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Apple: Nokia Stole Our Ideas

By sarahness on December 11, 2009

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Apple countersued Nokia in response to its lawsuit filed last October saying that it was meritless. The countersuit pretty much refutes all the original claims made by Nokia.
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According to an Israeli study, the sounds of Mozart might help slow premature infants’ metabolism, helping them to put on weight.
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December 1 is World AIDS day and from its usual blue theme Twitter is turning red to support today’s event.
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Aliens already exist on earth said Bulgarian scientists who claim they are already in contact with extraterrestrial life.

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According to a new report, people should go vegetarian for at least two days a week in order to dave the planet.

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Geeks Strip for Charity

By sarahness on November 18, 2009

A group of whizzes posed for a Nude London Tech charity calendar to raise funds for Take Heart India, a charity that funds IT and business training for disabled students in India.

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According to NASA, Leonid meteor shower peaks on November 17. The shower should produce a mild but pretty sprinkling of meteors over North America followed by a more intense outburst over Asia.
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Gene That Can Help Us Reach 100

By sarahness on November 15, 2009

Scientists have identified the gene that can help us live to 100 after studying a group of people with an average age of 97.

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wateronmoon09-hp (1) If you check google’s search page now, you’ll see that it is celebrating the discovery of water on the moon after NASA’s earlier announcement today that its moon bombing mission stunningly revealed water under the lunar soil.

NASA is enthusiastic after LCROSS impact reveals water on moon.
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Giant Iceberg in Australia??

By sarahness on November 13, 2009

A giant iceberg has been spotted floating in an island halfway between Antartica and Australia, a very uncommon sight said Australian scientists.

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Researchers found women in long-term relationships to have healthier pregnancies and births. They were less likely to suffer high blood pressure during pregnancy and less likely to give birth to smaller babies.

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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the children’s television series Sesame Street. The gang of this long time running show are gracing the search page of Google.

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Count Von Count is today’s Sesame Street muffet google doodle. Google has been featuring this long time running television show’s muffets on its search page as they celebrate their 40th anniversary.

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Why is Elmo on Google?

By sarahness on November 8, 2009

Today, November 8 2009, is Elmo’s turn to be the star in Google’s search page. Google has been featuring Sesame Street characters in line with the show’s 40th anniversary on November 10.

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Elmo is a furry red monster with large white eyes and an orange nose. He likes learning, laughing, looking at books, and playing.

Oscar the Grouch is the latest Sesame Street character in the Google’s page.

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Google is featuring these Sesame Street characters in line with the long running television show’s 40th anniversary, which will be celebrated on November 10.

“I love Trash”. Sesame Street’s resident Grouch has a green body, has no nose, and lives in a garbage can. He likes collecting junk, rainy days, and arguing. He has two pets, Slimey (a worm) and Fluffy (an elephant).

Through Oscar, children actually learn about respect and tolerance instead of disrespect and intolerance, and they discover that people with different views and lifestyles can still be great friends.

Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street grace today’s google logo. Google has been celebrating the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street this entire week. The Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary is on Nov 10. So, Google will have four more Sesame Street’s characters. Who’s next?

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Bert and Ernie are two roommates on the long-running television show. They were built by Don Sahlin from a simple design scribbled by Muppets creator Jim Henson.

Google Dashboard

By sarahness on November 5, 2009

Google launched a new service, Google Dashboard, that shows summary of the data stored with a Google account, enabling us to monitor and manage google’s array of services.


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Google Dashboard shows what data is being stored on Google services. It also provides a summary of the data in these services you use while signed in.

As quoted from Google’s blog, Google Dashboard is a long answer to the question: “What does Google know about me?”.

It is now available at http://www.google.com/dashboard

Earth-like Planet Discovered

By sarahness on November 3, 2009

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Astronomers discovered an earth-like planet orbiting around the star COROT-7. The planet was named COROT-7b. The composition is somewhat similar to Earth’s, a rocky one, but with less iron and/or more water.
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Mona Lisa (La Gioconda), the most famous painting in the history of art, is known for its enigmatic expression. She appears radiant one moment and then serious and sardonic the next. This is one of the qualities that have contributed to the painting’s continuing fascination.

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