Daily Dispatch: Office 2011 for Mac includes Outlook; 'Solar tsunami' could disrupt communications

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Nasa scientists braced for 'solar tsunami' to hit earth (Telegraph.co.uk)

...It's the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time." Scientists have warned that a really big solar eruption could destroy satellites and wreck power and communications grids around the globe if it happened today.

Apple is run like a huge startup. The key to great products is small teams (Sachin's Posterous)

...Apple doesn't build large teams to work on every product they make. Instead, they hire very few, but very intelligent people who can work on different projects and move around as needed.

Microsoft details Office for Mac 2011 release (cnet)

For the first time Office for Mac will include a version of Outlook for email rather than Entourage.

Hearst taps metaio for augmented reality shopping channel (BizReport)

The application will be featured on Seventeen.com, one of the flagships of the Hearst empire and will allow teen girls to 'try on' clothes from JCPenney through their computers.

China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under (engadget)

...The idea is to make use of the space between regular-size cars and bridges, thus saving construction costs as well as minimizing congestion impact by allowing cars to drive underneath these jumbo buses.

Future Nissan Cars Will Spray Vitamin C to Keep Passengers Healthy (POPSCI)

...Within the next two to three years, new Nissans will come with anti-collision radar technology; comfy "easy chair" seats designed by NASA, which are intended to improve blood flow; and air conditioners that spritz passengers with vitamin C, which helps prevent skin damage and wrinkles.