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Best of the Rest: Space Hotel in 2012, Google Trivia

by Thomas Houston on November 3, 2009 at 06:58 PM


There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • Our galaxy's first space hotel, spearheaded by a Barcelona company, is slated for launch in 2012. Better start saving now; a three-day stay (complete with two-month training course) will run you $4.4 million. [From: Gadling]
  • In need of some Google trivia? Like who the first company was, or how many servers the search behemoth has? This list should keep you busy. [From: Neatorama]
  • While using multiple browsers would seem to introduce even more clutter to your daily work flow, some site-specific browsers, such as Fluid, are extremely useful. DownloadSquad highlights 10 Web apps you should be running independently of your usual browser of choice. [From: DownloadSquad]
  • Last weekend, the European Space Agency successfully put a flood-predicting satellite into orbit around the Earth. [From: Engadget]
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