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Taurus concept adds a touch of bullish masculinity to personal transportation

By melissa | Published: March 26, 2010
Ah, the old electric two-wheeler , a dream of so many ecologically conscious geeks and yet never popular enough to achieve its Gaia-saving objective. Enter designer Eric Lanuza, with his own spin on the idea, who brings in a few exciting curves straight from the world of motorbikes, but keeps the self-balancing antics of the concept's progenitor . Setting aside the cute toro theme, we reckon the addition of a seat will be one of the biggest differences, since -- though they may not be wiling to admit it -- most people don't consider something a vehicle unless they can sit in or on it . Hit the source for a photo gallery, though we'd advise against holding out any hopes for this making it past the concept drawing board. Taurus concept adds a touch of bullish masculinity to personal transportation originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint

By shervin | Published: March 6, 2010
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it, but said it has yet to receive any complaint from the world's top search engine.
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U.S., Google take hard line on China Web censorship

By melissa | Published: January 12, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said it may pull out of China because it is no longer willing to accept censorship of its search results, in a surprise retreat from the world's largest Internet market by users.
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New iPhone worm steals online banking codes, builds botnet (Network World)

By shervin | Published: November 24, 2009
Hackers have borrowed a tactic from the world's first iPhone worm to build a botnet that steals data, including online banking credentials, from jailbroken Apple smartphones.
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USS New York Warship Is Made With Steel from the Twin Towers [Ships]

By anthony | Published: November 2, 2009
The 684-foot, $1.2-billion warship USS New York is actually made of New York . At least, 7.5 tonnes of salvaged steel from the Twin Towers . Watch it come back home, under the eyes of the Queen of the Harbor: The USS New York is a San Antonio-class amphibious assault vessel, which can carry 800 marines with their helicopters. The steel from the World Trade Center was used for its bow. If you are in New York, you can see it today near Zone Zero, on the south tip of Manhattan. [ USS New York via Times Online ]
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