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Recent Midwest Quakes Called Aftershocks from 1800s
small earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone may actually be aftershocks from the large earthquakes in 1811 and 1812
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T. rex's Oldest Relative Discovered
A small relative of the prehistoric killing machine lived some 170 million years ago.
Powerful Ideas: Winery Waste Make Fuel
Waste byproducts from brewing wine can be used for energy.
Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean
A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.
Ancient Civilization Cut Path to Demise
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Sneaky Spider Skips Long Sex Dance
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Surprising Sex Behavior Found in Bats
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New Dinosaur Built Like a Sherman Tank
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Study: Bad Driving Is Genetic
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Microsoft hopes for a fresh start with Windows 7
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Last Updated: 4:23 PM 10/22/09 - Microsoft Corp.'s newest version of Windows has arrived. Windows 7 is available on new computers, and as an upgrade for some older PCs. (Full Story)
Microsoft's search engine to index Twitter updates
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Last Updated: 3:53 PM 10/21/09 - Microsoft has a new weapon in its Internet search duel with Google -- full access to Twitter's communications hotbed. (Full Story)
Marketing company sells clients Facebook friends
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Last Updated: 5:46 PM 09/03/09 - On Facebook, most people make friends the old-fashioned way -- by sending a request to be added to someone's posse of pals. Now, an Australian marketing company hopes to save you time and energy by simply buying you a few thousand buddies. (Full Story)
Air Force used Twitter to track NY flyover fallout
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Last Updated: 10:36 AM 08/10/09 - The Pentagon has been warning about security risks posed by social networking sites. But documents show the U.S. military uses the online sites itself to monitor and react to high-profile events. (Full Story)
Twitter outage clamps tweets, cause 'unknown'
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Last Updated: 12:14 PM 08/06/09 - Twitter is down. For users of the short messaging site, this means no tweeting about lunch plans, the weather or the fact that Twitter is down. (Full Story)
Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs
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Last Updated: 5:27 AM 07/14/09 - Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to regain ground on rival Netflix Inc. (Full Story)
Office 2010 test opens; free Web versions later
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Last Updated: 5:27 AM 07/14/09 - Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at its Office 2010 software, but it's keeping a key development — free Web-based versions of programs such as Word and Excel — under wraps a little while longer. (Full Story)
Yahoo, NFLPA settle on fantasy football
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Last Updated: 7:17 AM 07/08/09 - Yahoo and the union representing NFL players have reached a settlement on a dispute over the use of players' names, stats, photos and other information on Yahoo's online fantasy gridiron game. (Full Story)
Computer attack wipes out government web sites
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Last Updated: 7:16 AM 07/08/09 - The Associated Press learned that a widespread computer attack was launched on Independence Day -- and that it knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies -- including those charged with fighting cyber crime. (Full Story)
Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft
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Last Updated: 6:55 AM 07/08/09 - Google is developing a new operating system for laptop computers in its boldest challenge yet to Microsoft's control over people's computing experience. (Full Story)
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