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TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Fri Aug 31, 2007 @ 9:03am neoform

Ars Technica -- Viacom's copyright battle with YouTube took an interesting turn this week, as the company has found itself in the embarrassing position of having highlighted the possibly that it committed a little "for-profit" copyright infringement of its own (some woul.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Jan 17, 2007 @ 9:38am mrmdc

CNET -- A California man faces up to 101 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of sending out e-mail scams as well as related crimes... Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Mon Jan 8, 2007 @ 4:06pm neoform

BBC News -- Workers distracted by email and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers, new research has claimed... Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- Experts found a tiny gold combined toothpick and earwax spoon, believed to be more than 385 years old, during the search for a shipwrecked Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys. The late 16th or early 17th century grooming tool, which weighs only about.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri May 2, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

MSNBC -- The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins — and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank 500 year.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Apr 30, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

CNN -- Scientists studying the carcass of what they call the heaviest squid ever found have discovered it has eyes as big as soccer balls -- reportedly the largest in the world. The colossal squid's eyes were measured at about 27 centimeters (10.8 inches) across.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Jan 10, 2008 @ 8:25am neoform

MSNBC -- GestureTek's technology is already found on some Verizon Wireless cell phones, which contain a game were the user can roll a ball through a maze by tilting the phone. Another application is the EyeToy for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2, which lets you play si.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue Nov 13, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- If the figurines found in an ancient European settlement are any guide, women have been dressing to impress for at least 7,500 years. Recent excavations at the site — part of the Vinca culture which was Europe's biggest known prehistoric civilization.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue Sep 25, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

BBC News -- Broadband speeds in the UK are much slower than advertised by internet service providers, a study by Computeractive magazine has found. Some 3,000 readers took part in speed tests and 62% found they routinely got less than half of the top speed adverti.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri Aug 10, 2007 @ 1:19pm neoform

BBC News -- US investigators have found a possible "design issue" in the bridge that gave way over the Mississippi river. The parts causing concern are the steel plates that connect girders. Federal officials have urged states to carefully consider the addition.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Wed Jun 27, 2007 @ 11:40pm neoform

MSNBC -- Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that a mummy found a century ago has been identified as the remains of pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled over Egypt during the 15th century B.C. Hatshepsut was known for dressing like a man and wearing a false bear.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 3:41pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- Ten neighborhood councils in the east San Fernando Valley zeroed in on a big problem in their communities and found a way to solve it. No bureaucracy, no hassles. They each chipped in thousands of dollars from their city-funded budgets and bought three.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Thu Jan 18, 2007 @ 9:38am mrmdc

USA Today -- Yaffa Balsam was mystified. Why did so many other family therapy websites pop to the top of Google (GOOG) search results listings, while her site was nowhere to be found?.. Read More