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Murdoch's News Corp. unlikely to be in Yahoo deal
(AP) -- News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his media conglomerate is "very unlikely" to be a part of any deal for Yahoo Inc., scuttling talk that Microsoft Corp. was...
FCC chief hopes Comcast sanction serves as warning
(AP) -- A recommendation to punish Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic should serve as a warning to other service providers, the nation's top telecommunications regulator said Friday.
Researchers Detect Fake Art From Originals
As museums continue to digitize their art collections, it becomes increasingly easier for paintings to be forged. Scientists are now working on a digital system to help detect original works...
Pharma goes green to cut costs
Tight budgets see pharmaceutical firms focusing on green chemistry
U.S. to use supercomputer for ocean data
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The IBM Corp. says the U.S. government has purchased a supercomputer to provide improved data for the nation's military and commercial ocean-going vessels.
U.S. said to be losing space edge
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The United States is losing dominance in space as Europe, Japan, Russia and China expand their space programs, analysts say.
Prescription For Drug Danger Online
A new study released shows how the Internet has become an uncontrolled marketplace for what are supposed to be tightly controlled drugs. You don't need a prescription - just a...
Music that brings a tear to the eye
Stephen Moss has his doubts about the thrust of a new piece of psychological research into piano sonatas
Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life
Lee Bruno: Researchers are following Henry Ford's footsteps by developing food-based plastics as oil prices rise
Samsung Launches New Compact Camcorder with YouTube Connectivity
Samsung Electronics unveiled today the SC-MX20, the successor to the company`s popular SC-MX10 compact digital camcorder. The ideal camcorder for the exploding generation of consumers uploading video content to the...
Gmail allowing remote log-off in case you forget
(AP) -- One of the benefits of Web-based e-mail is the ability to log on from just about anywhere - at home, at work, a friend's house, a mobile...
Flickr turns to Getty to sell amateur photos
(AP) -- Flickr, a popular online photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo Inc., is teaming up with Getty Images to offer shutterbugs a chance to turn their hobby into a...
Sustaining iPhone's "Cool Factor" Not Easy
To sustain its momentum and keep fickle consumers and Wall Street happy, Apple needs a dramatic second act with the next generation of iPhones, which roll out with faster Internet...
AOL: Fee up 20 pct for some plans with phone help
(AP) -- If you're still paying for AOL, your bill may be going up 20 percent this month. AOL's cheapest dial-up Internet access plan is going from $9.99 to...
Review: Wi-Fi radios bring the world home
(AP) -- What are you going to listen to? Norway's 24-hour folk music channel Allttid Folkemusikk? The public hearings of the California Integrated Waste Management Board? Radio Banadir -...
New Technology Paves Way for Visually Impaired Internet Users to Improve Website Accessibility
IBM today previewed a unique Social Accessibility collaboration software, developed by IBM Research, which allows Internet users to improve Web accessibility, particularly for those who are visually impaired.
UC San Diego Unveils Highest Resolution Scientific Display System in the World
As the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially, so does the need for scientists to explore the data visually and collaboratively in ultra-high resolution environments. To that end,...
John Templeton, Philanthropist of Science and Religion, Dead at 95 [News]
Sir John M. Templeton, a billionaire investor and philanthropist who poured hundreds of millions of dollars into efforts to reconcile science and religion, died of pneumonia yesterday in the Bahamas....
US, Europe, Australia unite on drug inspections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Faced with the globalization of drug production, the United States is joining with Europe and Australia to inspect factories in countries like China...
Hitachi Delivers New Power-Efficient Terabyte Hard Drive
Hitachi Global Storage has announced today the Deskstar 7K1000.B, the world`s most energy-efficient 7,200 RPM one terabyte (1TB) hard drive.
Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table
Last weekend, the best man at the table was a machine. Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, took on professional players in Las Vegas and came out...
Canada recalls Ratio-brand morphine tabs
OTTAWA, July 9 (UPI) -- Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Ratio-brand morphine SR tablets in 15 milligram, 30 mg and 60 mg formats because of...
When there's no room to grow
To maintain profits in the face of rising development costs and slow drug pipelines, big pharmaceutical firms are trying to cut back. Heidi Ledford examines how GlaxoSmithKline has tried to...
A Perspective on 3-D Visual Illusions [Mind Matters]
This is the second article in a new Mind Matters series on the neuroscience behind visual illusions. How could we have missed it? Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of visual scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists,...
Improved Tsunami Early Warning With New Software System
After completing their simulation component in the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System, tsunami modeling scientists have presented a new software system for warning of tsunami events with the potential for...
EU blue card will deepen Africa's health skills deficit
The EU's 'Blue Card' could rob Africa of its highly-skilled workers and reverse gains made in fighting poverty and poor health, says Peter Ngatia.
Ducks limited on prairies, survey finds
A survey done by the Canadian and U.S. wildlife services shows the number of breeding ducks on the prairies of the two countries fell nine per cent to 37.3 million...
Coboss-brand candy bars recalled in Canada
KITCHENER, Ontario, July 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the recall of Coboss-brand No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate Candy due to a labeling error.