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Aral Sea in Central Asia is about to disappear
June 04, 2009The US-government’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released satellite photographs which provides the clearest evidence yet that the Aral Sea in Central Asia is about to disappear, with all the social, economic and political...
What are tiny colored lines in Gmail?
May 30, 2009Some weeks ago, users of Google mail started to notice that tiny lines in red and light blue colors appeared next to (beside, on top, and/or under) the status of their contacts (see desktop screenshot image). What do they mean? No announcement from...
Atlantis lands in California from Hubble mission
May 24, 2009Atlantis landed at the Edwards Air Force Base on Sunday, completing a mission that was two days longer than originally anticipated, with the threat of rain and thunderstorms at the Kennedy Space Center canceling landing attempts on Friday and Saturday...
August 27, 2009: Red Planet is about to be spectacular?
May 24, 2009In recent weeks you probably got an email with a content that reads something like this: "The Red Planet is about to be spectacular. Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two...
Amazing Hubble Photos, Telescope's Final Tune-Up
May 21, 2009NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 11, 2009, for the last manned mission to improve and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-member crew, slated to return to Earth on Friday, successfully completed...
BlackBerry Pearl Flip is now available on Alltel.com
May 17, 2009The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is now available on Alltel. The phone is available to Alltel’s 2.2 million customers in 91 markets that it services. Alltel subscribers who are looking for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be happy to hear that the BlackBerry...
AT&T's take over of Alltel affects 1.5 million customers
May 17, 2009On May 8, AT&T has purchased Verizon Wireless assets for $2.35 billion in cash. The AT&T purchase will affect 1.5 million Alltel customers (Verizon purchased Alltel earlier this year) in 79 service areas across 18 states in the United States....
Craigslist to Discontinue ‘Erotic’ Ads
May 14, 2009Craigslist, the Web’s largest classified advertising site, said it would close its erotic services category, which critics have said is a forum that fosters prostitution and other illegal activities. To replace it, the company has created a category...
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-125 Astronauts En Route to Hubble
May 11, 2009Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday, rising on twin columns of fire to embark on STS-125, the final shuttle mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Liftoff was right on time at 2:01 p.m. EDT...
Crane reintroduction effort struggles
May 02, 2009Scientists are considering how best to reintroduce whooping cranes to the eastern United States, experts say.The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Saturday that a $10 million-plus effort to reintroduce the birds was dealt a blow recently when all but...