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Obama launches health-care summit
U.S. President Barack Obama and politicians from both parties began a public televised health-care summit at the White House.
RIM hit with more patent woes
RIM faces a possible ban on imports of BlackBerrys to the United States after U.S. trade officials probe patent complaints from Motorola and Kodak against the Waterloo-based tech titan.
Artificial nose can distinguish between coffee brands
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of chemists led by Ken Suslick from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, have developed a coffee analyzer than can distinguish between ten well-known commercial brands...
Hollywood movies follow a mathematical formula
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hollywood movies have found a mathematical formula that lets them match the effects of their shots to the attention spans of their audiences.
Romania key to energy security -- Gazprom
BUCHAREST, Romania, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Gazprom officials arrived in Bucharest to discuss the South Stream gas pipeline, describing bilateral cooperation in the energy sector in strategic terms.
MoD's records of UFO sightings border on absurd
From flying Toblerones to alien abductions, UFO reports just keep comingReports of flying Toblerones, close encounters of the second kind, and attempted alien abductions in the latest batch of UFO files released today...
Google's uberfast plan bound to include fine print
Google is acting like Willy Wonka, dangling a few golden tickets to ultrafast broadband around the country. Cities are salivating at the chance to have the amazing, mysterious search company...
Britain's Churchill demanded UFO briefing: secret files
Hundreds of UFO sightings by Britons, including one who developed a skin condition after a supernatural encounter, emerged in files out Thursday which also show Winston Churchill's interest in the...
Airlines making a big push to offer in-flight Wi-Fi service
In-flight Wi-Fi, the next big-fee income generator for airlines, is available so far on 711 commercial aircraft, and the number is growing. Eight airlines, so far, have deals with technology...
Blockbuster fighting back with new technologies
Blockbuster Inc. isn't going down without a fight. Battling financial losses, layoffs and fierce competition from Netflix, Apple, Sony, Google, Microsoft and others, Blockbuster is betting its survival on a...
Cure Governmental Financial Crisis By Using More Holograms
This is a science site and not a political or economics one and therefore we have poor grasp of things we know nothing about, like how missing cigarette tax revenue...
Media Credibility Saved By New Cosmetic Surgery Journalism Prize
The New Cosmetic Surgery Journalism Prize will be awarded by DDr. Heinrich for outstanding reporting on New Cosmetic Surgery techniques. That's right, journalists. You can win a prize from a...
NIH Deputy Director Kington Leaving for Grinnell
National Institutes of Health Deputy Director Raynard Kington is stepping down in late July... [Read more]
HP profit jumps 25 pct, company raises outlook
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit swelled 25 percent in the latest quarter because of cost-cutting and a stronger showing from its personal-computer division.
Tablets, smartbooks aim to fill PC-phone gap
(AP) -- If you've got a car and a bicycle, do you need a motorcycle too? Wireless carriers are betting that you do. They're making a big push this...
Google donates $2 million to support Wikipedia
(AP) -- Google is giving $2 million to the foundation that runs Wikipedia, matching the largest donation ever made to the popular Internet encyclopedia.
Verizon FiOS customers to get online access to HBO
(AP) -- Premium cable TV channel HBO is offering online viewing of its movies and TV shows to its subscribers through a new Web site.
The Olympic Skier Known as the `Spam King'
Canada's Dale Begg-Smith Made Fortune Marketing Invasive Spyware
Facebook Post draws Gun Rights Fire
Detective Posted Note Threatening to Kill Anyone He Found Openly Carrying Firearms
Do stereotypes drive consumer purchases from for-profit or nonprofit organizations?
Consumers perceive non-profit organizations as being "warm," but not particularly competent, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Microsoft adds Facebook, MySpace to Outlook
Microsoft is taking another step toward turning Outlook, its desktop email program, into a hub for information from popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
John Henderson obituary
Psychiatrist, reformer and adviser to Greece on mental healthJohn Henderson, who has died aged 80, was an influential figure in psychiatry, mental health and human rights around the world. Long after official retirement,...
Funding for Canadian startup firms falls
A key measure of support for early stage technology firms in Canada plummeted in 2009, according to a report released Wednesday by the Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.
What is in-store slack? Consumers often plan for unplanned purchases
Those unplanned grocery purchases may not be so unplanned after all. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, shoppers often expect to buy a certain number...
Animal Activists Win Review of Proposed E.U. Rules
Prompted by complaints from animal rights lobbyists, the European Ombudsman will investigate a 2-year-old... [Read more]
FSU grad wins top dissertation award
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Florida State University says a recent graduate, Calem Hoffman, has been awarded top national honors for his doctoral dissertation in nuclear physics.
Thailand plans Myanmar hydropower plant
BANGKOK, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Thailand plans to go ahead with the construction of a dam and hydropower plant in Myanmar despite opposition from civic and environmental groups.
Facebook Insult Leads to Conviction
Indonesian Court Gives Teen Suspended Jail Sentence For Defaming Romantic Rival On Facebook