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Wrapping paper could send UK bus to the moon and back 20 times
If all the UK’s discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more...
Kardashian, iPhone, Census top Canadian web trends in 2011
Year-end lists of the most popular phrases on the biggest websites in 2011 suggest that Canadians were preoccupied with Kim Kardashian, iPhones and the Canadian dollar.
More photos, video being taken with phones
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- More than a quarter of photos and videos are being taken with smartphones, giving point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders a run for their...
United states ranks 20th in holiday spending
Americans typically spend $70 billion more in December than in the average of November and January (the months around December). In a recent National Science Foundation-sponsored interview, Joel Waldfogel, the...
US Internet users not as scam-savvy as they think
US Internet users are continuing to fall for online scams, especially if the promised prize is a chance at a hip new gadget such as a tablet computer, according to...
How Google Wallet Works With Credit Cards
Steve pays painlessly with his phone. But what’s really going as he waves it near the PayPass sensor? How secure is that transaction? And why has Steve bought into this...
Windows Phone an overlooked worthy alternative to Android, iPhone
There are many smartphone users who are not giving Microsoft's Windows Phone the look it deserves. Together Android and iOS hog more than 80 percent of the U.S. market share....
Apple's late boss Steve Jobs to receive Grammy
(AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts.
Cuba to use sugar cane in new electricity plant
Cuba will open its first electricity plant using sugar cane as a biofuel hoping eventually to meet 30 percent of its energy needs from the fuel source, the official Granma...
The defense of Ebenezer
“A Christmas Carol,” the transformative tale by Charles Dickens about the ill-tempered anti-hero Ebenezer Scrooge, is for many an integral part of the literary Christmas canon. Yet few of those familiar with the...
Green Blog: In Internal Canadian Documents, a Warning on Oil Sands
From potential contamination of a river to possible effects on public health, an agency ticked off risks from exploitation of oil sands that the government publicly dismisses.
Top Tech of 2012
IEEE Spectrum previews the technology news of the coming year. In choosing our subjects, we considered mainly the likelihood of their figuring prominently in headlines, not whether the technologies...
Netflix CEO's stock options slashed after bad year
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will pay a $1.5 million penalty for blunders that alienated the video subscription service's customers and pulverized its stock.
Space Christmas: Festive Photos of Cosmic Beauty
See jaw-dropping space photos with a holiday twist in this festive gallery.
Brazil police seek Chevron charge
Brazilian police seek charges against US oil company Chevron and drilling contractor Transocean for an oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Music to go the extra mile
Maybe you haven't been in a dance club since Madonna was in the top 10. But if you need to quicken your heart rate — and your iPod's pulse —...
Scientists Urge Protection of Forage Fish, for Seabirds’ Sake
Allowing stocks of herring, anchovies, krill and other “forage fish” to fall below one-third of their historic peaks may be detrimental to animals higher on the food web.
India says 3G roaming mobile pacts 'illegal'
India's telecom ministry told mobile phone operators on Thursday that they must scrap "illegal" mutual roaming agreements allowing them to provide seamless nationwide 3G services.
AT&T finds big-money lobbying, ads don't always pay off
AT&T Inc. is one of the biggest corporate spenders in the nation's capital. But the rejection of its proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA showed that money can't necessarily...
Benefits Of New EPA Rules Greatly Outweigh Costs, If You Use Pretend Money
What is a paltry $195 billion in real cost versus $1 trillion in potential savings? Fans of 'jobs created or saved' fuzzy economics will love a report by the Joint...
AP Interview: Romney says no to Gingrich debate
BETHLEHEM, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday spurned chief rival Newt Gingrich's challenge for a one-on-one debate in the run up to...
RIM said to have lied about BlackBerry 10 delay
Report says BlackBerry 10 phones are being delayed because RIM doesn't yet have a working product
Puffin found on Montreal street heads home
A puffin found on the streets of downtown Montreal last week is now making the long journey home to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cellphone towers fade into landscape
Faced with providing service for ever more data-hungry cellphones, telecommunications carriers are in a nonstop race costing billions of dollars to boost the capacities of their networks.
With WeVideo, you can edit video in the cloud, then share it
The Internet has long been a great place to express yourself in words. But two of the biggest trends on the Web, cloud computing and social networks, are also making...
Rhapsody passes million US subscriber milestone
(AP) -- Digital music service Rhapsody has passed a million paying subscribers in the U.S.
Let it snow! And five other super-fun Google tricks
Let it snow? Just in time for the holidays, Google has rolled out the latest in a string of neat tricks that you can play with the search engine.
Shareholder report available Dec. 22
The 2011 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR), a subcommittee of the President and Fellows, will be available upon request on Dec. 22. Contact the Office...