The communications revolution that swept the globe missed the Zapotec village of Talea de Castro high in the mountains of southern Mexico, where making any sort of call meant trudging to a community telephone line and paying ...
Telecom
Sep 16, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Baylor University professors Stephen Trumble, Ph.D., and Sascha Usenko, Ph.D., have developed a novel technique for reconstructing contaminant and hormone profiles using whale earplugs, determining—for the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2013
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Belgium's main phone operator said Monday its systems have been hacked in what the government described as a suspected incident of cyber-espionage.
Internet
Sep 16, 2013
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Startup Wickr on Monday released snoop-thwarting messaging software tailored for Android-powered smartphone or tablets, following last year's release of the program for Apple devices.
Software
Sep 16, 2013
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Brazil, China, India and South Africa on Monday chided developed nations for not doing enough to curb greenhouse gases and fund efforts to confront climate change.
Environment
Sep 16, 2013
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Internet radio giant Pandora is issuing up to 12.1 million new shares to the public while its largest stockholder will sell another 4 million shares.
Business
Sep 16, 2013
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Fans of "Grand Theft Auto V" on Tuesday got their first chance to play the latest version of the brutally violent blockbuster video game franchise after many queued for hours to buy it.
Software
Sep 16, 2013
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The startup behind popular smartphone apps for sharing contacts, pictures or other data by "bumping" smartphones together announced on Monday that it has been bought by Google.
Internet
Sep 16, 2013
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Environmentalists on Monday unveiled unprecedented footage of a legendary sea creature, the giant oarfish, as they stepped up a campaign against bottom trawling.
Ecology
Sep 16, 2013
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Iran has settled on a Persian cat as the best candidate for its latest trial for a manned space mission it hopes to make by 2020, state media reported Monday.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2013
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