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Report: Newest iPhone model costs $179 to make
(AP) -- Research firm iSuppli says Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone costs just a few dollars more to make than the previous model.
Google vows to fight porn in China after govt rebuke
Internet giant Google promised to work harder to eliminate pornography from its Chinese Web pages as state media reported authorities had shut down some of its search services.
Electronic snooping bill a 'data grab': privacy advocates
A new federal bill that gives police easier access to Canadians' electronic communications and activities would widen police powers without good reason, privacy advocates say.
Robot locates shrapnel, guides needle
DURHAM, N.C., June 19 (UPI) -- A robot that finds bits of shrapnel in flesh and guides a needle to the exact location could help treat battle injuries,...
Computers Can Boost Literacy
Computers do not spell the demise of literacy -- in fact, they may help to create one of the most literate and engaged generations the world has seen.
Special effects outsourcing grows in India
(AP) -- Outsourcing to India, long dominated by software engineering and back-office work, is expanding in new terrain: special effects for movies.
A litter of Trakrs! 9/11 hero dog gets 5 clones
James Symington this week received five puppies, the clones of his late rescue dog, Trakr, who located the last survivor in the rubble following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks...
IFT and Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology Debut Global Food Industry Magazine
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) debuted the inaugural issue of Global Food Industry at the 2009 IFT Annual Meeting...
U.S. top court rejects right for criminals to DNA tests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Convicted criminals do not have a constitutional right to obtain access to a state's biological evidence to conduct DNA testing when pursuing claims of innocence, the U.S....
Firms team up for ISS supply ship
US and Italian companies have signed a contract to build a private re-supply ship for the space station.
Canada may open isotope project to private sector
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government defended its decision to scrap the Maple isotope reactor project on Thursday, but left the door open for private groups to take over the...
Cybersquatters Hit Social Networks
Round 2 of the Internet Land Grab gets nastier and nastier as names are snapped up on Twitter and Facebook.
Raitt looks to France, Belgium for medical isotopes
Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt met with medical isotope experts from around the world on Thursday to try to secure an alternate supply for Canada.
Agriculture committee calls for public inquiry into listeriosis crisis
A parliamentary committee is calling for a public inquiry into the actions of the federal government and its agencies during last summer's deadly listeriosis outbreak.
Toronto team completes Canada's most powerful supercomputer
A supercomputer that can complete more than 300 trillion calculations per second - the most powerful in Canada - has been completed at the University of Toronto's SciNet facility.
Agriculture resilient in GFC
People always need food, and as a result agriculture is holding up better in the financial crisis than other industries, a new report says.
Consultant accused of false spine study
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Medtronic Inc., a U.S. medical device maker, paid nearly $800,000 to a former Army consultant accused of fabricating a favorable study, officials...
Activists decry expanded elephant displays
Seven lumbering elephants — four of them newcomers — are the star attractions in the San Diego Zoo's biggest, most costly expansion in its 90-plus years.
Return to the moon
The Interdisciplinary A building on the Arizona State University Tempe campus looks rather average from the outside. There isn't anything that hints at the excitement, talent and innovation hidden behind...
Free textbooks
Steven Krause's new freshman composition textbook, "The Process of Research Writing," is a real bargain for his students: It's free.
Jackass Penguins Freed After Rehab
After surviving an oil slick off the Namibian coast and being rehabilitated in South Africa, close to a hundred jackass penguins, or African penguins, were set free and began swimming hundreds of miles...
Human eye inspires advance in computer vision from Boston College researchers
Inspired by the behaviour of the human eye, Boston College computer scientists have developed a technique that lets computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly or tropical fish with...
World Day to Combat Desertification focuses on human security
Human security is under threat from desertification, land degradation and drought. Combating this threat requires an integrated international response, which is why the theme for this year's World Day to...
Mobiles boost Africa climate data
An innovative partnership between mobile phone companies and humanitarian organisations pledges to improve understanding of Africa's climate.
Aggressive timetable for healthcare reform hits snag
A Senate panel will probably delay debate until July. The GOP accuses Democrats of moving too quickly and failing to find money to cover the costs of the massive overhaul. Wrestling with how...
Senate Panel Approves Energy Bill
A Senate committee approved an energy bill that would open large tracts of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling and provide federal loan guarantees for a gas...
Video: News On YouTube
Harry Smith speaks with Steve Grove, the Director of News Video at YouTube, about the role YouTube is playing in Iran as the country tries to crack down on news...
YouTube is now a news portal
The controversial Iranian election outcome has turned a social network portal into a news portal.