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Cable ads attacking Verizon confuse consumers
(AP) -- Avery Axel was annoyed with his cable company, Comcast, and was considering switching to Verizon's new FiOS fiber-optic TV and Internet service.
VIDEO: Robot Wars: Japan vs. S. Korea
Four leading Japanese robotic companies have joined forces to outcompete South Korea, which recently announced legislation to develop more robots for common household use.
Hurdles seen blocking potential of mobile phone TV
Television viewed on mobile phone handsets could be a huge revenue generator for the telecoms sector but significant hurdles stand in the way, industry players and analysts said Thursday.
FDA warns against fake cancer cures
WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is cracking down on the sale of products that fraudulently claim to prevent or cure...
First digital music made in Manchester
Computer scientists and engineers at The University of Manchester took part in the first ever recording of digital music in the early 1950s, it has been revealed.
Copernicus Book Shines At Auction
A first edition of the Nicolaus Copernicus book that puts forth the theory that the sun - not the earth - is at the center of the universe has fetched...
Great apes plan ahead
Apes can plan for their future needs just as we humans can – by using self-control and imagining future events. read more
High hopes: VCs betting LinkedIn worth $1 billion
(AP) -- Four venture capital firms are betting Internet startup LinkedIn Corp. is worth $1 billion, highlighting the lofty hopes riding on online services that connect people with their...
Apple, AT&T settle lawsuit over iPhone feature
(AP) -- Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. have settled claims that the iPhone's "visual voicemail" technology infringed patents held by Klausner Technologies Inc., a New York-based patent holding company...
Help the poor lift yields to fight food price rises
Small farmers could beat increasing prices in food and fertiliser by producing more of their own crops at lower cost, argues William Dar.
Austin the snail who promises to deliver e-mail... just don't hold your breath
Three snails are equipped with electronics to allow them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to a website.
FDA approves Cymbalta for Fibromyalgia
INDIANAPOLIS, June 18 (UPI) -- Eli Lilly and Co. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved duloxetine HCl, marketed under the name Cymbalta, for fibromyalgia.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center joins forces with Google Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is expanding options for users of its secure PatientSite portal by joining forces with Google to offer a new way to safely exchange medical...
Focus Attention Upon Distributors Of Human Growth Hormone, Scientists Urge
A great deal of attention has been paid to the use of growth hormone by elite athletes and a few vocal entertainers. But underlying this tip of the iceberg is...
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Internet advertising dips slightly to $5.8B in 1Q
(AP) -- Internet advertising revenue dipped slightly in the first quarter to about $5.8 billion, ending a streak of 13 quarters of consecutive quarterly growth.
Quebec to spend $80M on improving nurses' working conditions
The Quebec government will spend $80 million on measures aimed at offsetting a chronic shortage of nurses in the provinces, Health Minister Philippe Couillard announced Tuesday.
Rogers, Telus criticize consumer complaints agency
Canada's telecommunications consumer complaints agency came under fire from some of the country's largest telecom companies on Tuesday.
Software's Dirty Little Secret [News]
Most people surf the Web, gab on their cell phones, and stop for cash at an automated teller machine (ATM) with nary a thought of how they're able to accomplish...
Future Shop stores to test used video game swap
Best Buy Canada is testing the sale of used video games in some of its Future Shop stores in Calgary, in what the company said is a prelude to a...
Investors to run Philadelphia's shuttered Wi-Fi
(AP) -- Local investors are taking over Philadelphia's wireless Internet network and plan to offer access free to individuals and for a fee to area businesses.
Latrines trounce toilets
While Americans may consider flush-and-forget-it indoor plumbing to be the pinnacle of sanitary science, the lowly latrine could be a far better solution for many parts of the developing world,...
Oh Baby! First photograph of early modern computer
Here is the first known photograph of the great grandfather of modern digital computers - but you couldn`t use it on the train or take it jogging with you.
Decline in cigarette smoking offset by increase in cigars, snuff
While trends in cigarette smoking and sales have declined in the U.S. for the past decade, sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have been on the rise. read more
San Diego Region's First Science Festival to be Launched March 2009
Over 250 free events scheduled for the public at UC San Diego, Salk Institute, Burnham Institute, The Scripps Research Institute and other venues throughout San Diego County.
Fund aims to make rainforest worth more living than cut down
A multimillion-dollar fund launched in Britain on Tuesday will help preserve the Congo Basin by paying for projects that make the world's second largest rainforest worth more as a living...
Canada 'laggard' in communications: University of Waterloo president
Canada has squandered its global lead in telecommunications, says University of Waterloo president David Johnston.
Lower costs drawing users to mobile Internet: industry
Lower costs are drawing more and more users to access the Internet via their mobiles, and opening up opportunities for advertisers, industry players said Tuesday.