Twitter reached the 100 million active-user mark last month.
There’s a whole lot of tweeting going on: Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo said users of the short-messaging blog are sending 250 million tweets a day.
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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
RazorChain delivers business forecasting made simple by a cloud based subscription service (SaaS). RazorChain is a website that helps Sales and Operations Managers to consolidate and communicate forecasts. RazorChain helps you answer the questions:
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Mobile MIM
Dr. Patrick J. Gagnon uses an app that has an unusual distinction: it had to be cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Non-smokers hit menopause between age 46 and 51 while smokers hit menopause between 43 and 50.
According to a new study, women who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than those who don’t smoke. The study also notes an earlier menopause may influence the risk of getting bone and heart diseases.
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Bang! Lamp
Bang! lamp by Bitplay is a pretty cool lighting accessory that lets you turn it on and off through a remote control that’s shaped like a gun. Pull the trigger, the light goes out and the lampshade actually tilts as if shot. It also works in reverse, though it doesn’t really make much sense that way. The gun is an IR controller and that dark band around the base of the lamp is the receiver. (Video)
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The research study using DNA analysis has shown that viruses could be implicated as the cause of 40 per cent of the 200 forms of cancer.
Up to forty percent of cancers, including brain tumors and leukemia, may be caused by viruses, scientists claim.
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Incredible shrinking ants.
Warmer temperatures and lack of water are causing plants and animals to shrink, researchers said on Monday, warning it could have profound implications for food production in years ahead.
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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
A BowerBag is a messenger bag that transforms into a backpack if you need more space, and then into a saddle bag if you don’t want to carry anything at all. You can just strap it to your bike or motorcycle.
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A corny tribute to NASA.
With what has to be the first crop circles officially confirmed to be related to space travel, NASA is continuing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of manned space flight with a series of complex corn mazes highlighting their achievements…
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New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics expand the age range over which doctors can diagnose and manage ADHD in children.
According to the nation’s largest organization of pediatricians, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can now be diagnosed in children as young as 4 and as old as 18.
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Current hard disk manufacturing technology could soon reach its limits.
Singapore scientists have developed a surprising use for ordinary table salt that they say could help deal with the increasingly quantities of data that companies and individuals are creating and storing.
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EN-V
As GM gets ready to roll out its electric mini-car, the Chevy Spark, its concept electric vehicle, the Chevy EN-V, a two-seater that the automaker has developed was a-buzz at last year’s Shanghai World Expo. The EN-V could be an end to gridlock, an end to accidents and n end to driving altogether. In fact you can conduct a video conference in traffic, and this podcar parks itself. This next-generation vehicle combines zero-transmission, super-connectivity and other advanced technologies to makes the future of individual transportation actually seem sustainable. (video)
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