http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP)—The Canadian government is trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who are frustrated by U.S. visa policies, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system. http://phys.org/news288014892.html Technology Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:32 EST news288014892 Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday launched an initiative to attract high-tech startups, the latest step in his campaign to turn New York into an East Coast version of Silicon Valley. http://phys.org/news280514257.html Technology Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:37:51 EST news280514257 It was too expensive. It lacked editorial focus. And for a digital publication, it was strangely cut off from the Internet. That's the obituary being written in real time through posts, tweets and online chats about The Daily, the first-of-its-kind iPad newspaper that is being shut down this month. http://phys.org/news273817599.html Technology Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:26:56 EST news273817599 (AP) -- PepsiCo Inc. is tweeting to a new generation of music lovers. http://phys.org/news254990909.html Technology Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:10:01 EST news254990909 Google Inc., under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs for changes it made to its search engine, is launching a splashy ad campaign designed to alleviate privacy concerns. http://phys.org/news246014227.html Technology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:30:01 EST news246014227 (PhysOrg.com) -- The general consensus is that end users hate ads. That is why companies either try to make them as unobtrusive as possible, such as the small ads you would find in the sidebar of a blog, or make them unavoidable, such as the full page splash screen ads that occur on page loads. Neither of these theories really gives the viewer a reason to engage in the ad, so success levels in online advertising campaigns can vary widely. http://phys.org/news223905961.html Technology Fri, 06 May 2011 13:06:20 EST news223905961 (AP) -- Satellite TV provider DirecTV Inc. is suing its rival, Dish Network Corp., for running an advertisement claiming that Dish delivers the same programs for less money. http://phys.org/news185201870.html Technology Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:58:07 EST news185201870 (AP) -- An aggressive TV ad campaign from Verizon Wireless is adding to the support building for a software package from Google Inc. that is shaping up to be the most formidable challenge yet to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. http://phys.org/news175178121.html Electronics Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:50:28 EST news175178121 (AP) -- Antitrust regulators fined Microsoft Corp.'s German subsidiary 9 million euros ($11.8 million) and said the world's largest software maker illegally influenced retail prices for its Office 2007 programs. http://phys.org/news158592721.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:32:40 EST news158592721 An independent review investigating the effectiveness of a publicly funded graphic anti-methamphetamine advertising campaign has found that the campaign has been associated with many negative outcomes. The review was published in the December issue of Prevention Science, a peer reviewed journal of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR). http://phys.org/news148192739.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:38:59 EST news148192739