Press GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration Monday, firing particle beams with 20 percent more power than the American lab...

Porn App Store Lands on Android Phones

Joshua Van Hoesen November 30, 2009

From pc-World Where there is no app for that on the iPhone, there now is for porn on the competing Android mobile operating system. A Seattle-based company named MiKandi (pronounced "my candy") has...

Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

Joshua Van Hoesen November 21, 2009

From The Associated Press GENEVA – Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than...

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