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Winners of the Intel Science Talent Search Announced
At an awards ceremony on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Intel Corp. and the Society...
Opera Browser Share Up After EU Decision
Company Says Its Web Browser Downloads Double After Microsoft Forced To Offer Choice To Users
Google denied Nexus phone trademark: report
Google has been denied a trademark application for its Nexus One smartphone after the US Patent and Trademark Office said the name had been taken by a related product, a...
Web sites that can take a punch
The recent, well-publicized cyberattack on Google was just the latest skirmish in a long war. And like most long wars, this one features an arms race, as hackers seek out...
Microsoft Bing Gets a Boost
Microsoft's Search Engine Nabs Larger Share Of US Web Queries In February
China planning high-speed rail networks to Asia, Europe and UK
(PhysOrg.com) -- China is planning high-speed rail networks in the next decade between China, Europe, the UK, Asia and India, with trains running at over 320 kph. Train passengers will...
Facebook beats Google in US for first time: tracker
Social-networking star Facebook surpassed Google to become the most visited website in the United States for the first time last week, industry analysts showed.
Mobile 'apps' a $17.5 bln market by 2012: study
A study released on Wednesday indicated that the market for mobile device software programs should rocket to 17.5 billion dollars (US) within three years.
Taking the Bake Out of Bake Sale
A new rule in New York City schools, which officials say is aimed at tackling obesity, restricts student bake sales.
Study: Ads with plus-size models unlikely to work
(PhysOrg.com) -- Advertisements and catalogs featuring plus-size models are unlikely to work on their intended customers, according to a new study by an ASU researcher and her colleagues.
Dotcom celebrates 25th birthday
Recognize Symbolics.com? Probably not. But 25 years ago this week the Massachusetts computer maker played a bit role in history -- it was the first company to register a .com...
Web creates snowball effects in real life
To understand how information spreads among people, Swedish physicists and sociologists have studied a Brazilian Web forum for discussing escorts, high-end prostitutes. The study is probably the first to demonstrate...
Stimulus package 'Making Work Pay' credit may lead to bigger tax bills this year
The small increase in take-home pay that began in April 2009 through the Making Work Pay Credit (MWPC) could mean an unexpected bump in your tax bill, says Cheryl Block,...
Cornell collaboration with IBM to speed up 'the cloud'
(PhysOrg.com) -- More and more of today's computing is happening in "the cloud" -- not just on the desktop or even on the big servers in the basement but all...
New Smartphone App Helps Shoppers Make Greener Food Choices
A new smartphone application aims to help eco-conscious consumers make greener choices at the grocery store.
Should NIH-Funded Researchers Be Required to Publicly Reveal Conflicts?
A government watchdog group is urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require...
Big Drug Makers Lag in Emerging Markets, Study Says
As pharmaceutical sales in countries like China and India overtake established markets, leading drug companies risk losing market share to local players, a study said.
McGovern Institute for Brain Research Launches New Website
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT announced today the launch of its new website at http://mcgovern.mit.edu.
Intel Launches Xeon 5600 -- its Most Secure Data Center Processor
Combining unprecedented security, performance and energy efficiency, Intel Corporation today launched the Intel Xeon Processor 5600 series.
IU 'Twister' software improves Google's MapReduce for large-scale scientific data analysis
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Twister," a new software tool released by Indiana University, supports faster execution of many data mining applications implemented as MapReduce programs. Developed by researchers from the Pervasive Technology...
Tech startup City Sourced zaps gripes to city halls
Technology startup City Sourced is making it easy for folks to complain to city hall about anything from graffiti to drug dealers in their towns.
Software: running commentary for smarter surveillance?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cutting-edge surveillance software that automatically detects human motion, behaviour and facial expressions, generates a running commentary of what?s happening and re-enacts events virtually could soon be helping police...
New research counters risky image of popular financial investments
(PhysOrg.com) -- They have been called "financial weapons of mass destruction" and blamed for a number of catastrophic losses and bankruptcies. New research by a finance professor at Virginia Tech's...
UCLA Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock looks toward future, helps students do the same
Leonard Kleinrock has come to be known as a father of the Internet as a result of his creation of the basic principles of packet switching, the technology underpinning the...
FDA targets unapproved nitroglycerin pills
WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday ordered Glenmark Generics and Konec Inc. to stop marketing unapproved nitroglycerin tablets.
An express-lane for the Internet
The Internet is expected to be inundated in the future with billions of gigabytes (or exabytes) of data as high-definition video and other bandwidth-busting downloads become the norm. The cost...
Grisham Goes the E-book Route
Best-seller John Grisham Goes Digital, Offers 'Pelican Brief,' His 22 Other Works As E-books
India withdraws nuclear power bill
NEW DELHI, March 16 (UPI) -- The Indian government withdrew Monday the introduction of a bill that seeks to limit the liabilities of companies setting up nuclear power plants...