News tagged with misrepresentation

Apple sued over iPhone 4S 'assistant' Siri

An iPhone 4S buyer has sued Apple for promising more than it delivered with automated "Siri" voice-activated assistant software built into the coveted smartphones.

Technology / Business

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

China microblogging site to tighten controls

China's popular micoblogging site Weibo said it was tightening controls over its Twitter-like service, state press said Monday, amid concerns over growing government interference on the web.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Addressing environmental challenges and controversies through science communication

What can we do for the environment? What can individual scientists, agencies and institutions do to improve the quality of environmental decision-making? These are among the questions explored by scientists and communications ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Popular television shows inaccurately portray violent crime

Researchers at Mayo Clinic compared two popular television shows, CSI and CSI: Miami, to actual U.S. homicide data, and discovered clear differences between media portrayals of violent deaths versus actual murders. This study ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 8