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NASA Tries To Regain Contact With Mars Rover

Nine months after last hearing from the Mars rover Spirit, NASA is stepping up efforts to regain communications with the rover before spring ends in Mars' southern hemisphere in mid-March.

UNC Chapel Hill tops list of 100 “best value” schools

The University emerges at the top of a list by Kiplinger magazine that ranks public educational institutions by academic quality and affordability

Post-Market News Wrap (GM, F, SONC, LNDC, MOS, MTSN, TRID, CTL, Q, NURO)

The corporate news that impacted the market during Tuesday session are: General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler Group, Motorola, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Motorola Solutions, and Macy's. The companies that reported earnings news after the market close are: Sonic, AngioDynamics, Landec, Team, and Mosaic. The companies that reported guidance revision news after the market close are: Mattson Technology, and Trident Microsystems.

Police state in electronic age?

The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police can search cell phone text messages of an arrested person without any warrant, and asserted that those arrested have no privacy rights over any personal belongings on them when they are taken into custody.

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California's Ubiquity Broadcasting To Attempt 3D Production Of Live Surfing Event

California-based Ubiquity Broadcasting Corp. says it will be the first in the world to broadcast and produce a 3D surf event, at one of the world’s most famous surfing locations, the feared Pipeline.

University of Wisconsin at Madison beats Harvard, Chicago in brand equity

University of Wisconsin at Madison emerges at the top in the TrendTopper MediaBuzz Internet analysis published by the Global Language Monitor.

Calif. lawyer accepts disbarment for misappropriating client funds

A California lawyer has agreed to be disbarred over a charge of stealing $117,000 from a widow after representing her in a case regarding her deceased husband's life insurance policy proceeds, according to the State Bar of California and Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) statements.

King & Spalding hires top gun Nadel to beef up its special matters and government investigations practice

King & Spalding has appointed Ross W. Nadel, a veteran Bay Area federal prosecutor, as a partner of its special matters and government investigations practice.

Toyota Motors North American production levels to return 100% in Sep

Toyota to pay $32.4 mln to NHTSA for delay in reporting defects

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $32.4 million in fines to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over delays in reporting safety defects in its vehicles on two separate occasions.

Porter Stansberry: Bumpy Road Ahead; Go for Blue Chips and Gold

It's going to be tougher to make money 2011. I expect the government to strike back. I don't think they're going to let commodity prices continue to soar. I'm very concerned about the repercussions of that on investors.

A graph shows the official U.S. unemployment rate (in red) since January of 2009 and a calculation for the same period of the unemployment rate adjusted to include the number of people who left the labor force.

US weekly jobless claims fall sharply

Applications for jobless benefits in the U.S. fell sharply for the week ended Dec. 25, recording a decline for four consecutive weeks.

New Android Trojan Emerges In China

California-based start up Lookout Mobile Security said a new Trojan - dubbed Geinimi' - affecting Android devices has recently emerged in China and displayed botnet-like capabilities.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the initial public offering of Gain Capital Holdings Inc.

Stocks rise modestly, as markets eye strong December finish

Despite a last-hour market sell-off, stocks gained modestly in thin trading volume as the major indices look to be on course for a strong December rally.

World Of Warcraft Gets Kinect Control

A computer scientist has adapted a Kinect to control a character in World of Warcraft, but he hopes to see it used in physical therapy also.

California's Disneyland overburdened with holiday guests

California's Disneyland was overburdened with holiday guests for the second day in a row on Tuesday. Disney California Adventure was also shut temporarily.

iPad 2 Will Come In Three Versions, Sources Say

Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the latter half of January.

NASA organizes planet-finding Tweetup in Silicon Valley

For the first time ever, NASA's Twitter followers are being invited to the agency's Ames Research Center in California on February 11 to get an insider's look at its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft.

Witherspoon poses at the premiere of 'How Do You Know' at the Mann Village theatre in Los Angeles

Reese Witherspoon to marry again

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth got engaged during the Christmas weekend

Sir Elton John becomes a father

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish are now the proud parents of a baby boy, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John born to a surrogate mother in California.

Apple Boosts iPhone Shipment Forecast, Sources Say

Apple has raised the global shipment target for its iPhones for the first-quarter 2011 to 20-21 million units from 19 million units, according to a report from Digitimes.

AT&T Said To Expand Wi-Fi Access in NY, San Francisco

AT&T To Expand Wi-Fi Access in NY, San Francisco

AT&T Inc. (T) said it is expanding its Wi-Fi access in New York around Times Square and introducing it in San Francisco, near the waterfront.

Top After-Market NASDAQ Gainers (CWTR, HERO, LOJN, CYTK, ZIXI)

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Coldwater Creek, Hercules Offshore, LoJack, Cytokinetics, Zix, Tesla Motors, DryShips, Silver Standard Resources, Stanley Furniture, and DepoMed.

Google slaps Android 2.3 or Gingerbread on a 42-inch Nexus S

Google displayed a gigantic 42-inch, fully functional Nexus S handset at a Best Buy store in San Carlos, California to give customers a first-hand view into the recently launched Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Teena Marie, soul queen dies at 54

Teena Marie, the first white to sing for Motown, and R&B singer dies in her sleep

United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.

Lithium battery stores solar power

The U.S. Department of Energy is investing in a power storage system that brings together several emerging industries in the alternative energy field -- solar and wind power, and the lithium-ion battery.

Toyota Motor to recall 51,000 Tundra trucks

Toyota to pay $10 million in California crash case

Toyota Motors will be paying $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by relatives of four people who were killed in an August 2009 Lexus ES 350 crash in California.