New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2013
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LG raises investments despite uncertain economy
LG Group says it is increasing annual investments to record highs despite the uncertainty in the global economy and slow consumer demand.
Business
Jan 7, 2013
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Post-smartphone era coming, CES told
The era of the smartphone is rapidly becoming a post-smartphone era, a key tech industry analyst said ahead of the opening of the world's biggest technology show.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2013
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Google executive chairman arrives in North Korea (Update)
(AP)—Google's chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea's economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of ...
Business
Jan 7, 2013
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Rhino horns worth $600,000 seized at Bangkok airport
A Vietnamese man was arrested with rhino horn worth more than half a million dollars in his luggage at Bangkok's main airport, Thai officials said.
Ecology
Jan 7, 2013
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Global tech industry uneven as mobile surges
The global tech industry has become a tale of two sectors, with mobile devices surging at the expense of older electronics that are struggling, a forecast showed.
Business
Jan 7, 2013
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Lenovo releases giant 27-inch 'coffee table PC', makes computer play a family affair
Lenovo on Sunday unveiled a home tabletop touch-screen computer aimed at turning typically solitary online activities into family affairs.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 7, 2013
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Giant squid filmed in Pacific depths, Japan scientists report
Scientists and broadcasters said Monday they have captured footage of an elusive giant squid roaming the depths of the Pacific Ocean, showing it in its natural habitat for the first time ever.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2013
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Study defines when disclosing a whistle-blower's identity, like in an email, becomes retaliation
Under the law, whistle-blowers are supposed to be protected from direct reprisals on the job, including discrimination. But what if they and their actions becomes the subject of a widely distributed email? Is that a form ...
Economics & Business
Jan 7, 2013
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Corn could help farmers fight devastating weed
Versatile and responsive to management, corn is grown throughout the world for everything from food to animal feed to fuel. A new use for corn could soon join that list, as researchers in China investigate the crop's ability ...
Biotechnology
Jan 7, 2013
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