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    In this time exposure photo taken Monday, April 2, 2012, the moon and stars are seen above telescope dishes near the Karoo town of Carnarvon, South Africa, which is announced Friday May 25, 2012, as the site of the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. A giant radio telescope made up of some 3,000 separate 15-meter (49-foot) diameter dishes and intended to help scientists answer fundamental questions about the make-up of the universe will be built and based in both Australia and South Africa, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) EDS NOTE: TIME EXPOSURE CAUSING BLUR AS TELESCOPE DISHES MOVE

    Australia and South Africa will share hosting of a giant radio telescope made up of thousands of separate dishes and intended to help scientists figure out the make-up of the universe, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday. More »New telescope to be in South Africa, Australia

    FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook announces a new iPad during an Apple announcement in San Francisco. Apple says Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, May 24, 2012, Apple Inc. says Cook requested that his restricted stock units not receive dividends. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock that the … More »Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends

    Signal Snowboards bass guitar model

    In the summer of 2010, Signal Snowboards created the Web series "Every Third Thursday" … More »Web series touts funky concept snowboards

    • Dive right in with this summer’s hottest grilling gadgets Technology News Blog - Sat, May 26, 2012

      For many people, Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have fought for our country, enjoy a nice three-day weekend, and celebrate the unofficial start to summer. … More »Dive right in with this summer’s hottest grilling gadgets

      For many people, Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have fought for our country, enjoy a nice three-day weekend, and celebrate the unofficial start to summer. But for others — aka my family — Memorial Day sparks a … Continue …

    • Is this the world’s most epic marriage proposal? Technology News Blog - Fri, May 25, 2012

      Now we've seen our share of geeky marriage proposals in our day, but Isaac Lamb's insanely epic live lip-dub proposal may just be the most epically awesome "she said … More »Is this the world’s most epic marriage proposal?

      Now we've seen our share of geeky marriage proposals in our day, but Isaac Lamb's insanely epic live lip-dub proposal may just be the most epically awesome "she said yes!" story of them all. The Portland actor had his brother sit girlfriend Amy … Continue …

    • 7 Things Tim Cook Might Say at D10 Mashable - 4 hrs ago

      The taciturn and, so far brilliantly successful Apple CEO, Tim Cook, will sit down for a rare, public interview with All Things D’s Walt Mossberg on Tuesday at the 10th … More »7 Things Tim Cook Might Say at D10

      The taciturn and, so far brilliantly successful Apple CEO, Tim Cook, will sit down for a rare, public interview with All Things D’s Walt Mossberg on Tuesday at the 10th Annual D conference. With the intense scrutiny every single move the Cupertino-based company is under, Cook’s words will be closely monitored. Will he signal …

    • Alibaba.com $2.5B privatization bid approved AP - Thu, May 24, 2012

      Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group's $2.5 billion bid to take its Hong Kong-listed unit private was cleared Friday by minority shareholders, easing the way for CEO … More »Alibaba.com $2.5B privatization bid approved

      Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group's $2.5 billion bid to take its Hong Kong-listed unit private was cleared Friday by minority shareholders, easing the way for CEO Jack Ma to gain more control over his company's destiny.

    • Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors AP - Thu, May 24, 2012

      Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock … More »Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors

      Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

    • Yahoo kills 'Livestand' just 6 months after debut AP - Fri, May 25, 2012

      Yahoo has killed Livestand, a tablet magazine, just six months after its debut on the iPad. More »Yahoo kills 'Livestand' just 6 months after debut

      Yahoo has killed Livestand, a tablet magazine, just six months after its debut on the iPad.

    • This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft, top, after Dragon was grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and connected to the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval. (AP Photo/NASA)
      Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship AP - Sat, May 26, 2012

      Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship. More »Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

      This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft, top, after Dragon was grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and connected to the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. Dragon is scheduled to spend about a week docked with the station before returning to Earth on May 31 for retrieval. (AP Photo/NASA)

      Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.

