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Samsung unveils new smart phone with own software
(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the largest maker of cell phones for the U.S. market, on Sunday revealed the first phone running Samsung's own "smart" software system, bada.
Social networking sign-up rates slow down
Communications experts say they aren't surprised by at least one recent study suggesting the number of people signing up for social networking sites may have peaked.
Sanofi’s Profit Rises on Vaccine Sales
Over all, fourth-quarter revenue rose 3.8 percent, to $10 billion, with profit up 10.4 percent, to $2.5 billion.
First wild grass species and model system for energy crops sequenced
As the US Department of Energy works toward developing sustainable sources of clean renewable energy, perennial grasses have emerged as major candidates for the commercial production of cellulosic biofuels from...
Chevron dust-up in Ecuador gets messy
SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Chevron Corp. and the Amazon Defense Coalition sparred over claims the author of a report blaming Chevron for environmental damage gained from...
NASA announces new high school projects
HOUSTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- NASA and Texas Instruments Inc. say they're using human space exploration to develop digital math and science libraries of problems for high school students.
Face recognition: A face is more than the sum of its parts
Researchers have found that inability to recognize faces is linked to an inability to process faces as a whole, or holistically.
Star chef points the way
Master chef Johann Lafer is a virtuoso in the kitchen -- and with modern technology too. At his cookery school the TV celebrity adopts a high-tech approach to make things...
AT&T picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for network
(AP) -- AT&T says it has picked Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to supply the equipment for its next wireless network, which will provide faster data speeds starting next year.
Royal Institution investigated over illegal lease of office space
Charity Commission investigates after revered scientific institution leased office space to chairman's private equity firmOne of Britain's most revered scientific institutions is being investigated by the Charity Commission after it emerged that it...
3 Questions: Steven Spear on Toyota's troubles
For decades, Toyota has been viewed as a paragon of corporate improvement, innovation and effectiveness, qualities that helped it become the world`s largest automaker.
Sprint Nextel slows subscriber loss in 4th quarter
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel says its subscriber losses slowed in the fourth quarter, an encouraging sign for the wireless carrier that has lost millions of customers over the past...
Toshiba to spend billions on new chip factory: report
Japan's Toshiba plans to spend almost nine billion dollars to build a new factory producing memory chips for mobile telephones, cameras and other electronics, a report said Wednesday.
Australian govt websites face censorship protest
A shadowy group of cyber-activists blocked key Australian government websites on Wednesday to protest against controversial plans to filter the Internet.
Disney CEO seduced by iPad
Walt Disney Co. president and chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday that Apple's new iPad tablet computer may prove to be a "game changer" for the entertainment and media industry.
TED takes on 'What the world needs now'
Let the mind-bending begin! A TED conference that attracts brilliant minds and challenges them to solve humanity's ills got underway Tuesday in the southern California city of Long Beach.
Micron to buy Numonyx in $1.3 billion stock deal
(AP) -- Micron Technology says it plans to buy fellow memory chip maker Numonyx in an all-stock transaction the companies value at $1.27 billion.
New research reveals burglars have changed their 'shopping list'
Globalisation, and particularly cheaper electronic goods from China and the Far East, has altered behaviour among Britain's burglars according research in progress at the University of Leicester.
RealNetworks, MTV to spin off Rhapsody
(AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. and MTV Networks said Tuesday that they plan to spin off Rhapsody America LLC, their digital music service joint venture, into an independent company.
AOL integrates Facebook chat with AIM
(AP) -- As part of an ongoing effort to improve its user experience, Internet company AOL Inc. is letting users of its AIM instant-messaging service chat with friends on...
A silver lining to the Copenhagen cloud?
Although December’s UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen was widely portrayed as a failure, some speakers at an MIT panel discussion on Friday, Feb. 5, suggested that its results actually represent real progress...
Strategy to grow UK space sector
The UK space industry could be employing thousands more highly skilled workers and turning over perhaps £40bn a year, a report claims.
Feature: Objects of desire
As information becomes available at the touch of a button, publishers are responding by making books objects that are desirable and innovative.
Montreal inventor unveils 3-D baggage scanner
A Montreal inventor has developed a three-dimensional baggage scanner that he says can make air travel safer and more convenient for passengers.
500,000 cribs recalled in U.S.
Government safety officials in the U.S. have announced a recall of more than 500,000 drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of...
Obamas aim to improve kids' health, fitness
A nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity was launched Tuesday by U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
Ottawa to appeal injection site ruling
The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a lower court ruling that sanctioned Vancouver's supervised drug injection site.
The new civil defense: Researchers look at public's role in national cybersecurity
"Duck and cover!" should now be updated to "Scan and protect!" according to a new research article. Experts cite individual users as the weakest link in the nation's cybersecurity, and...