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Google social net is about preserving leadership

Google didn't build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook. Rather, Google's new social-networking endeavor is about trying to gain valuable insights into people's lives and relationships. ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Fish placenta is unfavourable survival strategy

Fish with a placenta struggle to adapt to rapid changes in the food supply. They probably evolved in a stable, food-rich environment. As ecosystems change under the influence of humans, they are experiencing greater difficulty ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New food labels dished up to keep Europe healthy

A groundbreaking deal on compulsory new food labels Wednesday is set to give Europeans clear information on the nutritional and energy content of products, as well as country of origin.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiohead ventures into Chinese social media

(AP) -- Radiohead has taken a tentative step into censored Chinese cyberspace, even though the British rock band has been critical of China's human rights record.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

S. Korea firm to launch mega-fast wireless service

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said it would launch its super-fast 4G wireless service Friday to meet growing demand from users of smartphones and tablet computers.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Justin Timberlake part of group buying MySpace

(AP) -- Justin Timberlake apparently wasn't satisfied with just playing a social media impresario in the movies, so now he's becoming one in real life.

Technology / Business

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multimedia stories show how engineers shape the future

The National Science Foundation (NSF) today released a special report featuring the work of a creative group of researchers--engineers who are investigating new phenomena, devising new capabilities, and designing ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows climate change makes some chemicals more toxic to aquatic life

Some areas of the southern United States are suffering from the longest dry spell since 1887 and a new Baylor University study shows that could prove problematic for aquatic organisms.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US venture capitalists oppose 'rogue website' bill

A group of top US venture capitalists has written a letter to the US Congress opposing a bill aimed at cracking down on websites selling pirated and counterfeit goods.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents prefer media content ratings system to age-based ratings in new national study

Although parents appreciate having media ratings systems to help protect their kids from questionable content in movies, video games and television, the current age-based system doesn't meet their needs, according to a new ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Turkey 'arrests 32' in raid on hacker group

Turkish police have arrested 32 people suspected of belonging to a cabal of hackers who sabatoged government websites to protest against Internet censorship, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US shops see videogame sales drop in May

US videogame industry sales at real-world shops slumped in May on a light line-up of new titles and shifts to digital content offered for download on the Internet, according to NPD Group.

Technology / Business

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's first Content Addressable Memory stores data without using power

NEC Corporation and Tohoku University announced today the development of the world's first content addressable memory (CAM) that both maintains the same high operation speed and non-volatile operation as existing ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Ocean science satellite blasts off from California

A rocket carrying an Earth-observing satellite launched early Friday on a mission to measure the saltiness of the ocean from space.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An egalitarian Internet? Not so, study says

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet is often thought of as a forum that enables egalitarian communication among people from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions, but a University of Georgia study reveals ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast