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Microsoft unleashes lawsuits, raids in piracy crackdown

Technology / Business

22 hours ago | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it has unleashed a series of lawsuits and is cooperating in criminal prosecutions worldwide in an effort to stem piracy of its software.

Californians -- and their cell phones -- will help computer scientists monitor air pollution

Technology / Computer Sciences

23 hours ago | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

You want to go for a run, but you don't want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California, San Diego computer scientists are creating a network of environmental sensors ...

FCC asks Verizon Wireless to explain fees

Technology / Telecom

18 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones.

'Digging into Data Challenge' grant awarded

Technology / Computer Sciences

22 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

A professor at Tufts University will lead a team of international researchers to explore how humanities scholars can use data analysis to track topics about the Greco-Roman world as they appear in a million documents, spanning ...

Sony signs 3-D video deal for 2010 World Cup

Technology / Telecom

Dec 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

(AP) -- The 2010 World Cup is going 3-D. Sony Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal with FIFA, the international football governing body, to record up to 25 World Cup games in 3-D - a technology that gives ...

Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data

Technology / Software

Dec 04, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1

The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...

New laser -- it's a gas, gas, gas... sensor

Technology / Engineering

Dec 04, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of optical sensors is enabling the development of robust, long-lasting, lighting-fast trace gas detectors for use in a wide range of industrial, security and domestic applications.

Google adds translation to main search engine

Technology / Internet

Dec 04, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.

Safe journey for works of art

Technology / Engineering

Dec 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Valuable paintings travel long distances when they are shipped from one place to another. To minimize damage, they are packed in special picture cases. In future, these will be equipped with sensors to detect ...

Microsoft Store mirrors popular concept of its rival

Technology / Internet

Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Blink an eye, and the Microsoft Store could be mistaken for an Apple Store.

Checklist for going solar

Technology / Energy

Dec 04, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 1

With the sun setting before 5 p.m., solar power may be the last thing on your mind these days. But declining panel prices ans a federal tax credit make now a good time to at least investigate whether solar power might make ...

Microsoft to kick off Office 2010 in June

Technology / Software

Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

When Microsoft starts selling Office 2010 next year, the company will take its workhorse software suite and move it one step closer to its vision of cloud computing.

Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content

Technology / Telecom

Dec 04, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its ...

Cisco to proceed with $3.4 billion Tandberg deal

Technology / Business

Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. says it is waiving its condition that 90 percent of shareholders of Norwegian videoconferencing equipment firm Tandberg ASA back its $3.4 billion takeover offer and will close the deal as soon ...

Fishing the online stream

Technology / Internet

Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

On West Lancaster Avenue in Wayne, Pa., local businessman Robert Lail runs what he calls "YouTube for business."

Source: Stephanopoulos offered 'GMA' job

Technology / Business

Dec 04, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- An executive with knowledge of the negotiations says ABC News has offered George Stephanopoulos (STEFF'-uh-nop-oh-luss) the job of "Good Morning America" co-anchor, although ABC's political expert ...

A greener way to get electricity from natural gas

Technology / Energy

Dec 03, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (12) | 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of natural-gas electric power plant proposed by MIT researchers could provide electricity with zero carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, at costs comparable to or less than ...

Researchers Build Artificial Immune System to Solve Computational Problems

Technology / Computer Sciences

Dec 03, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (11) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By mimicking the way that a living body acquires immunity to disease through vaccination, researchers have designed an artificial immune system to solve optimization problems more effectively ...