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Video: Dreaming of iPhone on Verizon
Get free turn-by-turn navigation on your iPhone, a USB stick self-destructs if tampered with, and rumors of the iPhone for Verizon are storming the Web.
Calgary food tampering cases hit 11
Calgary police have announced two more cases of food tampering, bringing the total to 11 cases at nine different grocery stores since January.
What if all software was open source? A code to unlock the desktop
A new system makes it possible to add custom features to Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Apple iTunes or any other program. Custom computing would particularly benefit people with disabilities.
Video: Warner Bros. Wants You to Fight Piracy
China blocks access to Google, US Airways let you try in-flight Wi-Fi for free, and Warner Bros. is looking for interns to infiltrate the world of pirates.
Facebook to End Becoming a "Fan" of Brands
Users Will Be Able to "Like" Companies; Unclear if Change Will Apply to Pages of Celebrities, Musicians
U.S. out of step on oil at Mexico summit
CANCUN, Mexico, March 31 (UPI) -- Washington backs a system that lets market mechanisms determine oil prices, breaking from the consensus at a Mexico energy summit, officials said.
GM to examine biofuel crops
DETROIT, March 31 (UPI) -- Using the drought-resistant jatropha plant as a biofuel energy crop in India has the potential to transform the renewable energy sector, executives said.
Head-scratching ad claims can alienate consumers, study finds
A new University of Illinois study has bad news for advertisers who hope a sprinkling of glossy-but-obscure product claims will woo buyers...
Grocery shoppers who try harder to track costs do worse, study finds
Almost one in three U.S. households shop on a budget -- and one in six can only afford basic necessities. So it's no wonder that 78 percent of budget shoppers...
B.C. oil-spill liability unresolved: advocates
Environmentalists say a guilty ruling in the provincial court case involving an oil spill in Robson Bight does nothing to resolve who should pay for such damage.
Maternity top reason to leave province for care: study
Maternal and newborn hospital stays accounted for almost 25 per cent of trips outside the home province of Canadians, new report finds.
Obama's nuclear policy takes one step forward and two steps back
In 1983, a Columbia University undergraduate named Barack Obama wrote an article, “Breaking the War Mentality,” for the school publication Sundial. Obama expressed the hope that someday humanity...
Cosmic Log: The face in the Shroud
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: "The Real Face of Jesus" comes up with the most realistic representation yet of the man who was beneath the Shroud of Turin. But is...
Processed-food recalls widened
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded two food recalls involving contaminated basic ingredients.
National Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce releases annual report
HOBOKEN, N.J. ?The Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce (CSR) at Stevens Institute of Technology has released its first annual report.
Which States Pay Highest Gas Prices
Drivers in some states pay more than others when it comes to price spikes at the pump.
Eighteenth century minister's mathematical theorem helps scientists map out cell signalling pathways
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow have successfully exploited statistical inference and mathematical modelling to discover how cells communicate.
Providing Access to the Web is Not Enough
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even among college freshmen and digital natives -- those young adults who grew up with the Internet -- higher-level Internet skills and more sophisticated Internet usage still strongly...
Bemused by the news | Rebecca Front
After weeks in a pretend plywood house, I'm struck by the random reality of the print mediaFor the past six weeks I've been living in a looking-glass world. I've spent 11 hours...
Researcher modernizes US power grid
Although the U.S. electric power industry is one of the greatest engineering marvels of the 20th century, aging technology and an increase in demand create problems for the electricity infrastructure...
8 Reasons Our Waistlines Are Expanding
Why are we so fat? From better hygiene to foods that mimic drugs, the answers may shake up your diet.
Low-power computers could benefit environment and U.S. economy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering professor has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design low-power computing systems that, if implemented on a...
'.yu' country code domain for Yugoslavia finally obsolete
The Internet country code domain .yu for the former Yugoslavia became obsolete Tuesday after 21 years, the Serbian National Register for Internet Domain Names said.
Google funds new research to help blind web surfers
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by University of Manchester scientists that could help blind people find their way around the World Wide Web has been given a boost with a £50,000...
Look Sharp: Video Search Engine Helps Monitor Criminals, Employees and Consumers Alike
Digital video surveillance has become a staple of security systems used by banks, supermarkets and other businesses in the past few years because the technology produces better quality...
Report says global gas use will rise, as will prices
FAIRFAX, Va., March 30 (UPI) -- Global gas use is rising and prices are set to follow, as international perception of the fossil fuels' natural offspring as a "clean"...
Can the Green Economy Survive in a Policy Vacuum?
SAN FRANCISCO - The green economy continues to show almost remarkable signs of vitality, business leaders say, despite the near-total collapse of global talks, stalemate in Washington, D.C., and...
Scientist takes on astrologer MP
Science writer Michael Brooks plans to stand in the general election against Bosworth MP David Tredinnick, who wants homeopathy to keep receiving NHS fundingScience, most people would agree, has been quite a success....