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Free Wi-Fi at McDonalds Part of Trend
McDonalds is just the latest food chain to offer free Wi-Fi.
Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges
(AP) -- Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor...
UK science faces funding cutbacks
Science and Technology Facilities Council announces cuts in research funding that critics say could damage UK science.
Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such...
Biodiesel refinery hopes to finally begin soon
Starting up a new business is tough, but starting up in a new industry can be even tougher. That helps explain why the city's cutting-edge biodiesel refinery, one of a...
YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market
Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!
Seattle Charges Up for Electric Cars
(AP) -- Over the next two years, 2,500 charging stations for electric vehicles will be built in the Seattle area as part of a partnership between Nissan North America and...
L.L. Zamenhof: Who He Was, Why He's on Google
No, Google hasn't been taken over by a foreign country. The green-and-white flag over the Google logo today is the banner of the artificial language Esperanto, flying in recognition of...
Twitter gets more business friendly
Twitter is testing a way to let businesses better use the popular microblogging service in what could be a future money-making opportunity.
Bill to End Loud TV Ads Passes House
Law Would Impose Limits on Blaring Commercials; Identical Measure Has Been Introduced in Senate
Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s
(AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999,...
MIT's iPhone-Linked Copenhagen Wheel Makes Your Bike Smarter While Giving You A Boost
The innovation slingers from MIT Senseable City Lab have shown up at the Copenhagen Conference, and they’ve brought an idea with them that’s actually worth talking about. The Copenhagen Wheel – named not...
AIDS PEI ex-head gets house arrest, community work for fraud
The former head of AIDS PEI has been sentenced to one year of house arrest and 240 hours of community service for stealing more than $80,000 from the organization.
S.Korea's LG aims to sell 400,000 3D TVs next year
South Korea's LG Electronics announced Tuesday it plans to sell 400,000 three-dimensional televisions next year by teaming up with local digital satellite broadcaster SkyLife.
Mobile sales to fall 0.7 percent this year: Gartner
Worldwide sales of mobile devices are expected to decline by nearly 0.7 percent this year and pick up again next year with nine percent growth, Gartner research group said Tuesday.
NXP Introduces Advanced 3DTV Processor
NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the PNX5130, the industry's first video co-processor enabling 3DTV, frame-rate conversion (FRC) and local backlight dimming in a single chip. By eliminating the...
FCC seeking to close programming access loophole
(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking to close a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from rival providers...
Google Collaborates with D-Wave on Possible Quantum Image Search
(PhysOrg.com) -- Always on the cutting edge of new computing technologies, Google has recently announced that it is investigating the use of quantum computing schemes to achieve faster image recognition...
From Virtual Reality To The White House
Beth Noveck Built First Open Social Networking Project In American Government History
National anti-drug campaign starts
The federal government has launched an internet and advertising campaign to warn young people about the dangers of illicit drugs.
Companies fall short in advertising healthy foods to children
More than a dozen major companies pledged to push healthier foods two years ago, but study found ads for sugary cereals, fast food and sweet snacks made up more than 70% of...
Marketing a 'spoonful of sugar'
Your kids won't wear their seatbelts, take their vitamins or brush their teeth? A new study by Tel Aviv University offers a simple formula that will get better compliance in...
FDA opens Mexico City office
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's opened a Mexico City post to help boost U.S. food and medical product safety by working...
Comcast unveils online viewing of cable TV shows
(AP) -- Comcast subscribers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies on the Internet.
CEO charisma biases financial analysts, can hurt investors, study says
Projecting the charisma of a newly hired Chief Executive Officer often leads financial analysts to make crucial errors in forecasting the company's future performance, according to a new study in...
ESA and World Bank move towards closer collaboration
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. At first glance, this may not appear to be connected to space...
Ottawa teen's pirate radio silenced
The 14-year-old boy who set up an unlicensed radio station in Ottawa has shut it down after Industry Canada warned him he could be fined up to $5,000 a day.
Simple Foods Inc. recalls carob products
TONAWANDA, N.Y., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Simple Foods Inc. of Tonawanda, N.Y., recalled a variety of carob products because of undeclared milk that poses a heath hazard to people...