Science
Christian Science Monitor - Other than the one we're currently living on, that is. As discoveries of alien planets accelerates, the discovery of an "alien Earth" could be just over the horizon. |
AFP - SINCA, Romania - On the steep, dark slopes of the Carpathian mountains, 300-year-old beech trees scrape the sky in one of Europe's last remaining virgin forests, spared from any human intervention for centuries. |
Brisbane Times - A Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian cosmonaut and astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency blasts off for the International Space Station from Kazakhstan. |
Christian Science Monitor - It sure will! The Winter Solstice occurs at 12:30 am EST. After that, the days will start getting longer again. By Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer / December 21, 2011 Druids gather on Monday for a winter solstice ritual on Beacon Hill near ... |
Christian Science Monitor - If fire, grazing and insect attack, the most likely causes of decline, remain unchecked, then frankincense production could be doomed altogether. |
Times of India - “It (the Durban pact) does not imply that India has to take binding commitments to reduce its emissions in absolute terms in 2020,” Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan said in a statement tabled in Rajya Sabha. |
Discover Magazine (blog) - By now you've heard the news-non-news about the Higgs: there are hints of a Higgs–even “strong hints”–but no cigar (and no Nobel Prizes) yet. |
Technology
Written by  ZDNet (blog) - By Emil Protalinski | December 21, 2011, 2:15pm PST Summary: Facebook today announced that Billy Hawkes, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), has completed its privacy audit of the company's practices and policies. |
BGR - HTC's chief executive officer Peter Chou recently said his company has already developed a solution to dodge an ITC injunction, which was issued after a ruling that found HTC guilty of infringing two of Apple's patents. |
Toronto Star - Reports of potential buyers circling Research In Motion Ltd. bolstered the BlackBerry maker's stock Wednesday, although analysts said it's more likely RIM will pursue a “deep partnership” than agree to an outright sale. |
GMA News - Looking for a cheap Apple iPhone 4S via online bidding site eBay may become a costly experience, no thanks to a new phishing attack discovered this week. |
IBNLive.com - BMW is all set to take on the Audi Q5 in India with their new X3, which is already being assembled in India. The X3 slots in between the X1 and X5 all over the world, but in India, that particular price band is significantly larger because BMW ... |
Written by  in 12,219 Google+ circles Marketing Land - According to Yahoo's announcement, the sites will include some in India, Spain, Brazil and Singapore, as well as US-based properties like Yahoo Games, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo TV and the omg! |
CNET - by Brooke Crothers December 20, 2011 5:52 PM PST Follow @mbrookec Ultrabooks are available for the first time this holiday season. |
Queerty - We'd be a little nervous about staging an unannounced lights show on an airport runway, but we guess that's how they roll at Riga International Aiport in Latvia, where AirBaltic treated people waiting for their flights to a charming holiday makeover of ... |
AutoGuide.com - By Mark Atkinson, Dec. 21, 2011, Photography by Mercedes-Benz It's taken long enough for Mercedes-Benz to become truly serious about taking on the BMW 3 Series Coupe. |
Forbes - All across the Valley (and the globe, for that matter) technology companies are preparing for the Consumer Electronics Show, which takes place this year during the second week in January, as usual at the Las Vegas Convention Center. |
Chicago Tribune - (Adds background, company Twitter post, comment on other service) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said it had fixed a data service problem that started early on Wednesday, the second high-profile service problem this month for the company that ... |
New York Times (blog) - By NICOLE PERLROTH | December 21, 2011, 6:10 pm The United States Chamber of Commerce has confirmed Chinese hackers last year broke into internal networks. |
msnbc.com - Kyle Buhler / Maverik via AP David Dopp, and the car in happier times. He says he can't afford the Lamborghini's upkeep. "That's why rich people own them," he says. |
msnbc.com - Chicago Police Department / AP This Dec. 20, 2011 booking photo shows Andre Curry, who is charged with aggravated domestic battery. |
Written by  in 7,016 Google+ circles Ars Technica - By Casey Johnston | Published December 21, 2011 5:05 PM Amazon released an over-the-air update for its Kindle Fire tablet on Wednesday. |
msnbc.com - Facebook, iPads, Android, and everything between - the tech news you need, the stories you want, and the tips you'll actually use. |
msnbc.com - News and reviews about the hardware you want and the software you need. For an up-to-date playlist of Gadgetbox videos and a full complement of the day's gadget news, go here. |
PC Magazine - By Chloe Albanesius Mozilla this week released a speedier version of Firefox—version 9. But the browser is not the only thing that Mozilla sped up this year; it also adopted a Chrome-like rapid release cycle that resulted in five major browser releases ... |
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