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New Hearing Aid Technology Passes The Restaurant Noise Test
The sound of a noisy Chicago restaurant during the breakfast rush -- the clang of plates and silverware and the clamor of many voices -- was the crucial test of...
Decadent, Convenient Banana Dessert Débuted At Food Expo
Who doesn't like a banana split? Fresh fruit, three flavors of ice cream and chocolate syrup. Yum. That vision was the subjective basis for a new product developed by a...
NDP candidate to make copyright a byelection issue in Guelph, Ont.
NDP candidate Tom King pledged Friday to make the federal government's copyright reform bill an election issue in the upcoming byelection in Guelph, Ont.
Gadget lovers flip for iPhone 3G but glitches mar release
Gadget lovers around the world on Friday crammed into stores to buy the latest super-fast iPhone G3 only to find activating the coveted devices was hit-or-miss due to Apple computer...
AMD slashes $880M from value of division
(AP) -- Struggling to climb back to profitability, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. suffered another setback Friday when the chip maker disclosed that two businesses it acquired in a pricey...
Car Sharing Skyrockets as Gas Prices Soar
Car-sharing companies see record growth as gas prices rise.
Ghana, Tanzania to benefit from new UK funding scheme
A UK-based trust will provide over US$6 million of funding for research projects based in Ghana and Tanzania.
Mexico tax exemption scheme garners criticism
A Mexican tax exemption scheme, designed for companies investing in R&D has met with criticism for benefitting nonscientific companies.
Capitol Hill's Nerd in Chief
Representative Rush Holt of New Jersey has served in Congress for a decade, but he’s not your average politico. The physicist is a five-time Jeopardy champion, an inventor of a...
EU to rule on roaming price caps for mobile data
(AP) -- European regulators are nearing a decision on whether to impose price caps on text messaging and mobile Internet use while traveling.
Beyond 3G, communications services of the future
(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe's telecommunications industry became the world leader in the 1990s. Now European researchers are working to maintain that lead by developing an innovative services platform for 'Beyond 3G'...
Reading, Math Scores Up For 4th And 8th Graders, Federal Report Shows
The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and mathematics than they did during their last national assessment, according to the federal government's latest annual statistical report on...
'Social tonics' contain unauthorized drugs, Health Canada warns
Health Canada is urging consumers not to use products sold as social tonics by the company Purepillz, saying they contain unauthorized drugs.
Second iPhone Struts Its Stuff
Worldwide, nation-by-nation, the upgraded device was being rolled out, and generating buzz. CBS News Science and Technology Correspondent Daniel Sieberg took a look.
Quebec court orders popular downloading website to shut down
Quebec Superior Court has ordered the permanent shutdown of a popular peer-to-peer downloading website where members exchanged music, TV episodes and films.
New pharma ethics rules eliminate gifts and meals
(AP) -- Drug company sales representatives will have to stop doling out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor's offices. But they can still...
I Hear Ya: Bush Signs Expanded Wiretap Power Into Law [News]
President Bush signed a bill into law Thursday that broadens the government's surveillance power. The move came just a day after the Senate passed the legislation, by a 69-to-28 margin,...
'Fuel For Thought' On Transport Sector Challenges
A report on how Australia can best respond to the environmental and economic challenges arising from its dependence on fossil fuels for transport has just been released.
Sony says to put virtual ads in PlayStation 3 games
Sony announced Friday that it will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console.
An American life worth less today
(AP) -- It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. The "value...
FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules
(AP) -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers...
Ways consumers can safeguard personal data on Web
(AP) -- Your privacy protections may disappear with a court order or subpoena, but there are steps that privacy activists suggest you take to reduce your exposure:
India's Infosys beats expectations with 20.7 percent profit growth
Indian software giant Infosys Technologies reported a forecast-beating first quarter net profit jump of 20.7 percent Friday, soothing some concerns about the impact of a global economic slowdown.
Gadget brings back Berlin Wall for tourists
Visitors to the German capital disappointed to find little of the Berlin Wall left can now have it reappear before their eyes with a gadget offering a self-guided tour.
The blackbird which imitates ambulance sirens
The talented bird in Weston-super-Mare can mimick sirens, mobile phones and even car alarms
Health ministers stunned by embryo bill delay
'Flagship' government bill allowing research using animal-human hybrid embryos is withdrawn
Dow Bids $19 Billion For Rohm And Haas
Dows latest move would create the world's largest specialties and advanced materials company
Bluffing could be common in prediction markets, study shows
A new mathematical model by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests that bluffing in prediction markets is a profitable strategy more often than previously thought.