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Apple's E-book Tack Spurs Confusion
Apple's Approach To IPad E-books Could Create Confusion: Which Software Will Open Which Book?
Kazakhstan eager to win back energy assets
By STEFAN NICOLAUPI Europe CorrespondentBERLIN, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Kazakhstan is trying to extract more cash from domestic oil and gas fields developed by Western companies in a move...
Oracle CEO: about 1,000 layoffs planned for Sun
(AP) -- Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison cheered the closing of his company's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems on Wednesday, vowing that Sun will immediately add to Oracle's...
2010 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index reveals ways to enhance teens' interest in STEM
Cambridge, Mass., January 28, 2010 -- The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the U.S. economy and competing globally lies in fostering...
Pesticides most important barrier for the recovery of biodiversity on farmland
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early nineties the EU has implemented policies to reduce the dramatic negative effects of the use of pesticides on farmland. Nevertheless, a Europe wide study showed...
America's 1st Commercial Spaceport Blooms in the Desert
New Mexico's Spaceport America is turning into reality as America's first commercial spaceport runway takes shape.
Sharp to Commercialize a Solar-Powered Mobile Phone for the Chinese Market
Sharp Corporation will commercialize a mobile phone equipped with a solar cell module for the Chinese market from this February. This will be the first solar-powered mobile phone by Sharp...
Don't privatize banks too soon
The research, led by Professor Panicos Demetriades of the University of Leicester, suggests that privatising government owned banks without having an effective system of regulation in place can result in...
The hidden cost of schizophrenia
People being treated for schizophrenia are more likely than the general population to have encounters with the criminal justice system in the US. A study published in the open access...
Taiwan Semiconductor profits soar
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said Thursday net profits in the three months to December more than doubled from a year earlier due to strong demand for computer application chips.
Web boss sees risk of multiple internets
Clandestine efforts by some countries to create alternative versions of the Internet for political ends could put the Web at risk, the man responsible for organizing the network told AFP...
Larry Magid: The iPad is Underwhelming
"It's Not a Game Changer" - CBS News Technology Analyst Reviews Apple's Latest Innovation, and is Left Wanting More
E-mail row unit 'broke data law'
A university involved in a row over stolen e-mails breached rules by withholding data, the Information Commissioner says.
Opinion: Why palm oil does not deserve its bad press
According to Tim Wilson, palm oil is substantially more sustainable compared with other oils: it needs less land and less resources to produce more.
Qualcomm stock tumbles on cautious forecast
(AP) -- Qualcomm Inc., whose chips and other technologies are used in vast numbers of cell phones, sounded a cautious note on the economy on Wednesday, saying a "subdued"...
NY AG calls Internet discount clubs 'deceptive'
(AP) -- New York's attorney general warned Internet retailers Wednesday that they should stop funneling unsuspecting customers into "deceptive" Web discount clubs that have been accused of slamming people...
No budget freeze for Ontario hospitals: premier
Premier Dalton McGuinty says Ontario hospitals won't face a spending freeze when the government announces its spring budget.
Privacy commission probing Facebook again
Canada's privacy commission is again investigating Facebook after receiving a new complaint from the public regarding how the website handles users' data.
Carnegie Mellon releases data on Haitian Creole to hasten development of translation tools
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University's Language Technologies Institute (LTI) have publicly released spoken and textual data they've compiled on Haitian Creole so...
The iPad? Also available with wings?
Twitter users responded snarkily Wednesday to the name of Apple's latest innovation the iPad, pushing the phrase "iTampon" to a number two "trending" topic on the microblogging site.
Literature mining: Speed reading
Scientists are struggling to make sense of the expanding scientific literature. Corie Lok asks whether computational tools can do the hard work for them.
Skin Deep: Forget Jenny Craig. Hit the Drive-Thru.
Taco Bell and other fast-food businesses to have jumped on the reduced-calorie bandwagon, but opinions are split on the use as fast food diet as aid.
Twitter Swamped by iPad Announcement
Messaging Site Slows To A Crawl Ahead Of Announcement, But No Outages Reported
Tullow's Uganda efforts 'well advanced'
LONDON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A move by Tullow Oil to expand its Ugandan oil portfolio took another step Wednesday when the company announced plans to fund African investments.
Defibrillators called for in all arenas
All arenas across Canada should have defibrillators, says one of the country's top life-saving societies.
Oil tax stirs Alaskan debate
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Alaskan lawmakers are divided over a measure concerning oil taxes, with opponents of a raise complaining high taxes are pushing investors out of...
DND, RCMP mum on UFO mystery
People who saw a missile-like object soaring through the sky over a small community in Newfoundland Monday night are getting no answers about what it was, although police say they've...
Drivers feel new police siren before they see it
Researchers in Windsor, Ont., are hoping a new type of siren will help alert drivers to approaching police cars, making intersection crashes less likely.