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Hacker seeks reduced sentence, citing Asperger's

Technology / Internet

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- A computer hacker who was a force behind one of the largest cases of credit card theft in U.S. history says he has a developmental disorder and is asking for a reduced sentence.


Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case

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created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.





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Decision on Google library likely to change publishing indelibly

Technology / Internet

created Mar 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google has been busy. The Internet giant has been copying and storing millions of the world's out-of-print and out-of-copyright books in a vast online archive. It could all be just a mouse click away from your computer screen ...


Researchers to test renewable-energy system at local treatment plant

Researchers to test renewable-energy system at local treatment plant

Technology / Energy

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A successful University of Nevada, Reno renewable energy research project is moving from the lab to the real world in a demonstration-scale system to turn wastewater sludge into electricity.


UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna (AP)

Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting.


HP settles patent violation cases with importers

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Hewlett Packard Co. said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with three companies that have been accused of infringing on the printer company's patents for ink cartridges.


China Mobile says it has 522 million customers

China Mobile hopes to agree iPhone deal

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China Mobile said on Thursday it hopes to soon reach a deal with Apple to sell the iPhone, several months after rival China Unicom launched the iconic smartphone in the country.


A model poses next to Nissan's electric  "Leaf" car at the Geneva International Motor Show

Nissan to make electric cars in Britain from 2013

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nissan Motor on Thursday said it would start building its zero-emission Leaf electric car at a plant in Britain from 2013, saving more than 2,000 jobs in one of England's most deprived regions.


Honey, I shrunk the receiver

Honey, I shrunk the receiver

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO and Australian company Sapphicon Semiconductor Pty Ltd have signed an agreement to jointly develop a complete radio receiver on a chip measuring just 5 mm x 5 mm that could eventually ...


China planning high-speed rail networks to Asia, Europe and UK

China planning high-speed rail networks to Asia, Europe and UK

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

(PhysOrg.com) -- China is planning high-speed rail networks in the next decade between China, Europe, the UK, Asia and India, with trains running at over 320 kph. Train passengers will be able to travel to ...


ID physicians call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As the deaths and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is urging a global commitment to develop 10 new antibiotics ...


UV exposure has increased over the last 30 years, but stabilized since the mid-1990s

UV exposure has increased over the last 30 years, but stabilized since the mid-1990s (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists analyzing 30 years of satellite data have found that the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching Earth's surface has increased markedly over the last three decades. Most ...



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