Technology
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Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.
November 12, 2009, 9:04 am -
Britons among the "ugliest people", dating site says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating website that says it only allows "beautiful people" to join.
November 12, 2009, 8:53 am -
Gene therapy strengthens muscles in monkeys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gene therapy treatment that stops the breakdown of muscle appeared safe in monkeys and may build up muscle, too, researchers reported on Wednesday.
November 12, 2009, 8:42 am -
Fort Hood probe spotlights Web-savvy preacher
LONDON (Reuters) - A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is an influential voice in English-language Internet forums increasingly used by militants unfamiliar with Arabic.
November 12, 2009, 8:20 am -
Why can't chimps talk? It's more than just genes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Why can humans talk and chimps cannot? Researchers said on Wednesday they have another clue and it lies not simply in the genetic code, but in how the genes function.
November 12, 2009, 7:06 am -
South African find gives clue to dinosaur evolution
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A huge dinosaur discovered in South Africa is a previously unknown species that sheds light on the evolution of the largest creatures ever to walk the earth, a scientist said Wednesday.
November 12, 2009, 4:48 am -
Logitech buys LifeSize Comms for $405 million
ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech said it is buying privately held LifeSize Communications for $405 million, bolstering its position in the much-prized video communication market, which is seen as a key source of future growth.
November 12, 2009, 4:24 am -
Nokia launches 3 phones for the CDMA standard
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia launched three new CDMA phones on Wednesday and said it remained committed to the standard, which has long been overshadowed by the more global GSM.
November 12, 2009, 4:21 am -
Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" launch
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's hugely anticipated "Call of Duty.
November 12, 2009, 2:34 am -
Wal-Mart offers $100 gift card on BlackBerry purchases
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is offering a $100 gift card along with the purchase of a BlackBerry phone for one week, in its ongoing bid to attract more holiday shoppers.
November 12, 2009, 1:10 am -
Online activists hijack Facebook groups
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Activists claimed to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering.
November 11, 2009, 11:11 pm -
New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 1:54 pm -
Chicago court OKs $10 refunds for ringtones, games
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A settlement between mobile phone users and companies that charged them for downloaded ringtones and games they thought were free was approved by a court on Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 1:36 pm -
Google launches online flu shot finder
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.
November 11, 2009, 1:13 pm -
Adobe cutting 680 jobs
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce.
November 11, 2009, 12:33 pm -
Apple tops phone chart as Nokia, Samsung step up
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.
November 11, 2009, 11:16 am -
Twitter links to LinkedIn
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter on Tuesday linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website.
November 11, 2009, 10:28 am -
Apple becomes top phone maker by profits: research
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 9:59 am -
Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.
November 11, 2009, 9:58 am -
Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" launch
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's hugely anticipated "Call of Duty.
November 11, 2009, 8:18 am
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