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Microsoft fixes browser flaw used in Google breach
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. took the unsual step of issuing an unscheduled fix Thursday for security holes in its Internet Explorer browser that played a role in the recent...
Making it easier to save energy
Scientists in Germany are developing programs that help show at a glance how much energy devices -- such as cell phones -- are consuming.
Japan Prize Honors Impacts on Society
Selfless engineer, green biologist win awards [Read more]
Broadband traffic gets into a jam on wireless expressway
The Internet has become an ever more mobile beast. Through iPhones, netbooks, Kindles, BlackBerries, Skiffs and other freshly evolved hosts, its appetite for bandwidth grows by the minute.
iTablet scavenger hunt raises Apple hackles
A Silicon Valley gossip website has evidently triggered Apple's ire by offering rewards for proof that the notoriously secretive company has made a tablet computer.
A road map for greener transport
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford University study says the best way to reduce emissions in the short term is a 'drastic downscaling of both size and weight' of conventional petrol and...
B.C. court affirms injection site's right to exist
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt by the federal government to shut down Vancouver's supervised injection site on the city's troubled Downtown Eastside.
Statoil unveils adaptable biofuel
STAVANGER, Norway, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- With its Bensin 95 biofuel, Norwegian energy giant Statoil said it is the first company in Norway to offer 5 percent bioethanol to...
Apathy for European energy diversity?
BATUMI, Georgia, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A regional energy summit in Georgia lost steam when Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's departure caused a rush for the door.
Asia Ascending in Science and Engineering
(PhysOrg.com) -- This morning, the National Science Foundation in the United States released its regular report on science and engineering indicators. Not surprisingly, Asia appears to be ascending -- and...
S. Koreans named world texting champs
Two South Korean teenagers have been crowned fastest texters in the world.
China's Web Use Soars
Despite Censorship, the World's Biggest Nation Also is the World's, Biggest Population of Internet Users
Moncton man wins back disability supplement
A Moncton man who has been fighting to get his provincial disability supplement reinstated since the fall has won now that the government has introduced changes to the cut-off policy.
Intel earnings better than expected
Intel kicked off the technology sector's fourth-quarter earnings season Thursday, reporting better-than-expected profits of 40 cents US a share after markets closed.
Obama: Feds Still Use Outdated Technology
Visiting CEOs Told that the U.S. Government Remains Hampered by Old Tools
Don't dump your new TV for 3-D television set just yet
With my ears still ringing from the roar of a thousand TVs on the floor of the International Consumer Electronics Show, I'm going to use this week's column to answer...
Patch for flaw in key Internet protocol
(PhysOrg.com) -- A flaw was found in November in a key Internet protocol that encrypts most sensitive online transactions and communications, including credit card and banking transactions. A patch has...
Herschel restored to full health
Europe's Herschel Space Telescope is fully operational again after engineers bring its damaged instrument back online.
Innovation doesn't always carry a big brand name
The giants of the electronics industry make the big splash at the Consumer Electronics Show, as usual, with towering displays, celebrity spokespeople (Taylor Swift sang for Sony, live and in...
Google search engine's future in China is unclear
(AP) -- Google Inc. is enjoying an avalanche of good will because of its threat to leave China over e-mail hacking attacks against dissidents.
Hardware boosts December video game sales
(AP) -- Americans spent a record $5.53 billion on video games in December, the most money ever in a single month, according to market researcher NPD Group.
High bid for O.C. Fairground called too low
Orange County lawmakers criticize $56.5-million offer for a property that was expected to raise up to $180 million for the state. The auction was the first in a series proposed by the governor....
Electric car road test planned for Quebec
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Quebec's power utility is teaming up with Mitsubishi Motors to road test the performance of up to 50 all-electric vehicles against the rigors of the Canadian climate...
Programming a GPS while driving a danger: Marketplace
Programming your car's portable GPS while driving is a dangerous distraction, according to a Marketplace investigation, but so far the industry still allows drivers that option.
Ethiopia – country of the silver sickle – offers land dirt cheap to farming giants
Addis Ababa sells vast fertile swaths to international companies in effort to introduce large-scale commercial agricultureThis is a country of the bent back and the silver sickle, where virtually all the crops have...
Australia offshore rig leak plugged
SYDNEY, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- PTTEP Australasia, the company behind an August oil spill considered one of Australia's worst environmental disasters, has plugged and secured the leaking well at...
Brazil's Petrobras expands global oil operations
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Brazil is poised to capitalize on its experience with deepwater drilling for oil and gas and increase overseas operations of the state-managed...
Researcher Looks for Better Ways to Route Relief Supplies to Disaster Sites Like Haiti
University of Iowa researcher Ann Campbell studies how governments and public agencies can better transport relief supplies to victims in disaster-stricken areas like Haiti, where roads, rail networks and ports...