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No elder left behind: Researchers say designers can help close tech gap
While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State...
AP sources: Health bill may cut employer mandate
(AP) -- Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of passing legislation to...
Cellphone ban begins for Ontario drivers
An Ontario law has come into effect Monday making it illegal for drivers to use hand-held cellphones, BlackBerrys and other electronic devices while behind the wheel.
Stocks Higher on Microsoft Earnings
Deferral of Revenue From Windows 7 Upgrades Still Means Better-Than-Anticipated Quarterly Earnings
All wired up: Professor explains how technology really helps the economy
Information technology is all around us - but how does it really change the way we do business? Erik Brynjolfsson, the Schussel Family Professor at MIT's Sloan School of...
Uruguay provides every primary school pupil with laptop
Uruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.
Miniature-horse therapy added to seniors program
Senior citizens at the O'Leary Community Centre in western P.E.I. had more than bingo to keep them occupied this Wednesday, when they got a visit from some miniature horses.
Judge dismisses 'Adult Services' Craigslist suit
(AP) -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit aimed at driving classified ads for prostitution off the Craigslist Web site.
SKorea's Hynix finally swings to profit
South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second largest memory chip maker, Friday announced a profit for the third quarter after seven straight quarters of losses.
Google co-founder Brin prefers Yahoo! without Bing
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed amazement at resistance to the Internet giant's efforts to digitize the world's books and lamented a deal to have Microsoft handle online search at...
Passport, please: Stowaway grasshopper first of its kind in UK
A startlingly-coloured grasshopper that jumped a flight from India is the first of its kind to be seen in the UK.
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Parallel course
In 1995, a good computer chip had a clock speed of about 100 megahertz. Seven years later, in 2002, a good computer chip had a clock speed of about three gigahertz —...
Drug Makers Post Strong Profits, but Future Is Murky
Merck, Schering-Plough, Novartis, and Bristol-Myers Squibb each ended the recent quarter with a solid profit.
FCC girds itself to navigate swamp where Web, phone, TV meet
The federal government this week is stepping squarely into a high-stakes technology battle with this seemingly straightforward question at its core: Should Internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T be...
Netflix 3Q earnings rise 48 pct, but stock falls
(AP) -- Netflix Inc. has been doing so well during the recession that it's getting tougher for the DVD-by-mail pioneer to live up to investors' lofty expectations.
U.S. paves way for net neutrality rules
U.S. regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favouring or discriminating against certain kinds of internet traffic.
NASA JPL Scientist Receives Presidential Early Career Award
Josh Willis, an oceanographer at JPL, has been honored by President Barack Obama with the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Saturn to Pull Celestial Houdini on August 11
In 1918, magician extraordinaire Harry Houdini created a sensation when he made a 10,000 pound elephant disappear before a mystified audience of over 5,200 at New York's famed Hippodrome theatre.
Floundering El Ninos Make for Fickle Forecasts
Scientists agree El Nino is back. But not all El Ninos are created equal, and there's less consensus about the future strength of this year's event.
UF releases first citrus cultivar; Sugar Belle packs a tasty punch
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sugar Belle -- a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market -- will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended...
Panel supports commercial space
Experts reviewing the US space programme back using commercial services to launch astronauts.
Amazon to release free Kindle software for PC
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is trying to get more people to buy the electronic books that are compatible with its Kindle gadget by offering free software for people to...
Dutch court orders Pirate Bay to remove links
A Dutch court Thursday ordered Sweden's The Pirate Bay filesharing website to remove links to works of members of a Netherlands-based music and film copyright protection group.
Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing US rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.
FSU receives grant for spintronics study
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Florida State University scientists say they'll use a $450,000 National Science Foundation grant for basic research in an emerging field known as spintronics.
Phone now a click away for Rogers customers
Rogers Communications Inc. has launched a new product, TV Call Display, that allows customers to control their phone using a TV remote, at least if the television is on.
AT&T profit dips but wireless results strong
(AP) -- AT&T Inc.'s net income dipped as revenue from traditional landlines fell faster than the company could cut costs. But in the growing wireless industry, AT&T is thriving,...