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NASA: Mars Curiosity ready to roam, shoot lasers

Scientists prep to test rover's driving ability, while also blasting its first rock

Cloud Service Providers Challenge Traditional IT Outsourcing

NASA exploring possible mission to better track asteroids that threaten Earth

In May said that there were roughly 4,700 potentially hazardous asteroids.

Scientists find that the Sun is so round, it’s scary

The Sun gets measured by instrument onboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite

Microsoft resumes publishing Windows Phone apps

An update that will fix a problem related to the certificates used to sign apps has been implemented

Acer does not expect ‘explosive growth’ for Windows 8 later this year

Acer's CEO suggests its plans for Windows RT devices could change because of the pricing of Microsoft's Surface tablet

U.S. Department of State cancels large Kindle contract

The U.S. Department of State had expected to buy US$16.5 million in devices and systems from Amazon

Twitter clamps down on developers with restrictive API rules

The next version of Twitter's API aims to limit traditional Twitter clients and syndication

Brocade CEO Michael Klayko resigns

The executive is leaving amid big changes in the storage networking market

Obama Tweets More Than Romney, Wins Social Media Smackdown