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Apple backs VoIP calls over 3G networks for iPhone
(AP) -- Apple Inc. is allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services over cellular networks.
Advances in cancer detection research by Virginia Tech engineer featured in British magazine
Blacksburg, Va. -- -- New advances for the detection of cancer led by Rafael V. Davalos of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Science (SBES) are...
Moscow-Minsk oil row settled
MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- European consumers breathed a sigh of relief when Moscow announced a lingering dispute over oil transits through Belarus was resolved.
AT&T settles class action over termination fees
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is paying $18 million to settle claims that it imposed unfairly high fees on wireless customers who wanted to end their contracts.
Europe gets more Russian gas in 2010
MOSCOW, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Russian energy monopoly Gazprom announced plans to boost natural gas supplies to Europe by close to 15 percent as the regional economy emerges from...
Yahoo Q4: Worst is Over?
Revenue Slide Eases In 4Q, Lifting Earnings Above Analyst Expectations
New technology gives 3-D views of arteries
Cardiologists could soon have 3-D images of patients' coronary arteries at their fingertips and better treat heart disease thanks to a new software unveiled by researchers on Tuesday.
Yahoo 4Q earnings top analyst views as slump eases
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. moved further down the road to recovery in the fourth quarter as online advertising began to snap out of a yearlong stupor to ease the...
Brazil launches biofuel research centre
The new national laboratory aims to create a model for sustainable production, using more bioethanol and less natural resources.
Venezuelan energy rationing ‘affecting science’
Energy cuts in Venezuela have caused equipment damage, a loss of biological samples and a lack of Internet access, says a study.
Saint Joseph's University Microbiologist John J. Tudor Receives Carski Award
Microbiologist John J. Tudor, Ph.D., professor of biology at Saint Joseph's University (SJU) in Philadelphia, Pa., has been named the 2010 laureate of the Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award....
Congress Finally Funds DARPA-Esque Center for Advanced Digital Tech in Education
In 2001, two significant things happened in the realm of public education. Both houses of Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act to set standards for classroom learning, and a group...
Net widens for funding of arXiv
Preprint server needs more cash to operate, say Cornell librarians
UF research finds that ?killer? bees haven?t stung U.S. honey production
(PhysOrg.com) -- In just a few years after Africanized honey bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956, the aggressive bees had dominated and ruined domestic hives throughout South and Central...
Pioneers of MP3 unveil new chapter in digital music
Pioneers in the development of the first MP3 players this week unveiled ground-breaking technology aimed at offering new content to music lovers during the MIDEM music industry trade fair.
Study: Florida consumer confidence rises to highest level in more than two years
(PhysOrg.com) -- Florida's consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in January by five points to 74, possibly a sign of post-holiday relief, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Can we future-proof against another financial crisis?
(PhysOrg.com) -- On the day that the UK emerges from the recession, an Oxford University study warns that by continuing to test and future-proof individual banks without considering the resilience...
Rabbis Say Web Sites Not Kosher
Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis in Israel Demand Boycott of Community's Own Web Sites In Attempt To Keep Control
Preparing for the Worst: Natural Hazard Mitigation Program at Michigan Tech
The recent destruction in Haiti resulted from a huge earthquake near a susceptible population. The increased number of residents living in hazardous places around the world is the motivation behind...
Truckers, Bus Drives Banned from Texting
Transportation Dept. Tells Commercial Bus, Truck Drivers No Texting Behind The Wheel
MS Predicts Google to Face New Scrutiy
Microsoft Lawyer Says Google Will Likely Face Antitrust Queries Over Search Ads Market Share
Malware research group spins off from Harvard
(AP) -- A research organization that tries to warn computer users about programs that do sneaky things on their computers has spun off from Harvard University.
Grant to study how cells sense electric fields
Learning how living cells can detect and respond to electric fields is the aim of a $570,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Min Zhao, professor of dermatology...
Rutgers study: Increased on-site programming will benefit inmates' return to society
While re-entry and skill-building programs offered by the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) at its 11 prisons are heavily used and generally viewed favorably by inmates, many anticipate a...
Video: Loaded: No news except Apple news
Apple rumors engulf technology news, Nintendo releases a new Wii controller, and the PlayStation 3 finally gets hacked.
Consumer advocates declare war on copyright treaty
The latest round of talks on ACTA kicked off in Mexico on Tuesday, and so did a new wave of opposition to the secret trade treaty.
Iran inches forward with LNG projects
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Iranian infrastructure intended to produce 70 million tons of liquefied natural gas for European and Asian markets is 30 percent complete, officials said.
Gulfsands Petroleum gets Syrian oil rights
LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- London-listed oil and gas company Gulfsands Petroleum announced that authorities in Syria consented to the development of the Yousefieh oil field.