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• Child's Toy Design Could Help Humans Get to Mars

  03-01-2015 23:51
  
  NASA explores use of inflatable spacecraft technology.
  
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• FCC Will Vote On Net Neutrality In February - Huffington Post

  03-01-2015 23:39 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  NBCNews.com
  FCC Will Vote On Net Neutrality In February
  Huffington Post
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers deal with the flow of content on their high-speed networks. The five-member Federal Communications Commission will consider then ...
  Net Neutrality Vote Expected in FebruaryPC Magazine
  FCC Chief to Seek February Vote on Open-Internet Rule ProposalBloomberg
  FCC Will Vote On Broadband Internet Rules in
  
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• ​CES: Acer introduces first 15.6" display Chromebook - ZDNet

  03-01-2015 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet
  ​CES: Acer introduces first 15.6" display Chromebook
  ZDNet
  Las Vegas: Chromebooks, after conquering the consumer market during the holiday with Amazon's top three laptop sellers, Acer seems to think that the Chrombeook is ready for the business market. acer-chromebook-15.jpg Acer thinks the business market is ...
  Acer Goes Big With 15.6-Inch ChromebookPC Magazine
  Acer unveils biggest-yet Chromebook 15Sacramento Bee
  Chromebooks get larger, faster with Acer's Chromebook
  
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• Watch Live Tonight: The 2015 Quadrantid Meteor Shower - Newsweek

  03-01-2015 22:40 via newsweek.com
  USA TODAY
  Watch Live Tonight: The 2015 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
  Newsweek
  The first meteor shower of 2015 peaks tonight, but an almost-full moon might wash out the brightest meteors, making for poor viewing conditions. Still, the show is worth checking out; NASA reports that stargazers might be able to see the shower's fireballs, ...
  Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See ItFOX 11 Los Angeles
  Quadrantids Meteor Shower of 2015 [LIVE STREAMING FREE]: Celestial Event ...Latinos
  
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• iOS 8 storage lawsuit says that Apple's 16 GB iPhones are a big fat lie - Consolidate Times

  03-01-2015 22:24 via consolidatetimes.com
  
  Consolidate Times
  iOS 8 storage lawsuit says that Apple's 16 GB iPhones are a big fat lie
  Consolidate Times
  A class action lawsuit filed in California by Florida based Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara stated, in their legal complaint, that the latest operating system from Apple, iOS 8 uses so much on device storage that the advertised device capacity seems quite ...
  iOS 8 storage lawsuit claims that Apple's so called 16GB storage is misleadingCapitalberg
  Apple Faces Lawsuit for S
  
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• FCC Chief to Seek February Vote on Open-Internet Rule Proposal - Bloomberg

  03-01-2015 22:15 via bloomberg.com
  
  Billboard
  FCC Chief to Seek February Vote on Open-Internet Rule Proposal
  Bloomberg
  (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. regulator writing new open-Internet rules plans to submit a proposal as early as next month and ask the Federal Communications Commission to vote on it Feb. 26. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler “intends to circulate an Open Internet ...
  Net Neutrality Vote Expected in FebruaryPC Magazine
  FCC Will Vote On Broadband Internet Rules in FebruaryMarketWatch
  FCC set to vote on new net neutrality r
  
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• Pacific Coast Sea Bird Die-off Puzzles Scientists

  03-01-2015 21:38
  Scientists investigate mass die-off of sea birds that appear to be starving on Pacific Coast
  
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• Intel makes major investment into smart glasses provider - SMN Weekly

  03-01-2015 21:10 via smnweekly.com
  Engadget
  Intel makes major investment into smart glasses provider
  SMN Weekly
  In an effort to bring their own take on Google Glass to the market, chipmaker Intel has invested heavily in smart glasses provider Vuzix to the tune of $24.8 million. Intel has been making inroads into wearable technology lately, with the company partnering with ...
  Look out, Google — Intel buys chunk of smart glasses maker VuzixVentureBeat
  Vuzix Corporation Receives $24.8 Million Investment From Intel Corporati
  
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• Playing Dumb on Climate Change

  03-01-2015 21:00 via nytimes.com
  Scientists practice a form of self-denial, denying themselves the right to believe anything that has not passed a very high bar.
  
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• Yahoo, Bing Briefly Knocked Offline Due To Botched Code Update - Hot Hardware

  03-01-2015 20:50 via hothardware.com
  
  Hot Hardware
  Yahoo, Bing Briefly Knocked Offline Due To Botched Code Update
  Hot Hardware
  Poor Microsoft - 2015 hasn't been too kind to it so far. We reported just yesterday that Google exposed a rather big Windows bug to the world simply because Microsoft didn't patch it in time, and now, we learn that a bad code update conducted yesterday ...
  Yahoo System Down Along With Bing As Yahoo Mail, Flickr, And Other Services ...KDramaStars
  A Bad Bing Update Took Out Yahoo Search Yesterday
  
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• Steam Hits New Record for Concurrent Users - GameSpot

  03-01-2015 20:37 via gamespot.com
  GameSpot
  Steam Hits New Record for Concurrent Users
  GameSpot
  Valve's digital games store and service broke the 8.4 million mark on January 1, and according to Steam's Game and Player Statistics page, it reached an all-time high yesterday at 11:10 a.m. with 8,500,245 concurrent users. That's a record for concurrent ...
  Concurrent Steam Users Top 8.46 Million In Early Hours Of 2015Game Informer
  
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• Due to Downtime, Sony Extends PlayStation Store Holiday Sale - PC Magazine

  03-01-2015 20:04 via pcmag.com
  
  CNET
  Due to Downtime, Sony Extends PlayStation Store Holiday Sale
  PC Magazine
  Sony's big holiday sale and flash sale at the PlayStation Store should have ended by now. However, the company has announced that it is extending these sales as a result of of the PlayStation Network's recent downtime, which might have unfairly caused ...
  Two alleged members of Lizard Squad arrested following Xbox Live/PSN ...PCWorld
  Xbox Live January Free Games Lineup AnnouncedThe Inquisitr
  Sony grovels,
  
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• Pope Francis: 'Bring All Religions Together,' Concept Of One Denomination ... - The Inquisitr

  03-01-2015 19:52 via inquisitr.com
  
  The Inquisitr
  Pope Francis: 'Bring All Religions Together,' Concept Of One Denomination ...
  The Inquisitr
  Pope Francis recently delivered a powerful message to ring in the new year at St. Peter's Basilica's Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Peace. In his message, which served as an introductory for this year's theme, he discussed the positive aspects of unity ...
  Vatican: Pope Francis wants the world leaders to reach an agreement on Global ...Morning Vertical
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• Citing Drought, California Town Rushes Water Plant

  03-01-2015 19:29
  Invoking California's drought, oceanside town quickly builds long-desired desalination plant
  
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• NASA Explores Inflatable Spacecraft Technology

  03-01-2015 19:16
  NASA explores use of inflatable spacecraft technology to get humans to Mars
  
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• CES 2015: Preview of the new tech on show in Las Vegas - BBC News

  03-01-2015 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News
  CES 2015: Preview of the new tech on show in Las Vegas
  BBC News
  Millions of gadgets have only just been unwrapped for Christmas, but the giants and minnows of the tech world are gearing up for a fresh barrage. More than 3,500 firms will exhibit new wares at this years' International Consumer Electronics Show in Las ...
  Toshiba won't be displaying any new models to CES and even plans to call it a ...Consolidate Times
  25 Hot Products At CES 2015CRN
  CES 2015: What to watch at
  
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• 3-D Printed Candies: Coming to a Sweet Tooth Near You?

  03-01-2015 19:01 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  CNBC's Sara Eisen reports on efforts to get printed food out of the research lab, and into restaurants, stores, and consumers mouth's.
  
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• Teacher's Lesson on Social Media Dangers Goes Viral

  03-01-2015 17:01 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The Internet can be a dangerous place for young posters, so a sixth grade teacher set out to make an example of how easily something can spread.
  
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• Baby Gorilla Shunned by Mom Moves to 2nd Ohio Zoo

  03-01-2015 16:35
  Baby gorilla shunned by mom and raised by human keepers in hairy vests arrives at new Ohio zoo
  
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• CES 2015: Will this be the year of 4K TV? - USA TODAY

  03-01-2015 14:02 via usatoday.com
  
  Android Headlines - Android News
  CES 2015: Will this be the year of 4K TV?
  USA TODAY
  IRVINE, Calif. — Is this the year 4K TV finally takes off with consumers? Analysts thought it would happen in 2014, but it didn't happen, mostly due to the high prices of most the TVs. They're called 4K because they offer 8 million pixels, or about four times the ...
  Toshiba won't show new TVs at CES, is it quitting the game in the U.S.?Digital Trends
  Ultra-high definition TV boom on the hori
  
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• Toshiba won't show new TVs at CES, is it quitting the game in the U.S.? - Digital Trends

  03-01-2015 12:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Digital Trends
  Toshiba won't show new TVs at CES, is it quitting the game in the U.S.?
  Digital Trends
  Could it be that Toshiba, a household name that once helped revolutionize the TV industry, is about to call it quits on TVs in the US market? According to a new report by Twice, it's entirely possible. In a statement released on Tuesday, Toshiba said it will not ...
  What to expect at CES 2015, smartwatches and allHaverzine
  Ultra-high definition TV boom on the horizon for 2015CTV Ne
  
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• US Says NKorea Sanctions Step 1 in Sony Response

  03-01-2015 09:41
  US says new sanctions on North Korea just the first step in US response to Sony hack attack
  
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• FCC chief to seek February vote on open-Internet rule proposal - Philly.com

  03-01-2015 09:02 via philly.com
  
  Computerworld
  FCC chief to seek February vote on open-Internet rule proposal
  Philly.com
  The U.S. regulator writing new open-Internet rules plans to submit a proposal as early as next month and ask the Federal Communications Commission to vote on it Feb. 26. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler "intends to circulate an Open Internet order in February, ...
  Net neutrality will preserve free speechArizona Daily Sun
  FCC set to vote on new net neutrality rules next monthVatorNews
  FCC to bring 'Net
  
