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'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'

Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching

GOP Veep candidate Sarah Palin's belief in creationism brings the evolution of a crank's outlook into an asset in US public life into plain view. It's simply the rock-like belief that if science isn't convenient to a very personal value or notion, then it constitutes an attack on such and is to be set aside.…

26.09.2008 14:29:31 - The Register

BMW readies 7-series hybrid

Into production in 2009

'Leccy Tech Unwilling to be beaten in the hybrid race by German taxi maker Mercedes-Benz, BMW will release a dual-fuel 7-series saloon in 12 months' time.…

26.09.2008 14:25:31 - The Register

O2 denies subsidised MacBook broadband sign-up lure

Not true, claims carrier

Exclusive O2 has pooh-poohed claims that it has signed a deal with Apple to offer new broadband customers MacBook laptops.…

26.09.2008 14:25:02 - The Register

Brace of C-level execs flies Copan coop

Updated. Copan: separate and unrelated events

26.09.2008 14:21:04 - The Register

Voix MPX 2.1 tower loudspeakers

In-spire-ing sound quality?

Review Designed to act as a complete audio package for MP3 players and home cinema set-ups, the Viox MPX rig packs a good performance some nice features, but one still can't help but be left with the feeling that it could be better.…

26.09.2008 14:18:46 - The Register

More BlackBerry Storm pictures leaked

Official shots of RIM's first touchscreen BlackBerry?

Pictures of the first touchscreen BlackBerry have been leaked online, further ramping up speculation that RIM is poised to confirm the phone’s creation.…

26.09.2008 13:51:23 - The Register

How an Italian judge made the internet illegal

New technology? It's all a mistake

Italian bloggers are up in arms at a court ruling early this year that suggests almost all Italian blogs are illegal. This month, a senior Italian politician went one step further, warning that most web activity is likely to be against the law.…

26.09.2008 13:40:26 - The Register

Alcatel-Lucent loses $1.5bn MP3 patent claim against MS

US court ditches appeal

Microsoft will not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5bn in damages, after a lower court threw out the jury’s verdict in a fight over MP3 patents.…

26.09.2008 13:21:31 - The Register

UK WoW fans plead for Lich King Collector's Edition

Amazon.com allocation sold already

UK gamers are up in arms and venting spleen in forums over fears that the Collector's Edition release of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will not be be released in Blighty.…

26.09.2008 13:13:14 - The Register

Jumbo-jet sized 'SuperGigaFly' robo parachute tested

Pimp my parafoil

Airborne Systems, maker of automatic parachute systems to the likes of Elon Musk's SpaceX private rocket firm, has announced successful tests of the "World's Largest Autonomously Guided Ram-Air Parachute".…

26.09.2008 13:10:54 - The Register