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By Terence Huynh on April 12th, 2010

Google prepares to make iPad rival?

Google is said to be preparing to make a rival to the Apple iPad, with a rumoured Android-powered tablet, according to the New York Times. According to the paper, Eric Schmidt confirmed the existence of the device to friends at a recent part in Los Angeles; along with some experimenting with a few publishers to find a way to deliver books and magazines – similar to what the iPad does (and the iPhone/iPod touch soon) with its iBooks app.

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By Terence Huynh on September 20th, 2008

Journal : LHC halted for 2 months after problems

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has been damaged worse than what was previously thought, with experts saying that the “big bang” machine will be shut down for at least two months so they can do repairs – delaying their experiments, especially when repairs are a time-consuming process.

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By Terence Huynh on September 8th, 2008

It’s the end of the world as we know it (on Wednesday)

CERN-Geneva

OK, most of the people around the world – and most of the people that I know, are believing that the Large Hadron Collider from CERN may create a huge black hole that could cause the end of humanity as we know it. The machine, which will open this Wednesday, will allow scientists around the world to do many experiments, including smashing protons – hence the black hole theory.

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