Trevor Pinch links app usage to personality types
(PhysOrg.com) -- What "appitype" are you? The Appthusiast? The Live Wire? The Appcentric?
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2011
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Sri Lanka plans first census of elephants
Sri Lanka is planning its first ever census of elephants as the animals increasingly come into conflict with villagers, a top official said Wednesday.
Ecology
Feb 16, 2011
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Smartphones the new El Dorado for computer criminals
Smartphones are the new El Dorado for computer criminals and many owners are unaware of the risk or what to do about it, security experts warn.
Software
Feb 16, 2011
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Taiwan's Sintek in tie-up with S. Korea's Samsung
Sintek Photronic, a leading Taiwan flat-screen component maker, has tied up with Samsung to produce advanced touch-screens for next-generation smartphones, officials said Wednesday.
Business
Feb 16, 2011
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Dell 4Q net income more than doubles, shares soar
(AP) -- Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said Tuesday its net income more than doubled in the most recent quarter to handily beat expectations, as businesses spent more on computers, servers and other technology.
Business
Feb 16, 2011
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China rice laced with heavy metals: report
Up to 10 percent of rice grown in China is contaminated with harmful heavy metals but little has been done to highlight the possible public health risks, a report said.
Environment
Feb 16, 2011
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Tick population plummets in absence of lizard hosts
The Western fence lizard's reputation for helping to reduce the threat of Lyme disease is in jeopardy. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that areas where the lizard had been removed ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2011
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Twitter users seek privacy in WikiLeaks case
Lawyers for three Twitter users asked a US judge to overturn a court order directing the microblogging site to disclose clients' data to US authorities for a probe into WikiLeaks.
Internet
Feb 16, 2011
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Apple reports labor, safety problems at suppliers
(AP) -- Apple Inc. says its audits found labor, safety and other abuses by its suppliers in 2010, though it praised Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn for saving lives through its handling of a spate of suicides at its factories ...
Business
Feb 16, 2011
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Sanofi-Aventis to buy Genzyme for $20.1 bln cash
(AP) -- French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SA has agreed to buy Genzyme Corp. in a sweetened all-cash $20.1 billion deal that ends months of corporate haggling and positions Sanofi at the forefront of the market in lucrative ...
Biotechnology
Feb 16, 2011
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