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Caltech Scientists Film Photons with Electrons
December 22, 2009 9:35 am | CommentsTechniques recently invented by researchers at Caltech allow the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure of nanoscale matter.
China expands Internet controls
December 22, 2009 9:32 am | CommentsChina has issued new regulations that expand its Internet controls by tightening procedures for domain name registration. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology posted the new rules over the weekend, part of a three-phase plan to target what it called pornography accessible through cell phones.
A Quantum Leap in Battery Design
December 22, 2009 9:28 am | CommentsA "digital quantum battery" concept proposed by a physicist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could provide a dramatic boost in energy storage capacity--if it meets its theoretical potential once built.
Germany's Merkel defends climate accord
December 22, 2009 9:22 am | CommentsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action. Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that "Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order - no more, but also no less."
Court: Microsoft violated patent; can't sell Word
December 22, 2009 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $290 million judgment against Microsoft Corp. and issued an injunction that will prevent the sale of its popular Word software.The court injunction is set to go into effect Jan. 11. Microsoft has said such a bar would prohibit the sale of all...
Gigle Networks to Introduce Intelligent WiFi, Powerline Switching, and Green Home-Networking Platform at CES 2010
December 22, 2009 8:53 am | CommentsGigle Networks, a leading developer of intelligent multi-PHY switching solutions for both wired and wireless entertainment-grade home networking, announced that it will preview multi-stream HD video distribution over the world’s first intelligently managed WiFi and Powerline communications network topology at its suite at CES 2010.
Wis. court backs $5.6M fee award against Microsoft
December 22, 2009 6:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsAn appeals court is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay $5.6 million to a national law firm involved in a Wisconsin antitrust case against the software giant.Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel & Mason LLP represented consumers who bought Microsoft equipment in Wisconsin. A 2007 settlement required Microsoft...
Defence, FinServices, Telecom, Software, Business, Manufacturing, Insurance
December 22, 2009 6:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDominic D'Alessandro, the retired CEO of Canada's largest insurance company, and Heroux Devtek chief executive Gilles Labbe, to become directors of CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A), a leading information technology services provider.
TIO Networks' Q1 loss widens to $674,420 from $583,140 despite higher revenues
December 22, 2009 6:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsBill payment processor TIO Networks Corp. (TSXV:TNC) says its first-quarter net and comprehensive loss widened to $674,420 or 1.46 cents a share compared with a loss of $583,140 or 1.26 cents a share from the same year-ago period. Revenues increased to $5.2 million from $4.8 million.
IBM signs $83 million contract with Digicable
December 22, 2009 5:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsIBM Corp. said Tuesday it has signed a 10-year, $83 million outsourcing deal with Digicable, a cable and broadband distribution company in India.As part of the agreement, IBM will provide technology support services to help Digicable manage its business and boost subscriber revenue by adding...
Bionic Vision
December 22, 2009 4:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsMicro Machines and Opto-Electronics on a Contact Lense Fiction now meets reality with prototype contact lenses developed by Babak Parviz at the University of Washington, in Seattle. Dr. Parviz’s prototype lenses can be used as biosensors to display body chemistry or as a heads up display...
Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer
December 22, 2009 4:28 am | CommentsScientists have indentified all the changes in cells of two deadly cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps and say the findings mark a "transforming moment" in their understanding of the disease. The studies by international scientists and Britain's Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute are the first comprehensive descriptions of tumour cell mutations and lay bare all the genetic changes behind melanoma skin cancer and lung cancer.
Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins
December 22, 2009 4:17 am | CommentsU.S. researchers have discovered antiviral proteins in cells that naturally fight off influenza infections, a finding that may lead to better ways to make vaccines and protect people against the flu. They said a family of genes act as cell sentries that guard cells from an invading influenza virus, the team reported on Thursday in the journal Cell.
Pegasystems declares quarterly dividend
December 21, 2009 6:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsBusiness software maker Pegasystems Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of 3 cents.The dividend is payable on Jan. 18 to shareholders of record at Jan. 4.
Cost-cutting Yahoo to close offices for holidays
December 21, 2009 4:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsYahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year's to help save money. The cost-cutting move ends a year in which Yahoo's revenue declined for the first time since 2001.It's the first time that Yahoo has required most of its 13,200 employees to use vacation time or unpaid...
