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French court orders Google to stop scanning French books
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A French court on Friday told Google that it cannot digitise French books without publishers' approval and ordered the online giant to pay 300,000 euros (430,000 dollars) in damages.
HP researchers try to tell you who your friends are
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Most people have scores of contacts, scattered around their mobile phone, e-mail address book and multiple social networking sites. Scientists at Hewlett-Packard can tell you which of those contacts are your closest friends.
French technology upstart challenges Google
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(AP) -- France's efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust's manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country's reluctance to rely on help from American ...
YouTube music label means all artists are with the bandwidth
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Craig Benzine had weathered almost 10 years with his band, Chicago-based indie rockers Driftless Pony Club -- self-releasing two albums along the way -- with no luck.
Gadgets: Great gadgets, as a gift or not
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
23 hours ago |
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Officially this is not another gift guide. Instead I'd rather consider it the first of two roundups either of products I just haven't gotten to this year or some I have just couldn't find a home for.
NY Post, Journal offer Sony e-reader deals
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post are offering exclusive subscription deals through the latest electronic reader from Sony Corp.
Supermarket robot to help the elderly (w/ Video)
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Robovie-II, a retail-assistant robot designed to help elderly and disabled people shop in supermarkets, is being tested in Kyoto, in Japan.
Japan mines toxic e-waste for precious materials
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Seeking to turn an environmental problem into an economic opportunity, high-tech companies in resource-poor Japan are mining mountains of toxic e-waste for precious materials.
Biden unveils federal broadband stimulus projects
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities.
Education Budget Cuts to Cause Increase in Mobile Technology Use
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As budget cuts in education continue, we will see more use of mobile technologies in the classroom in 2010, predicts Dr. Vivian Wright, a University of Alabama educator.
P&G to stop e-coupons for Kroger loyalty cards
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co. is getting a digital divorce from Kroger Co., severing the online coupon program the two Cincinnati-based companies began two years ago.
Small Fingers More Touch Sensitive
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
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When it comes to finger sensitivity, bigger isn't always better.
Review: Netbooks meet luxury in ultra-light Sony
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Netbooks have been a hit among laptop buyers because they're cheap and they're easy to carry. Now there's the option to pay a lot more and get a lot less - a lot less weight, that is.
Researchers find cells move in mysterious ways (w/ Video)
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Our cells are more like us than we may think. They're sensitive to their environment, poking and prodding deliberately at their surroundings with hand-like feelers and chemical signals as they decide whether ...
US university coding future of news
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Personalized newscasts culled from the Web and presented by digital avatars. Baseball stories written by computers using raw data.
