Archives for February 2008

48% of teenagers bought zero (0) CDs in 2007

28 February 2008 | Interesting | No Comments

Nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs in 2007, accelerating the music industry’s painful transition from CDs to digital downloads, according to a report released today.
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Cosmic Explosions [pics]

28 February 2008 | Space | No Comments

An astonishing look at some of the universe’s most violent events
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Sea reptile is biggest on record

28 February 2008 | Nature | No Comments

A fossilised “sea monster” unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
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The new US $5 (FIVE) Dollar Bill. It’s got purple!

20 February 2008 | Interesting | No Comments

George Washington must be green with envy.
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It’s official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over

19 February 2008 | Technology, Entertainment | No Comments

Toshiba just made a statements saying, “It will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.” Finally.
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