Mozilla verified already the speculations that Google and Mozilla agreed on a $300 Million a year which will extend to 3 years. The deal allows the Google Search Box to be placed on the Mozilla browser. Thus sending search queries to Google from the Mozilla’s browser. It is also noted that Google and Mozilla...
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Google Pays Mozilla $300 Million a Year in 3 Years
Steve Jobs, Financial Times Person of the Year
Financial Times has finally give the crown for Person of the Year to Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs. The Person of the Year has been held for a long time by Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates. The Financial Times noted that Bill Gates is richer but then he left his Microsoft to devout to his own...
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Total Lunar Eclipse on Monday
Observe the total lunar eclipse on Monday. You don’t need telescope or any other coated devices used to watch heavenly bodies while protecting the users from the radiation. By Monday night you just use your bare eyes in watching the lunar eclipse. That is of course if there will be no clouds that will...
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Apple I Computer Sold for 133,250 Pounds in an Auction
An Apple I computer, one of the 200 units made during its time, was sold for 133,250 Pounds or about $210,000 in an auction at Christie’s Auction House in London. It was bought by an Italian businessman Marco Boglione who was offering via the phone while his brother Francesco attended in person. The Apple...
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US Airforce Warns Over Location Apps
Location app is available at Facebook already, but it is long available at other sites like Foursqure. The users’ location will be posted at the website once this app is used. However, if it is used carelessly, it will be dangerous for the users. The US Airforce warns its forces to avoid using the...
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Google File Lawsuit Against US Department of Interior
Google filed lawsuit at the US Court of Federal Claims Friday, over the bidding process by the Department of Interior for the e-mail contract that favor the Microsoft Business email software. The Department of Interior, however, wrote in the specification that Microsoft’s software is the only commercial product that meets the requirement specified by...
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Asustek Tablets Release
AsusTeck computer announced its plans to release 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch tablet PC in different dates. By December 2010, Asustel will mass produce the 12-inch tablet equipped with Intel processor and Windows platform. Asustek is partnered by Microsoft in this tablet and will be available on January 2011. And by March 2011, 9-inch models...
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World’s Longest Tunnel Breaks Through
Swiss engineers finally finished drilling 10-meter diameter 57.1-kilometer length tunnel through the Swiss Alps Friday. It became the world’s longest tunnel taking Japan’s record after exceeding Japan’s 53.85-kilometer tunnel. They used a huge drilling machine for the railroad project which was conceived in 1947 by engineer Eduard Gruner. However, the construction officially started almost...
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Motorola Sued by Microsoft Over Patent
Microsoft announced Friday that it sued Motorola infringed Microsoft’s patent through its Android based phones. The suit was filed at US District Court in Western Washington claiming that the patent on synchronizing e-mail, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifications about signal strength and battery power were infringed by the defendant. The company is...
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Possibly Habitable Exoplanet, Discovered
Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of the earth-like planet orbiting at a nearby red dwarf star Gliese 581. The planet Gliese 581g or is simply called “Planet G” which is three to four times the mass of the earth lies at the right distance to the star, not too cold and not too hot...
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