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Yahoo! shakes up board to give firm new life

Yahoo! on Tuesday announced a boardroom shakeup to breath fresh life into a pioneering Internet firm that has been struggling to re-invent itself and appease disappointed investors.

Technology / Business

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Security flaw exposed in home security cameras

Trendnet, a maker of Web-connected home security cameras, has issued an update to fix a vulnerability that allows Internet users to spy on private video feeds.

Technology / Software

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Children can learn arithmetic faster and better

During the first two years of primary education children can learn to do arithmetic faster and better with the help of a more systematically structured educational programme. For older children, teaching arithmetic with the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japanese company develops silver ink that requires no heat to harden

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consider for a moment, all the circuit boards that have been made, particularly those in the past few years. Most have two parts to them, not including the board itself. The first are parts ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang resigns, shares jump (Update)

Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo! nearly 17 years ago and had an ill-fated stint as chief executive, abruptly resigned from all of his positions with the struggling Internet company.

Technology / Business

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carmakers lure youth with gadgets, sleek design

Dashboards glittering with gadgets, turbo-charged engines and sleek designs are on offer as automakers try to attract young consumers who care more about computers than cars.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google sees Android enhancing home appliances

Google's Android software is best known for powering smartphones, but executive chairman Eric Schmidt sees a future where it could also help devices communicate at home.

Technology / Software

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds continuous health coverage essential for patients managing diabetes

When patients with diabetes experience interruptions in health - insurance coverage, they are less likely to receive the screening tests and vaccines they need to protect their health. A new study finds that this is true ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Kodak loses third board member in 2 weeks

(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. says another member of its board of directors has resigned - the third director to exit the struggling company in the past two weeks.

Technology / Business

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Foundation readies $25 computer to seed tech talents

(PhysOrg.com) -- A $25 computer targeted to help young people learn about computers beyond uploading pics and downloading documents is about to start volume-production in January. The Raspberry Pi project, a UK-based foundation, will pla ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 49 | with audio podcast report

Would cellphone ban dial back 'distracted driving'?

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) — an independent federal agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents and promoting transportation safety — called for a complete ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce

(AP) -- A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cell phone or just talking to himself? If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Research shows hands-free phones just as risky

(AP) -- Like it or not, when someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said - even when you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic.

Technology / Other

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Pulitzer Prizes to require electronic entries

Two years after opening up to online-only publications, the Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious US journalism awards, are ending the submission of entries on paper.

Technology / Other

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ex-Myspace CEO resigns as Zynga executive

(AP) -- Owen Van Natta, the former CEO of Myspace, is stepping down from an executive role at Zynga but will stay on its board of directors.

Technology / Business

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0