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LG High-Def TVs To Stream Netflix Videos
LG Electronics announced it will start selling high-definition TVs that stream Netflix videos directly from the Internet, without an additional device. Amazon.com will also make its video streaming service available...
Wall crumbling between televisions and computers
The wall between televisions and computers is crumbling and Internet pioneer Yahoo! is swinging a virtual hammer.
Doubts make consumers more willing to reevaluate brands
Most consumers crave a clear understanding of brand images, making them more receptive to new marketing messages if anything clouds their vision of companies or products, according to a new...
California study shows shade trees reduce summertime electricity use
A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year....
Flawed deposit insurance programs need reform, banking expert says
Government insurance programs that safeguard bank deposits should be reformed to ease taxpayers' undue stake in propping up the nation's banking system, according to research by a University of Illinois...
Apple CEO Reveals Hormone Imbalance
Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumors about his health, said Monday his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that has been causing his weight...
Treasury provides $15B from bailout pot to 7 banks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government said Monday it had supplied another $15 billion to seven banks in the latest round of payments from the $700 billion...
Study: Can nature's leading indicators presage environmental disaster?
Economists use leading indicators — the drivers of economic performance - to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future.
Ridesharing can be made into more attractive cost-saver, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- The benefits of ridesharing - aka car-pooling - are well known: less traffic, less wear on roads and less fuel consumed, and the ability to engage in pre-office-hours...
Feds start wait list for DTV converter box coupons
(AP) -- Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list...
Nursing industry desperate to find new hires
(AP) -- Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes.
Intel and Adobe to Extend Flash Platform to TVs
Adobe Systems and Intel today announced plans to collaborate on the development to port and optimize Adobe Flash technology for the Intel Media Processor CE 3100. This effort is expected...
Food Dance Gets New Life When Bees Get Cocaine
To learn more about the biochemistry of addiction, scientists are giving bees cocaine and have found the insects react much like humans do.
U.S. army testing Calgary video game that replicates drunk driving
A video game developed at the University of Calgary that simulates driving while drunk has attracted the attention of the U.S. army.
Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing
(AP) -- The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of...
Cash-strapped New York Times opens front page to ads
The cash-strapped New York Times on Monday for the first time opened its editorial holy of holies, the front page, to advertising.
Zeroing in on Hubble's constant
In the early part of the 20th Century, Carnegie astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding. The rate of expansion is known as the Hubble constant. Its precise...
Clickfree USB Cable Transformer Availabe Now
(PhysOrg.com) -- Now you can transform any external USB HDD to a true backup device without the use of any software at all. Just connect a USB HDD to your...
Better Predictions Of Share Yields
It is not easy to predict stock market trends. Two financial researchers at BI Norwegian School of Management have identified a target indicator that can predict future return on shares.
China targets search engines in crackdown on pornography
Government agencies in China launched a major crackdown on Monday on websites they say spread pornography, a crackdown that included popular search engines Google and Baidu.
Recording Industry Drops MP3 Spies
Recording industry trade group reportedly drops the company responsible for gathering evidence against those accused of sharing copyrighted music.
N.B. nurses avoid strike with tentative deal
The New Brunswick government and the province's 5,500 nurses have reached a tentative deal, avoiding a possible provincewide strike.
A quieter CES may make it easier to be heard
With the economic downturn weighing heavily, big electronics manufacturers may hold off on flashy new product launches at annual Consumer Electronics Show.
Apple Peel Getting a Boost from High-Profile Sports Events
High-profile sporting events like the BCS national football championship this week in Miami, and the Olympic Games in China last summer, are enabling food products fortified with dried apple peel...
Mexico launches new science plan
The plan will seek to provide more support for basic and applied science, and increase the country's investment in scientific infrastructure.
New Year hangover? Sorry, scientists debunk detox claims
As people trudged back to work on Monday bloated from the excesses of Christmas and New Year partying, British scientists warned that buying "detox" products may do nothing to help...
Japan races to build a zero-emission car
As mass-produced electric cars come closer to reality, their makers are trying to polish the image of what experts say could be a hard sell in the current recession.
Madoff victims selling memorabilia on eBay
(AP) -- Did you get fleeced by Bernard Madoff? Or did you buy that Madoff Securities fleece jacket on eBay?