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A message in its most general meaning is an object of communication. It is something which provides information; it can also be this information itself. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the context in which it is used; the term may apply to both the information and its form. A communiqué is a brief report or statement released by a public agency.

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Record in the transmission of entangled photon pairs

Austrian breakthrough in quantum cryptography: Record in the transmission of entangled photon pairs (Update)

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 03, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 7

Austrian physicists say a breakthrough in next-generation quantum cryptography could allow encrypted messages to be bounced off satellites, the British journal Nature reported Sunday.


Google's Gmail now gives users a brief window to recall emails after they've been sent

Regret that email? Gmail gives users chance to call it back

Technology / Internet

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Just about everybody has sent an email, noticed a mistake as they hit the "send" button and wanted to call it back.


IBM Researchers Lower Language Barrier With Text Translator

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously ...


Study: Americans choose media messages that agree with their views

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

A new study provides some of the strongest evidence to date that Americans prefer to read political articles that agree with the opinions they already hold.


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Lost in translation: Perfectionist protein-maker trashes errors

Biology /

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The enzyme machine that translates a cell's DNA code into the proteins of life is nothing if not an editorial perfectionist.


Egg P bodies protect maternal gene messages

Biology /

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A cell decides what proteins to make based on the messages it receives from its genome. Sometimes messages are held back to be read later, and in most cell types these delayed messages are stored and eventually marked for ...


New study highlights risk of fake popup warnings for Internet users

Technology / Internet

created Sep 22, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that most Internet users are unable to distinguish genuine popup warnings messages from false ones – even after repeated mistakes. The fake ones were designed ...


Writing in air not pie in the sky

Technology / Software

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It's a familiar scene in airports and train stations. Hands full with luggage, briefcase, laptop or coat and there's something you need to remember, like the level and row numbers where you parked your car in the deck. What ...


Research shows reading classic literature can improve personal ethics

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers, including John Johnson, professor of psychology at Penn State DuBois, have discovered that literature may inspire readers to be ethical members of society. "As an evolutionary psychologist," ...


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Wikileaks releases pager intercepts from 9/11

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Whistleblower website Wikileaks began publishing on Wednesday what it said were hundreds of thousands of pager messages from the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.


My daughter racked up 14,528 text messages in one month

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 6

OMG!!! This isn't exactly proud papa news: My daughter, Reina, who recently turned 13, just racked up 14,528 text messages in one month.


The two worlds of kids' morals

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Children's moral behavior and attitudes in the real world largely carry over to the virtual world of computers, the Internet, video games and cell phones. Interestingly, there are marked gender and race differences in the ...


Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter

British pupils to get lessons on Twitter: report

Technology / Internet

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter under proposals to change school curriculums, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday.


How 2 ... Call back sent e-mail in Gmail

Technology / Internet

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ever realize you accidentally hit "Reply All" seconds after it was too late? Or forget to send the attachment mentioned in your message? With Gmail's "Undo Send" and "Forgotten Attachment Detector" features, you can give ...


1 in 4 Americans is texting while driving: poll

Technology / Other

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday.