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Digest: After false alarm, astronauts finish spacewalk

Washington Post - ‎42 minutes ago‎
NASA astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday completed a spacewalk that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space shuttle Atlantis.

In the trenches on climate change, hostility among foes

Washington Post - Juliet Eilperin - ‎3 hours ago‎
Electronic files that were stolen from a prominent climate research center and made public last week provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of global warming.

Google Unveils Chrome OS; Tech World Yawns

PC World - Paul Suarez - ‎8 hours ago‎
Earlier this week, Google gave the world a first look at the Chrome OS. The press event confirmed what was suspected when Google announced it was working on a netbook operating system four months ago -- it would emphasize speed and simplicity.

Large Hadron Collider progress delights researchers

BBC News - Paul Rincon - ‎1 hour ago‎
Researchers working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) say they are delighted with the progress made since the machine restarted on Friday.

IPhone to go on sale in South Korea

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone will go on sale in South Korea this week, offered by the country's No. 2 mobile carrier KT Corp (030200.

Inside Google's Android and Apple's iPhone OS as software markets

Apple Insider - Prince McLean - ‎7 hours ago‎
Google's Android is working to match the iPhone App Store's mobile software market but with fewer restrictions for developers.

Barnes & Noble Nook sold out until 2010

Afterdawn.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Barnes & Noble has said today that the Nook e-reader is sold out for 2009, and all orders placed past today will not ship until January 4th.

Steve Jobs: Born to Tweet?

PC World - Yoni Heisler - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Apple CEO's infrequent e-mail to customers is typically brief and to the point -- well within 140 characters. ed to pen a heartfelt e-mail to Apple CEO Steve Jobs himself.

Darwin in the World: Evolution And Faith In The 21st Century

BBC News - ‎11 hours ago‎
Published 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's seminal work, On the Origin of Species, continues to cause debate between scientists and some people of religious faith for whom the idea that man evolved from more primitive animals remains controversial.

Windows 8 in 2012?

CNET News - Ina Fried - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
In at least two slides apparently shown at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week, Microsoft suggests that a major release update to Windows Server is due around 2012, with one of the slides confirming the Windows ...

Real Climate Leadership and the Rules of Policy Engagement

Reuters - Ryan Schuchard, Laura Ediger - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
[Editor's note: This article was authored by BSR, a global business network and consultancy focused on sustainability.] As negotiators gather in Copenhagen next month to discuss a global climate ...

Android vs. iphone: Which Has the More Advanced Users?

PC World - Jr Raphael - ‎Nov 19, 2009‎
We won't be discussing the Google Phone any further here today (you can thank me later), but we will be keeping with the spirit of trivial competition.

Uh-Oh: Gameloft Moves Away From Android Development

Washington Post - ‎13 hours ago‎
The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform.

Sony planning new online store

CNET News - Lance Whitney - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
Sony is planning a new online store a la Apple's iTunes, but with a few twists. Announced at a strategy meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, the new service will hawk music, movies, books, and other downloadable content geared for its various ...

YouTube adds automatic captions for deaf viewers

Afterdawn.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
Google has announced that they have begun adding automatic captions to videos available via YouTube, giving deaf viewers a much needed service.

Why go Pro when iMac goes faster?

Macworld - Rob Griffiths - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Mac Pro has always been something of a niche product, appealing mainly to those who need vast amounts of internal storage (thanks to its four drive bays), expansion (three PCI Express slots) or memory (32GB on eight ...

Black Friday 2009 ads

Los Angeles Public Relations - ‎5 hours ago‎
This year 2009, consumers still haven't spent as much. Leaving inventory levels low, and the possibility of deals in 2009 limited.

Week in gaming: New Super Mario Bros. and DJ Hero death

Ars Technica - Ben Kuchera - ‎9 hours ago‎
This week in gaming we review New Super Mario Bros. Wii, give our take on why DJ Hero flopped so badly in the US, speak to the CEO of Square-Enix, and give you all the reasons you need to pick up Left 4 Dead 2 on the PC.

German O2 to end roaming deal with Telekom -paper

Reuters - ‎15 hours ago‎
FRANKFURT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - German mobile operator O2 plans to end its roaming agreement with Deutsche Telekom (dtegn.DE) unit T-mobile at year end, O2's German head told a German newspaper.

No face value? 'Unfriend' them

Columbus Dispatch - Kevin Joy - ‎18 hours ago‎
You met her at a mutual friend's party -- a one-time acquaintance seeking a digital connection. He sent you a message through Facebook -- an old middle-school buddy married and living on the West Coast.
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