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Painful Wii price cut keeps Nintendo in the game
January 28, 2010 11:35 am | CommentsGames maker Nintendo's showed greater than expected resilience in its battle for market share last quarter thanks in part to a 20 percent price cut on its Wii product that sliced into profits. A firm yen also took its toll on profits, and the Japanese company that earns 85 percent of its revenues outside its home country stuck to its forecast for a first annual profit fall in four years.
NASA sets shuttle launch with future in doubt
January 28, 2010 11:33 am | CommentsNASA managers on Wednesday settled on February 7 to kick off their final year of shuttle flights, uncertain about what programs will follow. Endeavour is targeted for launch at 4:39 a.m. EST, on a 13-day mission to deliver a final connecting hub and viewing port to the International Space Station.
Serenic returns to profitability in Q3 as revenues rise to $2.6M from $2.3M
January 28, 2010 11:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBelt tightening and improved revenues helped return Serenic Corp. (TSXV:SER) to profitability in the third quarter, the software developer said Thursday.During the September-November period, the company booked earnings of $154,064 or a penny a share, reversing a year-earlier loss of $385,817 or...
Rotifers avoid sex for millions of years by blowing away
January 28, 2010 9:52 am | by Cornell University | CommentsBdelloid rotifers are tiny, freshwater invertebrates that have long puzzled scientists because, as completely asexual animals, they should have gone extinct long ago.
Google attack highlights 'zero-day' black market
January 28, 2010 9:01 am | by JORDAN ROBERTSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe recent hacking attack that prompted Google's threat to leave China is underscoring the heightened dangers of previously undisclosed computer security flaws — and renewing debate over buying and selling information about them in the black market.Because no fix was available, the linchpin in...
Hacker breaks into 49 House sites, insults Obama
January 28, 2010 8:24 am | CommentsA hacker broke into 49 House Web sites of both political parties to post a crude attack on President Barack Obama after his State of the Union address. Jeff Ventura, spokesman for the House chief administrative officer, said the sites were managed by a private vendor - GovTrends of Alexandria, Va.
Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon
January 28, 2010 8:18 am | CommentsApple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops. A buoyant Jobs took the stage at a packed theater on Wednesday to show off the 9.7-inch touchscreen tablet, which looks like a large iPhone, and to introduce a new iBook electronic reader service that will compete with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle.
EU justice chief: not convinced Europe needs to share bank data with US anti-terror probes
January 28, 2010 8:01 am | by Aoife White@ - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS@ - Associated Press | CommentsThe European Union's new justice chief said Thursday that she is not convinced that European governments' transfer of personal banking data to U.S. authorities is necessary or effective in the fight against terrorism.The EU must this year renegotiate a controversial agreement to hand over huge...
EU justice chief to review terror-data deal
January 28, 2010 8:01 am | by AOIFE WHITE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe European Union's new justice chief said Thursday that she is not convinced that European governments' transfer of personal banking data to U.S. authorities is necessary or effective in the fight against terrorism.The EU must this year renegotiate a controversial agreement to hand over huge...
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MatrikonOPC Announces Supra Controls as a Gold Level Partner
January 28, 2010 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSupra Controls becomes India's first control systems integration firm to be accepted into the MatrikonOPC Integrator Partner Program (http://www.matrikonopc.com/partners/integrators.aspx?utm_campai nC ollateral&utm_mediumPR&utm_sourceMatrikonOPC&utm_contentSupra ont rolsPR01-28-2010) ....
Smart phones boost Nokia as profits grow 65 pct
January 28, 2010 7:01 am | by KARL RITTER - Associated Press Writers - Associated Press | CommentsThe world's biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia Corp., on Thursday said strong sales of smart phones and lower costs helped profits rise 65 percent in the fourth quarter despite a drop in total revenue.The better-than-expected report sent Nokia shares surging and suggested that the cell phone...
Pianist Daria Rabotkina to perform at Brookhaven Lab February 24
January 28, 2010 6:54 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsPianist Daria Rabotkina will perform at Brookhaven Lab on Wednesday, February 24, at noon in Berkner Hall. Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, the concert is free and open to the public.
Breakthrough heart scanner will allow earlier diagnosis
January 28, 2010 4:56 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) An innovative cardiac scanner will dramatically improve the process of diagnosing heart conditions.The portable magnetometer is being developed at the University of Leeds, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
Kodak posts 1st quarterly profit in more than year
January 28, 2010 4:01 am | by BEN DOBBIN - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEastman Kodak Co. posted its first quarterly profit in over a year, lifted by consumer and commercial inkjet printer sales, leaner costs and royalties on digital imaging inventions. Its shares soared almost 16 percent in premarket trading.After running up four consecutive quarterly losses, the...
