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Verizon to give discounts for landline-less bundles
(AP) -- For the first time, Verizon Communications Inc. is set to give discounts to wireless customers who don't have landlines but order Internet or TV service from the...
Driving while phoning danger as bad as drink-driving
Motorists who use cellphones while driving make as many, if not more, driving errors as clinically drunk drivers, according to educational psychologist Professor Michael Townsend. He says the proposed ban...
Santa Fe City Council OKs plan for wireless
(AP) -- The City Council has unanimously approved a plan to provide wireless Internet service in libraries and other city buildings, over the objections of those who say they...
Tests show LLNL detection instrument can monitor the air for all major terrorist threat substances
Security and law enforcement officials may some day have a new ally - a universal detection system that can monitor the air for virtually all of the major threat agents...
Copyright law could result in 'police state,' critic warns
The federal government has introduced a controversial bill it says balances the rights of copyright holders and consumers - but it opens millions of Canadians to huge lawsuits, prompting one...
Study: Women make management strides when firms downsize, restructure
Women can make inroads into male-dominated management ranks as companies that downsize restructure their scaled-back workforces, according to new research by a University of Illinois sociologist.
U.S. still tops world on science and tech
The United States retains its global preeminence in science and technology, with a big boost from foreign students, scientists and engineers, a RAND Corporation report issued on Thursday said.
Tests Check Out Rescue Robots' Life-saving Vision
A new systematic way to evaluate the robot visual capability humans need to drive the device, search for victims and access general hazard conditions, has been developed
Parisienne potatoes recalled in Ontario
OTTAWA, June 12 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people sensitive to sulphites not to consume certain white Parisienne potatoes packed by the Lanzbro Corp.
More Canadians hooking up to faster internet
More Canadians are connecting to the internet through faster broadband connections, leading to an increase in activities such as downloading music or movies, according to a study from Statistics Canada.
Pigeons more intelligent than 3-year-olds
TOKYO, June 12 (UPI) -- Keio University scientists in Japan say they have found pigeons are able to discriminate video images of themselves, as well as paintings of...
Boost for Africa green revolution
Two big development groups say they will invest in new roads and develop new technologies to boost Africa's agriculture.
MDs blast 'divisive' pathologist pay hike
A new deal that has meant massive pay increases for some N.L. pathologists has caused outrage elsewhere in the medical profession.
Opinion: Ignoring the food crisis
During the worst international food crisis in half a century, Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has decided to cut agricultural research, writes Julian Cribb.
Software to cut NZ's emissions
New software has been developed that will allow New Zealand farmers to monitor their emissions and help the country fulfill its Kyoto obligations.
Catching 'industrial' fly-tippers
How the Environment Agency used new tactics to capture the men behind 'industrial scale' fly-tipping.
Casino debuts new touch-screen bar table
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen games and even flirt...
Google CEO: 'Moral imperative' to help newspapers
(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the Internet search leader hopes its recently acquired advertising service DoubleClick will aid newspapers as they struggle to...
ESA's new 'Space for Health' web portal
ESA announces the launch of a new web portal embracing ESA’s health-related activities across all directorates of the Agency (http://health.esa.int). This portal offers a focal point for all parties interested...
Concern over tidal barrage cost
The proposed Severn Barrage is not financially viable and energy could be produced more cheaply with other green technologies, a report says.
Search engine branding to be examined by researcher
Like other industries, companies that maintain search engines must work harder to recruit and retain customers. One way to do this is branding -- creating a cognitive impression that a...
Research firms boost forecast for PC shipments
(AP) -- Two research firms on Wednesday said growth in computer shipments worldwide will be more robust than they had previously forecast for the year, driven by continuing strength...
Are overconfident CEOs born or made? asks Management Insights study
A study of CEO's finds that many overestimate their own negotiating skills and overlook the element of luck in successful mergers, acquisitions, and other deals, according to the Management Insights...
Web site offers insiders' look at major employers
(AP) -- Ever wonder whether you'd be better off working some place else? A new Web site called Glassdoor.com is trying to make it easier to find out by...
Get a Little Sun This Summer - It Could Help Save Your Life
As summer comes and people across America get ready to start slathering on the sunscreen, a note of caution is in order - a little sunshine is good for...
Online Canadiana: If you list it will they buy it?
There's money to be made flogging hunks of Canadian history online - at least if your name is Peter Pocklington. He recently auctioned off a collection of mementos he acquired...
Russia's president calls for Cyrillic Internet domain
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for Russia to be assigned an Internet domain name in the Cyrillic script on Wednesday as part of a Kremlin drive to...
Secret al-Qaida, Iraq files found on British train
LONDON (AP) -- Secret government documents on al-Qaida and Iraq were left on a commuter train, prompting a major police investigation into the latest in a series of high-level security...