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No elder left behind: Researchers say designers can help close tech gap

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While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State...

AP sources: Health bill may cut employer mandate

14 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of passing legislation to...

Group pushes for energy council

14 years ago from UPI

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The United States needs a high-level independent council to analyze and explain critical energy issues, energy experts said.

All wired up: Professor explains how technology really helps the economy

14 years ago from Physorg

Information technology is all around us - but how does it really change the way we do business? Erik Brynjolfsson, the Schussel Family Professor at MIT's Sloan School of...

SKorea's Hynix finally swings to profit

14 years ago from Physorg

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second largest memory chip maker, Friday announced a profit for the third quarter after seven straight quarters of losses.

Attending community college does make you richer

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A recent study by Dave Marcotte, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland Baltimore County found women graduating from community college with a 2-year degree earn 45.8% more annually than high...

Google co-founder Brin prefers Yahoo! without Bing

14 years ago from Physorg

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed amazement at resistance to the Internet giant's efforts to digitize the world's books and lamented a deal to have Microsoft handle online search at...

Passport, please: Stowaway grasshopper first of its kind in UK

14 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

A startlingly-coloured grasshopper that jumped a flight from India is the first of its kind to be seen in the UK.

SciDev.Net survey results: How are we doing?

14 years ago from SciDev

The most recent SciDev.Net user survey offers valuable insights into how well we are meeting your needs.

Parallel course

14 years ago from MIT Research

In 1995, a good computer chip had a clock speed of about 100 megahertz. Seven years later, in 2002, a good computer chip had a clock speed of about three gigahertz —...

Drug Makers Post Strong Profits, but Future Is Murky

14 years ago from NY Times Health

Merck, Schering-Plough, Novartis, and Bristol-Myers Squibb each ended the recent quarter with a solid profit.

News Corp. COO sees Hulu charging fees for access

14 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Hulu, the free online video site that runs many television shows and movies in their entirety, will start charging fees at some point, one of its owners said.

FCC girds itself to navigate swamp where Web, phone, TV meet

14 years ago from Physorg

The federal government this week is stepping squarely into a high-stakes technology battle with this seemingly straightforward question at its core: Should Internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T be...

Netflix 3Q earnings rise 48 pct, but stock falls

14 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Netflix Inc. has been doing so well during the recession that it's getting tougher for the DVD-by-mail pioneer to live up to investors' lofty expectations.

U.S. paves way for net neutrality rules

14 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

U.S. regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favouring or discriminating against certain kinds of internet traffic.

NASA JPL Scientist Receives Presidential Early Career Award

Josh Willis, an oceanographer at JPL, has been honored by President Barack Obama with the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

Saturn to Pull Celestial Houdini on August 11

In 1918, magician extraordinaire Harry Houdini created a sensation when he made a 10,000 pound elephant disappear before a mystified audience of over 5,200 at New York's famed Hippodrome theatre.

Floundering El Ninos Make for Fickle Forecasts

Scientists agree El Nino is back. But not all El Ninos are created equal, and there's less consensus about the future strength of this year's event.

UF releases first citrus cultivar; Sugar Belle packs a tasty punch

14 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sugar Belle -- a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market -- will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended...

Panel supports commercial space

14 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Experts reviewing the US space programme back using commercial services to launch astronauts.

Amazon to release free Kindle software for PC

14 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is trying to get more people to buy the electronic books that are compatible with its Kindle gadget by offering free software for people to...

Dutch court orders Pirate Bay to remove links

14 years ago from Physorg

A Dutch court Thursday ordered Sweden's The Pirate Bay filesharing website to remove links to works of members of a Netherlands-based music and film copyright protection group.

Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

14 years ago from Physorg

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.

FSU receives grant for spintronics study

14 years ago from UPI

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Florida State University scientists say they'll use a $450,000 National Science Foundation grant for basic research in an emerging field known as spintronics.

Phone now a click away for Rogers customers

14 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Rogers Communications Inc. has launched a new product, TV Call Display, that allows customers to control their phone using a TV remote, at least if the television is on.

AT&T profit dips but wireless results strong

14 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- AT&T Inc.'s net income dipped as revenue from traditional landlines fell faster than the company could cut costs. But in the growing wireless industry, AT&T is thriving,...

New Technique Identifies Versions Of The Same Song

14 years ago from Science Daily

Scientists have developed a system to identify common patterns in versions of songs, which will help to quantify the similarity of musical pieces. The technique could be applied to analyze...

Opinion: The medical and economic costs of nuclear power

14 years ago from Science Alert

Nuclear plants may help to combat climate change, but what about the health hazards? questions Dr Helen Caldicott.