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Grant will strengthen humanities at Sofia research center
February 26, 2010 9:21 am | by Cornell University | CommentsThe American Research Center in Sofia, founded in 2004 by two members of Cornell's classics department, has been awarded a $750,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
StatSpin Express 4 Centrifuges Model 510: Recall
February 26, 2010 9:20 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsRotor may break and eject pieces of the rotor which may cause serious physical injury to bystanders and expose them to blood-borne infectious micro-organisms.
Shell, IBM to find ways to extend oil field life
February 26, 2010 8:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsRoyal Dutch Shell PLC and IBM Corp. are teaming up to research how to extend the life of oil and natural gas fields.IBM's analytic and simulation experience will be melded with Shell's subsurface and reservoir expertise to create a more efficient and accurate picture of how to tap the reserves,...
CeBIT 2010: Intelligent energy management for the home
February 26, 2010 8:21 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) In order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them while away from home. In Hall 9, Booth B36 at CeBIT, Fraunhofer scientists unveil two...
RFMD Expands Family of Transmit Modules for 3G Entry Phones
February 26, 2010 8:00 am | CommentsRF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD) announced the addition of four new products to RFMD's portfolio of 3G transmit modules.
CEL Adds New UK Rep Firm
February 26, 2010 7:41 am | CommentsCalifornia Eastern Laboratories (CEL) announced the addition of a new international sales representative firm, Castle Microwave, covering the United Kingdom. Castle will join CEL in marketing CEL’s MeshConnect™ line...
Virgin Media signs video Web deal with Brightcove
February 26, 2010 7:31 am | CommentsBritish cable TV operator Virgin Media has chosen online video publisher Brightcove to provide and support short videos for its more than 11 million monthly website visitors.
You, too, can be a special effects movie wizard
February 26, 2010 7:30 am | by MANUEL VALDES - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsFor years, film student Bill Parker had a nagging idea for a short movie: He'd show those letters from the "Star Wars" opening scroll raining down on Earth and exploding.But the visual effects necessary to make his short film weren't available or affordable to him. Until now.Using a couple of...
Facebook urged to act after memorial sites defaced
February 26, 2010 7:17 am | CommentsCyber attacks on Facebook pages set up to pay tribute to two murdered Australian children has prompted calls for the social networking site to be more accountable for its users.
Palm cuts revenue outlook on weak phone sales
February 26, 2010 7:11 am | CommentsPalm Inc slashed its revenue targets on weak demand for its smartphones, renewing concerns about its ability to compete against rivals like Apple Inc and sending shares down 16 percent.
Utah company conducts final test on shuttle rocket
February 26, 2010 7:02 am | CommentsWith the U.S. space shuttle program fading, a Utah company that makes powerful booster rockets for space travel conducted its final ground test Thursday.
Apple CEO Jobs favors flexibility of cash hoard
February 26, 2010 6:55 am | CommentsApple Inc., buoyed by the success of the iPhones, iPods and computers it churns out to breathless buyers, could give some of its $25 billion in cash back to shareholders.
Diversinet swings to a loss in Q4 despite 11 per cent increase in revenue
February 26, 2010 6:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDiversinet Corp. (TSXV:DIV), an application provider for mobile communications, swings to a loss of US$406,000 or a penny a share in the fourth quarter from a profit of $272,000 or a penny a share in the comparable year-earlier period. Revenues increased to $2.1 million from $1.9 million.
Pioneer of online job search starts over again
February 26, 2010 5:22 am | CommentsBill Warren founded an early online job board in the 1990s, helped kick-start an industry and was president of Monster.com, one of the leading Internet career sites. But these days he's not very happy with the results.
British politicians fall victim to Twitter scam
February 26, 2010 4:45 am | CommentsBritish politicians were among those caught up Friday in the latest Twitter-based scam which hijacks users' accounts to send out sexually explicit messages to friends and followers.
