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Calif's hands-free cell law for drivers in effect

July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 9

(AP) -- Millions of California motorists have had to put down their cell phones or risk a ticket as a new law takes effect requiring hands-free devices for those behind the wheel.


Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise

July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated ...


Citibank ATM breach reveals PIN security problems

July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 2

(AP) -- Hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive part ...


EU musicians oppose Europe-wide online licensing

July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write.