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Deal combines classroom and boardroom Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:46PMThe agreement between Wright State University and the Mound Laser and Photonics Center is one of the first of its kind in the United States.
Tatas hurl eviction salvo Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:46PMCalcutta, July 18: Tata Motors today told Calcutta High Court that the company was still occupying the Singur land as the state had no legal right to evict it.
Mega nuke signal with 700MW reactor Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:45PMRawatbhata (Rajasthan), July 18: India has signalled its plans for a massive expansion of home-grown nuclear power over the next decade by starting the construction of a 700MW reactor at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station here.
Book Review: 'Robopocalypse' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:44PMAuthor Daniel H. Wilson's follow-up to his spoof guidebook "How to Survive a Robot Uprising" is a fast-paced and decidedly cinematic novel with chills mixed in with the thrills. If there's such a thing as voodoo in literary circles, a lot of jealous sci-fi writers are probably burying needles into tiny Daniel H. Wilson dolls these days. What struggling novelist wouldn't be envious of Wilson's ...
Hollywood’s digital push a boon for Kitchener factory Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:44PMChristie Digital Systems makes the type of projectors that world’s theatre’s are switching to
RIM denies reports of plan to discontinue Wi-Fi PlayBook Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:44PMInvestment research firm OTR Global said Monday company is poised to discontinue current version of tablet
Microsoft shows off Avatar Kinect shortly before expected release Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:44PMMicrosoft execs have been talking up Avatar Kinect — the ability to conduct virtual meetings among avatars using the Kinect sensor — for months. Finally, the release date for the technology seems close at hand.
Space shuttle's science brought payoffs to Earth Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:43PMScience from the space shuttle helped open Earth's eyes to the cosmos and sister planets. It created perhaps the most detailed topographical map of Earth. And it even is helping doctors understand, and sometimes fix, what's happening in our aging and ailing bodies. If you need help getting out of a crashed car, or if you're a soldier maneuvering around an active land mine field, space shuttle ...
Anonymous hack the Sun front Page with fake Murdoch Death Story Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:42PMHacking group Anonymous - blamed for hacking the CIA and Sony earlier this year - have turned on News Corp and hacked the front page of the Sun Online with a fake story about Rupert Murdoch's death.
Dawn on Vesta Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:42PMNew image from NASA asteroid mission
Award-Winning X2 Technology Demonstrator Takes its Final Flight Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:12AMWEST PALM BEACH, Florida | Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator has flown for the last time, the company announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. ...
Aust stocks close lower Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:11AMAustralian shares fell with investors unwilling to establish positions into the weekend.
Tsunami's upper atmosphere airglow could serve as early warning system Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:11AMWashington, July 15 : An airglow signature in the upper atmosphere produced by a tsunami has been recorded for the first time ever by University of Illinois scientists using a camera system based in Maui, Hawaii.
The Pulse: Keys not the right replacement for cursive Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:11AMI didn't yet know what a font was but I do recall that learning how to write in cursive was a big deal, the sort of thing you anxiously anticipated.
S. Korean plans class action against Apple Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:11AMA South Korean lawyer said Friday he plans to launch a class action lawsuit against US technology giant Apple over an iPhone feature that can track the location of users.
NBI chief decries tech provider’s infractions; firm denies BOT dea Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:10AMTHE National Bureau of Investigation’s former information technology provider, Mega Data Corp., had allegedly committed numerous infractions which forced the bureau to reject an extension of its contract.
Sustained development Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:10AMCOTABATO CITY, Philippines – The current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) transitional regime has achieved at least 90 percent of its envisioned services and reforms in administration and operational systems, a regional executive averred this week. ARMM Executive Secretary Naguib Sinarimbo said that since its assumption of office on Dec. 14, 2009, the administration of ARMM acting Gov ...
Company Profile for Misco UK Ltd. Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:10AMMisco is a leading IT reseller of technology and related products and associated support services. Misco is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc., which also has operations in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands and Sweden and an online presence in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Ireland.
