Taiwan's Asustek, Acer unveil new laptop PCs
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The world's two leading makers of mini laptops Tuesday introduced their latest computers at the opening of Asia's leading information technology trade fair.
Sony unveils new PSP Go
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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Sony on Tuesday unveiled a sleek next-generation PSP Go handheld videogame, movie and music gadget in a direct challenge to Nintendo's freshly-launched DSi devices.
Space shuttle Atlantis back home in Florida
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The space shuttle Atlantis is back home in Florida.
White House frames health care as economic problem
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(AP) -- A Senate chairman who will have a major role in writing health care legislation said Tuesday he hopes to convince President Barack Obama that taxing some employer-provided benefits will help control ...
Study: Benefit to women not enough to sway men to get HPV vaccine (w/Video)
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Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest ...
Minn. teacher is using video games to teach middle schoolers a variety of skills
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Learning is a game to Brock Dubbels and the students in his class at Seward Montessori in Minneapolis.
'Tetris' still a videogame star at age 25
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It was spring in what was then the Soviet Union when a mathematician in Moscow with a penchant for puzzles created a "Tetris" computer game still going strong 25 years later.
Lightning bolts a risk for modern jets
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Passenger jets are hit by lightning every 1,000 hours -- on average twice a year -- and experts say the risk from the bolts of electricity is growing.
Xbox Live links to Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm
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Microsoft has said social networking sensations Twitter and Facebook, along with Internet radio star Last.fm, are connecting to the Xbox 360 videogame console online world.
Bleeding disorders going undiagnosed; new guidelines to help
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Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Ubisoft puts players in new fitness videogame
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French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft is putting players into the action when it comes to fitness training.
Improved DNA stool test could detect digestive cancers in multiple organs
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Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that a noninvasive screening test can detect not only colorectal cancer but also the common cancers above the colon -- including pancreas, stomach, biliary and esophageal cancers. ...
Study: Lack of capital not a 'death sentence' for start-ups
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A new study from North Carolina State University is turning the conventional wisdom about technology start-up companies on its head, showing that ventures with moderate levels of undercapitalization can still be successful ...
I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer
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Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a ...
Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement: Survey
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Men are planning for their financial security in retirement but not for their happiness, according to a survey revealing that more women than men plan for their health and leisure interests before they stop working.
