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Paraguay calls for 'liberalisation' of Internet access
Paraguay has called for a reduction in the cost of Internet and telephone access, to turn the country into an innovative force within the region.
News Bytes of the Week--Making Beautiful Music: Why the Stradivarius Violin is Worth Millions [News]
What makes the unique sound of a Stradivarius violin?The wood, of course. Using x-ray images taken from multiple different angles, radiologist Berend Stoel of Leiden University Medical Center in the...
Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid
(AP) -- Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and...
High price to pay to see famed Bayreuth Festival online
Would opera fans be willing to pay $77 for an exclusive online viewing of Wagner's Die Meistersinger of Nuernberg from the Bayreuth Festival?
ESA holds robotic vehicle competition
PARIS, July 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has selected eight European university proposals for development of robotic vehicles capable of exploring the moon.
Mobile Users Make Same Mistakes As Disabled PC Users
Many able-bodied people make the same errors -- and with similar frequencies -- when typing and 'mousing' on mobile phones, as physically impaired users of desktop computers. This means that...
Sandia Wins Three R&D 100 Awards
Every 12 months, teams of experts selected by Chicago-based R&D Magazine name their choices of the year's 100 most outstanding advances in applied technologies. Sandia National Laboratories researchers -- competing...
Listeria Control in Consumer Protein Products
Most cases of Listeria occur at the deli counter rather than at the manufacturer, yet most of the federal government's sanitary guidelines are geared toward plants. At this year's Institute of...
Seeking an African Einstein
New centre for maths and computer science opens in Nigeria as part of plan to find the "next Einstein" in Africa
Microsoft acquires semantic search firm Powerset
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use.
Japan firms step up mobile security after stabbing rampage
Japanese mobile telephone content providers are setting up safeguards to protect young people amid shock after a disgruntled young man used his phone to document his plans for a stabbing...
'Green' energy spending on rise
Investment in 'green' energy surged in 2007 and early 2008 despite financial market woe, a report says.
US research agencies get extra millions
Science groups successfully lobby to include funds in war bill
Software provides 'virtual lab' for students
New software will enable high school students to work with molecular biology and biotech tools and processes.
Hackers Steal PINs From Citibank ATMs
Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the...
The Day the World Changed
Twenty years ago, a network engineer named Hans-Werner Braun started an e-mail message to the users of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) fledgling NSFNET project with that sentence to announce...
Ethical rules for incidental data released
MINNEAPOLIS, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say they've created guidelines for informing study participants about personal information discovered during research studies.
Care-O-bot 3: Always at your service
Who doesn`t long for household help at times? Service robots will soon be able to relieve us of heavy, dirty, monotonous or irksome tasks. Research scientists have now presented a...
Personal information in E-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates
Businesses risk chasing away prospective customers when they send chummy e-mails that bandy around people's names, hobbies and other personal information to pitch sales, according to a new study of...
Monster founder sets sites on online obituaries
(AP) -- Fourteen years ago, Jeff Taylor helped set off a tectonic shift in recruitment advertising by founding Monster.com, one of the first online companies to challenge a big...
Butt out on health region property
Smoking is now banned on all property belonging to the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.
New Austrian laws promote eco-friendly cars
New tax laws came into effect in Austria Tuesday aimed at encouraging people to buy more fuel-efficient cars, and penalising drivers who buy gas-guzzling vehicles.
Man versus machine poker re-match
Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans.
$4M grant aids healthcare reform study
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 1 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University has received a three-year, $4 million grant to expand its evaluation of a health quality reform project.
Fine, demerit points for Quebec drivers talking on cellphones
A ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving took effect in Quebec on Tuesday, with offenders facing fines and demerit points if convicted.
AT&T to sell iPhone without contract
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 more than the price with a two-year plan, a break from...
Morgentaler to receive Order of Canada: report
The Governor General is reportedly preparing to name a leading abortion rights crusader to the Order of Canada, news that has outraged anti-abortion groups.
Pentagon Buying More Eyes In The Sky
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry...