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Google phone revolution or misdirection?
Google smartphones are either a daring foray into the telecom world or a misunderstood test of the next-generation of the Internet giant's Android mobile operating system.
Cosmic Log: The decade's highs and lows in science
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Some may call the decade that's ending the "aughts" or the "noughties," but you could also think of the 2000-2009 time frame as the double-oh...
Framing gone wild?
In my daily Sigma Xi e-mail "Science in the News," I received the following link titled "Science Not Faked, But Not Pretty" about the hacked IPCC e-mails. Could it be that...
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Coupons, deals, health: so many good reasons to quit smoking
Don't wait for a New Year's resolution. Take advantage of offers for nicotine replacements. ...
Google hints at making mobile telephone
The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone, after the Internet powerhouse said it is internally dabbling with a mobile device.
Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray
(AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own...
Video: Meet The Second Lady
But you can just call her Jill. Rita Braver goes on the road and gets candid with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.
US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report
The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.
Journal highlights forest service early warning system
A national early warning system designed to assist land managers in rapidly detecting threats to forest health is featured in the cover article of the October 2009 issue of Photogrammetric...
'Uncharted 2' nabs top prize at VGAs
(AP) -- The cinematic action adventure "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" nabbed three prizes including game of the year at the Spike TV Video Game Awards.
What’s Rotten for Obama in Denmark
It’ll be hard to unite the world in Copenhagen when you can’t unite your own country. (Or, at least, your Senate.)
Why Britain faces a bleak future of food shortages
Britain faces a 'perfect storm' of water shortage and lack of food, says the government's chief scientist, and climate change and crop and animal diseases will add to future woes. Science is now striving...
Fla. judges, lawyers must 'unfriend' on Facebook
(AP) -- Florida's judges and lawyers should no longer "friend" each other on Facebook, the popular social networking site, according to a ruling from the state's Judicial Ethics Advisory...
How can some athletes play on through intense pain?
How can some sportsmen and women, in the heat of the moment, play on through pain that would floor anyone else? Bert Trautmann, the Manchester City goalkeeper, famously played on...
AT&T 3G Glitch Hits San Francisco
Disruption Serves As Reminder Of Other Service Issues Company Faces With Its Network
You’ve got to be kidding! Art Bell was right, after all?
A man considered to be a laughing stock by the scientific profession and a cult-figure by UFO enthusiasts around the world may have actually got one right after all. ...
UK physicists prepare for “deep” budget cuts
Researchers express concern to the UK's science minister over funding council's budget deficit
Copenhagen climate conference: Money talks
Cash is the key to unlocking the grand climate bargain between the rich and poor world, as was apparent even before the brokering had got under way in Copenhagen. At the end...
TTC rejects ads for dating site for cheating spouses
The Toronto Transit Commission has decided it won't buy advertising from an online dating agency that helps people cheat on their spouses.
Open-access internet rules take hits
The federal government has taken a pair of shots at rules that give smaller internet service providers regulated access to the networks of big phone companies such as Bell and...
How to Host a Website from your Home Using Windows XP Professional
This tutorial explains how to hose your website from your home computer using Windows XP professional version. You must have cable or dsl connection for this.
This Week in the Future, December 7-11, 2009
Leave a comment to win a TWITF t-shirt! Bionic fingers and surgically-switched fingerprints. Dark matter in Minnesota, and "VSS Enterprise" space-tourist test flights. The future, my friends, is here on PopSci.com. (Get the...
Tech blog, Singapore startup feud over tablet PC
(AP) -- About 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost...
NVIDIA Demonstrates 3D Blu-ray Playback Accelerated On GeForce And 3D Vision Technologies
2010 is poised to be the year where consumers can enjoy stunning 3D experiences across all entertainment mediums, including gaming, photographs, Web browsing, and of course, movies. And, with the...
Light-generating transistors to power labs on chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- What started out as 'blue-sky' thinking by a group of European researchers could ultimately lead to the commercial mass production of a new generation of optoelectronic components for...
eBay Mind Games
Psychologists have long known that when two people haggle over a price, it pays for the seller to start high.
Neuroscience in the driving seat
It emerged today that more drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than two years ago, despite the introduction of tougher penalties. The Transport Research Laboratory is worried because phone-using drivers...