 Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update) 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet. | |
 Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update) 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business. | |
 Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said ... | |
 Arctic 'holds 90bln barrels of oil, mostly offshore' 16 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Within the Arctic circle there are 90 billion barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas waiting to be tapped, most of it offshore, the government-run US Geological Survey said. | |
 Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake 16 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Russian scientists leading a submarine expedition to probe the world's deepest lake on Thursday carried out test dives ahead of the start of the operation next week, reports said. | |
 China's mobile users top 600 million: govt 17 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The number of mobile users in China, the world's biggest cellphone market, now tops 600 million, the government said, as subscribers increasingly abandon fixed lines. | |
 Whale playground offers glimpse into Russia's melting Arctic 22 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A young whale pokes its melon-shaped head into the cool morning air near this remote island, a sign its herd is thriving despite mounting threats in Russia's melting Arctic. | |
Taiwan's AU Optronics posts lower-than-expected profit July 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp., the world's third-largest flat-panel maker by revenue, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell 24.4 percent from the previous quarter due to weak global demand. | |
 Crackdown launched on illegal downloads July 24, 2008 | User rating: 1.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Britain's six biggest internet providers have backed a government plan to clamp down on rampant music and film piracy, it was reported Thursday . | |
 Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. | |
 Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification just before they were wiped out is an illusion, for the beasts' main evolutionary shifts took place millions of years before, a study says. ... | |
 Internet television service Joost enters China July 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world's largest online market. | |
 Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco. | |
 Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Retailers' belief that customers like a price ending in a nine rather than a rounded-up zero -- 199.99 instead of 200.00, for instance -- has been borne out by scientific research on a restaurant menu. | |
SKorea to start year-end monitoring for bird flu July 22, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
South Korea is to start year-round monitoring for bird flu after being hit by its worst outbreak earlier this year, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. | |
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