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War games: Facebook bites back as Google+ enters a new arena

The day after Google introduced games on its new Google+ social network, presenting a direct challenge to one of Facebooks central features, the Palo Alto-based social network countered by offering a detailed preview of sweeping game ...

Perseid meteor shower comes to Seattle, but dont expect too much of it

Clouds, possible rain showers, bright moon likely to interfere with those seeking a good view. By Seattle Times staff No comments have been posted to this article.

Amazon boss patents mobile phone airbags

Jeff Bezos, Amazons chief executive, has applied for a patent on a mobile phone safety feature that would deploy an airbag if the device falls.

Arctic Sea Ice Could Make Comeback Tour

The Arctics summer ice coverage could hold its ground or even bounce back slightly, even as global average temperatures rise.

More Fake Apple Stores In Kunming Than Real Microsoft Stores Worldwide

I joined Forbes Silicon Valley bureau in 2007. Ive fed a laptop to a tiger, staked out a warehouse filled with Apple computers, outsourced my job so I could spend more time writing titles for porn flicks, raced cupcake cars, tried to shoot a laptop ...

Despite critics, Chromebooks prove their business mettle

Google announced Chromebooks just three months ago to both wildly positive and equally negative punditry. (Although I praised the Chomebooks, InfoWorlds Galen Gruman panned them, as did InfoWorlds Neil McAllister in his ...

The Battle Continues: Samsung To Appeal Apples European Injunction

By TechCrunch.com, As expected, Samsung has decided to fight back against Apples preliminary injunction to ban sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across the European Union (excluding the Netherlands).

Life Experience Helps Brain Growth of Humans and Chimpanzees

By IB Times Staff Reporter | August 13, 2011 12:19 AM EDT A new study has revealed that the brains of both human babies and chimp babies get developed by life experience, but compared to baby chimpanzees; brains of human babies develop much faster and ...

Oddball Exoplanet is Darker than Coal

An alien world reflects less than one percent of the starlight that falls on it, making it the blackest exoplanet known. TrES-2b orbits its star at a fraction of the Earth-sun distance, ensuring the world is tidally locked.

Android 3.2 updates rolling to Acer Iconia Tab A500 tablets in two weeks

Its coming. Android 3.2 Honeycomb updates for Acer Iconia Tab A500 tablet are set to start rolling in a little over two weeks time.

Is Apple Announcing the iPhone 5 on Sept. 7?

Apple fanboys, it might be time to start the countdown to the iPhone 5. According to MacRumors, Apple has a media event scheduled for September 7, where it might announce the fifth-gen smartphone.

HP cuts $100 off the price of month-old TouchPad

Thats how much Hewlett-Packard cut the price of its TouchPad tablet computer, only a month after rolling out the product. The TouchPad now costs $400 for a 16-gigabyte model and $500 for a 32-gigabyte version.

Orion spaceship set for new round of tests in Colo

AP , 08.12.11, 12:45 PM EDT DENVER -- A spaceship Lockheed Martin is building for NASA is being prepared for the next round of tests as engineers attach a tower designed to lift the ship and its astronauts to safety if something goes wrong during ...

Is it time to log off from the PC?

The days of the personal computer are numbered, a leading IBM designer has claimed. Dr Mark Dean, who worked on the original IBM PC, the 5150, wrote in a blog post commemorating its 30th anniversary, ...

RIM Risks Playbook Repeat With QNX But Colt Could Take Stock To $43

Research in Motion could launch the much awaited QNX based smartphones code named the BlackBerry Colt by Q1 2012. [1] This is an important step from RIMs point of view as its fate is largely tied to the success of the QNX operating system.

Donors keep SETI open to listen for alien signals

Ben Margot / AP Radio telescopes at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory near the city of Mount Shasta (Siskiyou County) seeking signs of alien life are among the 42 bankrolled by donors after budget cuts.

Valve launching new Counter-Strike title in 2012

Valve Software announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which launches in early 2012 for PCs, Macs, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Angry Birds Maker Seeks $1.2B Valuation

Animation graphics from the computer game Angry Birds are seen at the headquarters of Rovio Mobile Oy in Espoo, Finland. Animation graphics from the computer game Angry Birds are seen at the ...

Giant sea reptiles didnt lay eggs

Scientists say they have found the first evidence that giant sea reptiles - which lived at the same time as dinosaurs - gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs.

GM Recalls Some 2012 Impala and LaCrosse Models

By REUTERS General Motors said Friday that it was recalling 16198 Chevrolet Impala and Buick LaCrosse cars from the 2012 model year in the United States and Canada to address sensor and power steering problems.
 
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