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Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient river LOS ANGELES - The Associated Press The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars. 1 Comment(s) 9/28/2012	Myspace gives peek at website redesign SAN FRANCISCO - Agence France-Presse Myspace on Monday provided a glimpse at a major overhaul of the music-centric online community striving to reclaim lost glory. Comment(s) 9/25/2012
Turkish environmentalist honored by alternative Nobels Stockholm - The Associated Press A British anti-arms trade campaign and promoters of peace, human rights and the environment from Turkey, United States ... Comment(s) 9/28/2012	Einstein’s brain is now interactive iPad app CHICAGO - The Associated Press The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won’t help you win at Angry Birds. Comment(s) 9/25/2012
Gates: New Windows 8 system is ’very exciting’ NEW YORK - The Associated Press Microsoft founder Bill Gates says the new Windows 8 operating system scheduled for release... Comment(s) 9/27/2012	Iran blocks access to Gmail TEHRAN - Agence France Presse Iran blocked access to Google's popular and relatively secure Gmail service today amid first steps by the Islamic republic to establish a walled-off national intranet separate from the worldwide Internet. 3 Comment(s) 9/24/2012
Google's Schmidt hits out at mobile patent war SEOUL - Agence France Presse Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt criticised raging patent disputes in the global mobile industry... Comment(s) 9/27/2012	Solar eclipse on Mars captured by NASA's Curiosity WASHINGTON - The Associated Press On Mars, a partial eclipse of the sun isn’t quite as rare as on Earth. So NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is snapping hundreds of pictures of the spectacle ... Comment(s) 9/20/2012
A robotic best friend unveiled by Toyota TOKYO - Agence France-Presse Japanese car giant Toyota yesterday unveiled a robotic best friend that can offer a helping hand around the house fetching and carrying for the elderly or immobile. Comment(s) 9/27/2012	Turkey 73th on Internet BRUSSELS Forty-two percent of Turkey’s population uses the Internet, putting the country 73rd out of more than 170 countries in the category. 2 Comment(s) 9/25/2012
Turkey moves to block access to anti-Islam film ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım has instructed his ministry to launch... 3 Comment(s) 9/25/2012	Tokyo show invites video game lovers CHIBA, Japan - The Associated Press It’s not quite game over at the annual Tokyo Game Show that opened yesterday, but with smartphones, tablets and other computer-like devices... Comment(s) 9/21/2012