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Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

Technology / Internet

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.


Samsung to pay Qualcomm 1.3 bln dlrs in new licensing deal

Technology / Business

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it will pay 1.3 billion dollars plus royalties to US wireless chip supplier Qualcomm under a new 15-year licensing deal.


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SKorea to plant trees in China to reduce 'yellow dust'

Space & Earth / Environment

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

The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful "yellow dust" blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday.


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Global crisis hitting IT spending: Microsoft chief

Technology / Business

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

Companies worldwide are slashing spending on information technology because of the global downturn and will have to learn to do more with less, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday.


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Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday.


Disgraced cloning expert convicted in SKorea (AP)

Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea (Update)

Biology / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday on criminal charges related ...


Saving sand: South Carolina beaches become a model for preservation

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away.


Boys with urogenital birth defects are 33 percent more common in villages sprayed with DDT

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Women who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 per cent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects (UGBD) between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed villages, according to research published ...


Trigger of deadly food toxin discovered

Trigger of deadly food toxin discovered

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. UC Irvine researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, ...


Concern over alcohol use among UK South Asians

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol use in South Asians in the UK is under-recognised, and alcohol related harm is disproportionately high, warn researchers in an editorial published on BMJ.com today.


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PC sales in Asia-Pacific rise to 23.4 million in Q3: report

Technology / Business

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sales of personal computers (PCs) in the Asia-Pacific region rose 17 percent from a year ago to 23.4 million units in the third quarter, an industry monitor said Tuesday.


SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- South Africa's health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.


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South Korea's little firefighting robots (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two South Korean firms have developed mini firefighting robots to help human firefighters safely plan their course of action before entering a blazing building.


Global broadband quality improves but UK is lagging

Global broadband quality improves but UK is lagging

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A global survey reveals that 62 out of 66 countries analysed had improved their speed of broadband connections since last year, with South Korea coming top of the Broadband Quality Study 2009.


South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhone (AP)

South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it has given approval for Apple Inc.'s hit iPhone to be sold in the country - potentially shaking up a handset market controlled by domestic ...