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News Corp. seeking to form online news consortium: LAT
Media giant News Corp. is holding talks with other newspaper publishers on forming a consortium that would charge for news online and on portable devices, The Los Angeles Times reported...
Swiss watchdog demands shutdown of Google Street View
Switzerland's data protection watchdog on Friday demanded that Google immediately withdraw the "Street View" facility it has started offering on its map of Switzerland.
Kenyans get solar-powered cell phone
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A solar phone that recharges even on cloudy days is expected to be a hit in Kenya, where electricity is scarce, Safaricom officials...
Lonza Launches Bid For Patheon
Acquisition would extend the Swiss firm's services to finished dosage drugs.
Patient Money: An Aide for the Disabled, a Companion, and Nice and Furry
No longer just guides to the blind, service dogs now helping people with many disabilities, but a well-trained dog can be a heavy cost.
Cystorm supercomputer unleashes 28.16 trillion calculations per second
Srinivas Aluru recently stepped between the two rows of six tall metal racks, opened up the silver doors and showed off the 3,200 computer processor cores that power Cystorm, Iowa...
Movie theaters cut print show times as Web gains
(AP) -- Filmgoers who have long turned to the local newspaper to find theaters and show times for movies may have to start looking elsewhere as theater chains rethink...
Video: District 9 is Sleeper Hit
The Peter Jackson produced sci-fi thriller "District 9" may be the sleeper hit of the summer. Daniel Sieberg reports.
Nortel sale review required by law: Opposition
The Liberal Opposition wants the federal government to review the $1.13 billion sale of Nortel's wireless assets to Sweden's Ericsson, insisting that is required by law.
Cyber junkies can unplug at US retreat
The first US retreat for Internet addicts has opened its doors, welcoming a teenager that was captive to World of Warcraft online role-playing videogame.
'Avatar' trailer debuts online amid buzz
(AP) -- Social networking sites were abuzz Thursday over an online trailer for "Avatar," just as extended previews of the 3D sci-fi adventure were hitting screens at theaters down...
Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book deal
(AP) -- The fight against a legal settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of copyrighted books is starting to resemble a heavyweight brawl in...
Research supports calls to study health benefits of nitrate, nitrite
A Michigan State University researcher is challenging health standards that consider nitrates and nitrites in food to be harmful...
Wikipedia operator gets $500,000 foundation grant
(AP) -- The nonprofit organization that operates the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing...
Panasonic ties up with 'Avatar' movie to go 3-D
(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. has signed on "Titanic" director James Cameron and his upcoming film in an advertising blitz for its TVs equipped with 3-D technology, both sides said...
Coglanglab @ Scientific American
I have an article on the Scientific American website (part of the Mind Matters blog) this week. It's on the relationship between language and thought. Check it out.
Environment Permit Is Issued for Oil Pipeline
The State Department issued a permit for the construction of a new pipeline to bring crude oil from Western Canada to the United States.
KGB holds the answers to your questions
Ninty nine cents doesn't buy you much these days. Some fast food places still offer a burger, chicken or drink item for that price. Dollar Stores offer some really good...
Government issues swine flu advice for colleges
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new rule for college students: Don't sneeze on your roommate....
Opinion: Only a price on water can end threat to food security
Charles Chartres makes a timely call for major reform in global water use, a reform that involves abandonding anachronistic notions of water as an unlimited and cost-free resource.
Traders keep buying old GM stock, despite warnings
DETROIT (AP) -- Whether it's a matter of ignorance or greed, people are still buying General Motors stock, even though the company and the government have...
Afghans Turn to Twitter During Election
Technology Used to Share News of Taliban Intimidation, Voter Turnout
Probing Question: Are 'superfoods' really nutritional powerhouses?
You`ve probably seen the supermarket tabloid articles with titles like `The 12 Foods Everyone Should Eat` or `Four Foods for Peak Performance.` Every week there`s another berry, grain or bafflingly-named...
Oracle: Justice Dept OK's Sun deal
(AP) -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Thursday it has received the Justice Department's approval to move forward with its $7.4 billion acquisition of former dot-com-era star Sun...
UCSD Robots Take Center Stage at National Robotics Conference
Novel agile robots created by mechanical engineers at UC San Diego recently made their way to Austin, Texas, and took center stage during a keynote address at NI Week ,...
Fewer Canadian doctors trained abroad
The proportion of Canada's doctors who were foreign-trained has dropped by a third since the 1970s, according to a new report released Thursday.
Washington forests may be solution to state's green-energy quest
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wood is a popular fuel for heating homes in the Northwest but few people might see it as an important source of liquid fuels for motor vehicles. However,...
Air Canada rolls out iPhone app
Air Canada has released downloadable software for iPhones and iPods that will allow passengers to receive flight information and boarding passes on their devices.