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Amazon Streaming Service: Online Retailer Not Unveiling Program, Further Developing Other Components
Amazon is not releasing a streaming program. Amazon has no plans to unveil a streaming service according to information from the online retailer The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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Pinterest Users Under Attack from Butt Pictures from Hackers
Pinterest users on Friday reported being spammed by butt image pins on their boards. Pinterest users were a target of an unusual attack on Friday when several users reported seeing butt pics pinned to their board.
Salamander Shrinkage: Warm, Dry Conditions Reportedly Cause Animals Size Reduction
Salamanders are becoming smaller. Desert-like conditions around salamanders in the United States are causing the animal to lessen in size The Jacksonville Observer reported Thursday.
Crazy Ants to Reportedly Invade Houston in Coming Weeks
Crazy ants are coming to Houston. Crazy ants are expected to swarm the Houston area in the coming weeks The French Tribune reported Friday. The insects will add to the over 20 counties in Texas where the species reside by the billions.
950,000 Jars of Sunland Inc. Peanut Butter Dumped in Landfill
Tons of peanut butter products were dumped in a Clovis, N.M., landfill. Approximately 950,000 jars of Sunland Inc peanut butter made for retailers like Costco are reportedly in a landfill in New Mexico in attempt to push forward the purchase of a facility that makes peanut product the Associated Press reported Friday.
McDonald's Offers Free Coffee Monday Through April 13
McDonald's offers free small cups of coffee Monday until the end of the day April 13. Customers who walk into select McDonald's locations beginning Monday up until the end of the day April 13 can receive a small cup of the company's McCafe branded coffee for no charge The Associated Press reported Friday.
Blackberry Smartphone Release: Company to Launch Keyboard Smartphones, Possibly Bring BBM Messenger Service to Desktop Computers
Blackberry is working on smartphones with keyboards. Upscale smartphones with keyboards are slated to launch on Blackberry in the next 18 months as the company strives to re-gain trust from consumers who are important to their business, and don't see a need in their products.
Study Finds Calorie Intake Affected by Cereal Flake Size
Researchers at Penn State discovered that the size of flakes influences the amount of flakes people eat, and that the smaller the flake, the more flakes one will eat. The research was published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
New Pink Dwarf Planet ‘Biden’ Discovered, Hints at Hidden World in Solar System
Astronomers have discovered a pink, frozen dwarf planet 7.5 billion miles away from the sun. The object is the second dwarf planet to be found in an area of space beyond Pluto, which has been considered a wasteland for celestial objects.
Mini-Mars Created to Imitate Red Planet’s Real Dusty Environment
Researchers in Spain have created a mini version of Mars in order to study dust and other environmental elements on Mars. The project, called the “MARTE”, is a vacuum chamber that re-creates the planet’s dust, pressure, temperature, radiation levels, and atmosphere.