Contractjobs.com develops a winning formula for contractors Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:07AMThe number one contract only job board is going one step further with a new CV Search and Match platform, putting contractors and freelancers in the fast lane for securing new contracts and supplying recruiters with the most innovative CV search technology to date. (PRWeb July 15, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8636253.htm
Jeopardizing the future Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:07AMI fully agree with Senator Angara, downgrading the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) to Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO), makes absolutely no sense at all; putting it under the DOST (Department of Science and Technology), even less.
S&P maintains possible downgrade status on Expedia Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:28PMNEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Tuesday it is keeping its credit ratings for Expedia Inc. under review for a possible downgrade pending completion of the online travel company's plan to spin off its TripAdvisor unit into a separate, publicly traded company. S&P reaffirmed a "BBB-" corporate credit rating for Bellevue, Wash.-based Expedia.
Accounts Payable: Ariba Inc. Representatives to Present a Workshop at 10th Anniversary Accounts Payable Conference amp ... Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:28PMGreenwich, Conn. - Representatives from Ariba Inc. will present a workshop, titled You Can't Improve What You Can't Measure , at the 10th Anniversary Accounts Payable Conference Expo AP Expo 2011. Taking place from 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. Pacific...
Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks recover modestly on deficit data Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:28PMToronto’s main stock index inches higher, recovering a bit after a sharp selloff pushed stocks down more than 1% in the previous session.
Edison Ventures Accelerates MotionSoft Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:28PMInvestment to increase sales & marketing for membership management software, payment solutions leaderLawrenceville, NJ (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 Edison Ventures completed a $2 million follow-on investment in MD-based MotionSoft. The Company is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and payment solutions to the health and wellness industries. Proceeds will increase development, sales and ...
FCC seeks to crack down on phone bill mystery fees Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMFederal regulators are proposing new rules to make it easier for consumers to detect and challenge mystery fees on their phone bills.
Valencia professor gets Fulbright award Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMOur hats are off this afternoon to Valencia College professor Steve Cunningham, who has earned a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach in Russia next school year. Cunningham, who teaches English to people who speak other languages, will be teaching in the city of Orsk at the Humanities and Technology Institute, which is part of Orenburg State University. During his three-month [...]
Winning the diabetes battle Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMLIKE most teenagers, Rebecca Bradford spends a fair amount of time using her computer - but rather than social networking the 16-year-old is simply following doctor's orders.
A PORT Fairy man charged with fishing equipment theft Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMA PORT Fairy district man has been charged with theft of high technology fishing equipment and vital plotting information.
Spacewalkers Install Robotic Refueling Mission Experiment Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:26PMSpacewalkers Install Robotic Refueling Mission Experiment
Ford Adds Operators To Help Sync Users Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:26PMFord is rethinking its computer-driven Sync system by adding a human touch to the equation. Over the summer, Ford will experiment with a new service called Operator Assist, according to the Detroit Free Press. The feature would allow drivers having...
Electricity market reforms unveiled Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:24PMThe Government has claimed measures to transform the electricity market will save consumers money over the next two decades, as it reveals its plans for reform.
Report: Systems to catch Medicaid fraud inadequate Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:23PMThe federal government's systems for analyzing Medicare and Medicaid data for possible fraud are inadequate and underused, making it more difficult to detect the billions of dollars in fraudulent claims paid out each...
AMD releases its 'fastest notebook GPU' too: AMD Radeon HD 6990M Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:22PMWill the fastest laptop GPU please stand up? Today's entry: the AMD Radeon HD 6990M.
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsReport: Systems to catch Medicaid fraud inadequate Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:22PMMIAMI (AP) - The federal government's systems for analyzing Medicare and Medicaid data for possible fraud are inadequate and underused, making it more difficult to detect the billions of dollars in fraudulent claims paid out each year, according to a report released Tuesday.
