Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for two weeks in an incubator, ...
Biotechnology
Nov 30, 2011
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A truck-mounted radar dish often used to chase Midwest tornadoes is getting a workout in Utah this month as University of Utah meteorologists use it to get an unprecedented look inside snow and rain storms over the Salt Lake ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2011
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(AP) -- Dish Network Corp. posted another loss of subscribers from its slowly dwindling satellite-TV business, even as larger competitor DirecTV adds to its base.
Business
Nov 7, 2011
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After months of being courted by technology giants and TV signal providers, online video service Hulu is no longer for sale, its media company owners said Thursday.
Business
Oct 14, 2011
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In July, the Benediktssons of Chandler, Ariz., declared their independence from cable television.
Telecom
Oct 10, 2011
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Netflix has reached a deal with DreamWorks Animation, the company behind the hit "Shrek" movies, to stream its films and television specials, The New York Times reported.
Business
Sep 26, 2011
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US satellite television provider DISH Network has teamed with Blockbuster to stream films in a challenge to online video rental giant Netflix.
Business
Sep 23, 2011
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(AP) -- Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is asking regulators to let it build a wireless broadband network. Having one would let Dish compete more effectively with cable companies that can bundle broadband and TV signals.
Telecom
Aug 23, 2011
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(AP) -- Americans spent more money renting home movies than buying them in the second quarter, marking only the second time that's happened in the DVD era. The big switch in consumer behavior shows the rising popularity ...
Business
Aug 6, 2011
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(AP) -- Are people really cancelling cable to watch TV and movies from the Internet instead?
Telecom
Jul 28, 2011
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