    • Music Unlimited tops iOS Apps of the Week @ Appolicious - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

      This week’s top apps are brought to you by Memorial Day and the fun in the sun that everyone hopefully had as they read this list. There’s nothing that makes catching … More »Music Unlimited tops iOS Apps of the Week

      This week’s top apps are brought to you by Memorial Day and the fun in the sun that everyone hopefully had as they read this list. There’s nothing that makes catching some rays more fun than music to accompany the good times, so with that in mind this week’s best apps leads with Music Unlimited, a music streaming app that …

    • One of the women uses a mobile phone as they walk at the Blackberry maker's Research in Motion RIM campus in Waterloo
      RIM's top lawyer joins parade of resignations Reuters - 33 mins ago

      TORONTO (Reuters) - The top lawyer at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned and will soon leave the struggling BlackBerry maker, RIM said on Monday, joining a parade of … More »RIM's top lawyer joins parade of resignations

      One of the women uses a mobile phone as they walk at the Blackberry maker's Research in Motion RIM campus in Waterloo

      TORONTO (Reuters) - The top lawyer at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned and will soon leave the struggling BlackBerry maker, RIM said on Monday, joining a parade of long-time company executives to depart since Thorsten Heins took over as CEO earlier this year. The loss of Chief Legal Officer Karima Bawa - who litigated …

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      Powerful "Flame" cyber weapon found in Iran Reuters - 34 mins ago

      BOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts discovered a highly complex computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage … More »Powerful "Flame" cyber weapon found in Iran

      To match Feature IRAN-INTERNET/

      BOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts discovered a highly complex computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored espionage. Evidence suggest that the virus, dubbed Flame, may have been built on behalf of the same nation that commissioned the Stuxnet …

    • Nearly one million iOS devices jailbroken over holiday weekend
      Nearly one million iOS devices jailbroken over holiday weekend BGR.com - 42 mins ago

      Absinthe 2.0, the untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1, has already been downloaded almost one million times. According to the Chronic Dev Team, 973,086 devices … More »Nearly one million iOS devices jailbroken over holiday weekend

      Nearly one million iOS devices jailbroken over holiday weekend

      Absinthe 2.0, the untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1, has already been downloaded almost one million times. According to the Chronic Dev Team, 973,086 devices had been jailbroken as of Sunday evening, 211,401 of which were Apple’s newest iPad. The program, which was released to the public on Friday and runs on …

    • If You Work at RIM, You Might Want to Start Packing Your Desk
      If You Work at RIM, You Might Want to Start Packing Your Desk The Atlantic Wire - 43 mins ago

      If you work for RIM, you might want to start polishing off your resume and start slipping your name to other employers. The Globe and Mail and AllThingsD are reporting … More »If You Work at RIM, You Might Want to Start Packing Your Desk

      If You Work at RIM, You Might Want to Start Packing Your Desk

      If you work for RIM, you might want to start polishing off your resume and start slipping your name to other employers. The Globe and Mail and AllThingsD are reporting that RIM is planning on cutting over 2,000 jobs from its 16,500 strong workforce. The layoffs are expected to come on June 1, a day prior to the end of RIM's …

    • Do We Really Need a Facebook Phone?
      Do We Really Need a Facebook Phone? The Atlantic Wire - 1 hr 5 mins ago

      Facebook is apparently trying to develop their own smartphone again, and they're prompting us to wonder if we really need one, and if a smartphone is really the answer … More »Do We Really Need a Facebook Phone?

      Do We Really Need a Facebook Phone?

      Facebook is apparently trying to develop their own smartphone again, and they're prompting us to wonder if we really need one, and if a smartphone is really the answer to their problems. 

