Spammers sent packing -- for now -- by Web shutdown November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- E-mailers, enjoy the early holiday gift: Spam volume has been cut by more than half because Internet providers pulled the plug on a Web hosting firm that was allegedly helping some of the world's most dastardly junk ... | |
 Zune could lend Microsoft a rare rhythm infusion November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A video for the title track on hip-hop veteran Common's forthcoming album, "Universal Mind Control," begins with a digital music player pulsing to the beat. The viewer is pulled through the screen ... | |
 Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- What was left of Dan Sivia's ankle simply didn't work. He limped through his 30s by sheer force of will, one foot almost completely immobile from repeated broken bones and surgeries. Then a doctor ... | |
 Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Astronauts hitched a giant shipping crate full of home improvement "goodies" to the international space station on Monday, a critical step for boosting the population in orbit. | |
 Rare blood transfusion attempted on tiger cub November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion in an attempt to save a 7-month-old wild tiger that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India. The female cub received the ... | |
 It's unpacking day for astronauts at space station November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Monday was unpacking day for the astronauts at the international space station. Among the top items to be hauled into the space station: a new toilet and a contraption that purifies urine and sweat ... | |
German Wikipedia back online after dispute November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- The German-language version of the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia is back online after a left-wing lawmaker dropped a complaint. | |
 Green at the heart of Panasonic's bid for Sanyo November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Panasonic Corp.'s plans to take over rival Sanyo Electric Co. would create the world's second-largest electronics maker. But Panasonic already has plenty of gadgets. Instead, the crown jewels Panasonic ... | |
 Big particle collider repairs to cost $21 million November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Fixing the world's largest atom smasher will cost at least 25 million francs ($21 million) and may take until early summer, its operator said Monday. | |
Online startup aims to improve patent quality November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A new startup company wants to have a say in the high-stakes patent disputes that loom over many industries. | |
'$100 laptop' group reboots Give One Get One offer November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
(AP) -- The One Laptop Per Child project is set to resume its Give One Get One promotion for its kid-friendly computers Monday with logistics help from Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. | |
 Florence Wald, leader in US hospice, dies at 91 November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Florence Wald, a former Yale nursing dean whose interest in compassionate care led her to launch the first U.S. hospice program, has died. She was 91. | |
 Astronauts prepare to unpack Endeavour's cargo November 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Astronauts aboard the international space station and the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour planned Monday to start unpacking a new toilet and a contraption that purifies urine and sweat into drinkable ... | |
Law professor fires back at song-swapping lawsuits November 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The music industry's courtroom campaign against people who share songs online is coming under counterattack. A Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at ... | |
Gadget survey finds many bugs can't be fixed November 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it's letting us chat with distant friends at any time or watch movies on our commute. But can anyone fix this stuff when it breaks? | |
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