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Nintendo profits sink on Wii woes
Nintendo Co. revealed Thursday a plunge in profits and slashed its full-year forecasts as sales of its blockbuster Wii video game console take a dive in the absence of hit...
Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers
(AP) -- Google Inc. says its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free...
Music service Lala heralds MP3-killing iPhone app
(AP) -- Online music retailer Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3...
Proximity To Fast Food Makes People Healthier, Says Study
Virtually every study in the last two years has blamed neighborhoods for obesity rather than the people who eat too much - but living near a variety of restaurants, convenience...
Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
"He was very responsive, and an incredibly warm person," said Paula Hammond, one of the five MIT researchers who got a chance to demonstrate their energy-related work to President Barack Obama during his...
YouTube videos land S.C. man back in jail
On the YouTube video-sharing Web site, Edward Muscare is known by his user name "Edarem," and his recordings show an older man lip syncing and singing songs such as Roy...
Technology essential to learning
New research has revealed that students find technology a vital learning tool that motivates them to study.
Amazon fights to keep Kindle on top of e-book crowd
The threat of growing competition in the e-reader market does not seem to have cooled demand for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, but the online retailer will likely face its toughest test...
The visual editor: IBM Makes It Easier To Browse Web Sites On Mobile Devices (w/ Video)
IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices,...
U.S. Ranks 35th in 'Report Card' on World Social Progress; Sudden, Unexpected Shift Forward for Africa
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sweden and Denmark lead the world in social progress, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list and the United States ranks 35th among 162 nations, tied with...
Video firm settles lawsuits clearing way for Google buy
Video software firm On2 Technologies Inc. announced on Monday that it had settled five pending lawsuits, potentially clearing the way for its takeover by Internet giant Google.
Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says
To adequately prepare today's students for tomorrow's global economy, one teacher education expert favors "transcultural education," which he defines as an experience that goes beyond the traditional rite-of-passage trip to...
US newspaper circulation slide accelerates
Daily circulation figures for US newspapers released on Monday provided more bad news for an industry battling the flight of readers to the Web and battered by a steep decline...
Scientists discover, patent, sell waste-water tech
Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment...
Yahoo! shuts down GeoCities
Yahoo! on Monday closed GeoCities, a free Web hosting service that it purchased for over three billion dollars at the height of the dot-com boom.
Hollywood Wants Share of Netflix Windfall
As the Web's Top Movie-Rental Company Attracts More Subscribers, Film Studios Watch Fewer Consumers Pay for Tickets, DVDs
P.E.I. puts up money for accessible housing
Islanders looking for accessible housing are on a waiting list, says the P.E.I. Council of People with Disabilities, and provincial funding for new units won't arrive soon enough for some.
Cyberwar: Old Trick Threatens the Newest Weapons
Advanced military systems like aircraft, missiles and radars have become dependent on computers.
BASF To Shutdown Maleic Anhydride Plant
Overcapacity and low profits blamed for closing in Feluy, Belgium, by end of 2009.
Study Shows Thousands of Consumer Internet Connectivity Devices Are Vulnerable to Attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Following news reports that 65,000 modems and wireless routers used by Time Warner Cable customers are vulnerable to attack by hackers, a Columbia University expert on computer security and privacy...
ASU scientists' research on honey bees featured in 'Science'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Arizona State University researchers, Robert Page and Gro Amdam, are the subject of a feature article in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Science, which traces...
Robotic perception, on purpose
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers developed technology that enables a robot to combine data from both sound and vision to create combined, purposeful perception. In the process, they have taken the...
Rogers buys stake in web video firm Vuguru
Rogers Communications Inc. has made a major push toward bolstering its online content by taking a minority interest in web video firm Vuguru, says a report.
Kent State named biosafety training school
KENT, Ohio, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Kent State University has been named the nation's second designated training facility for biosafety and biocontainment professionals.
Robot Builds Brick Wall In New York City
A robot is currently building a looping brick wall right in the middle of New York City. Over a period of three weeks, passers-by can watch the "Pike Loop" installation...
Tiny Train Model May be World's Smallest (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- David Smith, who has been building model railroads since 1965, has always had a preference for the smaller scale train models. His most recent project is a five-car...
Statistics experts reject global cooling claims
(AP) -- Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from...
Recipes for Health: Collard Greens: Rethinking a Southern Classic
Sturdy, versatile collard greens are an underappreciated staple, excellent with grains or beans, or just simmered in garlic.