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France's Orange signs new iPhone deal with Apple
(AP) -- French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.
Gaining Independence For People With Disabilities Through Video Games
Today's video games serve a multitude of functions ranging from entertainment to exercise and even education. Now, three recent graduates have created a game with an even more important purpose...
Pianos, pasta and lollies: the maths of the good life
CSIRO mathematician Dr Bob Anderssen knows a thing or two about the good life. He does the maths that makes it good.
Opinion: The importance of disability support workers
Many in society do not value the disabled and equally do not value the disability support workers who help them achieve, write Peter Gibilisco and Debbie Mackenzie.
Chile probes data theft and posting by hacker
(AP) -- A prosecutor was appointed Monday to investigate how a computer hacker accessed government data for 6 million Chileans and posted it to the Internet.
U.S. water data to be standardized
AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've started an initiative to create the first comprehensive data management system for the nation's water supply.
School Official Sues Facebook
This probably seemed really funny until they heard about the court order. A few anonymous Facebook users—most likely students—created a fake profile for the dean of Roncalli High School, a...
Federal government taps NC State experts to explain nanotech risks
The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper...
Gates Foundation to announce new CEO at 10 a.m. PT
(AP) -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest charitable foundation, plans to announce its new CEO on Monday.
Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. Researchers at the University of Washington are trying to harness those finely...
New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution
(AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates...
Tesla's electric sports car aiming at Europe market
Earth-friendly thrill-seekers in Europe can get into the driver's seat of their own Tesla Roadster, provided they have a trunkful of cash to buy an electric sports car that zips...
Next generation of business software could get more fun
(AP) -- Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. OK, so those days aren't gone yet. But...
Figuring Out What's In Your Food
According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, 53 percent of Americans say they won't buy food that has been genetically modified. But CBS News investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian...
Feature: A partnership approach to tackling sustainability
Under the Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI), CSIRO brings together partners from business, government and non-government organisations to work with communities to develop innovative solutions that address their local sustainability challenges.
Opinion: Would you like yours filtered?
The federal government is looking at filtering content at the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level, but it doesn't work, according to Chris Abood.
BlackBerry cuts into downtime
BlackBerry users can't decide whether they love or hate the device, but they all agree that they now have a lot less corporate downtime, research has found.
Braille Converter Bridges The Information Gap
A free, e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is helping to bridge the information gap for blind and visually impaired people, giving them quick and easy...
Letters: MPs must stand firm on abortion rights
Letters: Polly Toynbee is completely right when she urges MPs to resist attempt to cut rights to abortion
Geraldine Peacock: The human fertilization and embryology bill gives me hope
Geraldine Peacock: Sensationalist objections to using hybrid embryos ignore the huge benefits such research can bring
Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding.
Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool
Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors.
Quantum Cryptography: Researchers Break 'Unbreakable' Crypto
Quantum cryptography has been regarded as 100-percent protection against attacks on sensitive data traffic. But now a research team in Sweden has found a hole in this advanced technology. The...
Cash cuts see green grants halved
The number of grants to people fitting green energy systems in their homes has halved, the BBC has learned.
Microsoft appeals $1.4B EU antitrust fine
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it has appealed a $1.39 billion fine imposed in February by the European Commission for the company's failure to comply with a...
Website to close info gap between Ottawa developers, residents
Ottawa residents looking for more information about a development planned for their neighbourhood will soon have access to a database of all development documents submitted to the city.
Video: Payback for Earth
Developing nations will pay a disproportionately high share of the cost for damage to Earth's environment.
Retailers can use DNA tracing to track meat
(AP) -- Meat retailers can now trace their wares from the ranch to the refrigerator case using DNA analysis. IdentiGEN Ltd., based in Ireland with U.S. offices in Lawrence,...