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Apple to face Australian court over iPad

Australia said Tuesday it would take Apple to court for misleading consumers over sales of its new iPad, claiming adverts that it can connect to a 4G network was misleading.

Technology / Business

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Food adverts in your magazine: how healthy are they?

(PhysOrg.com) -- At a time when many of us are thinking about how to get rid of a few extra pounds, research at Newcastle University has shown that even the magazine you read may affect how healthy your diet is.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Google loses Australian advert cases

Internet giant Google was Tuesday found guilty of false and misleading advertising in Australia after a court upheld an appeal by the country's competition regulator.

Technology / Business

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outrage over Steve Jobs angel in Taiwan ad

A Taiwanese television commercial featuring a Steve Jobs look-alike angel complete with white wings and a halo has caused uproar, with critics saying it is disrespectful towards Apple's late founder.

Technology / Other

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

House-hunting honey bees work like complex brains: study

Swarms of bees and brains made up of neurons make decisions using strikingly similar mechanisms, says a new study in the Dec. 9 issue of Science.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reality in the eye of the beholder: A Photoshop reality check

You know they couldn't possibly look that good. But what did those models and celebrities look like before all the retouching? How different is the image we see from the original?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Action on climate change policy falls well short

A review of Government policy and action on climate change by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington and Victoria University shows they fall well short of what is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 16

'Non-invasive' cultivar? Buyer beware

Cultivars of popular ornamental woody plants that are being sold in the United States as non-invasive are probably anything but, according to an analysis by botanical researchers published in the October issue of BioScience. Tiffan ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google wins Australian advert case

Global Internet giant Google won a court case against Australia's competition regulator Thursday over claims that sponsored links at the top of its search results were misleading to consumers.

Technology / Business

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Winklevoss twins poke Facebook fun with nut ad

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have shown a sense of humor -- and made a little extra cash presumably -- by starring in an ad for pistachios poking fun at their notorious Facebook legal battle.

Technology / Business

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research shows how Christians can fall prey to consumerism

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at Bath shows how advertising can lead some Christians to feel they are justified in ignoring core beliefs.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

France's Orange adds to iPhone 5 release hype

French mobile network operator Orange has broken the secrecy surrounding Apple's new iPhone 5 through a job advert, despite the US firm's ban on its partners referring to the product before its expected Sptember ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 13, 2011 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2


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