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The high cost of Facebook games
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Cosmic Log: DNA barcodes make their mark
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The "barcodes of life" are being used to crack down on smugglers, track down disease carriers and trace the effects of evolution and climate change.
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Space elevator team wins $900,000 from NASA
A Seattle-based team has won $900,000 in this year's Space Elevator Games, a NASA-sponsored contest to build machines powered by laser beams that can climb a cable in the sky.
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16 Apple products we can only dream about
These prototypes from independent designers may never appear on shelves at the Apple Store, but they include lots of innovative ideas.
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Spain: Internet-related child porn on the rise
Francisco Villanueva of the Interior Ministry says the number of cases has gone from 108 in 2004 to 1,024 last year.
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Review: Motorola's Droid a serious smartphone
Review: Motorola's Droid stands out from the crowd of iPhone wannabes with a slim but weighty body, noticeably angular look and large touch screen.
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New 'Call of Duty' could set record
This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark Knight."
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Cars are approaching ‘auto’ pilot mode
A new breed of prototype automobile can drive without the help of unreliable humans, and major car companies are paying attention.
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