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GPS technology doubles as a tool for crime fighting
The units can place a suspect at a crime scene, undermine an alibi or prove fault in an accident. And though privacy rights advocates don't like the intrusion, courts tend...
Wage threats won't work, N.L. nurses tell Williams
Newfoundland and Labrador's nurses won't back down from a volatile conflict over wages because Premier Danny Williams has suggested a government offer could shrink in a worsening economy, a union...
High speed broadband will create energy bottleneck and slow Internet
'Increased services like Video on Demand will put pressure on the system and create an energy bottleneck,' said Dr Kerry Hinton of the University's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering...
Why C is not G: How we identify letters
The next time you are reading a book, or even as you read this article, consider the words that you are seeing. How do you recognise these words? Substantial research...
Wii games are a wee bit too tame
The Nintendo Wii is finally becoming a bit easier to find on store shelves. Hardcore players, however, are deciding they're no longer interested.
Online black market valued at nearly $300 million
The value of the underground Internet economy in fraud and stolen goods topped $276 million in the period between July 2007 and June 2008, according to a report published Monday.
China is improving intellectual property rights
China is making good progress on intellectual property rights, says chairman of the UK Intellectual Property Institute, Ian Harvey.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Paulson says new loan programs designed to stabil...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Paulson says new loan programs designed to stabilize system, support vital consumer lending....
Uruguay: US$ 34 million for innovation technology
A loan from the Inter-American Development Bank will promote private innovation, graduate studies and science policy in Uruguay
Oiligarchy: A game with a message
Trash the environment for profit to win! An utterly partial guide to the oil industry, as you 'walk a mile' in a mogul's shoes. Naomi Alderman is pushing this link
Forecaster lops 10 pct off 2009 online ad estimate
(AP) -- A marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech...
Blockbuster to rent through new on-demand device
(AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. will start renting movies and television shows through a new gadget that may give consumers another reason to bypass the struggling video chain's 7,500 stores.
Records tipped to tumble in 2009, thanks to new blocks
Revolutionary starting blocks are expected to send world swimming records tumbling again in 2009, after an Olympic year when hi-tech suits helped competitors go faster than ever.
Is Free Microsoft PC Security Dangerous?
Microsoft has dropped a bombshell on the PC security industry. Their $50-a-year Windows Live OneCare service will soon be free, but might Larry Magid worries about the implications for competition...
Navy, Virginia Tech Announce Agreement to Benefit Students, Navy
Virginia Tech and the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren signed a memorandum of understanding to develop mutually beneficial innovative research projects and activities. The agreement is supported by a...
Personal Health: Hard-Times Home Cooking, Made Easier
There are time-honored tricks to making budget-conscious meals efficiently.
Dot Earth: Another Fight Over Emissions - From Tobacco
The world’s developing countries are trying to avoid a huge projected toll from smoking.
Facebook wins faceoff with Montreal spammer
Facebook has won its case against a Montreal spammer who bombarded users with explicit messages.
US taps online youth groups to fight crime, terrorism
The US State Department announced plans on Monday to promote online youth groups as a new and powerful way to fight crime, political oppression and terrorism.
HP 4Q results beat views but printer sales fall
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. edged past Wall Street's forecast in the fiscal fourth quarter as strong laptop sales helped offset falling printer orders and weakness in some server lines....
Facebook, Twitter in talks but no deal: report
Facebook, the fast-growing social network, offered to purchase micro-blogging service Twitter for 500 million dollars in stock but the talks broke down over price, AllThingsD.com reported Monday.
Bell hiking satellite TV prices
Bell Canada Inc. says it is raising the price of its satellite television service in the new year to match rivals and pay for satellite upgrades.
Key ingredient to save money at Thanksgiving? Planning
(PhysOrg.com) -- Of all the things you can do to create both joyful and economical holiday meals, the most important one is planning, says a Montana State University Extension nutrition...
'Tis the season... to beware of lead in Christmas lights
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the holiday season approaching, a Cornell environmental analyst has made an illuminating discovery: Many Christmas light sets contain such high levels of lead that they exceed limits...
To some psychiatric patients, life seems like TV
(AP) -- One man showed up at a federal building, asking for release from the reality show he was sure was being made of his life. Another was convinced...
Five tips to survive the holidays
Finally! It's the holiday season! We get a break from work, visit family, watch football games, eat great food. And the other time-honored tradition: we get to stress out. And...
IBM system in Warsaw University is the most energy efficient supercomputer in the world
The Green 500 report (www.green500.org) announced yesterday found that the most energy efficient supercomputer in the world is the IBM system installed in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational...
Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain
The studies were issued as President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats take aim at the plans and consider cutting the payments they receive.