Thursday August 28, 2008

Technology

Face transplants can work, studies show

LONDON (Reuters) - New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a French-Caribbean man disfigured by a rare tumor show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities, researchers said on Thursday.

August 22, 2008, 11:38 am
  • NY comptroller: ditch $2 billion wireless network

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York should ditch a $2 billion plan for a statewide wireless network for emergency workers unless a Tyco Electronics Ltd unit can fix the already-delayed system's problems, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said on Thursday.

    August 22, 2008, 11:00 am
  • FDA to allow radiation of spinach and lettuce

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators have approved the use of ionizing radiation for fresh spinach and lettuce, saying the technique already approved for other foods can help control harmful bacteria and other pathogens.

    August 22, 2008, 10:55 am
  • Soggy storm Fay moves over Florida again

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay came ashore on the Florida coast for the third time in less than a week on Thursday, bringing more of the torrential rain that has flooded hundreds of homes.

    August 22, 2008, 9:57 am
  • Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.

    August 22, 2008, 9:30 am
  • Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: source

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.

    August 22, 2008, 9:30 am
  • Yahoo mixes old and new in Internet-age news service

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo is building an Internet-age news service, leveraging its global audience of a half-billion people to win exclusive interviews with world leaders.

    August 22, 2008, 8:06 am
  • Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia: source

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said.

    August 22, 2008, 7:33 am
  • Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland

    WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device.

    August 22, 2008, 7:08 am
  • Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: report

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.

    August 22, 2008, 6:58 am
  • Storm Fay makes landfall in Florida again

    MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay came ashore on the Florida coast for the third time in less than a week on Thursday, bringing more of the torrential rain that has flooded hundreds of homes.

    August 22, 2008, 6:38 am
  • Apple's iPhone to launch in India on Friday

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - Apple's iconic iPhone was slated to make its debut Friday in India, home to the world's fastest-growing mobile market, officials said.

    August 22, 2008, 5:26 am
  • Mexicans implant chips in case of kidnapping

    QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car.

    August 22, 2008, 4:16 am
  • Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims with chips

    QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car.

    August 22, 2008, 4:12 am
  • Apple offers to replace faulty iPod batteries

    TOKYO (AFP) - Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said Thursday.

    August 22, 2008, 4:03 am

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