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Pope Launches YouTube Channel
The Vatican said that with a new YouTube channel, it hoped to broaden the pope's audience - an estimated 1.4 billion people are online worldwide - while giving the Holy...
Obama's BlackBerry victory raises security questions
U.S. President Barack Obama was able to convince his security staff to let him keep using his BlackBerry handheld device. But what's not clear yet is how the device might...
Yahoo! freezes employee salaries
Yahoo! said it is freezing employee pay as it works to curtail costs and improve the pioneering Internet firm's fortunes.
Africa Analysis: Does Africa need a pan-African university?
Africa needs better universities, but is a pan-African university the way to go, asks Linda Nordling.
Scientists solve 'The Italian Job' cliffhanger
Some of the Britain's brightest minds have resolved one of the country's biggest cinematic cliffhangers: How the robbers could have got away with the gold at the end of "The...
Resolve high despite delayed strike vote: nurses' union
The Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union is delaying a strike vote, although its president insisted Friday that nurses are as resolved as ever to fight for greater wages and benefits.
China closes 1,250 sites in online porn crackdown
(AP) -- China has closed down 1,250 Web sites in its latest crackdown on online pornography but still faces an uphill task in regulating the unwieldy Internet for vulgar...
Forget CDs, it's people powering music in Asia, says JY Park
It's people who power music in Asia, where digital downloads are king and superstars are groomed for global stardom. And a major force behind this movement is South Korean media...
Ian Gibson: Science is the key to economic recovery
Science, innovation and technology will have a critical role to play in our recovery from the current economic crisis.
Widespread interest for the 2nd European CubeSat Workshop
The Second European CubeSat Workshop, organised by the ESA Education Office, was held at the European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands from 20 to 22 January...
Obituary: Robert Furman
In September 1941, Robert Furman, a 26-year-old lieutenant in the US army construction division, was made executive officer in charge of day-to-day operations on the building of a new headquarters...
Obama Team Stumbles Into Tech Time-Warp
If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past.
The Wired White House--A Pictorial Evolution of the POTUS Web Site [Slide Show]
It must have been quite the scene when the crew of our oh-so-techy new president, Barack Obama, reported for their first day of work at the White House to discover...
Power of 10: Magic Number for Wild Dog Packs
What pack size lets wild dogs maximize their hard-won calories?
Dream Jobs for Engineers
Building a solar-powered plane to fly around the world, creating visually stunning effects in Bollywood films, designing smart robots to search for survivors at disaster sites--you wouldn't believe what some...
Google's Q4 profit drops 68% to $382M US
Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit fell to $382 million US, down 68 per cent from the same period a year ago, but still beat analysts' expectations, the company announced Thursday.
Ex-Smokers Have Few Proven Weapons Against Relapse, Weight Gain
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to keep the White House a "smoke-free zone" when he takes office on January 20, despite his admitted struggles with tobacco relapse. For former...
Image Recognition Software Breakthrough
Image recognition is a long-standing challenge in science. But researchers have achieved a breakthrough by developing a powerful image-recognition application with mass-market appeal. There is a bright future for the...
AMD doesn't pare 4Q loss as much as analysts hoped
(AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. cut its fourth-quarter loss, but not as sharply as Wall Street had hoped, as the chip maker absorbed a big charge for the...
How to pick an HDTV for the Super Bowl and beyond
(AP) -- If you haven't yet sprung for a high-definition TV set, the week before the Super Bowl is a good time to make the upgrade. Sports look great...
Spending ourselves healthy
On Jan. 27, we'll see a new federal budget, and with it a promised economic-incentives program that, it is hoped, will provide a much-needed infusion for our somewhat anemic economy....
Honouring chemistry excellence with the Wiley-CST Award for Outstanding Publication
Global publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. announced that two outstanding young Thai chemists have been selected as the recipients of the Wiley-CST Award for Outstanding Publication 2008...
Tax rebates not a quick fix for the economy
(PhysOrg.com) -- If last year's tax rebates are any indication, one-time payments from the government are a weak economic stimulus, say economists at the University of Michigan.
National Research Council astronomer named scientist of the year
Christian Marois of the National Research Council of Canada was named Scientist of the Year 2008 on Wednesday by Radio-Canada, the CBC's French-language service.
Nokia profits slump, cuts industry outlook
Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, reported Thursday a near 69 percent slump in fourth-quarter earnings on falling handset prices and sales, leading it to cut its industry outlook.
Reviewing The Mac When It Was Beyond New
Thousands of reviews later, Larry Magid's still impressed not only by what Apple accomplished 25 years ago, but by what the company has been able to do since.
Top Kitchen Toy? The Cellphone
Mobile phones have become high-tech cooking tools, transforming the kitchen lives of many Americans.
Research in Motion faces record penalty: Globe and Mail
The newspaper reports the question of backdating of options has resurfaced at the high technology company and two executives are under the investigation of the Ontario securities Commission