Random House agrees to e-sale model Apple requires
(AP) -- Stieg Larsson's novels may finally be headed to the iBookstore.
Internet
Feb 28, 2011
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The first steps to understanding society
The first findings from the world's largest study of households are now published. The Understanding Society publication reveals a comprehensive snap shot of UK households. Starting in 2009, the year when Britain officially ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2011
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US cites Baidu, PirateBay, others in copyright piracy
The US Monday named leading Chinese search engine Baidu and Swedish torrent download site Pirate Bay in a list of the world's top online and physical markets for pirated and counterfeit goods.
Internet
Feb 28, 2011
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SocialEyes lets Facebook friends video chat
Startup SocialEyes on Monday introduced a service that lets people have one-on-one or group video chats with friends from hot online community Facebook.
Internet
Feb 28, 2011
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New insights on the origin of the Rocky Mountains
(PhysOrg.com) -- The formation of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado has always puzzled scientists. Some 600 miles inland and far removed from the nearest tectonic plate, the only comparable inland mountain range is the Himalaya, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2011
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Google backs climate-change weather insurance startup
Google on Monday was among investors pumping $42 million into a climate change inspired technology startup that calculates the chances of crops being ruined by weather.
Other
Feb 28, 2011
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Robotic arm breakdown adds spacewalk drama
Two US astronauts on Monday wrapped up the first spacewalk of the Discovery shuttle mission at the International Space Station after a robotic arm breakdown left one of them stranded for almost 20 minutes.
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2011
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Noise distracts fish from their dinner
Using underwater speakers to play noise at levels similar to those produced by recreational speedboats, the researchers found that three-spined sticklebacks exposed to even brief noise playback made more foraging mistakes ...
Ecology
Feb 28, 2011
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Rising fuel price casts shadow on Geneva auto show
(AP) -- The car industry, it seems, just can't get a break. Just when automakers thought it safe to roll out new models in the wake of the devastating economic crisis - 170 premiers are advertised for the Geneva Auto Show ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 28, 2011
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Suspect in iPad data theft released on bail in NJ
(AP) -- An Arkansas man accused of stealing more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users last year was released on bail Monday and will be prohibited from using the Internet except for work - which in his case ...
Internet
Feb 28, 2011
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