IBM boosting quarterly dividend by 16 percent
IBM is raising its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to $1.10 per share from 95 cents per share.
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Apr 29, 2014
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Netflix pays Verizon for better Internet access
Netflix will pay Verizon Communications to help clear up some of the congestion that has been bogging down its Internet video service.
Internet
Apr 29, 2014
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Researchers develop harder ceramic for armor windows
The Department of Defense needs materials for armor windows that provide essential protection for both personnel and equipment while still having a high degree of transparency. To meet that need, scientists at the Naval Research ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 29, 2014
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Saving crops and people with bug sensors
University of California, Riverside researchers have created a method that can classify different species of insects with up to 99 percent accuracy, a development that could help farmers protect their crops from insect damage ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2014
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Apple lawyer invokes memory of Jobs at patent case
It took Apple's attorney all of four minutes to invoke the memory of Steve Jobs, as closing arguments got underway in the company's legal battle with Samsung over smartphone technology.
Business
Apr 29, 2014
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Nigerian community fights Shell in UK court hearing
Legal arguments begin in court on Tuesday in a compensation claim brought by about 15,000 members of Nigeria's Bodo community against oil giant Shell for the damage caused by two spills in 2008.
Environment
Apr 29, 2014
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'Feel good' factor higher when you own, not just use, luxury items
It means more to people to own a luxury product or brand than to have the privilege of simply using one. Just using an affordable luxury item you don't own can, in fact, dampen the feel good factor that normally surrounds ...
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2014
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How state ownership hampered entrepreneurship in Chinese companies
For state-owned companies in China, the significant detriment in employing innovation may be linked to the company's ownership structure, according to a new study on Chinese entrepreneurship by Chinese business experts at ...
Economics & Business
Apr 29, 2014
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Tapah through infrared satellite eyes: Now a typhoon
Tropical Storm Tapah strengthened since April 28 and early on April 29, the storm reached typhoon strength. From its orbit in space, NASA's Aqua satellite zoomed over Tapah and the AIRS instrument captured infrared data on ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2014
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Solving a mystery of thermoelectrics
Materials that can be used for thermoelectric devices—those that turn a temperature difference into an electric voltage—have been known for decades. But until now there has been no good explanation for why just a few ...
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2014
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