    • Shinichi Iwamoto (R) and Lin Cheng-Ming
      Japan's Renesas ups chip outsourcing to Taiwan giant AFP - 1 hr 50 mins ago

      Japan's Renesas Electronics said Monday it will boost the outsourcing of its chip production to Taiwan's TSMC, but it declined comment on reports it would cut about 30 … More »Japan's Renesas ups chip outsourcing to Taiwan giant

      Shinichi Iwamoto (R) and Lin Cheng-Ming

      Japan's Renesas Electronics said Monday it will boost the outsourcing of its chip production to Taiwan's TSMC, but it declined comment on reports it would cut about 30 percent of its staff.

    • Strong orders for next-gen Apple MacBooks cause supply chain labor shortages
      Strong orders for next-gen Apple MacBooks cause supply chain labor shortages BGR.com - 2 hrs 33 mins ago

      Strong orders of Apple’s next-generation MacBook laptops are causing labor shortages within the Cupertino, California-based consumer electronics company’s Asian supply … More »Strong orders for next-gen Apple MacBooks cause supply chain labor shortages

      Strong orders for next-gen Apple MacBooks cause supply chain labor shortages

      Strong orders of Apple’s next-generation MacBook laptops are causing labor shortages within the Cupertino, California-based consumer electronics company’s Asian supply chain, a recent report claims. Citing multiple unnamed sources, Digitimes on Monday reports that heavier than expected MacBook orders have created labor …

    • New York is vying to become global high-tech hub AP - 2 hrs 57 mins ago

      Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city is now hoping for another "Erie … More »New York is vying to become global high-tech hub

      Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city is now hoping for another "Erie Canal moment" with a high-tech research complex to be built on an island in the East River.

    • Cut The Rope: Experiments HD iPad app screenshot
      Top iPad apps: Cut the Rope: Experiments HD, Subway Surfers Relaxnews - 3 hrs ago

      A new version of the hit game Cut the Rope is topping charts in the USA, the UK, France, Japan and Germany. The platform game Subway Surfers is popular in Australia and … More »Top iPad apps: Cut the Rope: Experiments HD, Subway Surfers

      Cut The Rope: Experiments HD iPad app screenshot

      A new version of the hit game Cut the Rope is topping charts in the USA, the UK, France, Japan and Germany. The platform game Subway Surfers is popular in Australia and Italy. Details of these and other top free iPad applications by country* for the week, by number of downloads, recorded on May 28 can be found below.

    • RIM to cut more than 10% of workforce as struggles continue
      RIM to cut more than 10% of workforce as struggles continue BGR.com - 3 hrs ago

      Research In Motion will reportedly lay off at least 2,000 workers as the company struggles to regain its footing in a smartphone market dominated by just two vendors. … More »RIM to cut more than 10% of workforce as struggles continue

      RIM to cut more than 10% of workforce as struggles continue

      Research In Motion will reportedly lay off at least 2,000 workers as the company struggles to regain its footing in a smartphone market dominated by just two vendors. RIM added two new executives earlier this month, chief marketing officer Frank Boulben and chief operating officer Kristian Tear, but the Waterloo, Ontario-based …

    • Here's Proof The iPad Almost Had Two Dock Connectors Mashable - 4 hrs ago

      An eBay listing unearthed by Mac Rumors confirms the ancient rumor that Apple at one point considered an iPad with two dock connectors. More »Here's Proof The iPad Almost Had Two Dock Connectors

      An eBay listing unearthed by Mac Rumors confirms the ancient rumor that Apple at one point considered an iPad with two dock connectors.

    • 7 Things Tim Cook Might Say at D10 Mashable - 4 hrs ago

      The taciturn and, so far brilliantly successful Apple CEO, Tim Cook, will sit down for a rare, public interview with All Things D’s Walt Mossberg on Tuesday at the 10th … More »7 Things Tim Cook Might Say at D10

      The taciturn and, so far brilliantly successful Apple CEO, Tim Cook, will sit down for a rare, public interview with All Things D’s Walt Mossberg on Tuesday at the 10th Annual D conference. With the intense scrutiny every single move the Cupertino-based company is under, Cook’s words will be closely monitored. Will he signal …

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