Reuters – The Federal Communications Commission will launch an initiative on Wednesday to spur broadband…
Month: February 2011
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Facebook to open sales office in Hong Kong: media (Reuters)
Reuters – Facebook, the world’s largest social-networking site, will open a sales office in Hong…
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Smart phones outsell PCs for the first time (AP)
AP – For the first time ever, smart phones such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone are…
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Geek 101: Demystifying Custom Android ROMs (Part II) (PC World)
PC World – This is the second installment of our custom-ROM tutorial for Android phones….
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What your TV habits may say about your fear of crime
When it comes to prime-time crime shows, do you like dramas like “CSI” or real-life…
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Home and away: How do invasive plant species dominate native species?
Invasive plant species present a serious environmental, economic and social problem worldwide as their abundance…
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Figuring out fetal alcohol syndrome in fruit flies
Drinking excess alcohol while pregnant can harm an unborn baby, often causing fetal alcohol syndrome…
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Tool makes search for Martian life easier: Red Planet a good fit for laser-ion funnel mass spectrometry
Newly developed ion funnel technology could make finding life on Mars’s surface easier when coupled…
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Delayed-enhancement MRI may predict, prevent strokes, study shows
Researchers have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging holds promise for predicting the risks of…
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Brief diversions vastly improve focus, researchers find
A new study overturns a decades-old theory about the nature of attention and demonstrates that…