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Sony recalls overheating Vaio laptops; NZ models affected - National Business Review
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:55:37 GMT

Sony recalls overheating Vaio laptops; NZ models affected
National Business Review - 3 hours ago
By Chris Keall | Monday September 8 2008 - 10:51am Models sold in New Zealand have been caught in a recall of nearly half a million Sony Vaio TZ laptops.
Sony starts massive Vaio notebook recall Afterdawn.com
Switching operating systems on Sony Vaio Newsday
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Four Reasons Google Chrome Will Topple Firefox... but not Microsoft - Digitaltrends.com
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:54:39 GMT

ABC News

Four Reasons Google Chrome Will Topple Firefox... but not Microsoft
Digitaltrends.com - 4 Sep 2008
When Google engineers sneeze, someone Twitters about it 4000 miles away. So when the company, whose name is nearly synonymous with the Web, launches its own browser, it’s understandably pretty big news.
How Chrome puts the skids under Nokia Register
Chrome Not Ready For Enterprise ReadWriteWeb
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Large Hadron Collider: What will it find? - Telegraph.co.uk
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:03:58 GMT

Voice of America

Large Hadron Collider: What will it find?
Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago
By Roger Highfield, Science Editor There is lot of feverish speculation about what will happen when the Large Hadron Collider starts humankind’s biggest effort ever to shed light on the fundamentals of the universe.
Manhattan Project Revisited: Large Hadron Collider To Power Up eFluxMedia
Five Particles; The Making of CERN Times Online
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Greens keeping message simple for the voters - New Zealand Herald
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:43 GMT

Greens keeping message simple for the voters
New Zealand Herald - 5 Sep 2008
By Bernard Orsman The policy wonks of New Zealand politics - the Greens - are going for a simple message at this year's election campaign.
Public views sought on GM proposals Radio New Zealand
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Am I the only one who likes Microsoft's Seinfeld ad? - Sydney Morning Herald
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:46:45 GMT

Seattle Times

Am I the only one who likes Microsoft's Seinfeld ad?
Sydney Morning Herald - 3 hours ago
Do you secretly like Microsoft's new ad with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld? If it's yes, give me a signal. Adjust your shorts.
Microsoft's Renewed Vista Strategy PC World
Gates outacts Seinfeld in Back To The Future CNET News
Economic Times - New York Times - Ars Technica - Wall Street Journal
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In the Beginning, Finally - Washington Post
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:44:50 GMT

CBC.ca

In the Beginning, Finally
Washington Post - 23 hours ago
Screenshots from Will Wright's highly anticipated new computer game, show what its game publisher Electronic Arts is touting as "a universe in a box.
Will Wright Reacts To Critical ‘Spore’ Reviews, Reveals Personal ... MTV.com
EA's big bet on Spore San Jose Mercury News
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Slow start seen for hybrid cars - Malaysia Star
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:27 GMT

Channel 4 News

Slow start seen for hybrid cars
Malaysia Star - 2 hours ago
By EUGENE MAHALINGAM WHILE environment consciousness has been on the rise in Malaysia, fuelled by the surge in oil price, sales of hybrid cars powered by fuel and electricity are expected to have a slow start despite the recent tax exemptions.
Get Your Green Motor Running Newsweek
Honda unleashes the Insight, its ''Prius-fighter'' Scientific American
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How One's 'Number Sense' Helps With Mathematics - Washington Post
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:16:42 GMT

AFP

How One's 'Number Sense' Helps With Mathematics
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By Rob Stein Scientists have for the first time established a link between a primitive, intuitive sense of numbers and performance in math classes, a finding that could lead to new ways to help children struggling in school.
Innate 'number sense' boosts math skills: study AFP
Toddler maths skills indicates future ability Telegraph.co.uk
Science News - New Scientist (subscription)
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Golden eagle chicks fly the nest - BBC News
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:33:25 GMT

BBC News

Golden eagle chicks fly the nest
BBC News - 3 hours ago
A pair of golden eagles have succeeded in rearing two chicks for the first time since 46 wind turbines were built close to their nest site in Argyll.
Golden eagle chicks are first reared in a decade Telegraph.co.uk
Golden eagles hatch at wind farm site Scotsman
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'Tough choices' for UK broadband - BBC News
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:15:50 GMT

BBC News

'Tough choices' for UK broadband
BBC News - 36 minutes ago
The cost of taking fibre-based broadband to every UK home could top £28.8bn, says a report. Compiled by the government's broadband advisory group, the report details the cost of the different ways to wire the UK for next generation broadband.
Digital technology: Super-fast broadband will cost at least £5bn guardian.co.uk
Superfast internet price put at £29bn Financial Times
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What we expect from Apple's iPod event, plans for coverage - Ars Technica
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:34:25 GMT

