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Consumer Electronics Show goes spry-tech
High-tech gadgets aimed at older people are becoming more mainstream. This year, a section of the floor at the massive International Consumer Electronics Show featured products and services aimed at...
MySpace brings online social networking to TV sets
MySpace has expanded its popular online social-networking service from computers to television sets with technological help from chip maker Intel and Internet pioneer Yahoo!
Interpretation time for screening digital mammograms: Is it efficient?
Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms, according to a study performed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston, Texas...
Changes to the iTunes Store
Apple announced several changes to the iTunes(R) Store (www.itunes.com). Beginning 6 January, all four major music labels - Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with...
Hormone important in recognising familiar faces
Oxytocin, a hormone involved in child-birth and breast-feeding, helps people recognise familiar faces, according to new research in the 7 January issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Study participants who...
2007 spending on prescription drugs slows
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Spending on prescription drugs in 2007 showed the smallest increase in 40-plus years, driven by low-cost drugs and prescriptions, the U.S. government said.
The doctor is in -- virtually
BOSTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The e-version of a house call will be introduced in Hawaii Jan. 15, said America Well, a Web service linking patients face-to-face with...
Intel May Be Facing Competition in the Netbook Processor Arena
(PhysOrg.com) -- Right now Intel dominates the netbook market with its Atom processors which can be found in netbooks costing around $299. This may all change with the introduction of...
Sales numbers point to video game makers weathering economic storm
Microsoft Corp. said a strong 2008 pushed sales of its XBox 360 console to 28 million units worldwide, the latest number suggesting the video game industry may have fared better...
WowWee Rovio WiFi Webcam A Consumer Wunderkind
WowWee introduces the first consumer WiFi roving Webcam for being there without having to go there. The WowWee Rovio is PC/Mac compatible and measures approximately 13.5-inches x 12-inches x...
Sandisk Launches Next-Generation Solid-State Drives for Netbooks
SanDisk Corporation today unveiled its next-generation of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSD) to support the evolving needs of designers, manufacturers and users in the exploding netbook market - SanDisk pSSD....
Motorola Unveils Mobile Phone Made Using Recycled Bottle Plastics and New 3G Touch Tablet with Customizable Home Screen
Today Motorola, Inc. announced two new mobile devices that will make social responsibility and social connectivity even more accessible to people everywhere. MOTO W233 Renew is the world's first mobile...
AMD Delivers New Platform for Ultrathin Notebooks
AMD today announced the availability of the AMD platform for ultrathin notebooks, enabling exceedingly thin and light OEM designs with rich entertainment capabilities at an affordable price. Previously codenamed "Yukon,"...
Malaysia mulls 'cyber court' to handle Internet crimes
Malaysia is considering establishing a "cyber court" to deal with the increasing number of crimes related to the Internet and blogging, a report said Tuesday.
Popular and respected cell transplantation journal goes 'open-access'
Cell Transplantation - The Regenerative Medicine Journal, the number two journal ranked by impact factor in the field of transplantation, has become an "open access" journal from the 1st January...
Kanata woos federal departments to fill high-tech void
Officials in Kanata want to fill empty space in their former high-tech hives with thousands of federal bureaucrats.
Atheist bus campaign spreads the word of no God nationwide
Anyone who has spent a chilly half-hour waiting for a double-decker may
China gets in line on patent standards
China has amended its patent law to meet international standards and encourage innovation.
Rogers adds close to 200,000 wireless subscribers in Q4
Rogers Communications said Apple Inc.'s iPhone helped boost their wireless customer base, with the company announcing Tuesday it had added 199,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Google launches Picasa for Mac
Google launches Picasa for Mac (in beta) - free software that helps Mac users easily organise their photos in one place, edit pictures, and share them online with friends, family,...
Logitech to cut salaried staff by 15 percent
(AP) -- Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Monday it is cutting its salaried work force by 15 percent in response to...
SKorea unveils 'Green New Deals' to kick-start economy
South Korea said Tuesday it will invest some 38 billion dollars over the next four years in "eco-friendly" projects to create jobs and boost its slumping economy.
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked
The Twitter accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and other prominent figures were hacked on Monday and fake messages sent out in their names on the micro-blogging...
At the Stove, a Dash of Science, a Pinch of Folklore
Shirley O. Corriher, a biochemist turned folksy food scientist, helps answer some kitchen curiosities.
Coming Down on Tobacco
The new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry by regulating cigarettes, raising sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty.
Organic Plant Waste Proves Effective Weed Control For Citrus Trees
Interest in organic crop production is increasing around the world. Organics are healthy for consumers while adding environmental benefits and decreasing the amount of synthetic herbicides in foods, soil, and...
Response: Science can't explain the big bang - there is still scope for a creator
Response: We should not dismiss the concept of intelligent-design lessons in school, says Thomas Crowley
CES And The New Austerity
CBS tech correspondent Daniel Sieberg is attending his seventh CES show in Las Vegas. He reflects on how to cover an over-the-top gadget bonanza in a day when many are...