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After months of internal testing, Microsoft Research releases its World Wide Telescope sky-guide software for the public to play with.
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Quakes by the numbers
Learn about scientific issues surrounding the devastating earthquake in China.
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'Boom Blox' is a win for Wii
Shepherded by Steven Spielberg, game proves third-parties can make good console games. Full story
Ban on handsets in cars could save lives
Calif. researcher says that banning hand-held phone use by U.S. drivers could save thousands of lives each year.
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'Indiana Jones' would make a bad archaeologist
Actual archaeologists say they like Indiana Jones and Hollywood's movies about his fictional exploits — but they wouldn't necessarily want to work alongside him on a dig.
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A new telescope is ready for downloading
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: After months of internal testing, Microsoft Research releases its World Wide Telescope sky-guide software for the public to play with.
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Corporate America's rejection of Vista
Companies across corporate America are finding themselves similarly vexed by Vista. The resulting delay or rejection of Microsoft's flagship product is stepping up pressure on the company to expand other areas of its business, including online software.
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'std's are on the rise. love, mom.'
Newsweek: Two young journalists strike blog gold with a site that collects unintentionally hilarious (and often touching) e-mails from mothers to their children.
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Perils of the pocket call
Pocket calling, the accidental dialing of a cell phone, is an all-too-common 21st-century phenomenon. It's not hard to find anecdotes of pocket calls placed during the most embarrassing — and intimate — moments.
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Study: Hands-free phones are lifesavers
A new study has led a California researcher to boldly assert that banning hand-held phone use by U.S. drivers could save thousands of lives each year.
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'Boom Blox' is a strong title for Wii
“Boom Blox,” a new family game from Electronic Arts and shepherded by director Steven Spielberg, proves that any developer can make a great, involving Wii game when they truly "get" both the console's strengths and its shortcomings.
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Moving toward more lifelike artificial limbs
Lifelike replacement limbs of the future could be formed from body-friendly composites, boast strong and flexible materials that generate electricity needed to transmit signals and possibly even integrate directly with neural implants to produce more natural movements.
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