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Palm Pre

Palm faces 'make-or-break' event with launch of the Pre

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Few businesses rise or fall on a single product, but Palm Inc. has essentially banked its future as a company on a small, touch-screen wireless phone set to hit the market in just two weeks.


When climate is iffy, birds sing a more elaborate tune

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer.


A man operates his Apple iPhone in Paris

US anti-trust inquiry into Google, Apple

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US officials have begun investigating whether close ties between the boards of technology giants Google and Apple violate antitrust laws, the New York Times said Tuesday.


Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th ...





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Google willing to share digital books with rivals

Technology / Internet

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S. authors and publishers wins court approval.


Research calls for a new formula for trade mark protection

Other Sciences / Economics

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Trade mark protection serves the needs of trade mark owners well -- but to the detriment of the consuming public and other traders and rivals, says a new study from the University of Leicester.


An adult male Augrabies Flat Lizard

Ladyboy lizards use transvestite trickery: researchers

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found.


The last supper of the hominids establishes the times they lived at the sites

The last supper of the hominids establishes the times they lived at the sites

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In the French cave of Arago, an international team of scientists has analyzed the dental wear of the fossils of herbivorous animals hunted by Homo heidelbergensis. It is the first time that an analytical method ...


The European Commission accuses Microsoft of crushing rivals by bundling Internet Explorer into its Windows system

EU says Microsoft seeks hearing in antitrust case

Technology / Software

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Microsoft is seeking a hearing from EU antitrust regulators in its defence against accusations of unfairly crushing rivals in the web browser market, the European Commission said Wednesday.


Sun's server share hit as antitrust scrutiny looms

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Uncertainty about Sun Microsystems Inc.'s future appears to have contributed to serious erosion in the company's market share for computer servers in the latest quarter, according to new data being released Wednesday.


Male Australian redback spiders employ courtship strategies to preserve their life

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that male suitors of a female cannibalistic spider risk facing a premature death unless they perform an adequate courtship lasting a minimum of 100 minutes. Further, the research shows ...


Amazon.com makes its case against Google book deal

Technology / Internet

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Amazon.com is warning a federal judge that Google will be able to overcharge consumers and stifle competition if it wins court approval to add millions more titles to its already vast digital library.


The new Palm Pre smartphone will cost 199.99 dollars after a 100-dollar mail-in rebate promotion

Palm Pre to go on sale June 6

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Palm Inc., a pioneer in handheld devices but suffering hard times lately, announced Tuesday that its much-anticipated new smartphone, the Palm Pre, would go on sale in the United States on June 6.


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Taiwan LCD makers eye China as leverage against rivals

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created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan's producers of liquid crystal displays know that venturing into the Chinese market is risky, but they are also fully aware they have no choice, analysts said.



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