News tagged with philadelphia

Wireless providers to disable stolen phones

(AP) -- Major wireless service companies have agreed to disable cellphones after they are reported stolen under a strategy intended to deter the theft and resale of wireless devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

At great expense, railroad bypassed first black-founded town in the US

Ignoring topography, efficiency, expense and even their own surveyors' recommendations, regional railroad officials in the mid-19th century diverted a new rail line around New Philadelphia, Ill., "the first ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Study: Privatized Philly schools did not keep pace

Public middle-grades schools placed under private management in 2002 as part of a state-run overhaul of the Philadelphia School District did not keep pace with the rest of the city's public schools, according to a study published ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra

(AP) -- Comcast, the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Galapagos threat: Mosquitoes from afar

Seems like every week a species from somewhere else shows up in a new area and takes over, wreaking havoc. The latest hotspot: the Galapagos, where non-native mosquitoes are arriving via aircraft and tour boats.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Space Image: Eastern seaboard at night

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Expedition 30 crew member aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime photograph of much of the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Second-line CML drugs evoke faster response than front-line therapy

Two medications approved as treatment for drug-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia continue to provide patients with quicker, better responses as a first treatment than the existing front-line drug, researchers at The University ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0