Google is boosting the capabilities of its Google Maps offering for smartphones and other devices…
Month: August 2009
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Black Man Gets a White Man’s Head in Microsoft Ad
A Microsoft blunder has resulted in the software giant apologizing to the public. The head…
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Scientists decode the complex ‘love songs’ of the free-tailed bat
The love songs of free-tailed bats show a similar level of complexity as whale and…
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Twitter And Health Care: Can A Tweet A Day Keep The Doctor Away?
Twitter, the increasingly popular social networking tool that was at first merely a convenient way…
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NASA’s ‘A-Train’ Of Satellites On Track With Hurricane Research
NASA has several satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same…
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Long-term Tamoxifen Use Increases Risk Of An Aggressive, Hard To Treat Type Of Second Breast Cancer
While long-term tamoxifen use among breast cancer survivors decreases their risk of developing the most…
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Fly Eyes Help Researchers ‘See’ New Proteins Involved In Memory
With more than 1,500 eyes, not much escapes the fruit fly’s sight. Now, a new…
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Gene Variant Linked To Effectiveness Of Popular Anti-clotting Medication Plavix
Researchers have identified a common gene variant carried by as many as a third of…
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Scientists Propose Antarctic Location For ‘Missing’ Ice Sheet
New research indicates a possible Antarctic location for ice that seemed to be missing at…
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Microsoft Expands Office Anti-Piracy Program
Microsoft expanded its anti-piracy program this week, shipping a new software update that checks whether…