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NASA Wanted A Space Colony By Year 2000 (NASA Video)

NASA had an ambitious plan back in the 1970’s to colonize space with 10,000 people.  This strategy was spelled out in a video dug up from the NASA archives.  And of course, that video has made its way to YouTube and this blog for you to watch. Check out the detailed plans of a space […]

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Women’s World Cup Sets Twitter Record With 7,196 Tweets Per Second

It was a monumental moment in the history of Women’s soccer today as the U.S. battled it out with Japan.  In the end, Japan came out on top with the game being decided in a penalty shootout. There was something else happening during the Women’s World Cup soccer match today that ended up setting a […]

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‘Facebook Editions’ – Facebook Wants News Outlets To Make Facebook Apps

Facebook sees a huge problem looming on the horizon, and it goes by the name of Google+. Google+ hasn’t even been made available on a large scale to uses, and already it has accumulated 10 million users. And a lot of buzz is building right now about the potential that news outlets can leverage from […]

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Apple Says iPad 2 Supply Is Imrpoving

Apple is reporting that the supply of iPad 2’s are finally starting to catch up with demand.  The iPad 2 arrived about four months ago and instantly, Apple found themselves falling behind the demand for the new tablet. When the iPad 2 launched in March, the estimated shipping time from Apple was a entire month. […]

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iPhone 5 Update – AT&T Drops iPhone 3GS Price, Makes Way for iPhone 5

One more sign that the iPhone 5 is just around the corner could be news that AT&T is reportedly dropping the pricing on the iPhone 3GS to as little as $9.95 (with contract and data package, or course). Why would that point to the iPhone 5 you ask?  Simple… AT&T is making room for the […]

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Technology

Google De-Indexes Belgium Newspaper Copiepresse Over Copyright Lawsuit

According to AllThingsD, Belgian newspaper consortium Copiepresse has been removed from both Google News and the main Google index. Google states that the move was necessary according to terms reached in a copyright infringement case that was brought by Copiepresse.  However, Copiepresse is fighting back stating that Google removed their site from the index because […]

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Apple Starts 7 Day Return Policy for Apps in Taiwan

It’s the start of something new for Apple regarding app purchases.  On Friday, Apple launched a 7-day return policy in Taiwan for app purchases make through the iTunes App Store.  This will give customers in Taiwan 7 days to return their app for full refund. Here’s what Apple stated about the new 7 day return […]