Canada.com

What we expect from Apple's iPod event, plans for coverage
Ars Technica - 1 hour ago
By Jacqui Cheng | Published: September 07, 2008 - 08:30PM CT Tuesday, September 9 descends upon us, and Apple fans know what that means: it's almost time for Apple's traditional fall iPod event, this time dubbed "Let's Rock.
How next-gen iPods will look like Times of India
Why the bar gets raised for Apple CNET News
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Weather Eye: the Arctic is melting quickly - Times Online
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:02:15 GMT

Weather Eye: the Arctic is melting quickly
Times Online - 3 hours ago
After a miserable summer in Britain, signs of a warming climate are currently in short supply. But thousands of miles away, the Arctic is melting quickly.
Ice shelf breaks away in Canadian Arctic Los Angeles Times
CLIMATE CHANGE: Arctic Meltdown Signals Long-Term Trend Inter Press Service
Christian Science Monitor - BBC News - Reuters - Reuters India
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Petrol Giveaway Fuels Anger - Sky News
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:24:34 GMT

The Tech Herald

Petrol Giveaway Fuels Anger
Sky News - 6 Sep 2008
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! A stunt giving away free petrol in north London to promote a computer game has fuelled anger among local residents.
Free petrol stunt ends in gridlock as hundreds queue to fill tanks guardian.co.uk
Police halt free petrol stunt amid traffic chaos Reuters UK
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US FCC Relieves Big Phone Cos Of Costly Data Requirements - CNNMoney.com
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:12:11 GMT

US FCC Relieves Big Phone Cos Of Costly Data Requirements
CNNMoney.com - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- At the latest possible moment Saturday, the US Federal Communications Commission gave a regulatory gift to five large phone companies, relieving them of costly requirements to provide the agency with certain internal company ...
All systems go for Wilminton, N.C., digital TV test Los Angeles Times
Just as Storms Loom, NC Town To Switch Away From Analog TV Washington Post
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NASA chief says he backs 2010 shuttle retirement - Houston Chronicle
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:38:06 GMT

Space Ref (press release)

NASA chief says he backs 2010 shuttle retirement
Houston Chronicle - 3 hours ago
By MARK CARREAU NASA administrator Michael Griffin on Sunday re-affirmed his backing for a White House directive that calls for the 2010 retirement of the shuttle, after a Florida newspaper published an internal e-mail in which he expresses dismay over ...
NASA chief rips 'jihad' on shuttle Chicago Tribune
Emails from NASA head show discontent United Press International
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European space probe completes asteroid fly by - Reuters
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:13:31 GMT

Boston Globe

European space probe completes asteroid fly by
Reuters - 6 Sep 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Space Agency obtained on Saturday the first images of an asteroid 360 million km (224 million miles) from earth, part of a space mission which scientists hope will help them understand the origins of the planets.
European space probe sees 'diamond in the sky' AFP
Comet chaser has close encounter with asteroid Telegraph.co.uk
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Microsoft cuts US price of Xbox to tackle rivals - Financial Times
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:08:01 GMT

GamePro.com

Microsoft cuts US price of Xbox to tackle rivals
Financial Times - 5 Sep 2008
By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox 360 from today in the US, undercutting Nintendo's Wii and offering the cheapest next-generation console.
Microsoft's Xbox price cuts are welcome, but make sure you do the math Dallas Morning News
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball Coming to Wii PC World
GamesAreFun.com - CVG Online - Daily Times - 1UP.com
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Police identify criminals from texts - Independent
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:57:08 GMT

Police identify criminals from texts
Independent - 1 hour ago
*Criminals who use text messages are being caught out by new techniques that can identify a person from the clues they leave in a message.
Criminals beware … texting may lead the police to your door Scotsman
Forensic breakthrough on text messages Financial Times
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Mobile Content Bits: EA Mobile; Mobile Ads; Nokia Geotagging ... - Washington Post
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:15:46 GMT

Mobiletor.com

Mobile Content Bits: EA Mobile; Mobile Ads; Nokia Geotagging ...
Washington Post - 5 Sep 2008
-- EA Mobile releases 'Spore Origins' for iPhone: EA Mobile released "Spore Origins," its latest game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, today along with news that nine more titles are already in development for the platform.
EA Mobile to launch game made for Apple iPhone, iPod Bizjournals.com
Spore Mobile for iPhone Spawns Monday PC Magazine
Macworld - TechGadgets.in - Mobiletor.com - Game Guru
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Storms delay space shuttle launch to Hubble - Reuters UK
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:37:35 GMT

Canada.com

Storms delay space shuttle launch to Hubble
Reuters UK - 5 Sep 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis' launch on a final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed because of tropical storms, NASA said on Friday.
Storms Delay Shuttle Missions to Hubble, Space Station Space Com
NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules TCDT MarketWatch
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