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Rogue Planet Confirmed Orbiting Around ‘Eye of Sauron’

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As reported on Wired. BY ADAM MANN LONG BEACH, California – Astronomers have confirmed that a controversial exoplanet called Fomalhaut b actually does exist and have calculated its potential orbit. The results show that the object is even stranger than scientists could have imagined, dubbing it a “rogue planet.” The uncertainty about this object started in 2008, when scientists released an image taken with NASA’s Hubble space telescope of a tiny dot of light in the debris…

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What Did Google Earth Spot in the Chinese Desert? Even an Ex-CIA Analyst Isn’t Sure

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As reported on Wired. BY NOAH SHACHTMAN China’s Mystery Complex Location: 39.6 N, 76.1 E Photos: Google Earth Overview. Nov. 16 2011. Site. Oct. 17, 2009. Site. June 21, 2011. Foundation of Largest Building. June 21, 2011. Closeup of Large Buildings. Nov. 16 2011. Site of Middle Structures. June 21, 2011. Middle Structures. Nov. 16, 2011. Western Structures. June 21, 2011. Western Structures. Nov. 16, 2011. View as gallery   Late last month, former CIA analyst Allen…

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It’s official: 3D is dead

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As reported on The Verge. By Vlad Savov The tech industry’s annual hot air balloon show is gone, and the world’s a better place for it There’s something about 2013’s Consumer Electronics Show that’s different from every other iteration this decade. You might not realize it immediately, for it’s marked by the absence rather than the arrival of a new technology, but it’s there and we’re all sensing it on a deep, subconscious level. And it…

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Panasonic Debuts 20-inch 4K Windows 8 Tablet: Less Than Half An Inch With Stylus Input

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Panasonic showed off a new tablet device at its CES 2013 keynote today. The Windows 8-based device is less than half-an-inch thick, with a 20-inch screen with 4K resolution for ultra-crisp images. The device is clearly aimed at the professional market, and a promo video Panasonic showed featured a photographer talking about how it can help him with his workflow. The tablet has pen input, and is not only…

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Another Major GitHub Outage – This Is Not Good For Its $100M Enterprise Push

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS GitHub had another outage this afternoon. This is getting old. How can GitHub be taken seriously in the enterprise with these kinds of outages? GitHub started showing exceptions at 3:14 PST. By 3:20, GitHub announced on its status page that a database spike caused the service to have a major outage. It makes no difference if GitHub for Enterprise runs on-premise. With this kind of outage, credibility is a question mark. GitHub has suffered…

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Today We Learned That Verizon Is Going To Save The World

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A reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK With Microsoft pulling out of the Consumer Electronics Show and Apple nowhere to be seen, this year’s event has become a huge opportunity for other companies to have a major onstage moment. With more than 150,000 people in attendance and millions of people watching remotely, CES is the opportunity of the year for a company that isn’t necessarily known for its press conference prowess. You know. Like Verizon. Verizon’s…

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Ustream And Teradek Release VidiU To Stream Live Events From Any Camera

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ROMAIN DILLET Live video streaming platform Ustream has announced with Teradek a new portable HDMI streaming device for $699. Just likeLivestream’s Broadcaster, it is easy to use and compatible with a wide range of cameras, as long as they have an HDMI output. “We’ve been in the live streaming business for more than 2 years now, and have probably sold more encoders than anyone else,” Nicol Verheem, CEO of Teradek, told me. “Over…

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Google drops claims against Microsoft, as patent wars appear to wind down

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As reported on Engadget. By Terrence O’Brien Google has decided to put its patent feud with Microsoft to bed… at least partially. The H.264-related patents in question were part of the Internet giant’s prize when it purchased Motorola, and Redmond has been seeking to license. As a result of the FTC’s recent judgement against Mountain View, Xbox owners will be able to sleep soundly that Big G isn’t about to take its streaming video away. In what would appear…

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Verizon Media Server and IP client hands-on HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Ben Drawbaugh We caught up with Verizon at the booth and had a chance to spend some time with the new whole-home HD DVR and its clients, we were expecting last year. The VMS1100 media server features six tuners and a 1TB hard drive. You can connect up to five Motorola Medios+ IPC1100 IP-based set-top boxes to it to expand your DVR’s reach to six TVs. Not enough for you? Well, you…

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eFun’s aPen Touch8 makes non-touch laptops extremely friendly with Windows 8 (hands-on)

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As reported on Engadget. By Edgar Alvarez This may not be a highly priced diamond in the rough, but we were still rather pleased to come across eFun’s aPen Touch8 while walking around the showfloor at a Showstoppers event here in beautiful Las Vegas. Although not exactly surprising, it’s worth noting the Touch8 aPen takes an obvious cue from its A5 sibling, sporting a very similar design and being powered by the same ultrasonic infrared technology. What’s different…

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