Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.
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Observations of stellar visibility by citizen scientists accurately measure the brightness of the night sky
A team of researchers from Germany, Italy, and the USA have shown that observations of stellar visibility by citizen scientists accurately measure the brightness of the night sky. The researchers published their results Thursday ...
May 21, 2013
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Guantanamo hack threat prompts WiFi shutdown
The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of online hacking threats.
May 20, 2013
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Refusing a 'diminished self': Informed by prison experience, activist-scholar imagines a more open Ethiopia
Four years ago this spring, Birtukan Midekssa was in solitary confinement in an Ethiopian prison. Her cell was 13 feet wide and 20 feet long and had no window. She was allowed only two visitors: her elderly ...
May 15, 2013
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Learning to recycle: Does political ideology matter?
Some targeted messages based on political orientation are more effective at persuading consumers to recycle, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
May 14, 2013
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Icahn nominates himself, 11 others for Dell posts
Carl Icahn is nominating himself and 11 other candidates for spots on the Dell Inc. board of directors.
May 13, 2013
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Dell board committee seeks info on investor plan
Dell board members say they need more details from investor Carl Icahn if he wants them to seriously consider his latest challenge to Michael Dell's $24.4 billion plan to take the computer maker private.
May 13, 2013
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Solar lantern for people living without electricity
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a solar lantern that doubles as a charger for people living without electricity. With a built-in rechargeable battery to store solar energy during ...
May 13, 2013
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Space tourism won't hurt environment, Branson says
British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
May 13, 2013
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Investors challenge Dell takeover plan (Update)
Dell's largest independent shareholder has teamed with activist investor Carl Icahn in another challenge to founder Michael Dell's $24.4 billion bid to take the struggling computer maker private.
May 10, 2013
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The Mexican children of immigrants program: Interpreting the numbers
Language barriers, fear of deportation, and community prejudice are problems often faced by Mexican immigrants that contribute to dramatic disparities in health and well-being between immigrants and the native-born U.S. population. ...
May 09, 2013
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Universal method for the catalytic methylation of amines with carbon dioxide
(Phys.org) —Carbon dioxide is the most common source of carbon in nature and an inexpensive building block that is useful for the chemical industry. However, because of its high stability, it is not easy ...
May 08, 2013
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Do bats know voices of friends they hang out with? (w/ video)
Is it possible that mammals have the ability to recognize individuals of the same species, whom they know well, by their voice? A new study has found that even in nocturnal, fast-moving animals such as bats, there is an ability ...
May 07, 2013
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The more feathers a male sparrow carries to the nest, the more eggs the female will lay
An international team lead by the University of Granada has found that female sparrows will invest more energy into laying eggs according to the male's ability to fill the nest with feathers which serve to ...
May 07, 2013
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BMC Software agrees to be sold for $6.6 billion (Update)
(AP)—BMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash.
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