What energy upgrades would you make for $250? September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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It's a double whammy: Home energy costs are rising just when most of us can least afford it. | |
Antitrust group's worry: Will Yahoo disappear? September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A leading antitrust watchdog group on Tuesday joined a growing list of those pressing regulators to interfere with Yahoo Inc.'s proposed search advertising partnership with Google Inc., advising the government to "view the ... | |
Never miss a call when using Internet service September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
If you think about it, the Internet is the ultimate chameleon, able to change, transform and adapt itself so that it perfectly mimics a process done by a dedicated system. In other words, the Internet can become something ... | |
Church encourages texting during sermons September 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The spotlight shone on the Rev. Mike Schreiner on a recent Sunday as he preached about who goes to heaven and how earthly relationships will translate in the hereafter. | |
Metallica fans say 'Guitar Hero' versions of 'Death Magnetic' songs beat those of the CD September 23, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Fans of heavy metal band Metallica have been complaining that the group's new album, "Death Magnetic," suffers from heavy-handed distortion effects. Too bad, right? Well, apparently not, at least if you're a Guitar Hero fan. | |
New polling system will track viewers' instant impressions of debate September 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Among the millions of Americans watching Friday's first presidential debate will be 2,000 with cell phone or computer mouse in hand. | |
More advertisers seek to block Yahoo-Google pact September 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
An international network of advertisers publicly criticized the proposed search-advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. on Monday, saying the deal may "have a detrimental effect on competition." | |
Step right up, let the computer look at your face and tell you your age September 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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People who hope to keep their age a secret won't want to go near a computer running this software. Like an age-guesser at a carnival, computer software being developed at the University of Illinois can fairly accurately estimate ... | |
 Interactive technology could help students feel what can't be seen September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Equations or graphs can explain what happens when atoms bump into each other, but a technology called haptics could help students know how it feels. A Purdue University researcher says haptic, or force-feedback, ... | |
 Invention could help reduce highway repairs September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ohio University has licensed a new device that tests the durability of highway asphalt to an Athens, Ohio-based company founded by the engineering professor who invented the technology. | |
 Disposable 'lab-on-a-chip' may save costs and lives September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low-cost, disposable cartridges that would let doctors perform diagnostic tests at the point-of-care could speed up diagnosis and treatment while lowering costs. European researchers are rapidly ... | |
RadioShack changing wireless, GPS displays September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said this week that it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores so shoppers can compare products and features side by side. | |
Some colleges checking students' social-networking sites September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn't have to worry about what's on her Facebook profile, but she can't say the same about her fellow students. | |
 IU sends innovative technology to Antarctica to speed polar research September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to IU's Polar Grid Project. | |
 US Army Invests in 'Thought Helmet' Technology for Voiceless Communication September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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In the future, soldiers may be communicating silently with sophisticated "thought helmets." The devices would harness a person´s brain waves and transmit them as radio waves, where they would be translated ... | |
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