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Wind backs off targeting Rogers
Wind Mobile has backed off targeting Rogers with a promotion that seeks to lure its customers specifically, with Bell and Telus now included in the deal.
Offshore oil industry sighs with BP relief
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The offshore oil industry with the capping of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has finally found a solution to control underwater spills, an...
Video: iPhone 4 Recall?
Sony launches a line of HD camcorders with interchangeable lenses, Google creates a site to help you get your fiber, and Apple plans a Friday event to discuss the iPhone...
Car Buyer Scams Spreading on Internet
Susan Koeppen Offers Tips on How to Avoid Being Taken for Ride
EU OK with Google-Dutch Library deal
(AP) -- The European Commission said Thursday it does not object to Google digitizing 160,000 books in the archives of the National Library of the Netherlands if they will...
New York Revs Up for Plug-Ins
New York City has just unveiled the first of about 100 electric vehicle charging stations to be installed under a broad national program that aims to have nine metropolitan regions...
Video: Consumer Reports: Can't Recommend iPhone 4
Harry Smith talks to Paul Reynolds, Electronics Editor for Consumer Reports about the magazine's review of the iPhone 4.
Global PC shipments jump 22 percent
(AP) -- Market research group IDC says worldwide shipments of personal computers climbed 22.4 percent in the second quarter.
Access key theme in digital strategy comments
Easy access to publicly funded research and equitable access to the internet itself are key to a prosperous digital economy, say many of those who took part in recent federal...
U.S. Open to Ideas for Limiting Space Weapons
The United States will now consider proposals to prevent an arms race in space, according to the new U.S. space policy.
Skin Deep: More Pressure on Organic Claims for Health and Beauty Products
Whole Foods will stop selling those that say “organic”but aren’t certified.
Some Fresh Express salads recalled
Canadians should not eat some Romaine-based lettuce products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
No cellphone safe while driving: researcher
The ban on the use of hand-held cellphones in vehicles in Manitoba fails to tackle the real issue, says one researcher.
Consumers under-predict learning curve following initial experience with product
A new study found that consumers often quit using products that would be beneficial for them in the long run because they experience a short period of pessimism during their...
Yamaha unveils zero-emission electric motor scooter
Japan's Yamaha Motor unveiled on Wednesday a zero-emission electric motor scooter for city use that it said could travel five times farther than a gasoline model for the same cost.
Smart security could combat counterfeit medicines
Pharmaceutical companies are teaming up with researchers to develop a variety of techniques to detect counterfeit drugs.
Medical fax rules changed by N.W.T.
The Northwest Territories government has announced new guidelines for faxing out confidential medical information, after patient files were mistakenly sent to the CBC four times in the past two months.
ASML bounces back to Q2 profit on strong sales
(AP) -- ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers like Intel and Samsung, said Wednesday it bounced back to a profit in the second quarter due...
U of M study finds fast food chains have significantly decreased trans fats in cooking oils
MINNEAPOLIS / SAINT PAUL (July 14, 2010) — Five major fast food chains have significantly decreased trans fats in the oils they use to cook food, according to new...
Stock market model first to reproduce main properties of the real market
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early '90s, researchers have been developing simulations of financial markets with the goal to better understand market dynamics. While their models have improved since then to...
World view: ERA of austerity
The economic crisis is a setback to the European Research Area, warns Colin Macilwain — and the research community is ill-placed to respond.
Drought-tolerance: a learning challenge for poor farmers
Drought-tolerant crops could improve food security — if researchers take downstream adoption challenges seriously, says Travis Lybbert.
First Argentinean study on epidemiology, costs and burden of osteoporosis published
A comprehensive Argentinean epidemiological study reveals the staggering costs of osteoporosis in the country. The key findings of the article published in April 2010 in the scientific journal...
Poland faces legal action over flood plans
BRUSSELS, July 14 (UPI) -- The European Commission may refer Poland to the European courts if it doesn't comply with environmental legislation on flood management, the bloc said. ...
China plans to approve Nokia's web mapping service
China plans to give mobile phone giant Nokia a licence to offer online mapping services, making it the first foreign firm to be approved since new rules were unveiled in...
New project enables mobile phone use in areas with no reception
(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian scientists have invented software that enables mobile (cell) phones to work in remote areas where there is no conventional coverage and in locations where the infrastructure has...
Sanyo launches first rice bread cooker
Japan's consumer electronics maker Sanyo has launched the world's first cooker that can turn rice grains into bread -- an innovation that it hopes will be a hit across Asia.
S.Korean mobile carrier to allow Internet calls
South Korea's top mobile phone carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it would allow subscribers to make Internet calls over its cellular network.