Active surveillance a viable option for low-risk prostate cancerActive surveillance remains a viable option for low-risk, localized prostate cancer, according to two studies presented today during the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), yet researchers ... |
![]() Nintendo hit with $21 million patent infringement(AP) -- Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. |
Colonel suggests using hackers' tool against them(AP) -- Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic. |
![]() Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics(AP) -- In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out ... |
EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia(AP) -- EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a model for how big cities should deploy Wi-Fi. |
HP says it will buy EDS for about $12.6 billionMay 13, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for about $12.6 billion to build a technology-services company that could challenge IBM. |
![]() Sweet sorghum, clean miracle crop for feed and fuelThe hardy sweet sorghum plant could be the miracle crop that provides cheap animal feed and fuel without straining the world's food supply or harming the environment, said scientists working on a pilot farming ... |
![]() HP has eye on IBM as it discusses EDS acquisition(AP) -- Having seized the lead in personal computer sales worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Co. is stalking the technology services market for its next conquest. |
Clear Channel, banks, buyers in settlement talksMay 12, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Clear Channel Communications Inc. and its prospective buyers are talking with banks to try to settle a dispute over whether the banks must fund promised loans for the $19.5 billion takeover, the radio and outdoor ... |
HP in talks to buy EDS in deal reportedly worth $12B to $13BMay 12, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is negotiating to buy information technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. in a deal that could help the world's largest personal computer maker win more consulting contracts ... |
![]() A crash course in true political science(AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting ... |
![]() Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident(AP) -- Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. |
Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes(AP) -- Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. |
![]() Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say(AP) -- Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether ... |
Feedstock makes a difference in feeding distiller's grainsWhen it comes to using distiller’s grains in finishing rations of High Plains cattle, a Texas AgriLife Research scientist says the type of grain used makes all the difference. |