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Microsoft Word patent dispute to get speedy appeal
Microsoft Corp. has won a quick hearing for its appeal of a recent court decision that banned the software giant from selling its Word software in the United States.
Scientists more selective in reading
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Two University of Illinois professors say scientists' long-standing practice of reading "strategically" is being dramatically enhanced.
Canadian model unmasks blog tormentor
A Canadian model has won a landmark case in a New York court after Google was forced to disclose the online identity of a blogger who anonymously posted derogatory comments...
Germany wants a million electric cars by 2020
The German government unveiled plans Wednesday to get one million electric cars zipping around the country by 2020, offering sweeteners to jump-start national giants like BMW and Volkswagen into action.
SmartZip pinpoints hot homes in US foreclosure market
SmartZip has built a free online tool for prospective home buyers and real estate investors eager to mine gems from the rubble of the US foreclosure avalanche.
New initiative to develop modeling tools for disease and complex systems
A multidisciplinary team led by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Edmund M. Clarke has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Expeditions in Computing program to...
Renewable Energies Will Benefit US Workers' Health, Expert Predicts
Expansion of renewable energies should appreciably improve the health status of the 700,000 US workers employed in the energy sector, according to one expert.
Sun, Sea And Sickness: Better Technology Aims To Improve Healthcare On Travel
Europeans love to travel, but hate getting sick while away. Help is at hand with better technology and cross-border administration that make the 'sun, sea and sickness' formula sound less...
PC makers recall 100,000 Sony laptop battery packs
SEATTLE — Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice Thursday.
Obama: Encouraged on Mideast peace
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama won lavish praise from his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday and spoke of an "extraordinary opportunity" for making peace in the...
Local engagement key to bringing biotech to Africa
Moves to introduce biotechnology to Africa must consider the needs and values of local people, argues socioeconomist Wilhemina Quaye.
Video: New 911 Texting Service
Police officials in Iowa have devised a program, the first of its kind in the U.S., which allows citizens to send text messages to 911 during an emergency. ...
Intelligent Harvesting Robot To Cut Costs For UK Farms
Researchers have developed imaging technology to be used in an intelligent harvesting machine that could minimize wastage and solve an impending labor shortage for UK farmers.
German firms join for solar-thermal push in the U.S.
German firms Solar Millennium AG and MAN Ferrostaal AG on Monday said they formed a joint venture to build up to three utility-scale plants in Southern California at a cost...
Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case
(AP) -- A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered...
Is Beauty a Mouthful Away?
Women's Health Magazine's Keri Glassman Shares Edible Beauty Products that Contain Nutrients to Improve Skin
Former HP chief Fiorina steps toward US Senate bid
(AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly Fiorina on Tuesday took the first formal step toward running for Democrat Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat.
Tasmanian devils have no star networkers
Study suggests stopping the spread of facial tumors may be harder than previously thought
Andreessen fund's 1st investment has familiar ring
(AP) -- A new fund managed by Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime confidant Ben Horowitz is treading familiar ground with its first investment - a high-tech...
HP 3Q profit drops 19 pct, weak PC, ink sales
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit dropped 19 percent in the latest quarter, dragged by ongoing weakness in sales of personal computers and printer ink.
Evolving Robots Learn To Lie To Each Other
With the development of killer drones, it seems like everyone is worrying about killer robots. Now, as if that wasn't bad enough, we need to start worrying about lying, cheating robots as well. In...
Calit2 Visualization Team Develops 3-D Technology from Modified HDTV LCD Screens (w/ Video)
Surround 3-D TV is poised to take over your living room. For the first time, a team of researchers at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at...
The Human-Dog Hybrid Hoax
Photo shows a strange half-woman, half-dog (or pig) hybrid mother nursing its young.
Rogers boosts internet speeds to 50 megabits
Rogers Communications is boosting internet speeds in the Toronto area, but will charge a premium for the service.
Opium poppy seized at Edmonton grocery
A man was charged after he allegedly accepted a package with more than 70 kilograms of dried opium poppy at his grocery store in southeast Edmonton last week, police said...
Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains
(PhysOrg.com) -- The scene is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or...
Researcher: Businesses can survive recession by capitalizing on positivity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Layoffs. Pay cuts. Hiring freezes and mandatory furloughs. The economy's effect on the average employee has been profound in the last year. In such an environment, staying upbeat...
Man says he sold kidney in US for $20k
(AP) -- In 2005, a rebellious and sporadically employed Israeli man flew to New York to give up a kidney to save an American businessman. For that, he says...