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Sci/Tech - Google News Globe and Mail | Google: you're holding up our search results with your slow typing Independent Google has yet again revolutionized internet search. This time by providing search algorithms that are so intuitive search results appear before you have finished typing in your query. "It's a simple and straightforward idea," explains Google, ... Google Instant To Impact Adwords Negatively? In an Instant, Google pulls further ahead of Microsoft, Yahoo How Google Instant Could Reinvent Channel Flipping |
 Daily Mail | Apple IOS 4.1 update 'still susceptible to jailbreaking' Telegraph.co.uk Hackers have identified a way of “jailbreaking” iPhones running Apple's new IOS 4.1 operating system, just hours after the software update was released. A team of hackers, known as pod2g, said they had found a possible exploit, which takes advantage of ... 'iWatch': Apple's new iPod nano so tiny it can be worn on your wrist New iPod touch, nano and shuffle now on sale in Apple Store Regent Street Apple's iOS 4.1 finally ready to download |
 The Guardian | BlackBerry World hits 10K apps Register BlackBerry World now has more than 10000 applications on its shelves. This would be more impressive if Android didn't have ten times that number, and iOS more than twice what Android's got. ... BlackBerry World reaches 10K app milestone Average smartphone owner has 27 apps Waiting on Apple to Approve 'Jesus App' for iPhone |
 Kansas City Star | Microsoft Announces $400 Xbox Kinect Bundle InformationWeek The bundle will include the Xbox 360 250GB video-game console with built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, the Kinect motion sensor and the Kinect Adventures game. By Antone Gonsalves Microsoft is enticing gamers with a $400 entertainment bundle that will include the ... Xbox 360 Kinect bundle arriving in UK November 10 Xbox 360 Slim Is Leaner, Meaner, Quieter Machine Microsoft intros Kinect bundle |
 The Age | 3 UK Launches Samsung Galaxy Tab Packages ITProPortal 3 UK has announced that it will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab without disclosing when and for how much; it will also offer SIM-only voice and data packages for the world's largest smartphone. The cheapest offer costs £10 and offers 100 any network ... Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to 3 Samsung GALAXY Tab at 3UK Too Techie Breakie: iOS 4.1 arrives, Samsung Galaxy Tab news and new HTC shades |
 The Guardian | David Willetts defends science research cuts plan BBC News Science Minister David Willetts has defended planned cuts to science research, saying the aim is to link innovation to business better. Speaking on the BBC's Today programme, he said the UK needed to apply research to practical, commercial purposes. ... Cable warns of shrinking funds for research Minister defends research funding squeeze What is Vince Cable really saying about how to make science cutbacks? |
 Daily Mail | Archaeologists discover 200-year-old Moby Dick skeleton on banks of Thames Daily Mail Scientists have discovered the bones of a gigantic whale that was the size of the legendary Moby Dick and which was abandoned on the banks of the Thames more than 200 years ago. The headless skeleton of the rare North Atlantic right ... Huge whale skeleton on display in London Thames whale skeleton in Museum of London Whale Skeleton On Display At Museum Of London Docklands |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Sir Ranulph Fiennes crashed Jag after falling asleep at wheel, court hears Mirror.co.uk Polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes crashed his Jag after falling asleep at the wheel and left another motorist in intensive care, a court heard. He smashed head-on into the car on the opposite side of the road at 1.40pm - the ... Fiennes fined for falling asleep at wheel after mountain marathon Anger as court shows mercy to 'special person' Sir Ranulph Fiennes Fiennes fell asleep at the wheel |
 Pocket-lint.com | Qualcomm promises 1.5Ghz Snapdragon devices in 2011 PC Pro New Snapdragon chips will arrive next year, bringing with them better video and new tools for mobile devices. Qualcomm has said two Snapdragon chips are on the horizon, with the 1.2GHz MSM8260 due for arrival in devices in early ... Qualcomm clarifies dual core chip roll out, again Qualcomm and ARM to slap 1.5GHz chips in smart phones Qualcomm To Launch 1.5Ghz Dual Core CPUs |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Nokia N8 India Pre-Order and Pricing Revealed? NokNok.tv Yesterday, we brought you news of the Nokia N8 popping up on Nokia's UK website, now officially available for pre-order. The good news continues for our friends in India, where Nokia's flagship handset has also an appearance. To find out more, ... Nokia N8 to launch 1 October Nokia N8 official release date Nokia Puts N8 Smartphone On Preorder List |