Google's science prize goes to biochemist Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:22PMShree Bose, an aspiring scientist from Fort Worth, Texas, won the Grand Prize the Google Science Fair for her project on ovarian cancer's resistance to a common chemotherapy drug. She won $50,000 in scholarship money, a ticket for a ten-day trip to the Galapagos Islands, a chanc …
Latest Business News Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:21PMN.M. Bank Regulator Named Cynthia Richards of Albuquerque has been named the new director of the Fin ...
Technology to mean faster traffic citations Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:21PMThe Douglass Township Police Department should have a new computerized system for issuing citations ready by the end of the month, police Chief Dave K. Franke told the township supervisors Monday.
Lewiston principal enjoyed the challenge Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:21PMMaureen Lachapelle, 63, has retired after 24 years as principal at the Lewiston Middle School, and 40 years working in education. What she liked about being principal, she said, was that every day was a challenge, every day was something new. "Middle school students have a lot of energy.
Canton City Council meeting of July 11 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:20PMKey action Referred to the Community and Economic Development Committee an agreement with Jackson Township for a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD).
Katango’s Technology Helps Sort Facebook Friends Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:19PMSome people have too many Facebook friends--or at least it can seem that way when they want to post something they don't want too many people to see. Katango wants to help control the crowds.
Whitney Tilson Continues to Add Iridium Communications Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:06PMBy teddycx. Whitney Tilson, the founder and Managing Partner of T2 Partners LLC and the Tilson Mutual Funds, has continued his recent trend of adding shares of Iridium Communications Inc. ( IRDM ). A graduate of Harvard Business School, Tilson entered the investing world with virtually no experience in the business and describes himself as self-taught. He read heavily from established investing ...
Trim Down Long Articles to Just the Highlights, With Trimit on iPhone Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:05PMShort form, long form, there's a time and a place for reading all kinds of articles but wouldn't it be nice if you could have some very long things made very short, automatically, and still get the gist of them? Such is the promise of Trimit , a London-startup built iPhone app described as "an automatic text summarizer and editor for iOS." This 99 cent app can take copied text or URLs (like ...
FAGIN: Site of horrible nuclear disaster not what you would expect Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:05PMWhat do you wear to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster? Well past my 50th birthday, it's nice to start a day with a question I've never faced before.Shorts and sandals, apparently, are forbidden. Ditto with tank tops, although the literature for visitors to Chernobyl...
NASCAR's 'new' venue not so new Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:04PMSPARTA, Ky. — Perhaps experience at Kentucky Speedway isn’t that big a deal, after all. Contrary to what some might think, there isn’t much new about this 1.5-mile track since it’s been hosting Nationwide and Camping World Truck series races...
Kate and William land in Los Angeles for US trip Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:03PMLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed at Los Angeles International Airport to start their weekend trip to California. The couple's arrival Friday comes after a nine-day visit to Canada, their first foreign trip since they were married in April.
The British Are Coming! Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:03PMThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed at Los Angeles International Airport to start their weekend trip to California. The couple's arrival Friday comes after a nine-day visit to Canada, their first foreign trip since they were married in April. After being welcomed by California Gov. Jerry Brown, they are going to the Beverly Hilton to attend a technology entrepreneur summit. Though ...
Earnings Outlook: Earnings growth cooled in second quarter Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:03PMEarnings growth cooled in the second quarter as companies struggled with disruptions from Japan’s earthquake and higher costs, according to analysts polled ahead of Monday’s unofficial start to the reporting season.
'Britain is centre of the universe for motorsport' Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:03PMIt is possible that none of the three Britons currently driving in the F1 world championship will win tomorrow's British Grand Prix.
Last shuttle launch: some hopeful for future space exploration Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:02PMThe Space Shuttle Atlantis roared into space Friday. Many Southern Tier residents tuned in to watch Apalachin-native Doug Hurley pilot the final mission. Our Carmen Perez spoke with leaders at the Kopernik Observatory in Vestal to get their take on the final mission and what is in store for the future.
Magnolia’s Felinski ready for freshman season at Georgia Tech Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:02PMThe Magnolia High School volleyball program produced its largest collegiate signing class this past year, with six players earning scholarships to colleges and universities. One of the brightest prosp