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Atlantis lands after mission to space station
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station.
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GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices
Manufacturers of standalone GPS products will have to move quickly and smartly to transform their dumb map readers into intelligent devices that can provide a host of services such as traffic avoidance.
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NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station
But there's another piece of debris in the space station's neighborhood. Mission Control decided late Friday that the outpost would not need to dodge a 10-year-old rocket chunk.
13 hrs ago | ComputerWorld
Retail mania, IE woes, EU charges
As in years past, this was a traditionally slow IT news week, especially in the U.S., where Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday was a primary focus, followed by the annual retail extravaganza known as Black Friday .
Manchester, NH, Mayor's E-mail Account Breached
Share + Nov 27, 2009 6:06 pm US/Eastern HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Writer Someone hacked into Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta's city e-mail account and used it to send about 650,000 messages, the mayor said Friday.
New Jersey Lawmaker Pushing for Windmills on Piers
One New Jersey lawmaker wants to add a new attraction to amusement parks along the Jersey shore: windmills.
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Roomba Takes Down a Deadly Viper
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Microsoft Releases Windows 7 "Family Guy" Clips
Apple Black Friday one-day sale kicks off: $101 off an iMac or MBP
It's the day after Thanksgiving and that means Black Friday sales in the US. A We're already hearing that parking spaces outside US malls are full up - and it's only just gone 4am on the east coast - so if it's cut-price Apple tech you're after then why not do your shopping online? A As is somewhat traditional by now, Apple have discounts across ...
Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry
SEATTLE a ' Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods.
China to launch second moon mission next October
China is set to launch its second lunar probe next October in preparation for an unmanned moon landing by the end of 2012, space program officials said Friday.
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BitTorrent Site Mininova Goes Totally Legit
Hacker loses extradition battle
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could be sent to the US within weeks after the Home Secretary refused to block his extradition.
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iPhone App Rejected? There's A Website For That
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A click in the right direction: Holiday Web shopping looks brighter
Amazon.com workers handle shipping for online orders. Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.
Russia: no space for space tourists
Sergei Krikalyov said that since the space stations crew has doubled to six people, there is no room for tourists in the Russian spacecraft that link the station with Earth.
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In Germany, McDonald's is set to go all green as it swaps its trademark red backdrop for its famous Golden Arches to green.
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World's largest solar farm in Bavaria
Some of the world's largest companies reside in the German state of Bavaria, well known for its economic strength and industrial history.
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Chinese eBay rival branches out with branded mobile phone
IDG News Service - China's biggest online auction and retail Web site plans to stamp its brand on a new mobile phone, the first time it's name will be put on a device, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.