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In Brief: Calif. passes rules for BPL broadband

The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday approved a package of guidelines for the development of broadband-over-power-line (BPL) projects.

Technology / Telecom

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Navy sonar blamed for whale stranding

Experts say U.S. Navy sonar may have caused the stranding of 200 deep-diving melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004, but the Navy won't take the blame.

Space & Earth / Environment

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In Brief: Nokia settles dispute with InterDigital

Nokia and InterDigital Friday resolved a contract dispute over a patent license agreement signed in 1999 for $253 million.

Technology / Business

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In Brief: French, Scottish groups team on wireless

Two European technology groups have teamed up to work on the commercialization of wireless applications for the small and medium-sized business sectors.

Technology / Telecom

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In Brief: McAfee provides Cingular Wireless security

McAfee is offering business-oriented security for Cingular Wireless customers.

Technology / Software

created Apr 28, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wireless World: Bundled services market 'makeover'

A swift makeover in the communications world is under way, as traditional boundaries that once separated wired and wireless services are fast fading away, leading to a creative new era of so-called bundled services, experts ...

Technology / Telecom

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Globe Talk: Keeping it simple

Early-childhood education is big business these days, and no age group seems to be spared of being a target of even some of the most high-tech of products, from videos geared at babies who are yet unable to talk, to books ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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In Brief: Mobile viruses doubled since Nov. 05

The number of mobile viruses worldwide has doubled since last November, according to an IT consulting group.

Technology / Software

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Climate change: 20th century the wettest in Pakistan for 1,000 years

Since the beginning of industrialisation the amount of precipitation in Pakistan has increased considerably. This is shown by what is the first evaluation worldwide of isotopes in the annual rings of juniper trees which are ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Science may hold the clue to an ancient riddle

The combination of an international project to enhance carbon dating from archaeological samples, and the remains of an olive tree, may hold part of the clue to resolving an age-old archaeological controversy stemming from ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 28, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (38) | comments 0

Space Shuttle Replacement

It’s no secret that NASA needs a replacement for the aging STS – Space Transport System – or more commonly, the Space Shuttle. In fact, many scientists – including some of the most prestigious organizations ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Scientists identify 'intelligence gene'

Psychiatric scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Glen Oaks, N.Y., say they've found a gene that seems to influence intelligence.

Medicine & Health /

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Study finds link between metals and cancer

Researchers studying the effects of arsenic and tungsten on pregnant mice may have found a clue to the development of leukemia in 17 children in Fallon, Nev.

Medicine & Health /

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