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MSN Direct Service Gets Shut Down

Just as announced back in 2009, Microsoft has put the plug on its MSN Direct service as soon as the year 2011 was over. As of January 1st, 2012, devices that relied on this service to receive MSN Direct content such as Weather, Traffic, News and more are left in the dark. Devices that pack additional features, u...

4 January 2012
05:35 GMT

Apple Posts Three New iPhone Ads

Apple has posted new ads on the iPhone section of its website, following the same "there's an app for just about anything" trend. The ads ("Student," "Office," and "Itchy") emphasize the usefulness of the iPhone 3G and its ability to run just about any sort of app. The spots are available to watch in several siz...

8 April 2009
07:36 GMT

The Sun Finally Wakes Up

For the past 2 or so years, our own star has kept an unusually low profile that has worried most scientists, involving both the numbers of its spots and its wind-like phenomena. However, over the past month, it has finally shown distinct signs of an increased activity, which is normal to happen during its 11-year cy...

8 November 2008
06:59 GMT

Sun About to Beat Its Spotlessness Record

Following the recent discovery of the Sun being at a record low in wind, another surprise came from its observers when they claimed that more than 200 days had passed without a spot on our star. It's been more than half a century since this last happened. The previous record was registered in 1954, when th...

4 October 2008
05:45 GMT

SPOT Stops Here for MSN Smart Watches

Although Microsoft failed to bury them early on, the Redmond company has finally pulled the plug on the now dead MSN smart watches. The first watches of this type hit the market back in 2004, but users failed to crowd in for the new devices designed to deliver a variety of data via FM radio waves. The fact of the mat...

24 April 2008
07:45 GMT

The SPOT Satellite Messenger Plays Lassie, Calls for Help

Even if we live in the 21st century, it would seem that the number of people who get lost or stranded in the mountains or other remote areas is still pretty high. Moreover, even if cellular communications might seem the most obvious method of calling for help, the truth of the matter is that there are still quite a l...

8 August 2007
10:06 GMT


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