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New handbook for Google, Droid users

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Nov 11, 2009 | 2 / 5 (3) | 0

Before buying one of the new Google-powered "Droid" phones from Verizon Wireless, you may want to read the manual. Not the setup directions in the box.

Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero

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Nov 10, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in ...

A new system preserves the right to privacy in Internet searches

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Nov 05, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

A team of Catalan researchers has developed a protocol to distort the user profile generated by Internet search engines, in such a way that they cannot save the searches undertaken by Internet users and thus ...

Dutch, making peace with water, tackle overcrowding

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Oct 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

About a hundred houses float on a lake in the Amsterdam neighbourhood of Ijburg --a testament to how the Dutch are trying to turn their traditional enemy, water, into an ally against overcrowding.

British hacker gets more time to fight US extradition

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Oct 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was on Saturday given more time to fight his extradition to the United States, officials and lawyers said.

NY state seeks to crack down on wayward truckers

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Oct 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs.

People are still the weakest link in computer and internet security, study finds

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Oct 13, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Two decades ago, studies showed that computer users were violating best practices for setting up hack-proof passwords, and not much has changed since then. What's clear, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

German firm offers Europe's first 'personalised paper'

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Oct 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Two young German entrepreneurs presented what they described as a Europe-wide first on Tuesday: a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 8:00 am.

It's phone over sex for some

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Oct 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Who needs foreplay when you have a cell phone?

Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?

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Oct 08, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How dependent have we become on mobile phones, and are social networking sites changing the nature of our relationships with other people? A three-year Oxford University study is to address ...

New computer security guide can help safeguard your small business (w/ Video)

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Oct 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Just in time for October's Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a guide to help small businesses and organizations understand how to provide basic security for their ...

Microsoft video gets a little too much attention

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Oct 01, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn't known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with ...

Increasingly, states push for e-waste recycling

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Oct 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing ...

Stop sign ahead for texting while driving?

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Oct 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Targeting text messaging behind the wheel, the Obama administration plans to offer recommendations to address the growing traffic safety risk of distracted driving and the use of mobile devices by ...

No texting at dinner! Parenting in the digital era

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Oct 01, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- Holly Kopczynski always prided herself on raising her kids the right way, teaching them etiquette basics like saying "please" and "thank you." Then it happened.

Dramatized ads weave plot lines around product

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Sep 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel story lines.

Administration takes aim at distracted driving

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Sep 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and ...

Leading Companies Form Mobile HD Interface Working Group to Drive Industry Standard

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Sep 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba today announced the formation of a Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group that intends to create an industry standard for an audio/video interface to connect ...