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Dino dismay: Origin of skeleton to be auctioned questioned

This nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar is set to go on auction. It is one of many rare natural history specimens Heritage Auctions plans to sell on May 20. An Asian relative of the North American Tyrannosaurus rex, this specimen's estimated value is between $1.4 and $1.8 million. The origin of a rare tyrannosaur skeleton, now sitting mounted and prepared at an auction house in New York City, has been questioned, with some saying the specimen is from Mongolia; if so, that would mean it entered the United States illegally.


DEA proposes tracking all cars on Utah highway - is your street next?

Law enforcement officials have been systematically tracking license plates for a long time — at the border, for instance. But a DEA project in Utah may be overstepping the bounds of good governance, tracking and sharing licenses on a national level.Law enforcement officials have been systematically tracking license plates for a long time — at the border, for instance. But a DEA project in Utah may be overstepping the bounds of good governance, tracking and sharing licenses on a national level.


Smartphone app could help blind navigate indoors

For a blind or visually-impaired person, getting around a large building like a hospital or lab may involve a lot of guesswork and asking for directions. A new system called Navatar uses the sensors in a smartphone to detect progress along a map of a building.For a blind or visually-impaired person, getting around a large building like a hospital or lab may involve a lot of guesswork and asking for directions. A new system called Navatar uses the sensors in a smartphone to detect progress along a map of a building.


US says it will bar some Motorola Mobility phones

the Atrix, Backflip, Bravo, Charm, Cliq, Cliq 2, Cliq XT, Defy, Devour, Droid 2, Droid 2 Global, Droid Pro, Droid X, Droid X2, Flipout, Flipside, Spice and the Xoom tablet.Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday.


Sprint wants your iPhones, will pay $100 even for old models

Thinking of switching carriers, and have an old iPhone laying around the place? If you send it in to Sprint, they'll give you at least a hundred bucks towards the purchase of a new iPhone 4S.Thinking of switching carriers, and have an old iPhone laying around the place? If you send it in to Sprint, they'll give you at least a hundred bucks towards the purchase of a new iPhone 4S.


Video: Facebook: Friend or foe?

On the heels of Facebook’s IPO, msnbc.com’s Bob Sullivan joins consumer advocate Jeff Fox and social media commentator Steve Rubel for a web chat about the state of privacy in a social media-obsessed world. (Other)On the heels of Facebook’s IPO, msnbc.com’s Bob Sullivan joins consumer advocate Jeff Fox and social media commentator Steve Rubel for a web chat about the state of privacy in a social media-obsessed world. (msnbc tv)


Kickstarter project hopes to break human-powered helicopter record

In a compelling combination of the ancient and the modern, a team is hoping to create a milestone human-powered helicopter — and funding the effort on Kickstarter. The proposed craft, Atlas, is hoped to claim a decades-old $250,000 prize.In a compelling combination of the ancient and the modern, a team is hoping to create a milestone human-powered helicopter — and funding the effort on Kickstarter. The proposed craft, Atlas, is hoped to claim a decades-old $250,000 prize.


Stakes high for 1st private rocket launch Saturday

SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket to launch an unmanned Dragon capsule to the International Space Station stands atop its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., one day before its May 19, 2012 launch.Nerves are frayed here on Florida's space coast as commercial company SpaceX prepares to launch its Dragon capsule on the first-ever flight of a private vehicle to the International Space Station.


Is it illegal to record and post noisy neighbors having sex?

A Reddit user who shared a friend's solution for noisy neighbors having sex attracted almost 2,000 comments. To teach the loud lovers a lesson, the friend recorded the cries of passion, uploaded the recording to the Internet, then wrote a note telling them exactly what happened.A Reddit user who shared a friend's solution for noisy neighbors having sex attracted almost 2,000 comments. To teach the loud lovers a lesson, the friend recorded the cries of passion, uploaded the recording to the Internet, then wrote a note telling them exactly what happened.


Anonymous attacks Indian government websites

After ordering Internet service providers to block several top video-sharing sites, several Indian government websites were hit with denial-of-service attacks by Anonymous.