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Tuesday 20th July 2010

by Wayne

Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • The Raytheon pain ray has been sent to Afghanistan and subsequently sent back.
  • New Species of Frogs are disappearing as fast as they are found.
  • Google has launched a Buzz Firehose.
  • The U.S. Congress is proposing a commission to study the Asteroid impact threat.
  • The Chicago Field Museum will return the remains of 22 Inuit people whom arrived in Chicago in 1928 after an expedition.
  • ISP economics are stating that bandwidth hogs should not pay more than others.
  • Some Droid X hansets have defective screens.
  • Here’s a video of an extremely close lightning strike.
  • Cigarette smoke may increase Cancer risk by interfering with Genes.
  • Midway Airport is going to be receiving full-body scanners.
  • An Australian Laser System is going track space junk.
  • Toyota has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Grand Jury in New York.
  • Dual SIM Phones are gaining Popularity in India. Where are our Dual-SIM phones in the US?.
  • An 1832 document carried by the Donner Party had Abraham Lincoln’s signature on the document.
  • Samsung is working on ‘unbreakable’ AMOLED displays for cell phones and other devices.
  • A New study suggests that Music ‘Tones’ the brain and improves learning.
  • It looks as though Wind Power can disrupt traditional power if too much is thrown on the grid.
  • Apple has donated the source code of MacPaint to the Computer History Museum.
  • Adobe is adding a PDF sandbox to it’s Adobe Reader.
  • Microsoft will be shipping a 4GB Xbox 360 and official pricing for the Kinect is available.
  • Live Science has a thought provoking article asking ‘Can Humans Survive?’.
  • Hollywood is pushing a movie streaming standard called ‘UltraViolet’.
  • Saturn’s Moons are creating snowballs within Saturn’s Rings.
  • An Elephant tooth fossil, from 45,000 years ago, has been found in Brazil.
  • Google has signed a deal for 20-years for wind power to its datacenters.

Look for more stories tomorrow. If an important story has been missed please leave it in the comments.

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