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Ig Nobels honor Tequila diamonds and bra that converts into gas mask

The creation of diamonds from tequila, and the invention of a bra that converts into not one, but two gas masks were among the wacky achievements highlighted Thursday night at the annual Ig Nobel award at Harvard University. Read full story

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IBM has launched LotusLive iNotes, an on-demand e-mail, calendaring and contact management system meant to compete with the likes of Gmail and Microsoft Exchange.

Sony prototype sends electricity through the air
Despite the numerous technologies that exist for sending data through the air there's one cable that most gadgets can't do without at some time. The power cable remains a necessary but sometimes unsightly part of many modern electronic appliances -- but now even that might be on the way out.

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Vista peaks, starts decline in share as Windows 7 surges
Microsoft's Windows Vista lost market share last month for the first time in almost two years, a sign that users are already abandoning the oft-ridiculed operating system in favor of the new Windows 7.

Nine new apps that show off the power of Google Wave
Invitations to Google Wave were sent to 10,000 people this week and the hype machine has begun. Some are calling Google Wave revolutionary. Others aren't going so far, but do say that its integrated approach to social networking and business communications will be at least helpful.

Cloudera intros Hadoop management tools
Startup Cloudera is introducing a set of applications for working with Hadoop, the open-source framework for large-scale data processing and analysis.

ICANN studies secretive domain owners
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Survey: Mainframe managers discuss their priorities
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Netbook gets speed boost from dual Atom chips
A Colombian computer maker has designed a netbook that aims to provide the performance of a standard laptop at a lower price.

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October 02, 2009

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  1. Ig Nobels honor Tequila diamonds, bra that converts to gas mask
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  6. Microsoft defends its antimalware software after Symantec piles on
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