Ports could hasten freight traffic by doubling up on crane trips

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Ports could use their cranes to move goods more quickly without investing in any new equipment. A system called double cycling would minimize empty return trips -- what taxi drivers and long-haul truckers refer to as "deadheading" by the massive cranes.


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Analyst upgrades Yahoo, calling stock cheap

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Needham & Co. analyst Mark May upgraded shares of troubled Internet company Yahoo Inc. on Thursday, after the shares skidded below $10 for the first time in more than five years.

Mobile banking prospects seen better in Asia

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Polillo, a remote island in the northeastern Philippines with poor road infrastructure and no public transport, is set to get a taste of mobile banking long before the developed world does.

Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows

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(AP) -- PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products.

Google's virtual world Lively to die next month

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(AP) -- Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying. The company plans to shut down the service at the end of the year, reflecting Lively's inability to stand out from the rest of the virtual reality crowd. ...

IBM Seeks to Build the Computer of the Future Based on Insights from the Brain

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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an unprecedented undertaking, IBM Research and five leading universities are partnering to create computing systems that are expected to simulate and emulate the brain’s abilities for sensation, ...