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In Health Talks, President Is Hands-Off No More
As House and Senate lawmakers try to reach agreement on a health bill, President Obama is often with them.
Mobile bushfire monitoring
Mobile technologies, including the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and the ZigBee short-range wireless data connection technology could be used to monitor and detect bushfires, according to two research...
Stricter new smog limit would hit rural areas, too
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of communities far from congested highways and belching smokestacks could soon join big cities and industrial corridors in violation of stricter limits...
Plastic Logic aims QUE e-reader at business crowd
Plastic Logic on Thursday unveiled a long-anticipated QUE electronic reader aimed at giving business travelers a "paperless briefcase."
Vietnam opens up on science deficiencies
Despite some progress, Vietnam still needs to improve its policymaking, and S&T sector, say the country's policymakers.
Naftogaz meets December payment deadline
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Ukrainian national energy company Naftogaz announced it paid Gazprom for its December payments for Russian natural gas deliveries on time.
Microsoft Counting on Xbox, Bing and Windows 7 to Drive Grow in 2010
LAS VEGAS--On the eve of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a wide-ranging, if unspectacular, keynote, updating (rather than announcing new) endeavors in the...
Chevron lands Gorgon LNG deal with Nippon
SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The Australian subsidiary of Chevron announced a deal with Japan's Nippon Oil Corp. for the delivery of liquefied natural gas from the...
Iran FM in Baghdad on oil fields
BAGHDAD, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The Iranian foreign minister arrived in Baghdad Thursday to speak with top Iraqi officials on issues related to the Iranian seizure of a border...
Ford Brings Web Apps to Cars
In-Car Wi-Fi Lets Drivers Access Twitter, Pandora, and Other Smartphone Apps With Voice Commands
ACS Debuts Chinese-Language News Site
ACS News: Society hopes to increase awareness of research done by Chinese scientists in their hometowns.
3-D TV makes a big splash at CES
Major electronics makers are trying to outdo each other in the burgeoning market for 3-D television.
New chips from Intel highlight its lead over AMD
(AP) -- Intel Corp. is rolling out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in shrinking the circuitry inside its processors.
Samsung teams up with DreamWorks, Technicolor for 3-D
South Korea's Samsung teamed up with DreamWorks Animation, maker of "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and other hit movies, and Technicolor in a push to bring more 3-D entertainment into the...
TV makers ready to test depths of market for 3-D
(AP) -- This is supposedly the year 3-D television becomes the hot new thing: Updated sets and disc players are coming out, and 3-D cable channels are in the...
FCC seeks extension for national broadband plan
(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is asking for a one-month extension on the national broadband plan the agency is required to submit to Congress.
Breakfast briefing: Microsoft opens CES, pi gets bigger
• CES opened on Wednesday as Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach took the stage to reveal... and what did they show off? Slate PCs from Hewlett Packard, though precious few details...
China Admits New Tainted-Milk Case Is Older
Chinese regulators said in late December they shut down a dairy factory and arrested three executives for selling contaminated products. On Wednesday, officials admitted that the arrests actually took place...
Smarter cars are gaining traction
Lives can depend on a vehicle’s moment-by-moment traction. New European technology promises to make cars as good as experienced, alert drivers at sensing and adjusting to wet, snowy or icy...
Kentucky couple win $128M Powerball prize
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A central Kentucky autoworker is lucky he held on to the $128 million Powerball ticket he bought on Christmas Eve during some...
Solid Space, Private Space, And Open Space
I've often run into the idea of 'realspace' (or 'meatspace') versus 'virtual reality' (or 'the Internet'). The concept is that they are two often separate worlds. I disagree with that,...
Live blog: Steve Ballmer at CES 2010
Microsoft's CEO Kicks Off The Big Tech Fest: Refresh For Updates
Obama announces math and science initiative
President Barack Obama announced a $250 million initiative Wednesday to train math and science teachers and help meet his goal of pushing America's students from the middle to the top...
Microsoft Promises XBox Add-On This Year
Project "Natal" Lets People Play Computer Games Using Their Bodes As Controllers
U.S. Military Goes Hi-Tech in 21st Century
From Quantum Computers to Virtual Training Areas, Promising Technologies Could Enhance Combat Readiness
New digital cameras offer more for less
An unfortunate jolt to my camera while I boarded a flight to Asia sent me to Best Buy upon my return.
U.Va. Technology Named a Top 10 Innovation for 2009
Technology invented at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine was named one of the 10 most exciting tools to hit the life sciences in 2009 by The Scientist magazine,...
DivX TV brings web into the living room
Digital video specialist DivX unveiled DivX TV, a software platform for streaming video from the internet to a television, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday.