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Security haunts Nigeria's oil sector
ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Militant attacks on a Nigerian oil pipeline operated by Chevron add to mounting security and political concerns in the troubled African nation.
Argumentative agents for online deal-making
Software agents that play devil’s advocate and quarrel with each other may not sound like something you would want in your computer. But, say a team of researchers, argumentative agents...
BlackBerry presents PowerPoint for 'road warriors'
Research In Motion (RIM) has rolled out a BlackBerry Presenter that business "road warriors" can use to give PowerPoint presentations from the Canadian company's popular smartphones.
Study: Walmart Does Not Boost Employment or Retail Sales
(PhysOrg.com) -- The opening of a Walmart store in Chicago's Austin neighborhood in 2006 has not increased retail activity or employment opportunities, according to a study by researchers at the...
Is Net Neutrality In Trouble?
Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes: Comments By Obama officials at CES Suggest Fading Enthusiasm for Controversial FCC Rules
Japan's Interest In "Green Autos" Grows
Trend Spotters Say This Is More Than Knee-Jerk Reaction To Gas Price Fluctuations
APL Scientist Readies for Space Training
On Jan. 12-13, Applied Physics Lab researcher Charles Hibbitts and 11 other scientists will meet at the National AeroSpace Training and Research Center, where they'll learn to work and conduct...
SAMSUNG Sets New Standards, Breaks Boundaries with Latest Lineup of Blu-ray Players
Samsung Electronics today unveiled its 2010 lineup of Blu-ray players, reaching new frontiers in delivering quality HD home entertainment. Standing out among the four-player lineup is the winner of the...
This Week in the Future, January 4-8, 2010
Leave a comment to win this illustration on a t-shirt! Cell phone exposure reverses Alzheimer's in mice, synthetic bones are as good as the real thing, synthetic alcohol is better than the...
AMD Unveils Mobile Graphics with DirectX 11 Gaming Support for Notebooks
AMD today introduced its lineup of next-generation DirectX 11-capable ATI Mobility Radeon Premium graphics, including ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics, the highest performance graphics for notebooks in the world.
Intuit app lets iPhones prepare US tax returns
Just in time for the dreaded US tax season, financial software powerhouse Intuit is releasing an application that lets iPhones prepare returns.
DOCOMO Develops 8-Band Power Amplifier for Mobile Phones
NTT DOCOMO announced today that it has developed a prototype multi-band power amplifier that accommodates eight frequency bands between 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz, paving the way for lightweight, all-in-one...
Panasonic Develops World's Largest 152-Inch Full HD 3D Plasma Display
Panasonic Corporation has developed the world's largest 152-inch 4K x 2K definition Full HD 3D plasma display. The display features a revolutionary new plasma diaplay panel (PDP) Panasonic developed with...
Panasonic to expand solar cell, 3-D TV production
Panasonic Corp. said on Friday it aims to be Japan's top maker of solar cells within about three years as part of an increased focus on environmental technology.
Google wants to buy, sell electricity in US
Internet search giant Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States, a further expansion of its operations aimed at boosting renewable energy.
LED TVs spark trimethylgallium price rise
TVs backlit by LEDs have caused the first price rise for trimethylgallium in industry players' memories
Selected Events at the Joint Mathematics Meetings
Providence, RI: Approximately 6000 mathematicians will attend the annual meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco,...
Supercomputer offers MATLAB capability
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Cornell Center for Advanced computing has deployed A 512-core parallel cluster running the scientific language MATLAB as an experimental resource on the TeraGrid.
San Leon in joint Iraqi venture
DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Oil and gas exploration company San Leon said it entered into a joint venture with Iraq's Al Meinaa Oil Services Ltd. to evaluate...
Powerful Chips Aimed at Providing Massive Data for 3D TVs and Smart Phones
LAS VEGAS--As tech vendors unleashed a barrage of 3D HD TVs, smarter smart phones and home energy management systems on the public this week here at the Consumer Electronics...
Spain approves internet anti-piracy plan
Spain's cabinet has approved an internet anti-piracy plan under which websites offering illegal entertainment downloads will face being shut down under a fast-track judicial process.
Biogen Idec's CEO To Retire
Biotechnology: James Mullen will leave as the company grapples with a stagnant pipeline.
Samsung Adds WI-FI Connectivity TO S-Series Camcorders
Samsung Electronics today introduced its new S-Series of full HD digital camcorders, the world`s first to include built-in Wi-Fi and DLNA connectivity.
Researchers develop new method of quantitative art authentication
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researchers Daniel Graham, James M. Hughes, and Dan Rockmore are combining their expertise in brain science, computer science, and mathematics to analyze a series of drawings from...
Property tax increases drive few elderly to move out of their homes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Few elderly homeowners are forced to move from their homes because of property tax increases, according to a new study from a University of Wisconsin-Madison public affairs researcher...
New Smog Rules not Just for Big Cities
EPA Guidelines on Air Quality Would Force More Rural States to Clamp Down on Emissions from Industry, Cars
Search engines that learn from searchers
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research aims to create search-engine software that can learn from users by noticing which links they click and how they reformulate their queries when the first results...
Online shopping revolution?
The battle for the shrinking American budget is moving online this year with a vengeance.