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Australia is using pop radio to track space junk

Space junk is a serious problem: it threatens satellites and spacecraft, and can plummet unpredictably to earth. Australia's Murchison Widefield Array is a high-sensitivity radio telescope that tracks space debris as small as...

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Limited-edition white Ouya has twice the storage capacity

The limited-edition white Ouya, which will only be available in North America, will have twice the storage capacity of the regular Android console. The makers of the Ouya game console are trying to lure...

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Bing improves its music video search function

Microsoft has overhauled its music video search function for users to explore, discover, and browse more music on Bing. The search engine now shows a collection of clips from YouTube, Vimeo,...

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Apple is going to be building a manufacturing plant in Arizona

Apple is working with the Arizona state government to build a manufacturing plant  in the state that runs entirely on solar energy. Apple may be building the Mac Pro in the...

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Gates to Google and Facebook: malaria is a priority over the internet

It isn't often that you see Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates go on the offensive against companies that are trying to connect the world through the internet, but...

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That cat urine odor is coming from your Dell laptop

If you own cats, you probably don't even notice. If you don't, you may wonder why every time you turn on your laptop there's a distinct smell of cat urine....

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Apple brings 94% of tablets to schools

Education has been a staple of Apple ever since they sold computers called Macintosh. Now, their domination with the educational tablet market is even more striking. Apple CEO Tim Cook...

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Tiny satelliets could reach space with stamp-sized thrusters

It's barely the size of a key on your keyboard but it may take tiny satellites where few people have gone before. Remember that Lego spaceship you once built? What...

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The sound of music in 2050

Speculating about next year is hard enough. Trying to look ahead 37 years is almost impossible, but they'll give it a try. Last weekend in NYC John La Grou was...

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Bono's charity to auction off red Mac Pro

That cylinder computer thing that Apple is building - you can get a Bono-approved version for somewhere in the $50,000 range next month at Sotheby's. In photos, it looks a...

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