Monthly Archives: March 2011

AT&T to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion | BGR

  AT&T, the nation’s second largest wireless provider, has just announced that it will acquire T-Mobile USA from parent company Deutsche Telekom in a cash and stock deal worth approximately $39 billion. With all of the talk of Sprint and … Continue reading

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Just because is on the internet, doesn’t make it true!

Last week, workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant began cooling the rods with sea water. Their effort, while not always successful, was deliberate and measured. Shame the same wasnt true of the foreign reaction.The U.S. news media has been, to … Continue reading

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AT&T cracks down on tethering cheaters | BGR

AT&T has started to issue warnings to customers unofficially tethering their smartphones to its network. In an email to unauthorized tetherers, the company writes, “Our records show that you use this capability, but are not subscribed to our tethering plan.” … Continue reading

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Get Informed, not Scared: How does radiation travel, and what kinds of damage can it do?

The nuclear disaster in Japan has left many people in danger of exposure to radiation and radioactivity. Some are simply fearful. What exactly is this radiation? And what threat does it pose? Weve got some answers below.What is radiation?Radiation has … Continue reading

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Earthquake rattles Puerto Rico – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs

5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. The USGS placed the epicenter of the quake near the city of Moca, in the northwestern end of the island. Officer Guidiberto Torres Valle with the Moca Police … Continue reading

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Japan’s Nuclear Problem Explained in an Easy to Understand Video

Casey Chan — The Japanese Nuclear situation at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is ongoing and ever-changing but if you were curious at how and what happened to cause such problems, this NHK video serves as a great explainer (it’s easy … Continue reading

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CNN calls this “Chilling video of Japan tsunami”

CNN calls this “Chilling video of Japan tsunami” and it really is chilling . Fridays massive tsunami strikes the Japanese shore and wipes out thousands of buildings in video from NHK. via #/video/world/2011/03/14/nhk.vo.quake.damage.friday.nhk.

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ATT’s 4G Is More Bullshit Than Anybody Else’s

The definition of 4G is fairly loose, to say the least. Every carrier pushes their own version. Sprint was first, with WiMax. Then T-Mobile started pushing HSPA+. Verizon launched LTE, the fastest. And then AT&T started tossing around “4G” as … Continue reading

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Another Blockbuster store goes down

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This Is the Power of the Japan Tsunami

Jesus Diaz — It’s just a computer model of the Japan tsunami waves created by the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, but it’s scary anyway. Maybe is the use of red streams and the dark black and purple epicenter. It … Continue reading

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