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Don’t Forget to Drink your Coffee

August 29th, 2005 at 9:13 pm » Comments (0)

Coffee is likely to contribute far more health-giving anti- oxidants to the British diet than fruit and vegetables, new research suggests.



Air Force Looks into Teleportation

August 29th, 2005 at 9:07 pm » Comments (0)

Frustrated that terrorist kingpin Osama bin Laden is still on the loose nearly four years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a few military types and their scientific advisers are pondering a “what if” solution straight out of TV’s “Star Trek.”



The Brighter side to AI

August 29th, 2005 at 9:00 pm » Comments (0)

After only a few minutes playing Nintendogs, you will appear — to any outside observer — to have completely lost your mind. You’ll be shouting commands at your Nintendo DS, peering worriedly at your tiny computerized puppy and dutifully tapping the screen to pick up virtual dog poop. “Sit, Tube! Sit!” I shouted at my [...]



Man Steals Camera Phone…Takes pictures that are Accessible on a Web Account

August 29th, 2005 at 8:52 pm » Comments (0)

A New York stock clerk who had his camera phone swiped from his car this month says he was able to peer into the life of the gadget’s new owner. The thief evidently didn’t realize the copious photos and videos he was taking with the hot phone were accessible through a web account.



Committing ID Suicide

August 29th, 2005 at 8:45 pm » Comments (0)

A splinter faction of Flickr photo-sharing community members is threatening a symbolic “mass suicide” to protest closer integration with the website’s new owner, Yahoo.



Airborne Laser Brings Star Wars One Step Closer

August 29th, 2005 at 2:16 pm » Comments (0)

A U.S. Pentagon invention could make air combat resemble a battle scene from Star Wars, with a laser so small it can fit on a fighter jet, yet powerful enough to knock down an enemy missile in flight.