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372 articles from THURSDAY 12.1.2012

• THURSDAY 12. JANUARY, 2012
• 03:11 First Wireless Speaker From a High-End Company

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  Yesterday marked the global debut of a new brand from an 86-year-old electronics company.  

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• 03:07 Behold, The Board of Awesomeness

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  Chaotic Moon Labs' motorized longboard can hit speeds of 32 miles per hour.  

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• 02:28 Star factories snapped by infrared telescopes

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  Stunning cosmic images in colours we cannot see  

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• 02:11 Nuclear bad image blamed on Bond

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  The evil villains in James Bond movies are being blamed for giving nuclear power a bad image, says the president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.  

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• 01:27 Cheetah seized by Heathrow staff

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  A cheetah on its way to Russia is stopped at Heathrow Airport by border staff suspicious about its missing identity microchip.  

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• 01:25 Apple to hold media event on education next week

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  (AP) -- Apple is scheduling a media event in New York next week, but the company isn't saying much about the topic it plans to discuss.  

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• 01:25 Atrial arrhythmias detected by pacemakers increase risk of stroke

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  An irregular heartbeat that you don't even feel but can be picked up by a pacemaker is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, says a new McMaster University study.  

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• 01:25 Brain training computer game improves some cognitive functions relatively quickly

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  The brain training computer game "Brain Age" can improve executive functions and processing speed, even with a relatively short training period, but does not affect global cognitive status or attention, according to a study published Jan. 11 in the online journal PLoS ONE.  

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• 01:25 Gadget Watch: HP Envy 14 PC has smart-tag sensor

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  (AP) -- Thin, light laptops -known as "ultrabooks"- are a much-hyped category at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase for the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other consumer-electronic devices.  

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• 01:25 Internet addiction disorder characterized by abnormal white matter integrity

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  Internet addiction disorder may be associated with abnormal white matter structure in the brain, as reported in the Jan. 11 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. These structural features may be linked to behavioral impairments, and may also provide a method to study and treat the disorder.  

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• 01:25 Mars-bound NASA rover begins trajectory maneuver

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  A NASA spacecraft has begun firing its thrusters to refine its flight path to Mars.  

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• 01:25 Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time

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  Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal - its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet's most lucrative market.  

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• 01:25 Scientists study hands of fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- 66 million years ago, the fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus crenatissimus prowled the semi-arid lowlands of Madagascar. Its powerful jaws bristled with bladelike teeth, and its strong legs terminated in formidable claws. Not even its own kin were safe, for given the chance, Majungasaurus was known to engage in cannibalism. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology shows that there was one part of its dreadful form that was not to be feared: its arms.  

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• 01:25 Study confirms nature responsible for 90% of the Earth's atmospheric acidity

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Satellites showing that nature is responsible for 90% of the earth’s atmospheric acidity shocked researchers from the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, whose findings have just been published in the journal Nature Geoscience.  

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• 01:18 Mars-bound NASA rover begins trajectory maneuver (AP)

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  AP - NASA's latest rover to Mars fired its thrusters Wednesday to adjust its course to the red planet for a landing in August.

  
   

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• 01:09 Pet dogs keep feet from freezing

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  Dogs are able to keep warm even when they stand on frozen ground, thanks to a specialised circulation system in their paws, say scientists.  

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• 01:07 Novel Stem Cell Treatment May Hold Promise for Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)

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  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of stem cell treatment for people with type 1 diabetes appears to help re-educate rogue immune system cells, which allows cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again.  

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• 01:07 Gene Research Sheds Light on Rare Immune Disease (HealthDay)

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  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation that causes a rare immune disease characterized by impaired and excessive immune function has been identified by scientists.  

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• 01:01 IVF clinics should be allowed to transfer two embryos, says study

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• 00:30 CES: getting gadgets IPv6-ready

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  This year's Consumer Electronics Show has no shortage of web-enabled gadgets, but to actually connect to the internet, they'll soon need to be using IPv6, the new system of generating IP addresses.

   

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• 00:28 Wild hogs unwelcome guests at Miss. Civil War site (AP)

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  AP - A pack of unwelcome swine are going wild at the site of one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, after seeking higher ground from the flooded Mississippi River last year.

  
   

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• 00:15 Cyclone lashes NW Australia; no injuries reported (AP)

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  AP - A cyclone has lashed northwest Australia with 85 mph (140 kph) winds and torrential rain. There were no immediate reports of injury or substantial damage.  

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