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Microsoft moving Office online in duel with Google
Microsoft on Monday said that the 2010 version of its popular Office software will feature online collaboration as the technology giant duels "in the cloud" with Internet titan Google.
Science (or the appearance of it) sells anti-aging products
Anyone who has ever gone to the beauty counter knows the marketplace is crowded. But 10-syllable words, complicated chemical descriptions, clinical studies and laboratory-based phrases can prove an intoxicating, hard-to-resist...
If red wine's good, are resveratrol pills even better?
Such is the thinking, though not the proof. Resveratrol supplements are a prime example of how hope, buzz and profit can distort science. In August 2003, when scientists first revealed the life-extending powers of...
Feature: Missing link in seed development
Scientists from La Trobe University are conducting research to improve the nutritional value of oilseed products and the seed quality and germination of grain crops.
Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers?
(AP) -- To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced driver's...
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective:...
Sound Imaging: Clever Acoustics Help Blind People See The World
Video from portable cameras is analyzed to calculate the distance of obstacles and predict the movements of people and cars. This information is then transformed and relayed to a blind...
People paid for supplying power
People that contribute electricity to the National Grid are to receive payments under a new UK government scheme.
G8 pledges $US20 billion for agriculture
The G8 countries have pledged to rejuvenate agriculture in the developing world, including a boost for research and its dissemination.
Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US
US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.
Disillusioned Environmentalists Turn on Obama as Compromiser
Compromises made to win passage of a climate-change bill have infuriated and disappointed environmental activists.
Youth in a jar? Probably not, but we buy it anyway
Whether women's anti-aging products actually work is almost beside the point. ...
Video: Hi-Tech Drones Aid Terror Hunt
A new online video reveals alarm and concern from Al Qaeda leaders over unmanned missile drones launched by the CIA to strike against suspected terrorists. David Martin reports from the...
AP proposes new article formatting for the Web
(AP) -- The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web...
Rosetta Stone sues Google over trademark
Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.
General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay
(AP) -- As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering...
Bolivia debuts science foundation
Bolivia has established a new science foundation that aims to link universities, private companies and the government.
French paper goes global, risks ridicule with translation
A leading French business newspaper is launching a multi-lingual version of its website using automatic translation, dispensing with journalists but producing often comic results.
Biofuel Fraud Case Could Leave The EPA Running On Fumes
Grassoline it ain't. After a jury ordered a leading cellulosic biofuel company to pony up millions for defrauding investors, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will likely come in 60 million gallons shy of...
Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users
(AP) -- Antivirus software cuts two ways. It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious. That sends a computer into...
Win tickets to a BFI screening of Moonwalk One and DVDs
Enter our competition to win tickets for the first public screening of a director's cut of the classic film documenting Apollo 11
London 2012 replaces sponsor Nortel with Cisco
(AP) -- London Olympic officials on Friday replaced bankrupt Canadian technology sponsor Nortel Networks with Cisco for the 2012 Games, a move that will cost organizers $19.4 million in...
Power.com sues Facebook over access to users data
(AP) -- A small Web company is handing the world's biggest online hangout a counterpunch.
Russian Energy Firm Presses Forward With World's First Floating Nuclear Power Plant
It's one of those ideas that just sounds wrong: a barge-like floating nuclear plant in the middle of the ocean. But despite its somewhat unconventional approach, a Russian firm we first reported on...
Patient Money: Sleeping with the Enemy (Bed Bugs)
Bed bugs, once associated with fleabag hotels and destitute surroundings, have moved in recent years to nicer accommodations. Find out how to get them out of yours.
European Research Must Focus On The Grand Challenges, Experts Urge
For two days, 350 researchers, research funders, business people and politicians have been gathered to discuss the future development of European research. The Conference participants have agreed on a document...
Taiwan's hopes for a biotech revolution
The president of the country's top research institute on growing the knowledge economy.
Students tackle world's woes at Microsoft Imagine Cup
Hundreds of thousands of college students from around the world vied in a Microsoft challenge to find ways that technology can help achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.