Apple announces Safari 4

Apple announces Safari 4

  11:05:00 PM    Science Lover

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Apple announces the launch of the world’s fastest and most innovative browser – Safari 4Apple announced the public beta of Safari 4, the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine in Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster...

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A forest in a skyscraper!

A forest in a skyscraper!

  8:49:00 PM    Science Lover

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A US firm has conceptualised a self-powered skyscraper full of trees, to absorb and convert carbon dioxide   Nectar Design, a Californian-basedfirm, has created an unusual concept design aimed at provoking new ideas in the battle against industrial pollution and...

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World's smallest periscopes

World's smallest periscopes

  2:05:00 AM    Science Lover

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A team of scientists has designed the world's tiniest version of the periscope to peer at cells and other micro-organisms from all the sides at once."With an off-the-shelf laboratory microscope you only see cells from one side, the top," said Chris Janetopoulos, assistant...

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Work or play?

Work or play?

  10:19:00 PM    Science Lover

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With video games gaining popularity as effective teaching tools, computer giant IBM has now devised a free game called Innov8 meant for budding businessmen A student controls her virtual avatar in the new Innov8 game Computing giant IBM...

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6 Promising tech start-up casualties

6 Promising tech start-up casualties

  1:31:00 AM    Science Lover

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The new start-up companies are the worst-hit in the current global economic turmoil. Here we give the low-down on some such young companies that have fallen flat The global economic slowdown is not only gobbling up jobs, but also companies. And this the worst victims...

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The rocket that thinks it’s a jet!

The rocket that thinks it’s a jet!

  8:27:00 PM    Science Lover

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A reusable spaceplane that can take off from a conventional aircraft runway, carry over twelve tonnes to orbit and then return to land on the same runway could be less than a decade away. UK-based Reaction Engines Limited (REL) – the firm behind the ‘Sabre’ air-breathing...

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Fone-Tastic!

Fone-Tastic!

  12:39:00 AM    Science Lover

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The Mobile World Congress 2009 expo in Barcelona – being held from February 16 to 19 – has thrown up quite a few surprises: The beginnings of a war between different operating systems for cellphones; the world’s first phone that acts as a projector; and a stylish handset...

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New surgery technique makes artificial arms easier to control

New surgery technique makes artificial arms easier to control

  12:24:00 AM    Science Lover

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Jesse Sullivan, 61, demonstrates the advanced, multi-degree control of theprosthetic arm. He was the first person to receive the targeted musclereinnervation procedure, back in 2001A new surgery technique could give amputees better control over their artificial arms, allowing...

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Google Phone Search

Google Phone Search

  8:45:00 PM    Science Lover

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Google Phone Search - Voice Search for Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai New! and Bangalore New!, IndiaGoogle Phone Search is a new pilot service making local business information, movie times and real time flight status accessible from any phone.Google Phone Search gives you the power of Google Search while you are on the go. This service is completely free of charge, bringing you the information you need,...

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Unnatural selection?

Unnatural selection?

  9:53:00 AM    Science Lover

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How far will parents go? A group of ethicists fear that genetic science will soon make it possible for couples to customise their offspring down to intelligence levels and even the length of eye lashes…Picture this: prospective parents excitedly clicking through an online...

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Google Latitude lets you track friends,kids

Google Latitude lets you track friends,kids

  9:57:00 AM    Science Lover

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A new service on Google Maps, called Latitude, allows cellphone users to check their own location, as well as track their friends' whereabouts. The software, which can also be installed on a laptop or PC, plots a user's location - marked by a personal picture on the map...

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New Google Earth allows exploration of oceans,Mars

New Google Earth allows exploration of oceans,Mars

  10:52:00 AM    Science Lover

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Google Earth 5.0 - the latest version of Google's free earth-mapping software allows users to plunge into oceans and explore Mars. New features include 3-D images of underwater terrain, articles and videos about marine science, and a location-archiving facility to track...

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Men smell of cheese, and women of onion

Men smell of cheese, and women of onion

  10:32:00 AM    Science Lover

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Women smell of onion while men are more likely to whiff of cheese, says a group of scientists after "sniffing" both sexes' armpits. The bizarre research, which investigated the distinctive armpit odours of men and women, was conducted by scientist at Firmenich,a company in Geneva that researches flavours and smell for the food and perfume industry. Analyses found that samples...

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