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Undecided Voters Probably Have Decided
Undecided voters may have chosen their pick for president, though they don't know it.
Strengthen Restrictions On Off-label Promotion By Pharmaceutical Companies, Researchers Urge
Researchers are asking for tougher penalties and fines for pharmaceutical companies that market drugs for "off label" promotion, according to a new study. Researchers describe ways that the pharmaceutical industry...
'Digital Dark Age' may doom some data
What stands a better chance of surviving 50 years from now, a framed photograph or a 10-megabyte digital photo file on your computer???s hard drive? read more
Weak economy puts pinch on plastic surgeons
While history has taught that looks matter for everyone from presidential candidates to the person next door, the economic crisis is forcing many consumers to re-evaluate their cosmetic surgery plans. read...
Improved poverty analysis
Development planners and policymakers in developing countries need accurate information about the poverty of the population. The risk of food shortages or other poverty-related problems is an ever present threat...
Christian Science Monitor to discontinue daily print edition
The century-old publication will move almost exclusively to online publication. The change is expected to cut annual costs by millions of dollars for the money-losing newspaper. ...
Mathematician Du Sautoy takes Dawkins chair at Oxford
Stepping into the shoes of Richard Dawkins could be intimidating for some: not so for Marcus du Sautoy.
Google G1 Phone: Security Flaw Exposed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Security Researchers exposed a security flaw in Google´s G1 Android phone. The flaw is in the web browser on the T-Mobile G1 that can potentially...
Videoconferencing more confusing for decision-makers than face-to-face meetings
Although videoconferencing has become a billion-dollar substitute for flying business people to meetings, it leaves distant participants less likely to make sound judgments about speakers being viewed over a screen,...
Major universities see promise in Google Book Search settlement
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford University, the University of California and University of Michigan announce today their joint support for the outstanding public benefits made possible through the proposed settlement agreement submitted...
Toshiba to launch 43nm SLC NAND flash memory
Toshiba today announced the launch of a new line-up of 43nm single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory products available in densities ranging from 512Mbits to 64 gigabits (Gb) and in...
Three billion Asians face food crisis threat: research
(PhysOrg.com) -- The escalating cost of rice and other foodstuffs across Asia could cause the reversal of policy reforms, social unrest and deepening poverty for over 3 billion Asians ...
Microsoft Anti-Piracy Tool Angers Chinese
An anti-piracy tactic by Microsoft Corp. that turns some computer users' screens black has set off a wave of indignation among Chinese consumers, posing renewed problems for the software maker...
Small ISPs await CRTC ruling on internet speeds
The CRTC is set to rule on whether smaller internet service providers will be able to provide the same download speeds as larger phone company rivals such as Bell and...
MTV Launches New Music Video Hub
It's "better late than never" for Viacom's new music video hub. The real question: whether people will go here instead of Google's YouTube to watch them.
Microsoft Gets Patent for Patently Offensive Audio Content
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft recently obtained a patent designed to create an Automatic Censorship of Audio Data For Broadcast . The invention is intended to act as a filter for live...
Jewish, Nazi Objects Found in Dump Near Berlin
Artifacts from Holocaust Kristallnacht discovered in dump near Berlin.
When you look at a face, you look nose first
While general wisdom says that you look at the eyes first in order to recognize a face, UC San Diego computer scientists now report that you look at the nose...
FDA sends Bayer warning letters
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has sent warning letters to Bayer HealthCare concerning over-the-counter sales of two of its aspirin...
German software giant SAP drops 2008 revenue forecasts
The world leader in professional software, SAP, said Monday that it had dropped its 2008 financial targets because of the uncertain economic environment.
Opinion: Net Energy Analysis - what are we really using?
We need to fire up the experts to follow the energy trail across the economy to work out where and how much energy is being spent, writes John Barker.
Fredericton's 'froggy carnage' spurs call for amphibian underpass
The city's passion for shopping is costing the lives of hundreds of frogs and igniting a debate for amphibian underpasses, a Fredericton man says.
Apple's iPhone helps boost Rogers 3Q earnings
Rogers Communications Inc. said on Tuesday it activated over a quarter of a million iPhones for customers during a three-month stretch this summer, results that helped the company post strong...
Canadian voting machine technology enters American political scene
A secure electronic voting system conceived at the University of Ottawa is making its way onto the American political stage.
Technology titans to adopt human rights code of conduct
An Internet industry code of ethics intended to safeguard online freedom of speech around the world is to be adopted this week by technology titans including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
Viagra Stands Firm Against Muscular Dystrophy
Famous anti-impotence pill might compensate for muscle-weakening enzyme deficiency
P.E.I. launches palliative home care program
P.E.I.'s new palliative home care drug program started Monday.
UK police to carry handheld fingerprint scanners
British police will be issued handheld fingerprint scanning devices as early as 2010, a U.K. police agency said Monday.