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Voice-activated iPhone could snarl laws on drivers' texting

Apple's iPhone 4S is one of several new devices that make it possible to send text messages with both hands on the wheel. As drivers begin to use these new technologies, states may have to decide what they will and won't ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube making deals for original content: report

YouTube is teaming up with media companies to produce original content in its latest bid to boost the amount of professional material on the video-sharing site, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Controversy over reopening the 'Sistine Chapel' of Stone Age art

Plans to reopen Spain's Altamira caves are stirring controversy over the possibility that tourists' visits will further damage the 20,000-year old wall paintings that changed views about the intellectual ability of prehistoric ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Corning's 3Q profit rises 3 percent

(AP) -- Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Wednesday its profit rose 3 percent in the third quarter, lifted by surging sales of glass for flat-panel televisions and optical fiber.

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dividing corn stover makes ethanol conversion more efficient

(PhysOrg.com) -- Not all parts of a corn stalk are equal, and they shouldn't be treated that way when creating cellulosic ethanol, say Purdue University researchers.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microsoft-led group readies Yahoo! offer: report

US software giant Microsoft and private investors are assembling a multi-billion-dollar offer to purchase Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Apple employees to celebrate Jobs, stores to close

(AP) -- Apple is holding a private memorial service for employees to celebrate the life of company co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs.

Technology / Business

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM bumps guidance again, but revenue falls short

(AP) -- IBM raised its full-year guidance again on Monday, offering fresh evidence of the company's ability to wring profit from technology services and software contracts.

Technology / Business

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: Jobs funeral Friday, ceremony private

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is being held Friday.

Technology / Other

created Oct 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Proteins could offer novel antibiotic target

Bacteria are single-celled organisms that inhabit almost every environment on the planet, including the bodies of humans and animals. The cell wall maintains the structural integrity of the cell, and enables ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Kodak tries to quash bankruptcy fears; shares jump

(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. shares soared more than 57 percent Monday after the photo company tried to quash investor fears of a bankruptcy, which had caused shares to lose more than half their value on Friday.

Technology / Business

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

Alibaba chief 'interested' in buying Yahoo!

The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is "interested" in buying Yahoo! and has been approached by private equity firms and other groups about doing a deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Report: H-P bolsters defenses, hires Goldman Sachs

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its defenses in an effort to fend off activist investors who, with enough shares, could demand drastic changes at the company, according to a published report.

Technology / Business

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP to name Meg Whitman as CEO

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is set to name Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO and California candidate for governor, as its new CEO, forcing aside Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job.

Technology / Business

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

An electronic bucket brigade could boost solar cell voltages

If solar cells could generate higher voltages when sunlight falls on them, they'd produce more electrical power more efficiently. For over half a century scientists have known that ferroelectrics, materials ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast