Feb 23 2009

Konrad Dannenberg, 96: Rocket scientist behind the moon landing – Toronto Star

Konrad Dannenberg, 96: Rocket scientist behind the moon landing
Toronto Star
They were a curious sight: 118 urbane German rocket scientists, many of them former Nazis, in a cotton town in northern Alabama. It was 1950.
Few from von Braun team left to tell moon race story The Huntsville Times – al.com
Konrad Dannenberg Memorialized Friday WAAY
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Feb 23 2009

Steam Weekend Deal: Greatest Indie Pack – Nintendophiles


Nintendophiles

Steam Weekend Deal: Greatest Indie Pack
Nintendophiles
Steam is running a pretty sweet deal this weekend. Ten bucks gets you Eets, Gravitron 2, I-Fluid, Multiwinia, and Trials 2 Second Edition.
Steam Weekend Deal – Best Indie Games GameFocus
The Weekend Steam PALGN
Cinema Blend
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Feb 23 2009

Canon announces 2009 Powershot camera line-up – Digital Home


Digital Camera Reviews

Canon announces 2009 Powershot camera line-up
Digital Home
Canon Canada this week announced its new 2009 PowerShot camera line-up which includes ten new models. Features to look for on some of the new cameras for 2009 are: the inclusion of Canon's Digic 4 Image Processor; a Smart Auto feature which selects the
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS First Thoughts Digital Camera Reviews
Color, Style and Photographic Expertise Inspire Canon’s New 2009 PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Reg Hardware – TECH.BLORGE.com – Reg Hardware
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Feb 23 2009

AOL updgrades Bebo with a bunch of new features – CNET News


CNET News

AOL updgrades Bebo with a bunch of new features
CNET News
by Rafe Needleman AOL continues to upgrade the Bebo social network it bought in 2008, layering in more functionality from the social data aggregator SocialThing it also acquired that year.
Bebo Wants to Be Your Social Aggregator Mashable
AOL Socializes Even More With New Lifestream All Things D Blogs
TechCrunch
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Feb 23 2009

TECH VIEW Future cloudy for browsers and software – Honolulu Star-Bulletin


Macworld UK

TECH VIEW Future cloudy for browsers and software
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
By John Agsalud In the browser world, a host of competitors to Microsoft's Internet Explorer — most notably Mozilla's Firefox — have been steadily gaining market share.
EU to oblige Microsoft to offer competitors’ browsers EurActiv
Norway mobilizes against IE 6 Register
DigitalJournal.com – ChinaTechNews.com – p2pnet.net – CMSWire
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Feb 23 2009

3G BlackBerry Bold vs Edge BlackBerry Curve 8900 – speed test – QuicklyBored


High Tech Lounge

3G BlackBerry Bold vs Edge BlackBerry Curve 8900 – speed test
QuicklyBored
by Kyle Immediately you must be thinking, “what the heck kind of speed test is this? Obviously the Bold will win.” This is exactly what I thought when I first got this video idea sent to me.
New BlackBerry Curve has all the right moves Austin American-Statesman
Lance Armstrong Rockin’ the BlackBerry Curve 8900 IntoMobile
High Tech Lounge
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Feb 23 2009

LittleBigPlanet sweeps gaming awards – TechRadar UK


TechRadar UK

LittleBigPlanet sweeps gaming awards
TechRadar UK
It was a big, big night for LittleBigPlanet last night, as the DIY platform game swept the board at the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas, one of the many ceremonies vying to be the Oscars for video games.
Little Big Planet' leads video game awards in Las Vegas The Canadian Press
DICE 2009: God of War: Chains of Olympus Rocks IGN
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Feb 23 2009

Exploring a ‘Deep Web’ That Google Can’t Grasp – New York Times


New York Times

Exploring a ‘Deep Web’ That Google Can’t Grasp
New York Times
At the University of Utah, Prof. Juliana Freire is working on DeepPeep, an ambitious effort to index every public database online.
Is Google getting too big? Sydney Morning Herald
Google Upsets the Search Engine Market ShortNews.com
NEBS Small Business News – Culture11 – Zero Strategy – Pandia
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Feb 23 2009

Darwin at 200: Still Controversial After All These Years – eNews Park Forest


News From Greece

Darwin at 200: Still Controversial After All These Years
eNews Park Forest
By Charles C. Haynes Whether by random selection or grand design, Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were both born 200 years ago on Feb. 12, 1809.
The evolution of knowledge Burnaby Now
Canadian schools flunk evolution StarPhoenix
News From Greece – The Coloradoan – Montgomery Advertiser – Manila Times
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Feb 23 2009

Atlantis Claimed to Be Found Using Google Earth, Google Says Otherwise – DailyTech


Telegraph.co.uk

Atlantis Claimed to Be Found Using Google Earth, Google Says Otherwise
DailyTech
A British engineer discovered the supposed image of Atlantis, which is located off Africa's coast. Google offered a logical explanation for the seemingly manmade lines, but that isn't stopping some from believing.
Google Ocean watchers may have found Atlantis TG Daily
Google denies it has found Atlantis Inquirer
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