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Palm Pre to go on sale June 6
Palm Inc., a pioneer in handheld devices but suffering hard times lately, announced Tuesday that its much-anticipated new smartphone, the Palm Pre, would go on sale in the United States on June 6.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 19, 2009 |
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Genetic secrets of date palm unlocked
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets.
May 01, 2009 |
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Study: Climate adds fuel to Asian wildfire emissions
In the last decade, Asian farmers have cleared tens of thousands of square miles of forests to accommodate the world's growing demand for palm oil, an increasingly popular food ingredient. Ancient peatlands ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Review: BlackBerry App World simple, light on apps
(AP) -- I'm typing this in between perusing Facebook, trying (and failing) to master a guitar-simulation game and listening to Internet radio on my smart phone.
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Biofuels could hasten climate change
A new study finds that it will take more than 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost when biofuel plantations are established on forestlands. If the original ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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New orangutan population found in Indonesia
(AP) -- Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia - perhaps as many as 2,000 - giving a rare boost to one of the world's most critically ...
Apr 12, 2009 |
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Palm seeking applications for Pre smartphone
Palm is inviting outside developers to tailor applications for eagerly-awaited Pre smartphones that will be taking on heavyweights such as iPhone and BlackBerry.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Scientist warns that palm oil development may threaten Amazon
Oil palm cultivation is a significant driver of tropical forest destruction across Southeast Asia. It could easily become a threat to the Amazon rainforest because of a proposed change in Brazil's legislation, ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Malaysia urged to force big oil to produce biofuel
Malaysia must force major oil firms to produce biofuel if the once-vaunted biodiesel industry is to have any future, industry experts told a conference Thursday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Study reveals demographic trend of the Jewish population in Broward County
South Florida has the second most populous Jewish community in America, after New York. Jewish people traditionally settled in South Florida for economic opportunities, for the climate, to join friends and family and to retire. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Singapore-made biofuel to run cars in Europe, North America
Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal fat in Singapore may soon be powering cars in Europe and North America, Finland's Neste Oil said Friday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Amazon carbon sink threatened by drought
The Amazon is surprisingly sensitive to drought, according to new research conducted throughout the world's largest tropical forest. The 30-year study, published today in Science, provides the first solid evidence that d ...
Mar 05, 2009 |
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The pluses and (mostly) minuses of biofuels
Speakers at last week’s AAAS meeting presented abundant evidence that tropical rainforest destruction has accelerated in recent years, at least in part because of the worldwide push to produce more biofuels.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Researchers unravel ways capuchin monkeys select effective tools
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Tchaikovsky penned The Nutcracker, the last thing he probably had in mind was a capuchin monkey. And yet new research, co-directed by a researcher at the University of Georgia, is changing our view about ...
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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Palm Pre Smartphone Takes CES 2009 By Storm
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Palm prē smartphone arose out of the doldrums and took CES 2009 by storm. Palm appeared to be down for the count among the likes of Apple, Samsung and Research In Motion. Palm lured ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 14, 2009 |
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