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Typhoon hits Taiwan, markets closed Monday
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A typhoon packing wind gusts of up to 191 kph and forecast to dump up to a metre of rain in places was on course to hit...
China: Web users top U.S. at 253 million
China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported...
Britain moves against illegal file sharing
British internet service providers are moving decisively against illegal file sharing with a traffic-policing program that will see copyright violators receive warning letters and potentially have their connections cut off.
Telescope eye glasses to make driving easier for visually impaired
Glasses embedded with a telescope promise to make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive and do other activities requiring sharper distance vision. read more
Obama's brief stop in Paris belies popularity
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama expected to spend just enough time in Paris on Friday for talks with the French president and a joint news conference, not a rousing speech...
Samsung says Q2 profit up 108 percent
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit jumped 108 percent year-on-year, what it called a "relatively solid" performance despite missing market forecasts.
Congress OKs $48 billion global AIDS bill
Congress has sent to President Bush a bill to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, funding a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of...
Britain Cracks Down On Illegal Downloading
Britain's six biggest Internet service providers have agreed to work with the government and music industry to clamp down on illegal downloading, a music industry association said.
Qualcomm earns outlook falls short of expectations
(AP) -- Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of chips that run cell phones, issued fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance Thursday that fell short of Wall Street targets, but the...
Embarq provides more details on Web tracking test
(AP) -- Embarq Corp. has revealed more details about its exploration of a program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes, telling Congress that it performed the...
Amazon shares leap on strong quarterly report
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. shares leaped 13 percent Thursday after the Internet retailer showed that it doesn't seem to be bothered by the sputtering U.S. economy.
State freezes Medi-Cal payments to thousands of healthcare facilities
Clinics, nursing homes and adult day care centers are among providers scrambling to fill the gap with funding from other sources. ...
Feds, Ont. commit $6.2B to boost province's infrastructure
The federal and Ontario governments have signed a deal that commits $6.2 billion for roads, bridges, broadband internet service and other infrastructure improvements in the province over the next six...
Wy do we remember so little of what we see: Results from an experiment
The first experiment I ran on the Web has finally made it into print. Rather fittingly, it has been published in a Web-based journal: The Public Library of Science One. Read...
A Tale of Two "Spam Kings" [News]
Law enforcement has for years struggled to keep up with cyber crooks who use computers and networks to commit their crimes--whether it's theft, extortion or fraud. Cyber criminals are a...
Serbia seeks key to Karadzic’s false identity
Radovan Karadzic was preparing his false identity during the autocratic rule of his mentor, an official said Thursday, promising to track down the people who helped the Bosnian Serb warlord...
Normal Driving A Risk For Military Trucks
The towering trucks that give U.S. troops the best protection against roadside bombs and enemy bullets also make them vulnerable to routine hazards like sharp turns, rutted roads and rickety...
ConsumerMan: Capricious credit card rates
Of 22 major financial institutions contacted, 17 (that’s 77 percent) said they reserve the right to increase a cardholder’s interest rates at any time and for any reason.
Stocks open down before housing report
Wall Street opened down Thursday as investors eyed the release of key data on the troubled housing market and sifted through another stream of earnings reports.
Ford posts $8.67 billion loss, looks to small cars
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $8.67 billion in the second quarter and will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient...
Hypermiling: Driving Tricks Stretch Miles Per Gallon
Hypermilers do everything they can to squeeze every last mile out of a gallon of gas.
Drivers licences with chips spark heated debate
The introduction of enhanced drivers licences (EDLs) containing wireless technology is billed as a convenience that can speed up activities such as border crossings, but it's also unleashing a storm...
No sign yet of a bottom in home prices
As millions of American homeowners watch their home equity melt away or can't move they can't find a buyer are wondering: When will house price stop falling?
Stephenville ICU shuts for weekend amid nursing shortage
A hospital in western Newfoundland was forced to close its intensive care unit last weekend, with a union official warning of more troubles ahead because of ongoing staffing shortages.
Taiwan's AU Optronics posts lower-than-expected profit
Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp., the world's third-largest flat-panel maker by revenue, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell 24.4 percent from the previous quarter due to weak global demand.
Sony opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers
(AP) -- With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its...
SKorea's Hynix to close US chip plant
(AP) -- Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer, said Thursday it will close its only U.S. factory amid changes in production standards and steep price declines...
Facebook to help some programmers, punish others
(AP) -- Facebook Inc. is introducing more tools to help the software applications fueling the online hangout's popularity and is promising to intensify its efforts to weed out programs...