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Nortel sale focus of House committee meeting
An emergency meeting on Friday of the House of Commons industry committee has begun to hear from the key players in the sale of the wireless unit of Nortel Networks.
Democrats Say No to Cost Cap for Drug Manufacturers
Squeezing more money out of the health care system, and from the drug industry, is still a goal for top Democrats.
1930s home goes green
A 1930s house built in 2008 is about to undergo the first of three energy efficiency upgrades which will ultimately convert an energy inefficient house into a zero carbon home...
Japan electric car makers, utility plan battery-charge stations
Three Japanese electric car makers teamed up with the country's largest power company Wednesday to study ways to building a grid of battery charging stations for zero-emission vehicles.
Orangutans' Leafy Instrument
An orangutan strips leaves from a twig, holds it them to its mouth and produces the kiss squeak call, an example of tools use for communication in primates.
$2.4B for Electric Cars Awaits Indiana
President Obama Returns to State Mired in Unemployment Poised to Create New Jobs
Engineer, passenger who drove train being charged
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York prosecutor says criminal charges are being brought against a Long Island Rail Road engineer and a passenger he allegedly...
Bees learn 'foreign' language
Asian and European honeybees can learn to communicate despite speaking different dance languages, research has found.
HP, Taiwan's Foxconn to build China plant: report
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. and Taiwan's Foxconn Group will jointly build a plant in China to make laptops and related equipment, a report said Wednesday.
White House rebuts Drudge Report link
In a campaign-style video, a spokeswoman points to a link about healthcare and discounts it, saying 'The people who always try to scare people... are at it again.' ...
In healthcare debate, small business becomes pivotal
President Obama and lawmakers pledge to relieve firms struggling to cover workers. But how? Two company owners in Oregon and Ohio differ strongly, reflecting the difficulty in reaching a solution. As they work to...
Does This Avatar Make Me Look Fat?
Creating a Second Life avatar, or virtual representation of oneself, that is thin and physically fit may encourage individuals to become healthier and more physically fit in their real lives,...
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Study tracks lineage, origins of dogs ... Research bursts myths on engineering ... Sex linked to racial cancer survival gap ... Scientists to examine floating dump ... Health/Science news from...
Computer worm's purpose baffles
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Conficker botnet, released as an April Fools' joke, seems to still be around, a U.S. computer security officer said.
Cable boxes identify bargain and lemon commercial slots
Second-by-second data allows analysts to get a closer look at viewing habits
Father of 7-year-old driver apologizes for video
A man who claims he's the Quebecer who posted a video on YouTube of his seven-year-old son driving the family SUV on a country road said he regrets the stunt...
FCC chair touts broadband as top priority
The Federal Communications Commission's top "strategic" priority will be to encourage greater availability and adoption of broadband Internet access, the agency's new chairman, Julius Genachowski, said in a meeting Monday...
Interest rate shock could kick-start stock exchange
Norges Bank surprised most experts by cutting the interest rate by as much as 1.75 percentage points during the final interest rate meeting in 2008. Surprise interest rate changes like...
Julie Powell found fame with her blog, can you?
(AP) -- Julie Powell says she wasn't thinking book or movie deal when she began blogging her recipe-by-recipe adventure through Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking."
Want cell service abroad? Try a cheap local phone
(AP) -- To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him.
EA 1Q loss widens but results surpass expectations
(AP) -- Lower revenue from packaged video games amid a seasonal slump for the industry gave Electronic Arts Inc. a larger net loss in its fiscal first quarter. But...
Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone service
Google on Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected.
New York Rolls Dice on Semiconductors
State Heavily Subsidizes Chip Maker to Build Manufacturing Plant in Area Hard-Hit By Unemployment
John Quincy Adams Tweeted Before Obama
Mass. Society to Broadcast Twitter-Like Messages from 200 Years Ago
High-tech called key to healthcare savings
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Dozens of U.S. entrepreneurs see new technologies as a way of transforming healthcare -- and saving money at the same time,...
Toshiba to Launch First SDXC Memory Card
Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of the world's first 64GB SDXC Memory Card with the world's fastest data transfer rate compliant with the new SD Memory Standard Ver. 3.00,...
Report: Offshoring Evolving at Rapid Pace
(PhysOrg.com) -- The number of U.S. companies with an offshoring strategy has more than doubled from 2005 to 2008 and very few plan to relocate activities back to the United...
Video: A Chip Plant's High Hopes
When people think of Saratoga Springs, they usually think of horses, but now that area is going from horses to high-tech. As John Bentley reports, a billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing...