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Iran’s Latest Advancement? They’re Sending A Monkey Into Space

For some reason, I found myself laughing when I read that Iran’s latest advancement in their space program was to send a monkey into space.  And not just any monkey can make the cut – they (being Iran) are testing out five monkeys to see which one will board a Kavoshgar-5 rocket and blast into […]

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People

Olivia Wilde Doesn’t Wear Makeup, Hits Front Page of Yahoo.com

It never ceases to amaze me at goes viral on the web.  I mean, when a star like Olivia Wilde doesn’t wear makeup, the news elevates to the front page of Yahoo.com.  You’d think that the people of this world would find other snippets of news more engaging, but nope… Olivia Wilde shows up somewhere […]

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Business

Can Google Beat Microsoft At It’s Own Game?

Microsoft is getting a lot of attention today over their Office 365 product launch, which will actually be part of a release party in New York City. The Office 365 product is basically Microsoft’s attempt to bring their production suite of software, a.k.a. Microsoft Office, to the web (or the cloud as they would call […]

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iPhone Mobile Mobile Phones

iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 – Apple May Release Two iPhones This Year

There has been much debate about what Apple has in store for their next iPhone, with detailed information about the device being kept tightly under wraps. As the usual June/July release date has been pushed back in time for the release of iOS 5 in September, this is one feature that can be taken for […]

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People

Rod Blagojevich Guilty On 17 Counts of Corruption, Including Terrible Hair

The time for former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich to pay the piper has finally come.  The court room, including Blagojevich himself, were stunned when the former governor was convicted on 17 counts of corruption, to include trying to sell the Senate seat that was held by President Barack Obama. Here’s what Blagojevich has to […]

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iPad Technology

McGraw Hill Becomes First To Launch Completely Digital K-12 Textbooks

McGraw-Hill launches the first ever all digital, cloud based lineup of K – 12 textbooks for students.  Previously, McGraw-Hill launched digital textbooks that were intended to only supplement the primary paperback textbooks.  This is a really big deal for McGraw-Hill because they just set the bar for all other K – 12 text book providers […]

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iPhone

Apple’s Next iPhone (iPhone 5) Goes Into Production in August

According to a stock analyst reporting to investors on Sunday, Apple will begin production of the next iPhone – the iPhone 5 – in late August. This coming from a note from analyst Katy Huberty to investors yesterday (Sunday), according to Forbes.com. “We believe the share price will rise in absolute terms over the next […]