Thursday 25 December 2003

Mobilcom returns 3G licence According to The Register, Germany's Mobilcom has returned the 3G licence it purchased three years ago for €8.5bn to the German Federal Regulator. The company had already begun building the infrastructure for its network but has now sold it to its rival e-plus. [The Register] 2:14:32 AM    comment []  Google It!

The Top Science Stories of 2003 Scientific American ends the year with a look back at the top science stories of 2003. In a year that began with the destruction of the Columbia space shuttle and is about to end with three - count 'em, three - probes arriving on Mars it's been quite a year for science. The magazine has identified 25 stories including the launch of China's first astronaut or taikonaut, the outbrakek of SARS, the development of a new adhesive based on the same principle a gecko uses to stick to walls and the discovery of skulls of the oldest homo sapiens. [Scientific American] 2:14:10 AM    comment []  Google It!

Santarchy in Antarctica From Boing Boing Blog Click thumbnail for full-size image. The RSA's David Calkins shares this snapshot of Santarchy mayhem afoot on the ice continent (left), and says: "Santacon comes to Antarctica! Yeah! There will be a 36-Santa rampage tomorrow and Thursday. I know... Because me 'n' Rob (who founded Santarchy) bought those 36 suits and shipped 'em to my friend Allie, who works at McMurdo (bigdeadplace.com!)." [Boing Boing Blog] 2:13:55 AM    comment []  Google It!

Anne's dog 'kills Queen's corgi' What? Are the members of the Royal Family so bored they have resorted to this? One of the Queen's corgis is put down after being bitten by a dog belonging to Princess Anne, it is reported. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:13:34 AM    comment []  Google It!

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