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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Apple’s market capitalization tops $500 billion

Apple’s stock market value hit the $500 billion mark Wednesday, moving it into territory where few companies have gone before or have remained for very long.

Early cosmos inflated rapidly, study confirms

The detailed, all-sky picture of the infant universe created from seven years of WMAP data. The image reveals 13.7 billion year old temperature fluctuations (shown as color differences) that correspond to the seeds that grew to become the galaxies. This image shows a temperature range of ± 200 microKelvi.The distribution of matter across the cosmos is most easily explained by inflation, a theory that suggests our universe inflated rapidly — just like a balloon — shortly after its birth, according to new research.

Iran opens up satellite center to outsiders

Iranian technicians work at the satellite data receiving site at Alborz Space Center, in Mahdasht, 40 miles (70 kilometers) west of Tehran, on Wednesday.Iran opened a key space facility to visiting journalists for the first time Wednesday in an apparent effort to show its willingness to allow glimpses at sensitive technology.

Museum sets plan for shuttle Discovery’s arrival

NASA's space shuttle Discovery will be welcomed during a four-day public festival.NASA’s space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington this April, where the now-retired fleet leader will be welcomed by the Smithsonian Institution during a four-day public festival.

Later asteroids smacked moon harder, faster

This image from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter centers on the South Pole-Aitken basin, the largest impact basin on the moon, and one of the largest impact basins in the solar system.The moon, which has been pummeled by a barrage of asteroids and debris throughout its lifetime, experienced a strong uptick in the energy and speed of incoming rocks around 4 billion years ago, new research suggests.

Twitter apps are about to be flooded with ads

The ads are coming! The ads are coming! According to a post on the official Twitter blog, the social network’s official mobile apps are about to get flooded with ads — ahem, I mean “promoted tweets.”

Google doodle twofer: Leap year, cartoon opera composer

Google's latest doodle pays homage to the leap year and an Italian composer best known for "The Barber of Seville" and "The William Tell Overture" with frog mascots.Google’s latest doodle pays homage to the leap year and an Italian composer best known for “The Barber of Seville” and “The William Tell Overture” with frog mascots.

element14 drives Raspberry Pi revolution to educate a new generation of programm

Global distribution deal agreed with Raspberry Pi Foundation with orders being accepted immediately

- Units available to pre-order from 29 February in Europe, US and Asia

- Raspberry Pi dedicated area on the element14 Community

- Support materials and…

Video: Windows 8 could mobilize our hardcore games

With Windows running on a tablet you might just be able to take your most beloved hardcore games with you on the road. In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (MSNBC)With Windows running on a tablet you might just be able to take your most beloved hardcore games with you on the road. In-Game’s Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)

Scientists discuss tsunami debris forecast

A Japanese home floats in the Pacific Ocean on March 13, 2011, days after a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami hit Japan's east coast. Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes.