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US, Canadian judges approve Nortel bankruptcy sale
(AP) -- Nortel Networks Inc. won approval Wednesday from judges in Delaware and Ontario for the $900 million sale of a Nortel unit that makes communications systems for businesses.
Facebook 'cash flow positive,' signs 300M users
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social networking site has more than 300 million users, and earned more money than it spent last quarter.
Senate's 10-year health fix would cost US $856B
(AP) -- Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday released the much-awaited Finance Committee version of an American health-system remake - a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a rough...
"The Lost Symbol" and the Freemasons: 8 Myths Decoded
Like his Da Vinci Code, novelist Dan Brown's new book, Lost Symbol, spotlights a little-understood brotherhood that's already catnip for conspiracy theorists. But what's the truth about the Freemasons?
Moving toward a new vision of education
Successfully introducing Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) into classrooms is one of the biggest challenges proposed by new educational plans. A research group from the University of the Basque Country...
Nanophotonic devices could revolutionize the telecommunications industry
This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Professor Motoichi Ohtsu for his pioneering and seminal work on nanophotonics and near field optics as well as...
Intel: $1.4B EU monopoly fine based on mistakes
(AP) -- Intel Corp. is claiming in court documents that European Union regulators made serious mistakes in levying a record euro1.06 billion ($1.45 billion) fine for monopoly abuse last...
Apple hires Intel's top lawyer
(AP) -- Apple Inc. says it has hired Intel Corp.'s top lawyer, Bruce Sewell, a day after the chip maker announced his departure.
Biovail fined $25 million for bribing doctors
A subsidiary of Toronto-based drug maker Biovail Corp. will pay nearly $25 million US in fines after pleading guilty to encouraging doctors to prescribe their blood pressure drug by paying...
Military robot 'hops' over walls
New video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high.
For Carnivorous Plants, Slow But Steady Wins The Race
The existence of carnivorous plants has fascinated botanists and non-botanists alike for centuries and raises the question, "Why are some plants carnivorous?" By measuring the construction cost of carbon needed...
Broadcom files patent infringement suit against Emulex
US computer chip company Broadcom filed a patent infringement suit on Monday against Emulex, two months after dropping a hostile takeover offer for its rival.
On the road to secure car-to-car communications
(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project works out how to keep car-to-car data transmissions private and secure from malicious hackers.
Google launches magazine-like news reader
Google is launching Fast Flip, a magazine-like image viewer it says will speed the reading of news online.
Engineering Professors Develop Electric Hybrid Vehicle Concept for RV Travelers
While the cost of fuel has put a damper on the travel plans of many Americans, one father-son engineering duo with a passion for RV travel is combating the problem...
Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet
Chile will adopt the Japanese digital television standard ISDB-T, which is high-definition capable, joining neighboring Peru and Argentina, President Michelle Bachelet said Monday.
New report: Light brown apple moth classification for eradication and quarantine was justified
WASHINGTON -- A new report from the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is within its broad regulatory authority...
Video: Loaded: HD phone calls
Sprint may be acquired by Deutsche Telekom, a new Japanese robot can help get your grandparents into shape, and what in the world is an HD phone call?
MTS, small ISP take internet fight with Bell to court
MTS Allstream and independent broadband provider Acanac are asking a court to overturn a CRTC decision that grants Bell Canada the right to impose new internet charges on wholesale customers.
Open-Access Flu Research Web Site Is Relaunched Amid Controversy
A database designed to help researchers worldwide develop vaccines for avian and seasonal influenza viruses, not to mention the prolific H1N1 "swine flu," is now at the center of an ugly rift between...
Fewer players in wireless could rein in price cuts
(AP) -- How many wireless carriers do we need? It's a question that's popping up again as T-Mobile USA is said to be looking at buying Sprint Nextel Corp.
Google Explains Street View to Wary Japanese With--What Else?--Adorable Stop-Motion Animation
Google Japan's new video aims to alleviate privacy concerns among Japanese residents Fret no longer, citizens of Japan, about Google's camera vans exposing the awkward moments of your private lives...
Sask. university teaches iPhone programming
The University of Saskatchewan's computer science department is plugging in to what it sees as an emerging trend in education - and commerce.
Consumers wooed over fee-for-carriage issue
This fall's battle over fee-for-carriage - a fee that cable and satellite companies would pay to broadcasters to carry their signals - has begun.
You're never too old to learn
Dr. Lixia Yang (above) and her co-author, Ralf Krampe of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany, found that seniors were able to retain 50 per cent of concepts...
Intuit buying Mint.com for 170 mln dlrs
Financial software company Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it has agreed to purchase personal finance website Mint.com for 170 million dollars in cash.
Court rules against Universal Music in Veoh case
(AP) -- A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled against Universal Music Group in a copyright suit against online video site operator Veoh Networks Inc.
Microsoft swaps pictures for text in some searches
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is testing a way to display some search results as galleries of moveable images instead of text links, part of its ongoing attempt to differentiate...