NYT: Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania signed an executive order on Tuesday effectively banning…
Month: October 2010
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Myspace Rearranges Furniture, Slaps On Fresh Coat of Paint
Myspace announced a site redesign Wednesday as it attempts to cement its position as an…
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New B&N Nook Colors Outside the E-Reader Lines
Barnes & Noble took a big swipe at Amazon’s dominance of the e-reader market with…
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EU, IBM to Increase Devices’ Power Efficiency (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine – The initiative, which IBM is helping lead, is named “Steeper,” and will…
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Mac Version of Koobface All Bark, No Bite – For Now (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine – A Java-based version of the Koobface virus is in the wild and…
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Barnes & Noble Color nook Moves Beyond E-Reading
Barnes & Noble on Wednesday unleashed a new nook e-reader featuring a seven-inch color touchscreen…
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Bicarbonate adds fizz to players’ tennis performance
Dietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) on the morning of a tennis match allows…
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Quakes don’t completely shake China’s environmental gains, thanks to conservation programs
The impact of China’s devastating 2008 earthquake was substantially lessened by environmental conservation programs for…
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Among older patients, severe sepsis associated with development of cognitive and functional disability
Older adults who survived severe sepsis were more likely to develop substantial cognitive impairment and…
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Uranium in groundwater? ‘Fracking’ mobilizes uranium in marcellus shale
Researchers have found that hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” — causes uranium that is naturally trapped…