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Video: iPad Early Adopters
Shira Lazar got in line with people itching to be among the first to get their fingers on Apple's new iPad.
James Cameron Says 3-D Coming to Mobile Devices Sans Glasses
3-D will come to mobile faster than anyone has anticipated.
Green computing: New world record in energy-efficient data processing
Scientists in Germany have developed a system that substantially reduces the energy consumption for processing huge amounts of data. They improved over the power efficiency of the former record holders...
China overtakes U.S. in green investments
WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- China in 2009 for the first time led the world in clean energy investments, with Britain jumping up to the No. 3 spot.
Fast Food Can Make Us Impatient
Fast food places a value on instant gratification could lead to a culture of impatience.
"Great Firewall" Still Strong After Google
China's Mainlanders Able to Access Some English-Language Sites But Chinese-Language Sites Strongly Censored
Video: Religion Gets a 3D Makeover
GoDaddy joins Google in the fight against Chinese censorship, Gmail will help you identify malicious e-mail, and the latest player in the 3D space is God via CatholicTV.
GM Unveils Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V) Concept (w/ Video)
By 2030, urban areas will be home to more than 60 percent of the world's 8 billion people. This will put tremendous pressure on a public infrastructure that is...
Jeremy Leggett: caught between low carbon and high-voltage rows
Former scientific director at Greenpeace is at the leading edge of a green energy revolution, and under fire from environmentalistsA tiny doorway next to a BetFair shop in south London is the unassuming...
Ontario budget reveals 8-year deficit plan
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan has unveiled an Ontario budget aimed at getting the province's deficit under control within eight years.
Canada's tech standing overblown: economists
Economists are warning that a World Economic Forum study that ranks Canada among the most technologically prepared countries in the world should be taken with a large grain of salt.
Argonne helps the grid get smart
President Barack Obama has called for one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to hit the road by 2015. If the demand for PHEVs skyrockets, a flood of new electric...
NASA pays sky-high $66 a person for seminar snacks
(AP) -- The nation's space agency paid the out-of-this-world price of $66 a person a day for bagels, cookies and juice at a conference, a new report found.
Nobelists defend actions of sacked dean
Grant committee deny dean had any influence on grant decisions.
Big pharma scores in US healthcare reform
Under Obama’s new healthcare reform, drug companies will pay more than $80 billion for rules that fit the bill
Science advice rules published
Long-awaited principles for scientific advice in government meet with a frosty response and calls for researchers to boycott the guidelines
European Research Infrastructure: Good Intentions, But Not Much Progress
Science policymakers, funders, and researchers spent 2 days this week in Barcelona, Spain, mulling...
UK police asks Internet cafes to monitor customers
(AP) -- Internet cafe users in the British capital may want to watch what they download. Scotland Yard is advising administrators of public Web spaces to periodically poke through...
Gadgets: Western Digital's portable hard drive displays vital info
Storage is one of the most neglected areas for most digital users, so anything to make that job easier is welcome.
Saudi arrests boost threat to oil industry
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 25 (UPI) -- The roundup of more than 100 al-Qaida suspects allegedly planning attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil installations has heightened concerns that battering the...
Wind Mobile to launch service in Ottawa
Wind Mobile is launching service in Ottawa on Friday, the fourth city in the upstart wireless company's near-national plan.
LG aims to secure 25 percent of world 3D TV market
South Korea's LG Electronics said Thursday it aims to secure a 25 percent share this year of the world's fast-growing 3D television market.
Getting the Best Out of Green Appliances
Using Them Differs from Old Versions; Susan Koeppen Offers Pointers about the New, Energy-Efficient Machines
Bletchley Park gets £250,000 for repairs
The second world war codebreaking centre needs a further £6m for upgrade, say campaignersSecond world war codebreaking centre Bletchley Park has been given a £250,000 grant from the government to pay for urgent...
Green market squandered by Canada: study
Canadian business is failing to take advantage of the exploding global market for green technology, according to a study by the Conference Board of Canada.
HP Demos Rollup Flexible Displays (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Flexible Display Center, at Arizona State University, hopes to have flexible displays ready for test trials in approximately three years. The possibilities of using flexible displays are...
Budget boon for science and industry
Science and industry are offered a glimmer of hope in the latest UK budget
Global Warming Making People More Aggressive?
Forget anger over leaked emails: Murders and assaults could jump by a hundred thousand cases a year in a warmer world, a new study says.