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  1. 'Mythbusters' cannonball busts through house
    In an experiment gone awry, a cannonball aimed at water containers on a bomb disposal range misses its target and rips through a suburban house, before coming to rest in a minivan.

  2. Phase One IQ180: 80 megapixels of lavish color
    At nearly $48,000 just to get started, this medium-format camera system better be good. And it is--if you take care before snapping the shot.
    Photos: How the Phase One IQ180 camera sees the world

  3. Will Windows 8 be irrelevant to regular PC users?
    In a dire prediction for Microsoft for 2012, research firm IDC forecasts that most Windows 7 PC users won't bother to upgrade to Windows 8.

  4. Logitech Revue finally gets Google TV Honeycomb update
    The software is available as an over-the-air update, and includes access to applications, a redesigned interface, and much more.

  5. Apple updates plans for 'spaceship' campus
    The Cupertino city council posts detailed diagrams of floor plans, walkways, and landscaping plans prepared by the company's architects.

    1. Earth-like planet found in distant sun's habitable zone
      In a long-awaited milestone, astronomers using a NASA space telescope have found a roughly Earth-size world, Kepler-22b, orbiting around a sun-like star where conditions may be favorable for life.

    2. The sad self-obsession surrounding NASA's Kepler-22b discovery
      Isn't there something faintly sad about the discovery of a planet whose temperature of 72 degrees automatically leading to the idea that it's "another Earth?"

    3. New Xbox update aims to put Microsoft at the heart of TV viewing
      The software giant overhauls the user interface for Xbox and adds a host of partners that bring scads of content--everything from video-on-demand to live TV--to console customers.

    4. Xbox 360's TV update faces delay
      Microsoft says in a morning tweet that the media-heavy expansion of its Xbox services will be "slightly delayed." But by the evening word finally comes that the update is "on its way to all 35 million Xbox Live members."

    5. Will Windows 8 be irrelevant to regular PC users?
      In a dire prediction for Microsoft for 2012, research firm IDC forecasts that most Windows 7 PC users won't bother to upgrade to Windows 8.

      1. Kepler 22-b: NASA confirms another Earth?
        One day, a trip to the newly discovered planet Kepler 22-b might replace a winter vacation in Florida.


      2. Facebook flaw lets you view someone's private photos
        There's apparently a way to peek at someone's private photos simply by reporting their profile image as objectionable.


      3. Earth-like planet found in distant sun's habitable zone
        In a long-awaited milestone, astronomers using a NASA space telescope have found a roughly Earth-size world, Kepler-22b, orbiting around a sun-like star where conditions may be favorable for life.


      4. Facebook to host online casinos?
        Reports from the U.K. claim that the social network is in talks with various gambling companies with a view to developing real money gambling on the site.


      5. How to build your own app for free
        Conduit offers an easy do-it-yourself platform to create an HTML5-based mobile Web site and apps for the different platforms. The cherry on top: the company is offering to pay the fees to get your app submitted for approval--for now.


        1. The sad self-obsession surrounding NASA's Kepler-22b discovery
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          Isn't there something faintly sad about the discovery of a planet whose temperature of 72 degrees automatically leading to the idea that it's "another Earth?"

        2. Will Windows 8 be irrelevant to regular PC users?
          167 comments
          In a dire prediction for Microsoft for 2012, research firm IDC forecasts that most Windows 7 PC users won't bother to upgrade to Windows 8.

        3. AT&T rated worst cell phone carrier for second year in a row
          148 comments
          Carrier continues to have trouble with voice service, according to Consumer Reports' annual satisfaction survey. So who's the best? Consumer Cellular.

        4. New Xbox update aims to put Microsoft at the heart of TV viewing
          106 comments
          The software giant overhauls the user interface for Xbox and adds a host of partners that bring scads of content--everything from video-on-demand to live TV--to console customers.

        5. Could HTC phones be banned from the U.S.? (FAQ)
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          The United States International Trade Commission is set to make a key ruling on Apple's claim that HTC is illegally using its technology. CNET explains why you should care.
          1. AT&T?s chief financial officer John Stephens this morning spoke at the UBS media and communications conference this morning in New York, roaming over a number of topics, including the achievement of its 4G wireless network. Stephens said th
            from Tech Trader Daily

          2. Microsoft Woos Developers To The (Upcoming) Windows Store
            To succeed, Microsoft's new app store will need developers to build apps. Microsoft execs tossed out their best pitch yesterday. When Microsoft launches Windows 8, its completely revamped operating system, next year, it will follow in Apple's wake an
            from Fast Company - Technology
          3. Now this makes a lot of sense. Groupon this morning announced its latest new product, dubbed Groupon Scheduler, an online appointment service that makes it easier for both end users and merchants to go from offer to actual booking. Groupon Scheduler
            from TechCrunch

          4. Rainbow Map of Giant Asteroid Shows Planet-Like Features
            A rainbow-colored map of the asteroid Vesta, obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, offers proof that the pumpkin-shaped rock is more like a terrestrial planet than most of its asteroid belt siblings.
            from Wired Top Stories

          5. Now There's Even More Egg On RIM's Face (RIMM)
            The latest complication in the slow motion disaster of RIM -- its newly introduced BBX platform is being renamed "BlackBerry 10" after losing a legal battle for the name, reports the Wall Street Journal. Albuquerque-based company Basis International
            from SAI
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            7. Verizon Wireless' upcoming Droid lineup
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