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NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

Phoenix Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (15) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next sample of Martian soil being grabbed for analysis is coming from a trench about three times deeper than any other trench NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has dug.


Analysis Begins on Deepest Soil Sample

Analysis Begins on Deepest Martian Soil Sample

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have begun to analyze a sample of soil delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's wet chemistry experiment from the deepest trench dug so far in the Martian arctic plains. Phoenix ...


Phoenix Mission Conducting Extended Activities on Mars

Phoenix Mission Conducting Extended Activities on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, having completed its 90-day primary mission, is continuing its science collection activities. Science and engineering teams are looking forward to at least another month of Martian ...


Twitter now wants to know "What's happening?"

"What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

Technology / Internet

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know "What's happening?"


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Rosetta Stone sues Google over trademark

Technology / Internet

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.


Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says Twitter is still looking for ways to make money despite taking the world by storm

Twitter still seeking ways to cash in

Technology / Internet

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Micro-blogging pioneer Twitter is still looking for ways to make money despite taking much of the world by storm, co-founder Biz Stone said.


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Twitter to scrap controversial suggested user list

Technology / Internet

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list, a company executive said Monday.


Twitter is adding location to its globally popular microblogging service

Twitter to show whereabouts of tweeters

Technology / Internet

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Twitter is adding location to its globally popular microblogging service in a move that will let people see where "tweets" are coming from.


Scandinavians are descended from Stone Age immigrants

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's Scandinavians are not descended from the people who came to Scandinavia at the conclusion of the last ice age but, apparently, from a population that arrived later, concurrently with the introduction ...


Theory: Stone Age People had Sophisticated Navigation Networks

Theory: Stone Age People had Sophisticated Navigation Networks

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (16) | comments 10 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new theory based on studies of locations of large landmarks in Britain, such as stone structures, hill forts and earthworks, suggests they were part of a grid used for navigation around ...


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Twitter partners with Indian firm for SMS tweets

Technology / Internet

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter announced a deal with India's top mobile company Bharti Airtel on Wednesday that will allow users of the hot micro-blogging service to send "tweets" at standard SMS message rates and receive them for ...


Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery to Onboard Labs

Phoenix Lander Finishes Soil Delivery to Onboard Labs

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has finished scooping soil samples to deliver to its onboard laboratories, and is now preparing to analyze samples already obtained. Scientists are anxious to analyze ...


Twitter has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money

Twitter opening up to advertising

Technology / Internet

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers.


Micro-blogging service Twitter has unveiled a new frontpage

Twitter unveils new frontpage

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Micro-blogging service Twitter has unveiled a new frontpage featuring a prominent search box in a bid to attract new users.


Tony La Russa sued Twitter in a California court last month

Twitter denies settling baseball manager's lawsuit

Technology / Internet

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter has denied settling a lawsuit with Tony La Russa over the impersonation of the St. Louis Cardinals manager on the micro-blogging service.