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Apple shares hit all-time high of 275 dollars
Apple shares hit an all-time high on Wall Street on Friday at the end of a week during which the tech firm said it sold a single-day record number of...
Nintendo Woos Gamers with 3-D and Classics
"Donkey Kong" and "Kirby" Being Updating by Nintendo to Stay Ahead of Rivals
NDP bill aims to unlock cellphones
Hot on the heels of Apple announcing it will sell unlocked iPhones in Canada, an NDP MP has introduced a resolution that would force cellphone carriers to do the same...
India opens oil refining market
NEW DELHI, June 16 (UPI) -- India's government is allowing private refiners to buy crude oil from Cairn India's fields in Rajasthan.
Gulf oil spill: Oil execs scolded for 'cookie cutter' spill plans
Oil company executives came under attack during congressional hearings Tuesday for having what Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) called "cookie cutter'' oil spill response plans that are similar to,...
Attorney arrested at downtown L.A. courthouse on suspicion of drug possession
A Beverly Hills attorney was arrested Tuesday in a secure area of a downtown Los Angeles courthouse on suspicion of narcotics possession after he allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into...
Robust consumer protection laws needed to close internet loopholes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Governments the world over must do more to safeguard internet shoppers from 'rogue' traders and their online scams, a new study from Queen Mary, University of London suggests.
New York City launches its own Media Lab
New York launched its own Media Lab on Tuesday aiming to build stronger connections between academic researchers and media companies seeking to draw on emerging technologies.
Rock Stars, Hollywood Take a Look at Researcher's Unique 3-D Technology
Iowa State's Song Zhang regularly hears from Hollywood, video game and music video producers. They're all interested in his unique 3-D imaging technology. With the help of some simple hardware...
Turkish PM defends Iran nuke agreement
ANKARA, Turkey, June 15 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the nuclear agreement that he reached with Brazil and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.
Ecuador moves closer to oil deals review
QUITO, Ecuador, June 15 (UPI) -- Ecuador moved closer to implementing a comprehensive review of all oil contracts with foreign companies operating in the country after the government announced...
Slick Models Suggest 'It's Anyone's Guess' When Oil Will Reach Atlantic
BOULDER, COLORADO—As the gulf oil spill grows, scientists here are refining models of the...
Kenya to build two geothermal power plants
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 15 (UPI) -- Kenya Electricity Generating Company issued an international tender to build two geothermal power plants totaling 280 megawatts.
Gas and diesel prices to rise in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 15 (UPI) -- Gasoline and diesel prices in Hungary are set to rise Wednesday.
Australian cities vary in green policies
MELBOURNE, June 15 (UPI) -- A survey that examines Australia's most sustainable cities determined Australians use more water and energy per capita than almost any other developed country.
Data-Mine Other People's Flickr Photos to Generate Your Travel Itinerary
From the Flickr-verse to Detailed Itineraries You can find just about anything on photo-sharing site Flickr, from page after page of adorable felines to 381,468 photos of the Eiffel Tower (at last count)....
NASA Receives Science Results from Orchard Middle School Students
(PhysOrg.com) -- Motivating students to learn science is a problem for many teachers. A problem Ron Hamby, an eighth grade teacher from Orchard Middle School, San Jose, Calif., may have...
Google to scan 400,000 Austrian library books
Austria's national library said Tuesday it has struck a 30-million-euro deal with US Internet giant Google to digitise 400,000 copyright-free books, a vast collection spanning 400 years of European history.
Swiss firm touts oil-absorbing fabric for US oil spill
A Swiss company which produces an oil absorbing fabric said Tuesday that it had received a visit from US officials, as it claimed that it could help tackle the Gulf...
Tapping into sorghum's weed-fighting capabilities to give growers more options
By unlocking the genetic secrets of sorghum, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a way to make one of the world's most important cereal crops a better option for...
Southern California median home price surges 22.5%
The May increase to $305,000, compared with the year-earlier level, mostly reflects a rush by buyers to take advantage of federal and state tax incentives, MDA DataQuick reports. It's the first time...
PCs Persist as Mobile Computing Devices Proliferate
Smartphones and iPad-style devices may point to the future of portable computing, but analysts and researchers say that laptops and desktops don't face extinction just yet.
UNESCO Board Delays Prize After Director Invokes 'Alarm and Anxiety'
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO's) executive board today decided to postpone...
Texas Tech, U of Utah Win Sandia Microdevice Competition
The world's smallest chess board -- about the diameter of four human hairs -- and a pea-sized microbarbershop were winners in this year's design contest for, respectively, novel and educational...
Tesla Motors plans $167-million stock offering
The electric-car maker plans to sell 12.8 million shares at $14 to $16 each. Toyota is set to buy $50 million worth of the stock. Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands...
Documents Detail Risky Decisions Before BP Well Blowout
The documents were released by a House committee before this week’s testimony by BP’s chief executive.
Oil Executives Try to Explain Differences From BP
In their prepared remarks to a House panel, the executives of oil drillers try to cast the BP spill as a rare event that their companies were not likely to...
Media Barometer - Science 2.0 Is Taking Over
It's no secret social media is big - every marketing group latches on to the latest fad (even us - we gots the Tweetypages, we gots the Faceyspaceys) and people...