Study Finds Californians Unmotivated To Prepare For Next Disaster
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Californians believe that their state is prone to disasters, but see little motivation to prepare for nature's crushing blows, a new poll has found. The poll, sponsored by the Insurance Information Network of California and ...
Endangered turtles' travels are monitored
Mar 08, 2006 |
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The University of Exeter has begun a major conservation effort to help protect endangered leatherback turtles that nest near Gabon, West Africa.
Siemens adds Yahoo! messaging to phones
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Siemens is offering an adapter that will enable their Gigaset phones to access Yahoo! Messenger with Voice services.
Briefs: Nokia finds steady demand for mobile TV
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Demand for mobile television should be strong in markets worldwide in coming years, Nokia said Wednesday.
Israel marks National Safe Internet Day
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Israel held its second annual National Safe Internet Day on Tuesday, with workshops, lectures and activities for children and parents nationwide.
The Web: Death, taxes and Internet spam
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Receiving a lot of e-mail spam lately? If you're like most Americans, the answer is probably a categorical "yes." Blame it on the Internal Revenue Service. Income tax return filing time is approaching for most individuals, ...
Aussie minister cool on Telstra plans
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Australia's telecommunications minister gave the cold shoulder to Telstra's pledge to maintain service in the rural outback.
Cisco adds video security to product line
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Cisco Systems said its acquisition of a video-surveillance company Tuesday means that physical security is now a market of the future for Cisco.
Briefs: Vivendi creates mobile-games division
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Vivendi Universal Games has formed a new division to publish material for the mobile-games market.
Briefs: Polycom certified Defense Dept. PBX1
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Polycom said Wednesday it had received Defense Department PBX1 certification for its Internet Protocol phones and Sphere Communications' PBX systems.
Briefs: Verizon to market TV service to apartments
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Verizon will be marketing its television service aggressively to residents in apartments and condominiums.
Wireless-security campaign steps up
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Talking about connectivity on-the-go and being concerned about storage capacity is no longer a sign of being a geek, but rather very much part of everyday life for many people. Yet as the number of Internet users rises and ...
Earth scientist Luna Leopold dead at 90
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Scientist Luna Leopold died Feb. 23 at his Berkeley, Calif., home at the age of 90, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
U.S. officials to expand bird flu testing
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Federal officials, worried migrating birds might bring bird flu to North America, reportedly plan to significantly increase testing of wild birds.
House committee OK's phone-privacy bill
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday unanimously approved an act to protect private phone records.
