Twitter beefs up search function
Twitter said Friday it was upgrading its search functions to include "autocomplete" and spelling correction features.
Jul 06, 2012
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US court lifts Samsung phone ban, keeps tablet block
A US appeals court gave Samsung a temporary reprieve Friday on the sale of its Galaxy Nexus 7 smartphones while leaving intact a court ban on US sales of its tablet computers in a patent battle with Apple.
Jul 06, 2012
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Yahoo, Facebook settle patent dispute, ad alliance (Update 4)
Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a patent dispute, averting a potentially lengthy battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.
Jul 06, 2012
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TRMM Satellite sees heavy rainfall in Tropical Storm Daniel's center
NASA's TRMM satellite revealed that Tropical Storm Daniel's most concentrated rainfall is occurring around the storm's center.
Jul 06, 2012
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Images in an instant: Suomi NPP begins direct broadcast
Real-time data that will be used in everything from weather forecasts to disaster response is now being beamed down to Earth from a cone-shaped appendage aboard the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite.
Jul 06, 2012
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Laos vows to address Mekong dam fears
Laos has pledged to stall construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Mekong river until all its neighbours' environmental concerns have been answered, state media said Friday.
Jul 06, 2012
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China's Alibaba says zero tolerance on graft
Top Chinese e-commerce operator Alibaba said Friday it would not tolerate corruption, after a senior manager was detained on suspicion of taking bribes in the latest graft scandal to hit the company.
Jul 06, 2012
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Dogs may mourn as deeply as humans do
(HealthDay) -- Jon Tumilson's dog, Hawkeye, was an important part of his life.
Jul 06, 2012
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Belgian resorts riled over gloomy summer forecasts
Belgium's seaside resorts are threatening to sue a top weather site they say is dissuading tourists with coastal forecasts of a gloomy summer, the Belgian press reported Friday.
Jul 06, 2012
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Brain scanner, not joystick, is in human-robot future
(Phys.org) -- Talk about fMRI may not be entirely familiar to many people, but that could change with new events that are highlighting efforts to link up humans and machines. fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is ...
Jul 06, 2012
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Peat-based climate reconstructions run into murky waters?
Peatlands are globally important ecosystems that serve as archives of past environmental change. Peatlands form over thousands of years from the accumulation of decaying plants and hold water, or in some cases purely rainwater. ...
Jul 06, 2012
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Researchers develop new Facebook app to detect pedophiles and criminals
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) undergraduate students have developed a new privacy solution for Facebook. The Social Privacy Protector (SPP) can help parents adjust their children's profiles in one click, prevent ...
Jul 06, 2012
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Local factors important for water availability
An important issue that has grabbed the attention of scientists and policy makers alike is the amount of freshwater that will be available to populations across different climate settings, especially as rain belts reorganize ...
Jul 06, 2012
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Reanalyses find rising humidity in the Arctic
(Phys.org) -- Direct, reliable observations of atmospheric conditions stretch as far back as the mid seventeenth century, with otherwise consistent records being punctuated by periodic updates in methods, practitioners, and ...
Jul 06, 2012
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Football: France league chief hails goal-line technology, but baulks at price
The president of the French professional football league (LFP) on Friday welcomed the decision to introduce goal-line technology (GLT), but baulked at its prohibitive cost.
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