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Is LTE the future of wireless?
Long Term Evolution telecommunications technology, the final step to a so-called fourth-generation standard for wireless devices, is at the heart of the controversial sale of Nortel's wireless assets.
YouTube in 3D?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Back on April 1, Google instigated a prank that allowed users to see an effect on Google Chrome that looked like 3D. It was actually pretty cool. But...
Yahoo! swoops for Xoopit email photo finding firm
Yahoo! said Wednesday it would buy Xoopit, a San Francisco startup specializing in finding and organizing photos buried in email inboxes.
U.N. agency gives science journals to LDC researchers
GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations agency said on Thursday it was giving researchers in least developed countries subscriptions to scientific journals worth $400,000 a year, to help spur more...
Remote Wash. community to get phone service
(AP) -- One of the most remote communities in the lower 48 states is finally set to get phone service.
Experts Dispute Some Points in Health Talk
President Obama showed fluency in the details of health policy at his news conference on Wednesday night, but experts said some of his points were debatable.
EBay profit falls on lower revenue
The recession continued to take its toll on eBay Inc. in the second quarter, as a sales decline dragged down earnings and revenue, overshadowing growth in its Skype communication unit.
New undersea cable gives Africa high-speed Internet
A 13,700-kilometre (8,500-mile) undersea fibre-optic cable to provide high-speed Internet access on Africa's Indian Ocean coast went live on Thursday, its operator said.
UK space sector 'to double value'
The value of the space sector to the UK economy is set to double over the next decade, claims a new report.
SKorea fines Qualcomm 208 mln dlrs for unfair trade
South Korea's antitrust watchdog Thursday fined US firm Qualcomm a record 260 billion won (208 million dollars) for violating fair competition rules by abusing its market monopoly.
FDA: Electronic cigarettes contain toxic chemicals
(AP) -- Federal health officials said Wednesday they have found cancer-causing ingredients in electronic cigarettes, despite manufacturers' claims the products are safer than tobacco cigarettes.
Science is now ' bargaining chip'
An all party committee of MPs says that Science has been reduced to a political bargaining chip within government..
Amazon.com in $850M deal for Web shoe store Zappos
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says it is buying Zappos.com Inc., an online shoe store, in a deal worth about $850 million.
A Future in Baseball, Hinging on DNA
Miguel Sano, a Dominican youth considered a top major league prospect, did not object to measures that may become illegal in the United States in November.
Obama: Health-care reform 'central' to economic recovery
U.S. President Barack Obama urged legislators Wednesday to get behind his plan to reform the country's bloated $2.5-trillion health-care system, saying debate over the issue 'is not a game' for...
Vcom3D's iPod translator device is a valuable tool for U.S. soldiers
An Orlando company's translator program for Apple's iPod got its start years ago as a way to teach sign language to students. Today, it helps U.S. soldiers in the war-torn...
Video game group files lawsuit over CTA ad rule
(AP) -- A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for...
New System Makes Online Data Expire
A new system might be able to protect all data we post online, including emails and photos.
Pelosi Says Health Care Overhaul Is Still on Track
The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said the process had slowed due to conservative Democrats’ cost concerns.
Social network for gamers helps friends play
(AP) -- Raptr, a social network targeting gamers, is hoping to make it easier to see what your friends are currently playing on a broad range of platforms such...
Unsung heroes save net from chaos
Volunteer efforts avert disaster when the vulnerable structure of the web is threatened, the TED Global conference hears.
BlackBerry maker: UAE partner's update was spyware
(AP) -- BlackBerry users in the Mideast business centers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi who were directed by their service provider to upgrade their phones were actually installing spy...
Beyond flash -- memories are made of this
(PhysOrg.com) -- The race is on for a successor to the popular 'flash' memory used in portable devices. European researchers think they have found a candidate in novel materials combined...
Another Ratbot, This One with Bigger Whiskers
Encountering a swarm of genuine sewer-dwelling rats would send the average human screaming and jumping up onto the nearest chair, but there's nothing to fear -- and everything to admire -- about the...
Microsoft shutting down Soapbox video service
Microsoft plans to close MSN Soapbox at the end of August, pulling the plug on an online video-sharing service that competed with Google-owned YouTube.
China Loses Dispute over U.S. CDs, DVDs
WTO Rules Beijing Must Ease Sales Restrictions on American Products, Incl. Music, Movies, Software
Videotron strikes roaming deal with Rogers
The company has licences that allow it to sign up wireless customers only in eastern Ontario and the province of Quebec. Under the new deal, those customers will roam on...
Ecuador: US$9 million for training scientists
The Ecuadorian government has increased its number of science fellowships in 2009 by 66 per cent because of the large volume of applications.