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Amazon.com CEO apologizes for Orwell incident
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies of George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" from their e-reader devices.
Video: Longest Eclipse Of The Century
Across Asia, millions of people watched the longest eclipse of the century, which lasted up to six minutes and 39 seconds. The next eclipse this long won't come until 2132....
Hyundai-Kia's 3.28 bln dlr 'green' project plans
South Korea's Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors Wednesday announced plans to invest 4.1 trillion won (3.28 billion dollars) by end-2013 to develop fuel-efficient cars and cut carbon emissions.
South African innovation agency takes shape
South Africa's science minister has named the board members of a new agency that the government hopes will be the saviour of innovation.
Canadian books go into space
Astronaut Robert Thirsk is accompanied in space by two Canadian voices. The engineer has books by B.C.-born writer Kenneth Oppel and Quebec playwright Jean-Rock Gaudreault.
Obama refuses to rule out surtax for health care
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is defending his relentless campaign for a health care bill before Congress's August recess, saying "the default in Washington is inaction and inertia." The...
APOLLO 11 AT 40: Who Owns the Moon?
Forty years after Apollo 11, debate rages over who can control the moon. Meanwhile, the president of the "Galactic Government"—a Nevada entrepreneur—continues to sell lunar real estate.
Colasoft Capsa Provides Comprehensive Network Analysis at Your Fingertips
As computers become more ingrained in the daily operations of most companies, it seems that running into problems occurs more frequently and with greater consequences. When it comes to computer...
Beyond Romary & Armbruster On Institutional Repositories and Open Access
Critique of: Romary, L & Armbruster, C. (2009) Beyond Institutional Repositories. (The following are excerpts from the critique Romary & Armbruster (R&A). Click here for the full text.)
Asia-Pacific computer sales rebound in Q2: report
Personal computer sales in Asia ended two consecutive quarters of contraction to post robust growth in the second quarter of 2009, a report released Monday said.
Environmental groups up in arms over possible budget provisions
In a letter to legislators and the governor, conservationists urge politicians to resist efforts to enable the building of power plants in the Los Angeles Basin, among other topics. ...
AOL tries to recapture that startup feeling
(AP) -- It might seem an odd move for a company that relies on money from advertising. Yet AOL is reducing the number of ads it shows on its...
Software To Unlock The Power Of Grids
A huge amount of computing power sits idle most of the time, and new technologies enabling the sharing of resources aim to capitalise on that. Now European researchers have developed...
Feature: Turning the tide on farm productivity in Africa - an agroforestry solution
A collaborative project of environmentally aware farming, already practiced in Malawi and Zambia, is set to improve agricultural practices in other African countries.
Where were you when Apollo 11 landed? Not born yet
(AP) -- Most Americans have never known a world where man hasn't been to the moon. It used to be a given that people knew where they were when...
South Korea deploys cloned drug-sniffing dogs
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea has put cloned dogs on patrol to sniff out drugs at customs. Six genetic duplicates of a single Labrador...
Toshiba launches Blu-ray after DVD setback: report
Japan's Toshiba Corp. will enter the Blu-ray DVD market, more than a year after it gave up on its own next-generation format that failed to gain industry support, a report...
Swedish hi-tech 'snake' blazes trail to safer firefighting
Firefighting, arguably one of the world's most dangerous jobs, is about to get a lot safer thanks to a revolutionary technique developed in Sweden.
Food still expensive for poor
Despite a sharp decline in international prices, food remains extremely expensive in developing countries, figures have revealed.
Rolling and roaming in New Zealand by camper van
On the Pacific nation's South Island, every day is an adventure. Travel by camper van can make the experience still more up-close and personal. My husband, Nolan, and I had pulled in next...
Children and scientists search for ant
BOULDER CITY, Nev., July 19 (UPI) -- Scientists and children near Boulder City, Nev., have joined the search for the Charleston Ant, not seen for 55 years, the U.S....
New Pirate Bay to be based on give-and-take models
(AP) -- One of the world's largest filesharing Web sites, The Pirate Bay, is going legal through a series of give-and-take payment models that in some cases may even...
California sprouts 'green rush' from marijuana
(AP) -- A drug deal plays out, California-style: A conservatively dressed courier drives a company-leased Smart Car to an apartment on a weekday afternoon. Erick Alvaro hands over a...
Big tech earnings week will reveal economic trends
(AP) -- The technology sector is often talked about as if it were a unified front, an easy-to-define monolith. People say technology stocks rose or technology stocks fell. Tech...
Lets just get out of here..
Sometimes its easier to smash what exists and start from scratch than to try to fix every socio-economical problem. So, to heck with it, instead of saving the Earth,...
National Briefing | South: Georgia: Judge Rules Against Atlanta in Water Dispute
A federal judge ruled against Georgia in the state’s water dispute with Alabama and Florida, deciding that Atlanta must stop withdrawing water from a massive federal reservoir within three years...
The Next Giant Leap for Man
During 40th Anniversary of the Moonwalk, Agency Looks Ahead to Future Expeditions
Verizon offers small carriers fresher handsets
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is offering small cellular carriers a chance to get new phone models faster.