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Inside The Consumer Mind: Brain Scans Reveal Choice Mechanism
A marketing professor has conducted research that shows that decision making is simplified when a consumer considers a third, less attractive option. For example, when a second, less desirable sweater...
U.S. Bicycle Route System In The Works
State officials and bicycle enthusiasts are stitching together more than 50,000 miles of pedal-friendly pavement to form a vast network of bicycle routes like the one created for cars and...
YouTube Launches "Safety Center"
YouTube parent company Google has unveiled an "Abuse and Safety" resource guide.
India plans 3G spectrum sale Jan 15: report
India said Friday it would hold an auction of airwaves to offer so-called third generation or 3G mobile phone services in mid-January, a report said.
Indian patent bill ready for parliamentary scrutiny
Plans to present an Indian patent bill modelled on the Bayh-Dole Act have been postponed after the Mumbai terror attacks.
In The Animal World, Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better
Shocking new research shows size isn't always an advantage in the animal world, shattering a widely-held belief that bigger is better.
Removing User Constraints From Digital Rights Management
Bridging the often-large gap between the commercial imperatives of digital content providers and the requirements of users who buy their content has been achieved by a team of European researchers.
Sony BMG to pay one million dollars to settle online case
Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay one million dollars to settle charges it violated US law by collecting personal information online from children under the age of 13,...
Washington Post CEO joining Facebook board
Facebook announced Thursday that Donald Graham, chairman and chief executive of The Washington Post Co., is joining the the booming social networking site's board of directors next month.
Click and mail: Postal Service card shop cuts out middle man (you)
You're busy. Add in a lengthy holiday to-do list and you are beyond busy. Sending holiday cards to family, friends and business associates is important, but do you realistically have...
CompUSA's bold retail experiment
Gilbert Fiorentino wants to create a whole new way of shopping for technology products. As chief executive of the consumer products division for Systemax, Fiorentino saw a tremendous growth opportunity...
Sweet music to your ears
If there is one accessory that can improve the portable digital music experience, it would be headphones. Few MP3 players ship with decent headphones or earbuds, making this a competitive...
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Universe's dimmest known objects are found … FDA orders bowel cleanser safety warnings … Webb space telescope mirror to be tested … Video game improves seniors' mental skills ... Health/Science...
Study finds link between political corruption and FEMA money
Where natural disasters strike, political corruption is soon to follow, say the authors of a study in the Journal of Law and Economics. But it's not the wind and rain...
Celebrating the man who invented the mouse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Forty years ago, Stanford researcher Doug Engelbart got a standing ovation in a San Francisco auditorium after dramatically introducing the computer mouse, hyperlinks, live text editing and interactive...
More expensive = more educational is not the right formula for buying good children's toys
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the economic pinch hitting the North Pole as much as anywhere else this holiday season, would-be Santas should look to be more creative about the toys they...
Rogers rolls out faster '3.5G' cellphone network
Rogers Communications Inc. is rolling out a "3.5G" cellphone network that will be one of the fastest in the world and which the company says will double speeds for customers...
A Sentiment for All Seasons: We Offer Help More Often Than Ask for It
(PhysOrg.com) -- People do act as if it is better to give than receive, but perhaps not for purely altruistic reasons, Yale researchers report.
US 'willing to lead climate push'
The US is set to lead the world towards a new climate deal, but only if other countries cut emission too, says John Kerry.
Google shifts Chrome browser out of test mode
(AP) -- Google Inc. is shifting its Web browser out of test mode just 100 days after its debut, an unusually quick transition for a company known for keeping...
China tops engineering publications list
China has topped the international Engineering Index and ranked third globally for research papers in the 2007 Science Citation Index.
Obama officially names Daschle as health secretary
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama officially named former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle as his new health and human services secretary, calling him "one of America's foremost health care experts."
Tech industry asks Ottawa for $60B stimulus package
Canada's high-tech industry is calling on the federal government to commit $60 billion for infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
Tanzania tour operators go online with the help of IBM volunteers
The Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) in collaboration with IBM Corporate Service Corps volunteers completed a total makeover of its web site, www.tatotz.org, and created a search engine that...
Media-Saturn to outsource its data centres in Germany to IBM
Media-Saturn IT Services GmbH, the information technology (IT) service company of Media-Saturn Group, and IBM have signed a five-year outsourcing contract. The contact is worth double-digit million Euro and includes...
Chilean Stock Exchange streamlines securities transactions with IBM
IBM announced today that it had signed a deal with the Chilean Stock Exchange for the delivery of a new securities trading platform that will speed transactions and provide better...
Fearing backlash, industry urges nanotech safety
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fearing the emerging new field of nanotechnology will engender fears like those surrounding genetically modified foods in Europe, companies are pushing government agencies for a more coordinated...
Canada recalls SunRidge raisins, peanuts
OTTAWA, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people allergic to milk not to consume SunRidge Farms-brand organic dark chocolate raisins or peanuts.