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Ten... Qwerty mobiles

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:00:08 -0500

Pushy types

Product round-up As the speedy texter generation grows longer in the Bluetooth and touchscreen technologies improve, the range of Qwerty phones on offer gets smaller by the day. But for many, they wouldn't use anything else. Indeed, for RIM, Qwerty keys have been the hallmark of it BlackBerry handsets.…

Microsoft claims more Windows Phone than iPhone users in China

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:40:26 -0500

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According to a Microsoft official, Windows Phone handsets are overtaking the iPhone in the People's Republic of China.

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Apple's iCloud hit with class-action lawsuit by disgrunted ex-MobileMe subscribers

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:44:49 -0500

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A lawsuit is being filed against Apple, accusing the company of misleading consumers in the advertisement of its iCloud service.

VIA Launches Fanless AMOS-3002 Mini PC

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:07:20 -0500

| HotHardware.com News Rss Feed

The machine shown here may not look nearly as good as the latest Digital Storm PC or Alienware laptop, but that's not the point. The point is to put a lot of power into a portable package, and make it sip power in a way that monster towers can only dream of doing. VIA knows a thing or two about efficiency, with the new VIA AMOS-3002 being...

Silicon Micro Display Brings 1080p Viewing To Your Face

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:59:24 -0500

| HotHardware.com News Rss Feed

What if your next display was one that you wore on your head? It could be. Silicon Micro Display has just announced their new ST1080 glasses, an almost futuristic gizmo that allows for 1080p playback right in front of your face. It's similar in scope to the Vuzix displays that are already out there, but these offer up support for 2D and 3D...

SpaceX Fuels Rocket for Historic Test Flight to Space Station

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:56:08 -0500

| Yahoo! News: Science News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has begun fueling for the planned launch today (May 19) of the first commercial spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.

Not-So-Secret Souvenirs Riding Historic SpaceX Capsule Flight to Space Station

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:04:02 -0500

| Yahoo! News: Science News

The first U.S. commercial spacecraft to attempt to visit the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon, will launch into orbit filled with cargo — and something a bit extra — bound for the orbiting outpost.

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Rocket set to blast off, open new space era

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:24:28 -0500

| Yahoo! News: Science News

A private company is on the verge of making history by launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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Being Open Could Close the Door on Android

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:53 -0500

| Digg

With the release of Ice Cream Sandwich, Google revamped Android, making it prettier and more user-friendly. But, Google might be well-served to follow in Apple's footsteps to a degree, at least, and take more control.

Daily Life: May 2012 [The Big Picture]

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:25:42 -0500

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Thousands of images are supplied by multiple wire services to newspapers across the country each day. Many of those images depict ordinary scenes of life in different countries around the world. There are three picture editors that contribute to the Big Picture blog, each of them seeing the world in a little bit of a different way. Their backgrounds, their experiences, their interests - all very disparate. Each of them given the same resources (the visual wire) to edit from, each choosing very different ways to tell a story. The following photographs are my choices of those images for the month of May (and a few from late April) illustrating daily life around the world. -- Paula Nelson

Hasselblad discounts several pro cameras, still a lot more than your average Canon

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:32:04 -0500

| The Verge - All Posts

Hasselblad — the maker of professional grade, medium-format cameras — has reduced the pricing of its H series cameras in an effort to appeal to a larger audience of creative professionals. The camera maker is discounting the H4D-31 and the H4D-60 by approximately 20 percent, which puts them at $11,995 and $30,995, respectively. Both have medium-format sensors, but the H4D-31 clocks in at 31-megapixels and the H4D-60 comes in at a whopping 60 megapixels

Hasselblad is also dropping the price of a few other models as well, like the H4D-50, H4D-50MS, H4D200-MS, and the CFV-50. Make no mistake, the company's "reduced" pricing still puts this gear firmly outside the reach of mere mortals. If you're a professional photographer, though —...

SpaceX rocket launch aborted at last second

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:26:00 -0500

| OrlandoSentinel.com - Home

Historic launch stopped as launch ignition fails

CAPE CANAVERAL – SpaceX attempt to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a capsule to the International Space Station has failed.

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XCOM: A Little Then and a Little Now

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:36:37 -0500

| Video Games News

XCOM: Enemy Unknown has nothing to do with the XCOM FPS that's being developed by 2K Marin.

SpaceX launch scrapped in last-second drama

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:07:14 -0500

| CNET News.com

Engineers hope to resolve an engine problem that triggered a computer-ordered launch abort at the last possible moment Saturday, delaying a critical test of the commercial spacecraft. [Read more]

UF lacrosse one win from Final Four

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:01:00 -0500

| The Gainesville Sun - GatorSports

The Florida lacrosse team's 2012 to-do list has just one remaining unchecked item — Final Four.

Possible engine problem delays U.S. rocket launch

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:44:46 -0500

| Yahoo! News: Top Stories

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The launch of a privately owned Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said. Preparations for the company's trial cargo run to the International Space Station proceeded smoothly until 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT) when, instead of the Falcon 9 rocket's main engines igniting, an onboard computer scrubbed the launch. "Liftoff … we've had a cutoff. ...

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NextGen, Fantasyland drive capital-spending increase for Disney

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:08:00 -0500

| OrlandoSentinel.com - Business

Spending on a pair of big-ticket projects at Walt Disney World — the "Next Generation Experience" technology initiative and the expansion of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland section — has sent an already big theme-park construction bill even higher so far this year for theWalt Disney Co.

Florida unemployment rate falls to 8.7 percent in April

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:59 -0500

| OrlandoSentinel.com - Business

Fueled by another round of job gains, Florida's unemployment rate for April dropped to 8.7 percent, the 10th straight month of declining joblessness in the Sunshine State, the state said Friday.

Interim expressway chief turns down $50,000 raise

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:24:00 -0500

| OrlandoSentinel.com - Business

The interim director of Orlando's main road-building agency turned down a $50,000 a year raise Friday, saying he needs to move on and did not want his salary to overshadow the work of the authority.

Why I'm Finally Joining Facebook

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:44:02 -0500

| PC Magazine: Tech Commentary

Hi. I'm Mark Hachman. And while I don't know many of you, I've decided to join Facebook so I can.

I Want My Retina-Display MacBook Pro

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:44:02 -0500

| PC Magazine: Tech Commentary

Having brought seamless high resolution to phones and tablets, is Apple about to do the same for laptops?

Problems Accessing Diablo III? Not Me

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:44:02 -0500

| PC Magazine: Tech Commentary

Many gamers have been reporting server issues with Blizzard's Diablo III days after launch. I'm not one of them.

For Facebook Execs, More Money Means More Problems

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:44:00 -0500

| PC Magazine: Tech Commentary

Some will strike it big as Facebook goes public, but that isn't a good thing.

SpaceX Aborts Launch of Private Space Capsule to Space Station

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:21:02 -0500

| Yahoo! News: Science News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private rocket company SpaceX will have to wait at least three days to send its Dragon space capsule on a debut flight to the International Space Station, after an engine glitch forced an abort of today's (May 19) launch attempt.

Microsoft reveals Windows 8 desktop UI changes, drops Aero Glass

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:44:28 -0500

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Microsoft has revealed that it has made some big changes to its desktop UI for Windows 8, which includes moving away from Aero Glass — the UI first introduced with Vista. According to the...