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Mysterious Copiale Cipher Code Finally Cracked by Computer Scientists

A page of the Copiale Cipher
The Copiale Cipher could be something out of a Dan Brown novel or a 21st-century update on the Indiana Jones story arc. A yellowing 18th-century manuscript consisting of a mystifying mix of alien symbols and Greek and Roman letters, the Copiale Cipher has been confounding cryptographers since its discovery in the archives of a university in the former East Germany immediately following the Cold War.
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NASA Armtwists Granny Into Returning Moon Rock

When 74-year-old Joann Davis of Lake Elsinore contacted NASA on May 10th, she was looking for a buyer for the piece of moon rock her dead husband left her. However, she was in for a shock.
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Apple's iPod Turns 10: Is the Revolutionary MP3 Player Dying?

Ten years ago, Apple released the very first iPod, a deceptively simple media player that dramatically changed the way people listen to music. iPod is not the first MP3 player to appear in the world but it is the first to be sold to the masses and it finally revolutionized the music industry.
Logos of Orange are seen in front of an Orange France Telecom shop in Nice, southern France

Hutchison 3G Interested in Orange Austria: Source

Hutchison 3G, the mobile phone operator of Hutchison Whampoa, is in talks to buy the Austrian assets of France Telecom's Orange, a banking source said on Tuesday, as part of its efforts to expand its footprint overseas.
Olympus Corp President Kikukawa speaks during a news conference in Tokyo

Newsmaker: The 'Emperor' of Olympus, Protector No Longer

When Michael Woodford began his short tenure as Olympus president, he described the man who hired him, Chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, as an umbrella, a protective cover to deflect anyone out to stop the Briton's western-style tough cost-cutting.
Giant creatures found at deepest ocean depths.

Giant Amoebas Found in the Deep Sea

In the deep Mariana Trench, our planet's deepest part of the ocean, scientists have just discovered giant amoebas that have adapted to the most extreme of conditions.
Google Music Beta

Google Getting Ready to Launch Music Service

Google Inc. is reportedly gearing up to launch a music downloading service sometime in the next two weeks that it will link to its Google+ social network. The application - currently referred to as Google Music - will be an extension of Google Music Beta, a free service that allows users to store their existing music collection in the cloud.
Siri Voice Recognition

Siri Lookalikes for Android

Siri is unique, but several Android apps have some of her basic functions like creating messages and speaking.
A screen grab shows the access to Netflix online as displayed on a television screen in Encinitas

Netflix Warns of More Cancellations, Shares Drop

Netflix Inc lost more customers than it anticipated in the third quarter and warned of still more defections to come, pushing its shares down almost 20 percent as the one-time Wall Street star grapples with the fallout from a price hike and other unpopular moves.
Anonymous backs off threats against Mexican drug cartel

Anonymous Takes On Child Pornography Sites

Hacktivist group Anonymous has announced that it will be targeting web host Freedom Hosting, which it is accusing of knowingly hosting child pornography sites in an exercise it has dubbed Operation Darknet.
Steve Jobs holding the first-gen iPod

The iPod Turns 10: A Look Back at the Little MP3 Player That Could (PHOTOS)

It may be hard to believe, but it's already been a decade since the iPod came on the scene. With the ubiquity of today's Apple devices, it's hard to remember a time when the company was mainly known for its desktop computers. Yet, when the iPod was first introduced in October of 2001, it was one of Apple's first forays into the as-yet relatively unexplored area of personal digital devices.
WikiLeaks to temporarily stop publishing confidential files

WikiLeaks Says 'Blockade' Threatens Its Existence

WikiLeaks will have to stop publishing secret cables and devote itself to fund-raising if it is unable to end a financial blockade by U.S. firms such as Visa and MasterCard by the end of the year, founder Julian Assange said on Monday.
X2Impact mouthpieces gather data on head injuries

New Mouthguards Gather Data on Concussions in Athletes

This season Stanford University football players are adding a new piece of equipment to their gear. Seattle-based firm X2Impact has developed a line of mouthguards and headbands for contact-sport athletes designed to aid in gathering data about concussions and other brain-related sports injuries.
Global Warming

Global Warming is Real: Study

Many are still skeptics to the global warming phenomenon, but a new Berkeley study appears to confirm the existence of the climate change.
Steve Jobs FBI File: All The Details From 191-Page Report On Apple CEO

Steve Jobs Biography Published

Walter Isaacson's biography on the Apple co-founder will be released Monday. The 630-page book shows us a different side of Steve Jobs-up to moments before his death.
Galaxy Nexus

Verizon Announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus

After months of rumors, it's finally been confirmed: the new Galaxy Nexus is coming to the U.S. on Verizon Wireless. The carrier announced the news today in a press release that also outlined the features of the Galaxy Nexus, which is the first to go on the market with the new Android-based Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, as well as the first to feature a HD Super AMOLED display.

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