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Is JK Rowling working on another Harry Potter book? Or is Pottermore a video game?

Various theories are going viral on the Internet regarding Rowling's intentions in launching the mystery website. Some say what follows is a book, others say it's a move. and for yet others, Rowling is setting up a social networking site for Harry Potter fans. Or it could be an e-book platform, a video game, theme park or an encyclopaedia!

RIM succumbs to Apple onslaught

Research in Motion announced another dismal quarter on Thursday, slashing guidance and jobs as it recoils in the wake of a product onslaught from Apple.
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NOAA Go Google Way, Selects Apps

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Google Apps as the agency-wide e-mail and collaboration platform for its 25,000 employees, contractors and associates working across the country and around the world.
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Earth to View Auroras As Biggest Solar Flare in Years Erupts

Scientists from around the world are expecting beautiful auroras across the sky on Thursday as strongest solar flares seen in five years are sending a mass of charged particles towards Earth, which could cause radio interference and auroral displays.
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Why is a Solar Flare Dangerous?

The biggest solar flare in four years is moving towards Earth at a rate of at 1400 km/s and is expected to reach early June 9.
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iTunes hack faces swelling complaints, casting shadow on iCloud

Will iCloud be dissipated by the coming storm of hackers?Numerous users have reported their iTunes accounts were hacked, blaming a Sega app called Kingdom Conquest for removing funds, and some users had never downloaded the game. Other apps were blamed for draining accounts too.
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Earth to be Hit by Biggest Solar Flare in Years

The sun emitted an unusual solar flare, a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) from a sunspot complex on the solar surface, on Tuesday. The flare peaked at 1:41 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
NASA reports of extraordinary solar flare, warns of communication disturbance

Unusual solar storm could disrupt Earth communications

The sun unleashed an unusual solar flare on early Tuesday, a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) from a sunspot complex on the solar surface. The flare peaked at 1:41 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

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