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The 160-mile Download Diet: Local File-sharing Drastically Cuts Network Load
New research shows that sharing digital files locally relieves pressure on the Internet service provider by as much as five times, while actually speeding up the transfer.
Apple offers to replace faulty iPod batteries
Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said...
Lasting relief from back pain found after posture lessons
Teaching people with chronic back pain how to improve their posture and co-ordination offers relief that lasts for more than a year, British researchers have found.
Land of the (early) rising sun
They say that early to bed, early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise; but in Japan, it may also be feeding a nationalist revival not seen since World...
VIDEO: Crackdown on Peru Indian Protest
Amazonian Indians have blocked roads and oil and gas projects in Peru to protest a new law that makes it easier for the government to sell their lands.
Federally Managed Dams Need Better Security, Report Finds
Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, the Bureau of Reclamation, which operates and manages dams that provide water and power to millions of people, has invested significant resources in security...
Changes to our blogs
From 4pm BST today, commenting on this blog will be turned off as we move to a new home. This process will last all night as every blogpost and all...
Intel unveils new chip design to challenge AMD
(AP) -- Intel Corp. cracked the lid Tuesday on a new chip design that is at once a big challenge to smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and an...
New studies managing psychiatric meds in transition to college
An increasing number of students are packing more than their computers and iPods when leaving for college. They are bringing along prescribed psychiatric medications. Case Western Reserve University researchers will...
If You Use the Web, You May Have Already Been Enlisted as a Human Scanner
You're just about ready to buy a pair of tickets on Ticketmaster, but before you can take the next step, an annoying box with wavy letters and numbers shows up...
Hewlett-Packard 3Q profit jumps 14 pct
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 14 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations, as strong laptop sales and a robust international presence continued to lift the technology bellwether.
CU to show off its 100-mpg car-in-progress at state fair
(PhysOrg.com) -- A car that gets 100 miles a gallon may sound far-fetched, but the biggest challenge in designing a high-mileage hybrid vehicle for the $10 million Progressive Automobile X...
Nintendo pounds rivals in July game sales
Nintendo Co. Ltd. trounced the competition in July, taking eight of the top 10 positions in Canadian video game sales for the month, according to a report.
Friendster supports applications for rival sites
(AP) -- Friendster, an early online social network that has faded in the United States but remains strong in Asia, has begun letting programmers create photo-sharing applications and other...
Judge lifts gag on students over transit security
(AP) -- A federal judge has lifted a gag order on three MIT students who were barred from talking publicly about security flaws they discovered in the Boston transit...
Posing as slain passenger's sister, scam artist capitalizes on bus killing
Friends of Tim McLean, killed in a brutal attack on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba in August, say someone has been cashing in on the tragedy by posing as his...
Text message to reveal Obama's VP nod
In a history-making U.S. presidential campaign, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is set to mark another first - as the first presidential candidate to reveal his running mate through text-messaging.
MoD announces winner of robotic spy challenge
The robotic technology demonstrated in the competition could be at the disposal of the British army within 18 months
Food, health get top billing at national chemistry meeting
Well beyond the advice to drink enough water and not eat too much NaCl, the nation's chemists will get elemental with grapefruit, onions, peppers, tomatoes, carrots and watermelons this week...
Analysts: US consumers buying fewer cell phones
(AP) -- U.S. consumers have been buying significantly fewer cell phones but paying higher prices for them, according to a research firm.
On-Line Materials Community Opens to All Web Users
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has launched a new version of its Materials Technology@TMS web site, an on-line gathering place for materials scientists and engineers throughout the world....
What Happens in Vegas Won't Stay in Vegas: ITSC'09 in Vegas Extends Abstracts Deadline to Aug. 31
"What happens in Vegas" won't stay in Vegas - it will communicate your thermal spray research and applications advances to the worldwide thermal spray community! The call for papers...
Presidential candidates spar over space
Space policy takes a higher profile as US election race moves to Florida.
Quebec's ex-health minister joins private health-care firm
Former Quebec health minister Philippe Couillard is moving into a lucrative, private-sector job with an equity firm that specializes in medical care.
Japan to market wallet phones and wireless technology overseas
Japan will start an aggressive push abroad to market its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday.
Opinion: Facing the facts on obesity
The Australian Government needs to realise that obesity is a real problem that they can help solve, argues Stephen Leader.
The Value Of A Good "Twitter"
On a tip from a friend, technology analyst Larry Magid has signed onto micro-blog site Twitter. He hopes to gain a following and his very own slice of stardom, but...
Microphone improves teaching
Sound equipment in classrooms can improve students' test results, reduce disruption, and make teaching less tiring, by making the teacher easily audible.