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Business Aug 18, 2010

BlackBerry users eye alternatives as curbs loom

(AP) -- Udoay Ghosh sat sipping coffee before an early morning flight from Dubai International Airport, looking with affection at his two - yes, two - BlackBerry smart phones laid out in front of him.

Business Aug 13, 2010

Questions and answers about BlackBerry objections

(AP) -- Some questions and answers about foreign countries planning to ban the use of BlackBerry's messaging and Web services:

Business Aug 9, 2010

Bahrain says no plans to ban BlackBerry services

(AP) -- Bahrain's foreign minister said Sunday the country has no plans to follow its Persian Gulf neighbors in banning some BlackBerry services because security fears do not outweigh the technological benefits.

Business Aug 6, 2010

With ban looming, some Saudis sell off BlackBerrys

(AP) -- Some Saudis are trying to sell their BlackBerrys ahead of a ban on the smart phone's messenger service in the kingdom - but with few willing to buy, they're having to slash prices.

Plants & Animals Jul 21, 2010

Your chance to live forever in spider form

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Manchester scientist is offering the public the chance to name a new species of spider, which has been fossilised in amber for millions of years.

Social Sciences May 20, 2010

Watching religiously

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new survey of the boom in religious broadcasting in the Middle East reveals how the small screen is becoming an increasingly important battlefield in the struggle for people?s hearts and minds.

Social Sciences Mar 23, 2010

Study examines impact of education, income on support for suicide bombings

Conventional wisdom holds that supporters of suicide bombers are people with low educational attainment and income, so investments in education and economic development should reduce support for such attacks. But a study ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 10, 2010

Three Interesting Uses for Mass Spectrometry

(PhysOrg.com) -- When many think about mass spectrometry, they visualize uses in biomolecular work. This is because mass spectrometry used in MALDI and ESI techniques is much less harsh than ionization methods used before. ...

Computer Sciences Jan 19, 2010

Today's threat: Computer network terrorism

According to Dr. Levyatan, in today's world, the battlefield is not only comprised of tanks and planes, but also computer experts' and hackers' keyboards. To date, most of the 'online fighting' has focused on attempts to ...

Business Oct 7, 2009

Changing focus leads Dell to close NC plant

(AP) -- A massive Dell Inc. computer assembly plant once seen as a job generator worthy of the promise of more than $300 million in state and local inducements will go dark in four months, a victim of new corporate calculations ...

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