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Amazon offers two “current” versions of its popular e-book reader: the Kindle 2 and the Kindle DX.
Both Kindles are among the coolest gadgets, especially for traveling. But why? And...
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Anyone who grew up on The Cat In The Hat and Green Eggs and Ham remembers the illustrations of one Mr. Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Trees with elongated trucks or with improbable collections of...
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EMAIL logs can provide advance warning of an organisation reaching crisis point. That's the tantalising suggestion to emerge from the pattern of messages exchanged by Enron employees....
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For the recently graduated or retired—or those who have some unexpected free time thanks to the recession—consider the benefits of an extended trip abroad.
A study published...
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Iran's reformist presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi has called off a major rally to protest last Friday's election results, amid claims police had been cleared to open fire on...
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The discovery resolves a century-long debate over whether cephalopods, the group of sea creatures that includes octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses, can hear sounds underwater.
Compared...
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken an "unassailable lead" in Iran's presidential election, official figures reportedly show
The Iranian election commission said President Ahmadinejad...
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A big reason why people in Iran vote(d) for Ahmadinejad is that he's seen as not being corrupt, unlike many other Iranian politicians.
Even if Ahmadinejad did...
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A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light — photons — on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards...
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Almost everyone knows Amazon.com for its bargain deals on books and electronics. Amazon is also a good source for discount groceries. We like their DRM-free MP3 store (even more than iTunes). And...
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Don't talk: your cell phone may be eavesdropping. Thanks to recent developments in "spy phone" software, a do-it-yourself spook can now wirelessly transfer a wiretapping program to...
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Maybe this is cynical of me, but I have rather assumed that my cell phone conversations weren't private anyway. Even without this software it is relatively easy to...
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