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Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers

October 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.


Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged

October 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- The federal Copyright Royalty Board left the rate for royalties paid to songwriters for CDs and digital downloads unchanged.


Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ...


Allstate testing whether games can improve driving

October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Could playing computer games enhance mental agility enough to turn people over 50 into better drivers? Allstate Corp. wants to find out, and if the answer is yes, it might offer insurance discounts to people who ...