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Simple And Secure Networked Home
Most people will only start to control equipment remotely in their homes when they believe it is simple and safe to do so. A newly developed control system provides personalized...
EA gets antitrust blessing to buy Grand Theft Auto maker
U.S. antitrust authorities have given their blessing to a takeover of Take-Two Interactive Software, publisher of the massively successful Grand Theft Auto franchise, by video game giant Electronic Arts.
VIDEO: Crackdown on Peru Indian Protest
Amazonian Indians have blocked roads and oil and gas projects in Peru to protest a new law that makes it easier for the government to sell their lands.
Bid for world land-speed record
Two British men prepare to try and break the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.
Calculators Okay In Math Class, If Students Know The Facts First, Study Finds
Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about whether and when...
Japan to market wallet phones and wireless technology overseas
Japan will start an aggressive push abroad to market its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday.
Opinion: Facing the facts on obesity
The Australian Government needs to realise that obesity is a real problem that they can help solve, argues Stephen Leader.
The Value Of A Good "Twitter"
On a tip from a friend, technology analyst Larry Magid has signed onto micro-blog site Twitter. He hopes to gain a following and his very own slice of stardom, but...
Microphone improves teaching
Sound equipment in classrooms can improve students' test results, reduce disruption, and make teaching less tiring, by making the teacher easily audible.
Caltech researchers awarded $10M for molecular programming project
The National Science Foundation's Expeditions in Computing program has awarded $10 million to the Molecular Programming Project, a collaborative effort by researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the...
IBM Research Unleashes Powerful Speech Software
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM today announced the availability of state-of-the-art speech recognition software to clients and partners exploring the development of real-world consumer and business solutions.
Switching it up: How memory deals with a change in plans
You're about to leave work at the end of the day when your cell phone rings: it's your spouse, asking that you pick up a gallon of milk on the...
New Algorithm Significantly Boosts Routing Efficiency of Networks
A time-and-money-saving question shared by commuters in their cars and networks sharing ever-changing Internet resources is: “What’s the best way to get from here to there?” A new algorithm developed...
Bantry Bay-brand mussels are recalled
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against eating certain Bantry Bay-brand frozen cooked mussel products due to contamination.
T-Mobile to launch first Google-powered mobile
T-Mobile said Monday it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, making it the first operator to do so and posing a direct threat to Apple's...
Poachers caught using hi-tech lobsters
Three men from Burnt Islands on the south coast of Newfoundland were convicted of fishing violations after a hi-tech sting operation.
Takeover bid for Corel pulled
A subsidiary of San Francisco-based Vector Capital Corp. has withdrawn the $11-per-share cash offer to acquire the 31 per cent of Corel Corp. it does not already own.
Piling on the homework -- Does it work for everyone?
While U.S students continue to lag behind many countries academically, national statistics show that teachers have responded by assigning more homework. But according to a joint study by researchers at...
Bono Blamed For Online U2 Song Leak
The next time U2 manager Paul McGuinness wants to rant about music piracy on the Internet, he may have to add his own boss to his list of targets.
Dam Burst Forces Evacuations of Grand Canyon
Floods burst dam in Grand Canyon, force evacuations of tourists and Native American tribe members.
Forget HD DVD: Toshiba focuses on plain old DVD
(AP) -- After losing out in the battle to define the high-definition successor of the DVD, Toshiba Corp. has turned its attention to the next best thing: the DVD.
Virtual Reality Gets Real
Up to now virtual reality has proved cumbersome as a design tool, but European researchers are finalizing a system that brings ‘virtuality’ to the wider world.
Champion Cyclist and Now Champion Guzzler of Austin Water
Lance Armstrong’s household has been revealed as one of the biggest individual users of water in a city definitely short on rain.
House to Rethink Drilling, Pelosi Says
The decision came after growing anxiety among Democrats that Republicans were scoring politically with their call for a vote on offshore drilling.
Rail travel safer than car travel
A study has found that people travelling by car are ten times more likely to be seriously injured than people travelling by train, judging per kilometre travelled.
Microsoft file format approved as ISO standard
(AP) -- The format used by Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support,...
'Grand Theft Auto IV' to hit Japanese streets October 30
Take-Two Interactive announced Friday that a localized version of controversial videogame "Grand Theft Auto IV" will hit Japan on October 30.
New case of mad cow disease detected in Canada
A new case of mad cow disease has been detected in the western Canadian province of Alberta, the government's Food Inspection Agency announced Friday.