First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles
The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.
  Suicidal Comet Lives!
Comet Lovejoy, plunging toward the sun as NASA spacecraft watched, was expected to be vaporized by the sun's heat. Instead it survived, missing the sun by less than 90,000 miles. It was observed this morning heading back into deep space.
Watch: Mysteries of the Northern Lights
David Muir gives a little insight into what creates those amazing auroras.
Bluefin: How to Measure Social Buzz for a TV Show
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute: Where will the next great breakthrough in marketing and measurement come from? A lot of ad agencies are betting on a social media metrics company called Bluefin labs. Everywhere I turn, I hear this company’s name mentioned; we should mention...
Steve Jobs Spoofed in Tablet Ad
Ad widely criticized on YouTube as tasteless; Apple has no comment.
TouchPal Keyboard Tablet tops Android Apps of the Week
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - The touchscreen keyboard gets an upgrade with TouchPal’s Keyboard for Android tablets. It lets you easily switch between swiping and tapping, as well as gestures to get the most out of your finger follies. This week also brought some big name updates to the Android Market, including special upgrades from McAfee Security and Mint’s personal finance app. Salesforce debuted its Rypple app this week, as did Eventbrite for managing events on-the-go.
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