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Competitor points to BP-driller relationship
(AP) -- The first public hearing by a presidential oil spill panel Monday zeroed in on the relationship between BP and the company it hired to drill the now...
Google licence renewed, China confirms
China confirmed Sunday it had renewed Google's licence to operate after a months-long standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company had pledged it wouldn't provide "lawbreaking content."
Backup eyes track targets
Jumping spiders have incredible vision, a new study found – they can still stalk difficult targets with their biggest eyes blindfolded.
Medicare policy may account for growing length of hospice stays in nursing homes
Researchers at Brown University have found that the length of an average Medicare-certified hospice stay in a nursing home has doubled during the last 10 years...
DNA patent ruling hinders Monsanto
Lawyers debate a European court decision on patents involving genetic material.
China Group: Facebook Used to Sow Unrest
Beijing-Backed Think Tank Accuses West of Using Social Networks To Sow Unrest
Mathematical formula predicts clear favourite for the FIFA World Cup
A sophisticated new analysis of team tactics predicts a Spanish win in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final and also shows why England were beaten by Germany. Mathematicians and football supporters...
Smartphone suit targets Apple, Google, Microsoft
The patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry said Friday it has sued six other makers of phones and phone...
Google to resume taking 'Street View' photos next week
Google's "Street View" cars will return to the road next week but all wireless scanning equipment has been removed after a controversy over the collection of private information.
Farmers to get rice-growing advice via text messages
Farmers in the "texting capital" of the world -the Philippines -will soon have nutrient management advice tailored specifically to their rice crops delivered to their mobile phones.
From the archive, 9 July 1974: Rationing starts as sugar shortage looms
Originally published in the Guardian on 9 July 1974Britain is facing a shortage of sugar because of the serious reduction in sugar cane imports from the Caribbean. So far this year there...
Disparities in Recall Disclosure
How much information should be made available to consumers and investors about the recall of a product, whether it's a drug or a car?
IFT Media Update July 2010
The following news briefs are from the Institute of Food Technologists(r) (IFT(r)), a nonprofit scientific society with members working in food science, food technology, and related professions in industry, academia,...
New Ontario 'eco fees' not a tax: minister
A new fee that is being applied to the price of some products that require special disposal is not a tax, says Ontario's environment minister.
Michigan protests tar sands oil
DETROIT, July 9 (UPI) -- A pipeline carrying oil from tar sands in Canada to markets in the United States is an environmentally risky project, protesters in Michigan said. ...
Fla. gov. wants permanent ban on drilling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- There is a moral duty to protect the Florida coast from the potential damage from offshore oil drilling, the Florida governor said. ...
Study: Consumers, Marketers Differ on Electronic Privacy
A new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that consumers and marketers have different expectations for privacy boundaries when new technology is used, and consumers most...
Chatr will kill new wireless entrants: Bitove
The head of Mobilicity says new competition in Canada's wireless telecom industry could be destroyed by the new Chatr brand from Rogers.
Japan's DoCoMo plans new app platform for phones
Japan's number one mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo has said it will add a new application platform to its "i-mode" handsets this year as it tries to catch up with...
iPhone Game Players Jump for Doodle Jump
Brainchild of Croatian Immigrants Might be Apple's Most Famous App
Japan's Fujitsu sets sights on cloud computing
Japan's Fujitsu said Friday it aimed to generate 1.5 trillion yen (17 billion dollars) in revenue from its global cloud computing business by March 2016, making it a cornerstone of...
Yahoo farms out for-sale home listings to Zillow
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is turning over its listings of homes for sale and other local real estate advertising to an online specialist in the field, Zillow.com.
Recall of Pills Fails to Give Number of Bottles
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, expanded a recall of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl on Thursday, but did not follow a customary practice.
Goal for High School Smoking Is Unmet
A report calls for a resurgence of antismoking advertising to counter a marketing campaign by the tobacco industry.
Willetts: 'Science aids economy'
The UK's science minister David Willetts is to say that there is a rational economic case for Britain to have a strong research base.
$10 is the 'magic' digital-media figure
The digital-media business has a new mascot: Alexander Hamilton, the treasury secretary on the $10 bill. Hamilton sorted out the nation's financial policies during its chaotic early days.
Easy-access Android spreads more quickly than iPhone
When Beth Mezias lost her software job at Adobe in a downsizing at the end of 2008, she surrendered her employer-issued iPhone and bought an Android phone instead. "And," she...
Extra-large smart-phone screens don't always give best results
You've seen super-sized houses, super-sized cars, super-sized televisions and, of course, super-sized meals. Now come super-sized smart phones.