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Wireless company to allow other carriers' devices
(AP) -- MetroPCS Communications Inc. has become the largest U.S. wireless carrier to say it will let customers bring cell phones from other carriers, which it will then reprogram...
Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears
(AP) -- On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back...
Prince William Sound and Fury: Oil Giant Dodges Punitive Damages for Valdez Spill [News]
Oil giant ExxonMobil will pay the equivalent of 24 hours worth of petroleum sales to the people impacted by the 11 million gallons (41.5 million liters) of crude oil spilled...
Acoustics '08 Paris Press Conferences -- June 30 - July 4 in Paris, France
The following press conferences will take place at Acoustics '08 Paris -- the largest ever meeting devoted to the science of acoustics. The meeting will take place Monday June 30...
Online Service Lets Blind Surf The Internet From Any Computer, Anywhere
New software lets blind and visually impaired people surf the Internet on the go. The computer science student who created the software, called WebAnywhere, says more accessibility tools must move...
Mars teams up with IBM to map cocoa genome
US chocolate and sweets giant Mars is teaming up with IBM to study and map the cocoa genome in a move which could enhance the production of stronger plants, the...
ICSI Scientist Richard Karp Wins Prestigious Kyoto Prize
Professor Richard M. Karp, Head of the Algorithms Group at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley, has received the 2008 Kyoto Prize in the Advanced Technology Category, Information...
Britain outlines wind farm expansion plans
Thousands of new wind turbines could be built across Britain by 2020 as part of multi-billion pound plans to switch to more sustainable energy sources, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
Car Buyers Register Drop In Satisfaction
Drivers of new cars were less satisfied with their vehicles this year for the first time in at least five years due mainly to rising fuel prices, according to an...
Sony pledges return to glamour and profit
(AP) -- Chief Executive Howard Stringer said Sony Corp. will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and...
Canadian scientists unveil plans for asteroid-hunting satellite
Canada's space industry is out to prove again that good science can come in a small package.
The High Cost Of Low Status: Feeling Powerless Leads To Expensive Purchases
Feeling powerless can trigger strong desires to purchase products that convey high status, according to new research. In a study that may explain why so many Americans who are deeply...
Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman to Receive 2008 George Brown Award
The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) has announced Dr. Edwin Daniel Hirleman, professor and head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, as the recipient of...
World of web names poised to get wider
Internet regulators are considering looser restrictions on internet names, which could allow thousands of variations of suffixes beyond the basic .com or .ca.
RIM profit up, but stock falls in after-hours trading
Booming BlackBerry sales more than doubled first-quarter profits at Research in Motion, the Waterloo, Ont.-based company said.
Nintendo DS teaches English in school
(AP) -- The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now...
IT waste a 'major challenge' to human health, says UNEP chief
Millions of discarded mobile phones and computers are posing a "major challenge" to human health, the chief of the United Nations Environment Programme said Thursday.
Sites Allow Users To Outsource Life
A growing number of web sites make it easy to outsource errands to virtual personal assistants.
Flying kettle aims to break speed record set in 1906
This is the steam-powered car built in the New Forest that may be capable of smashing the oldest land speed record
Google names Bell executive its CFO
Search engine giant Google Inc. has named Bell Canada executive Patrick Pichette as its new senior vice-president and chief financial officer.
Bell still hasn't proven need for internet throttling: critics
Bell Canada has released details on the level of congestion on its internet-access network, but critics say the information isn't conclusive.
Nuclear test ban data to help in tsunami warning
The body that oversees the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty offered its unique know-how Wednesday to countries that ring the Pacific Ocean to warn them of killer tsunamis.
Agriculture's impact far more than economic, study says
Agriculture is important, of course, for generating jobs and income. But it has a host of non-economic benefits, too, according to a Cornell study that asked New Yorkers about the...
Supercomputers join cancer fight
Edmonton-A University of Alberta physicist will lead the fight against cancer, armed with a supercomputer and the will to make Alberta one of the world's top innovation centres.
Feature: The Second Life of science research
Australian researchers are using online community Second Life to create 3D worlds in which scientists can collaborate with colleagues and students, reports Tony Malkovic.
Media bias can net mistakes at the ballot box
The media slant political news to the left or right to increase ratings and profits, spinning up an information vacuum that can lead to mistakes at the ballot box, a...
Charter drops Web tracking plans
(AP) -- Charter Communications Inc. is dropping plans to track the Web usage of some high-speed Internet subscribers, citing concerns raised by customers, the company said Tuesday.
Payback time
The UK government has invested heavily in science. Now it's looking for a return, and some worry that the research councils are being pressured to deliver, possibly at the expense...