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• 'Price is Right' Contestants Think iPhone 6 Costs What? $7500 - WFMY News 2

  03-01-2015 04:12 via wfmynews2.com
  
  WFMY News 2
  'Price is Right' Contestants Think iPhone 6 Costs What? $7500
  WFMY News 2
  A couple of contestants on 'The Price is Right' went way over when they bid $7500 for an iPhone 6. Mara Montalbano has the video. WFMY News 2 Staff, Tech Times 5:48 p.m. EST January 2, 2015. 635558171630001287-iPhone-6-Price-is-Right. 'Price is ...
  These Price Is Right Contestants Guess the iPhone Is Way More Overpriced ...The Mary Sue
  Watch: These contestants on 'The Price is Righ
  
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• Connected-car era on display at Vegas electronics show - Dallas Morning News

  03-01-2015 03:50 via dallasnews.com
  
  Dallas Morning News
  Connected-car era on display at Vegas electronics show
  Dallas Morning News
  A swipe of a smartphone can initiate a self-parking sequence in which a driver-less car will find a spot in a garage, and when beckoned remotely, return to pick up the driver. FROM WIRE REPORTS. Published: 02 January 2015 08:48 PM. Updated: 02 ...
  CES 2015: Preview of the new tech on show in Las VegasBBC News
  CES 2015 preview: Attack of the dronesUSA TODAY
  Five trends to look forward to at CES 20
  
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• Ready to Shiver? Arctic Air to Put America on Ice

  03-01-2015 03:33
  Polar vortex, redux: Much of the US approaches the deep freeze next week
  
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• Scientists Discover Surprising New Information About Proteins That Could Help ... - Tech Times

  03-01-2015 03:03 via techtimes.com
  
  Scientists Discover Surprising New Information About Proteins That Could Help ...
  Tech Times
  A particular protein has been found capable of bypassing the normal "DNA blueprint" process for creating new proteins within cells, researchers report. Finding could have impact on research into neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, they say.
  
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• Internet Freedom Saw Drastic Decrease In 2014 - 10News

  03-01-2015 02:37 via 10news.com
  
  New York Times
  Internet Freedom Saw Drastic Decrease In 2014
  10News
  "Everything goes through servers in the U.S. Everything is monitored there. ... You know that it all began initially when the Internet first appeared as a special CIA project, and this is how it's developing," Russian President Vladimir Putin said. ... to a Twitter ...
  Web Freedom Is Seen as a Growing Global IssueNew York Times
  
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• UPDATE 2-Bad code update triggered Yahoo, Bing search crash-source - Reuters

  03-01-2015 01:47 via reuters.com
  Graham Cluley Security News
  UPDATE 2-Bad code update triggered Yahoo, Bing search crash-source
  Reuters
  (Adds details from source briefed on the outages). By Joseph Menn and Deepa Seetharaman. SAN FRANCISCO Jan 2 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp search engines temporarily went dark on Friday after Microsoft pushed out a bad code update ...
  Microsoft search engines go down, crippling Bing and YahooSMN Weekly
  Yahoo, Bing search engine crashes weren't caused by attackBangor Daily N
  
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• FCC to Vote Next Month on Net Neutrality Rules - ABC News

  03-01-2015 01:31 via abcnews.go.com
  NBCNews.com
  FCC to Vote Next Month on Net Neutrality Rules
  ABC News
  Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast deal with the flow of content on their high-speed networks. The five-member Federal Communications Commission will ...
  FCC plans to vote on Net neutrality in FebruaryCNET
  FCC to vote on net neutrality rules in FebruaryPCWorld
  FCC Sets Vote on Broadband Rules for FebruaryNew York Times
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• FCC to Vote Next Month on Net Neutrality Rules

  03-01-2015 01:12
  US communications agency to vote next month on net neutrality rules for Internet providers
  
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• FCC to vote next month on net neutrality rules - WICS-TV

  03-01-2015 01:07 via wics.com
  FCC to vote next month on net neutrality rules
  WICS-TV
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast deal with the flow of content on their high-speed networks. The five-member Federal Communications ...
  
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• LG tips new 4K TVs running WebOS 2.0 - LinuxGizmos

  03-01-2015 00:02 via linuxgizmos.com
  
  LinuxGizmos
  LG tips new 4K TVs running WebOS 2.0
  LinuxGizmos
  [Updated 9:30pm] — Following up on its well-received first WebOS based smart TVs, LG has announced a new line of 4K ULTRA HD TVs, running v2.0 of the Linux-based OS. LG's first-generation WebOS based Smart TV was one of the hits of CES 2014, and ...
  LG to unveil new 4K TV range at CES 2015The Star Online
  From VR Gear to Quantum-Dot TVs: What to Expect at CES 2015bradfordtoday
  Forget 4K: CES 2015 will reportedly feature 8K T
  
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