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Israel plunges into water technology
December 17, 2009 7:00 am | by MICHAEL BARAJAS - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsIn a country with few natural resources and where the most famous body of water is the Dead Sea, Israel is looking beyond its arid landscape and taking the lead in water technology, the latest export-oriented industry to help it weather the effects of the global meltdown.The force behind the...
Smartphone Market Driven by Operating System Wars and Feature Migration
December 17, 2009 6:55 am | by In-Stat | CommentsWhile iPhone shipments are growing quickly, smartphones based on the Symbian operating system remain dominant and will continue to grow over the next several years
WesTrac Selects IBM's Portable Modular Data Center
December 17, 2009 6:51 am | by IBM | CommentsIBM today announced that WesTrac Pty Ltd, an industrial machinery supplier headquartered in Perth, has selected IBM to design and implement a Portable Modular Data Center (PMDC) solution to provide the company with a flexible, cost-effective data centre to meet its immediate business...
French technology upstart challenges Google
December 17, 2009 6:00 am | by GREG KELLER - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsFrance's efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust's manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country's reluctance to rely on help from American internet giant Google Inc.A new startup launched Thursday says it may be the...
Six Brookhaven Lab Scientists Named American Physical Society Fellows
December 17, 2009 5:52 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsSix scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have been named Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), a professional organization with more than 47,000 members.
E.On to reduce gas stores to avoid EU fines
December 17, 2009 5:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsGerman utility E.On has promised to free up its long-term gas storage capacity to resolve European Union antitrust concerns, the European Commission said Thursday.EU regulators said E.On AG will make a binding commitment to "a significant, structural reduction of its long-term gas capacity" to...
Alentus Corporation Announces Debt Restructuring
December 17, 2009 5:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsAlentus Corporation (PINKSHEETS: ALNS), a leading provider of web hosting solutions including managed services, sharepoint hosting, dedicated servers, Windows and Linux web hosting, and Microsoft exchange email services, today announced that the Company and its senior lender have entered into a...
Blast Rips through Pakistani Market; Guantanamo Terror
December 17, 2009 5:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSuspects; Snag over Medicare; $5 Billion in Business Loans; Explosion in Kabul; Surviving the Recession; Weather Worsens Search for 2 Missing Climbers; Golden Globe Nominations Announced - Part 1xfdiw CNN-NEWSROOM-01
Analysis: Climate talks a halting step toward goal
December 17, 2009 4:27 am | CommentsThe Copenhagen climate conference "failed" long before it even opened. It may not "succeed" until long after it ends. For the moment, then, negotiators must satisfy themselves with something in between, an "outcome," one whose shape Thursday was in the hands of the United States and China.
2010 International CES Renews Commitment to be Worlds Largest Environmentally-Friendly Tradeshow
December 17, 2009 3:43 am | CommentsThe Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced major plans to reduce the carbon footprint of the 2010 International CES® through a partnership with EarthEra and the implementation of sustainable and energy efficient solutions.
Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones
December 17, 2009 3:31 am | by SIOBHAN GORMAN, YOCHI J. DREAZEN and AUGUST COLE | CommentsMilitants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations.
Investigation Of Web ‘X-Men’ Leads to Arrest Of Bronx Man
December 16, 2009 7:56 pm | by New York Times | CommentsThe government said it was seeking the source of the leak, which resulted in the movie being uploaded to the Web before its release in theaters.
Water droplets shape graphene nanostructures
December 16, 2009 7:56 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(University of Illinois at Chicago) A team of University of Illinois at Chicago chemists, lead by assistant professor Petr Král report the ability to bend and reshape graphene, opening up the possibility of forming new and novel devices in the nanoscale. They use an everyday household...
Judge dismisses lawsuit in Fox River cleanup case
December 16, 2009 4:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsA federal judge in Green Bay has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make 20 companies and governmental units share in the massive costs of cleaning up the lower Fox River.U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled Wednesday that Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corp. were the parties most...
Ohio Justices: Cell Phone Searches Require Warrant
December 16, 2009 3:56 pm | by Product Design & Development | CommentsThe Ohio Supreme Court said Tuesday police officers must obtain a search warrant before scouring the contents of a suspect's cell phone unless their safety is in danger.
