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Taiwan's Asustek, Acer launch low-priced mini laptops
Two major Taiwan computer sellers launched low-priced mini laptops at Asia's biggest computer show on Tuesday, both forecasting the shipment of millions of units this year.
Look Before You Leap: New Study Examines Self-control
Reckless decision-making can lead to dire consequences when it comes to food, credit cards, or savings. What's the key to making good decisions? A new study outlines a novel method...
China tries to curb addiction to plastic bags
China joined a small group of nations Sunday in restricting the use of plastic bags, but there are doubts the rule would be effective in a country that consumes one...
Canada Launches Facebook Privacy Probe
The popular social networking site is under investigation by Canada's federal privacy commissioner after four law students complain it violates Canadian privacy law.
Jamaica to launch agricultural technology centre
Jamaica will open a research centre of excellence to combat the food crisis and boost agricultural production in the Caribbean region.
Kenya's Poor Hungry in the Midst of Plenty
Shelves are still stocked in Kenya's stores and stalls, but even staple food items are too expensive for the country's most needy. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News...
Shaky Start for New Quake Alert System in Japan
Recent failures in a high-profile project designed to give people up to two minutes' warning has critics concerned that the public will start to distrust and ultimately ignore alerts.
Thousands gather to protest Heathrow expansion
Thousands of people gathered Saturday for a protest against plans to expand London's Heathrow airport with a third runway and sixth terminal, police and organisers said.
Internet congestion a reality, Bell says
Canada's largest internet service provider has told the CRTC its traffic-shaping policies are necessary to prevent service disruption for 700,000 customers.
AP Impact: Hurricane season outlooks of little use
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow deep in the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts...
Toyota's Crown Hybrid Lets You See in the Dark
Considering that nighttime driving is often the most dangerous, the new Toyota Crown Hybrid could help make the roads safer by giving drivers a kind of nocturnal vision.
Joanna Collicutt : Face to faith
Darwin's epiphany was like the kind of enlightenment that leads to faith, says Joanna Collicutt
iPhone market share at 19 percent in 1Q, IDC says
(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a new model of which is widely expected this summer, took 19.2 percent of the U.S. market for "smart" phones in the first quarter...
Publisher offers 5,000 more books for Kindle
(AP) -- Amazon.com said Friday that publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. will make 5,000 more books available for the Amazon Kindle wireless reader, bumping to 125,000 the number of...
DNA Computer Puts Microbes to Work as Number Crunchers [News]
It's not your normal, electronic silicon-based machine, but scientists have made a computer from a small, circular piece of DNA, then inserted it into a living bacterial cell and unleashed...
Hurricane Experts at Florida State University
From prediction to recovery, Florida State University's experts are among the best in the nation when it comes to the study of hurricanes and their impact on people and property....
Summer Brings Thunderstorms And People With Joint Pain Can Forecast Them, Science Backs It Up
The summer brings many thunderstorms to the east coast of the United States, and one of the nation's leading joint specialists says you should believe your grandmother, friend or co-worker...
St. John's pathologist withdraws resignation
A St. John's pathologist who resigned last month said Friday he has decided to stay, after the provincial government announced salary increases for pathologists and following a meeting with Premier...
CRTC modifies decision on telecoms consumer agency
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Friday altered its decision granting conditional approval to the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services Inc., a new consumer agency established by...
Advil or Excedrin? New model helps predict product choices
In today's world, consumers face a dizzying array of product choices. Most often, there's not just one ideal product; it depends on the individual and the context. A beer might...
All Bets Are Off: Office Pools Lead to Unhappiness
Office pools for the NCAA basketball tournament or Oscar contests are fun, right? Not according to the Journal of Consumer Research. read more
Taking computer chat to a whole new level
Natural spoken dialogue technology has long been a dream for many. Advances by European researchers are making this a reality. The results of their work could soon be used to...
Reporting from science conferences
Conferences can provide good news stories if you plan ahead, do your research, and mingle with the delegates, says K. S. Jayaraman.
University Director's Project Earns ENERGY GLOBE Award
An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) administrator's novel scheme for replenishing forests in the Republic of Armenia while simultaneously fighting poverty in the former Soviet Union, is one of the...
Nurses' union opposes moving staff between hospitals
The P.E.I nurses union says it's against a provincial plan to move nursing staff between Island hospitals in order to fill a staffing shortage.
Police find stolen computer device containing health records
New Glasgow police say they've recovered a computer memory stick containing the personal information of 150 people who used mental-health services in Pictou County.
Ecosystem destruction costing hundreds of billions a year
The steeply accelerating decline of the natural world is already costing hundreds of billions of pounds a year, say leading economists
Schools eyeing virtual campuses
An Internet fantasy universe teeming with faux worlds devoted to socializing and video games is expanding to include virtual classrooms and universities.