The 10 billionth song was downloaded from Apple's iTunes on Wednesday, seven years after the launch of the online store which provided a lifeline to the struggling music industry.
Internet
Feb 24, 2010
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British polar explorer Pen Hadow on Thursday unveiled his latest challenge, leading a team of scientists to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean that threaten marine life.
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2010
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As a Palm Pre owner and Sprint customer, I'm glad to see the phone getting picked up by Verizon Wireless. It's a sign the platform might yet succeed and thrive.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 24, 2010
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SanDisk Corporation today announced that it has begun shipping the 64 gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Ultra SDXC card, the company's highest capacity SD card ever. With its 64GB capacity, up to 15MB/sec read speed and Class 4 speed ...
Hardware
Feb 24, 2010
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(AP) -- NASA needs to go somewhere specific, not just talk about it, skeptical U.S. senators told the space agency chief Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are proposing a paradigm-shifting solution to trusted computing that offers better security and authentication with none of the drawbacks that exist in the current state of the art.
Computer Sciences
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern University researchers have identified a protein that enables bacterial cells to survive antibiotic treatment.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 24, 2010
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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates North American barn swallows outperform their peers in reproduction -- the "currency" of evolutionary change -- by maintaining a positive balance of antioxidants commonly ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2010
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With global population expected to increase by about 2.5 billion by 2050 even while climate change hits farmlands with shifting rainfall and temperatures, it may be time to rethink what we eat and how we produce food, according ...
Environment
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Geothermal energy in the UK is a step closer to reality after exploratory drilling by experts at Newcastle University revealed record levels of permeability in granite.
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2010
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