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EBay: holiday cell phone shopping up threefold

Technology / Internet

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- More eBay shoppers have used cell phones to make purchases this holiday season than in past years. And it's not just to buy the hot toy du jour, Zhu Zhu Pets.


AT&T temporarily halts online iPhone sales in NYC

AT&T temporarily halts online iPhone sales in NYC

Technology / Business

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. suspended online sales of iPhones to New Yorkers over the weekend for unknown reasons, then abruptly started selling them again just as mysteriously on Monday.


Google faces China lawsuit over book scanning

Technology / Internet

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(AP) -- A Chinese novelist is suing Google Inc. for scanning her work into its online library.


Molecular chaperone keeps bacterial proteins from slow-dancing to destruction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym level, it's a job that usually ...


Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) asked the FTC to oppose Google's acquisition of AdMob

Consumer groups try to block Google purchase of AdMob

Technology / Internet

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Two consumer groups urged the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday to block Internet search and advertising giant Google's proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.


Genetic causes identified for disturbances in lipid metabolism

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Some of these common human gene variants are already known to be risk factors for diabetes mellitus. The pathomechanisms of diabetes have intrigued physicians and been the subject of much debate for many decades. These new ...


UK's O2 apologizes for smart phone service trouble

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- The head of mobile phone operator O2 has apologized to customers in the British capital who were unable to make calls after the group's network was swamped by people using smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone.


New research could advance research field critical to personalized medicine

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 12 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It's the ultimate goal in the treatment of cancer: tailoring a person's therapy based on his or her genetic makeup. While a lofty goal, scientists are steadily moving forward, rapidly exploiting new technologies. Researchers ...


Newly Discovered Gene Mutation Linked to Nerve Diseases

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified mutations in the gene for TRPV4 that cause two related degenerative motor nerve disorders, scapuloperoneal spinal muscular ...


Researchers find clues to why some continue to eat when full

Researchers find clues to why some continue to eat when full

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief - just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet.



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