Archive: 05/26/2006
China, India winning the piracy war
Although software piracy refuses to go down globally and even continues to thrive in the rest of Asia, efforts by China and India to fight their computer users' desire for using stolen software are yielding positive results ...
May 26, 2006 |
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Booming business for call centers
With a booming call-center business in India, technology companies are focusing on complying with U.S. rules for offshore dialing and are finding themselves expanding into other countries -- kick-starting a new era in call-center ...
May 26, 2006 |
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AIM-enabled version of imstar* released
Interactive media company Bandalong Entertainment said Thursday it reached an agreement with AOL over an AIM-enabled version of imstar*.
May 26, 2006 |
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Wireless World: A marketing malfunction?
The music industry's latest lawsuit -- this time against XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. over its new player -- is generating a lot of poor publicity. Still, experts tell UPI's Wireless World the recording business probably ...
May 26, 2006 |
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Gambling bill moves to full House
In a 25-11 vote Thursday the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill banning gambling over state lines and Internet technologies.
May 26, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
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Earthlink to deploy WiFi in New Orleans
Internet service provider EarthLink was chosen to build a WiFi broadband network in Crescent City in New Orleans, the company announced Friday.
May 26, 2006 |
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In Brief: Group sees Taiwan broadband as lagging
Taiwan's Consumer Federation says the country's broadband service is generally lagging behind that of the other major Asian economies.
May 26, 2006 |
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Earth's Ozone Layer: Good News and a Puzzle
Think of the ozone layer as Earth's sunglasses, protecting life on the surface from the harmful glare of the sun's strongest ultraviolet rays, which can cause skin cancer and other maladies.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 26, 2006 |
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Qualcomm unveils versatile mobile TV chip
Qualcomm unveiled a new chip Friday that supports three major wireless television standards.
May 26, 2006 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Globe Talk: Intel's WiMax push
From being able to go online at the local Starbucks to surfing the World Wide Web from an airport, there's no denying that once you get connected wirelessly, there's no going back.
May 26, 2006 |
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Highlands and mare landscapes on the Moon
These two images, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, show the difference between lunar highlands and a mare area from close by.
May 26, 2006 |
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Mystery shrouds loss of migrant birds
Mystery is surrounding the huge declines of birds that migrate thousands of miles from Africa to the UK and Europe each spring. Scientists fear that their dwindling numbers – well over 50 per cent down in some cases – may ...
Biology /
May 26, 2006 |
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Precision weather service tells you exactly when it will rain
When planning a summer wedding, it does not really help to hear that "the probability of showers is increasing". A precision weather forecast will predict when the sun comes out or when the rain stops - or foretells if there ...
May 26, 2006 |
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Study urges early emphasis on science
What do you want to be when you grow up? Eighth-graders asked this question in 1988 were two to three times more likely to earn science and engineering degrees in college if their answer was a science-related career. The ...
May 26, 2006 |
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DNA: Bacteria's survival ration
The ubiquitous bacteria E. coli rank among nature's most successful species for lots of reasons, to which biologists at the University of Southern California have added another: in a pinch, E. coli can feast on the DNA of ...
Biology /
May 26, 2006 |
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