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Microsoft bans Xbox Live users
Up to 1 million gamers who use altered consoles no longer permitted to use gaming service. Full story
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10 failed doomsday predictions
One thing these scenarios — from Haley’s Comet in 1910 to Y2K — share: They don't come to pass. Full story
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10 failed doomsday predictions
One thing the doomsday scenarios tend to share in common: They don't come to pass. Here are 10 that didn't pan out, so far.
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Cosmic Log: Asteroid buzzes past Earth
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Asteroid-watchers say a space rock about as big as a garage came with 9,000 miles of Earth, just 15 hours after it was detected.
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Twitter undermines Canada election rules
In this era of smartphones and the Internet, the federal elections agency is struggling to enforce a rule that bans the general broadcasting of voting results until all the polls have closed.
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Facebook hit by ‘Control Your Info’ intruder
Facebook was hit on Tuesday by a well-meaning intruder who took over some of the site's online groups as a way of sending a message to tighten up security.
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Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original
Review: The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use. The new Storm is better.
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Through the eyes of a killer
From an airport massacre to a one-on-one execution, ‘Modern Warfare 2’ lets players see what it's like to take a life during wartime. But the first-person perspective is a powerful tool, and game developer Infinity Ward doesn't always get it right.
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IntelliDrive program blends technology, safety
The Department of Transportation’s IntelliDrive program brings together government, industry, academia and others to specify, develop and produce technology for safer driving.
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