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We have a ‘right to starlight’: astronomers

August 15, 2009

The public’s “right to starlight” is steadily being eroded by urban illumination that is the bane of astronomers everywhere, the International Astronomical Union said on Friday. The body, which wrapped up an 11-day general assembly in Rio de Janeiro that attracted galaxy-gazers from around the world, argued that authorities should use more unobtrusive lighting in [...]

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Microsoft ordered to stop selling Word in US

August 14, 2009

A US judge has ordered Microsoft to stop selling its popular Word document creation application in the country in 60 days after finding that the software contains technology that violates a patent held by a third party. Microsoft Office, which includes Word, accounted for more than $3 billion in worldwide sales in Microsoft’s most recent [...]

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Microsoft prices Zune HD below iPod

August 14, 2009

Microsoft Corp put its new Zune HD digital music and video player on sale on Thursday, pricing it below comparable Apple Inc iPod devices, in an attempt to claw some market share away from the dominant leader. The devices, which are available for pre-order but won’t hit shelves until September 15, are priced at $219.99 [...]

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GPS helps locate soil erosion pathways

August 14, 2009

With the help of GPS measurements, scientists have located soil erosion pathways and thereby identify placement of grassed waterways to reduce soil erosion. Grassed waterways are placed in agricultural fields where runoff water tends to concentrate because they can substantially reduce soil erosion. Mapping techniques that help identify where erosion channels will likely form could [...]

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iPhones exploding?

August 14, 2009

A French teenager’s claim that an Apple iPhone shattered in his face is a first involving the device but similar incidents have occurred with the iPod according to a US television station. Marie-Dominique Kolega, whose 18-year-old son was struck in the eye by a piece of glass when the screen shattered on his girlfriend’s iPhone, [...]

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Virtual desktops are going to embed into LCD monitors

July 11, 2009

LG Electronics is going to embed virtualisation technology from US based NComputing into its LCD monitors, enabling up to eleven people to share a single PC. NComputing’s virtualisation technology enables a single PC or server to be virtualised so that many users can tap the unused capacity and share it as if each person had [...]

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World’s first pure white LED Light

July 11, 2009

World’s first pure white LED Energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are projected as the predominant lighting source of the future, replacing the incandescent bulbs as well as compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). But, LEDs do not naturally produce white light, and getting them to look like they do adds to their production cost, making them much more [...]

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