Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg toured the offices of China’s top search engine Monday during a…
Month: December 2010
Smartphone Rivalry Plays Out in Patent Suits
Competition among smart phone makers is heating up at retail, in advertising and, increasingly, in…
eBay Bets on Technology To Take on Rivals
If it’s the holiday season, it’s crunch time for any self-respecting online merchant. But for…
Wireless Mice and Keyboards Are Now Hot Sellers
They lived a fringe existence in their early years, but they are now standard parts…
Tapulous Tries Cross-Promotion in Disney Games
When The Walt Disney Co. bought mobile game maker Tapulous Inc. in July, Disney wanted…
About one-fifth of women, less than 7 percent of men report use of indoor tanning
Women are more likely to report use of indoor tanning facilities than men, and some…
NASA spacecraft provides travel tips for Mars rover
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover is getting important tips from an orbiting spacecraft as it explores…
Injectable and oral birth control do not adversely affect glucose and insulin levels, study shows
Fasting glucose and insulin levels remain within normal range for women using injectable or oral…
Globalization burdens future generations with biological invasions, study finds
The consequences of the current high levels of socio-economic activity on the extent of biological…
Electronic nose detects cancer
Researchers have been able to confirm in tests that ovarian cancer tissue and healthy tissue…