Mars Rover Self-Portrait Shoot Uses Arm Choreography

On the 84th and 85th Martian days of the NASA Mars rover Curiosity's mission on Mars (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2012), NASA's Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture dozens of high-resolution images to be combined into self-portrait images of the rover. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS   The robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity held the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera in more than 50 positions...

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NASA'S Hubble Provides First Census of Galaxies Near Cosmic Dawn

This new image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) 2012 campaign reveals a previously unseen population of seven faraway galaxies, which are observed as they appeared in a period 350 million to 600 million years after the big bang. Credit: NASA, ESA, R. Ellis (Caltech), and the UDF 2012 Team  Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a previously unseen population...

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NASA Mars Rover Fully Analyzes First Soil Samples

This is a view of the third (left) and fourth (right) trenches made by the 1.6-inch-wide (4-centimeter-wide) scoop on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in October 2012. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS   NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has used its full array of instruments to analyze Martian soil for the first time, and found a complex chemistry within the Martian soil. Water and sulfur and chlorine-containing substances, among other ingredients,...

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From Cassini for the Holidays: A Splendor Seldom Seen

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has delivered a glorious view of Saturn, taken while the spacecraft was in Saturn's shadow. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute    Just in time for the holidays, NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn for more than eight years now, has delivered another glorious, backlit view of the planet Saturn and its rings. On Oct. 17, 2012, during its 174th orbit around the gas...

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Mobile Internet for iPad vs. Laptops

An important first step with any Apple device is figuring out your wireless Internet situation forstreaming media. The obvious trend is toward a heavy focus on mobile Internet capability, and you can get that with both laptops and iPads. Wi-Fi networks typically give you Internet service in a well-defined area (i.e. a house, apartment, office, or school). Mobile Internet, on the other hand, lets you get online in more places, without seeking...

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Nokia taps into China Mobile gold mine with Lumia 920T

It's looking to foster growth and interest in Windows Phone in China, one of its most important markets. The Nokia Lumia 920T. (Credit: Nokia) Nokia said today that it would launch a variant of its flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, specifically for China Mobile. The Lumia 920T will be the first Windows Phone to run on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network. The phone is expected...

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Columbus: The Untold Story

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911 text messaging service coming in 2014

M ost 911 centers can't receive text messages. But that doesn't always stop people from texting the familiar number in an emergency, not knowing their pleas for help won't be seen. A new initiative announced Friday will finally bring the 20-year-old SMS texting technology to emergency centers across the country in the coming years. The top four wireless carriers in the U.S. have agreed to speed up their efforts...

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Apple iPad mini

Apple today introduced iPad mini, a thinner, lighter iPad design that fits in one hand. It features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance, and 10 hours of battery life. Apple today also announced the fourth-generation iPad featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast...

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Little Telescope Spies Gigantic Galaxy Clusters

A galaxy cluster 7.7 billion light-years away has been discovered using infrared data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/WIYN/Subaru  Our solar system, with its colorful collection of planets, asteroids and comets, is a fleck in the grander cosmos. Hundreds of billions of solar systems are thought to reside in our Milky Way galaxy, which is itself just a drop in a sea of galaxies. The rarest...

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Apple uses U.S.-made 'engine' for iPhone, iPad

The single most important internal component for the iPhone and iPad is already manufactured in the U.S. Apple gets key chips for the iPad from U.S.-based manufacturing sources. Key chips for the iPhone and iPad are being made in the U.S. -- future U.S.-made Macs, asdisclosed today, notwithstanding. This year, CEO Tim Cook has been talking about U.S. manufacturing more than usual. Partly to counter Apple's largely make-it-in-China...

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