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Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 7, 2010
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07/12/2010
Race is on in browser wars as users' habits shift
When Dawn Shrum was in college a few years ago, her one and only Web browser was Microsoft Internet Explorer. Boy, has her browsing changed since then.
Software
Dec 7, 2010
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Amazon opens Kindle book store to other merchants
(AP) -- Amazon.com is giving other merchants a chance to sell selections from its electronic book store and earn a commission.
Internet
Dec 7, 2010
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WikiLeaks founder is jailed in Britain in sex case
(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested and jailed without bail Tuesday in a sex-crimes investigation, but his organization scarcely missed a beat, releasing a new batch of the secret cables that U.S. officials ...
Business
Dec 7, 2010
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Melanopsin looks on the bright side of life
Better known as the light sensor that sets the body's biological clock, melanopsin also plays an important role in vision: Via its messengers-so-called melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells, or mRGCs-it forwards information ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 7, 2010
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US space capsule launch set for Wednesday
A US company has received the go-ahead to launch its first space capsule into orbit Wednesday, in a key test for the future of commercial space flight as NASA looks to end its shuttle program.
Space Exploration
Dec 7, 2010
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Eliminating tooth decay: Breakthrough in dental plaque research
Dutch professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth. This knowledge will stimulate ...
Biochemistry
Dec 7, 2010
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NASA satellites see heavy rainfall and displaced thunderstorms in System 94B
System 94B has not been classified as a tropical depression, but NASA satellite data has shown that it is creating heavy rainfall near India's southeastern coast. A second NASA satellite revealed that strong wind shear is ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2010
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Microsoft VP: iPhone, Android offered mobile cues
(AP) -- A Microsoft executive says the company has tried to take advantage of the fact that it's playing catch up.
Software
Dec 7, 2010
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Pavement sealant identified as major pollutant
A black sealant sprayed on parking lots, driveways and playgrounds turns out to be the largest contributor to the rise of a toxic pollutant in urban lakes and reservoirs across America, according to a U.S. Geological Survey ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2010
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