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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Apple wins iPod hearing dispute

Apple wins iPod hearing dispute

Apple wins a court case against claimants who say the iPod is defective and could cause hearing loss.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8435767.stm

Google loses domain name claim

Google loses domain name claim

A small Canadian company behind a search engine called Groovle.com wins a case filed against it by search giant Google.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8435576.stm

Storm ‘echoes’ could break up ice shelves

 NBC's George Lewis reports on the Wilkins Ice Shelf last year, when experts first raised concerns. (Nightly News)Scientists say ocean rumbling caused by infragravity waves may account for some of the decade’s most dramatic ice breakups, which may only get worse as the climate changes.

Russia weighs in on asteroid worries

This graphic shows the orbit of the asteroid Apophis in relation to the paths of Earth and other planets in the inner solar system.Russia’s space chief said Wednesday that a spacecraft may be dispatched to shift an asteroid’s course and reduce the chances of Earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.

Top HDTV trends coming to a screen near you

A Costco customer looks at a display of LCD HDTV televisions in San Francisco, Calif. Last month, the California Energy Commission voted to require all new TVs over 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in 2011, which will likely lead to a "greening" of the industry as a whole. Flash forward to about a year from now, if you will. Envision yourself walking into a consumer electronics store toward the end of 2010. What kinds of HDTV products and features is your retail salesperson likely to tout?

Cosmic Log: How to speak ‘Avatar’

The professor who created the alien language used in the movie "Avatar" hopes it becomes as widely used as Klingon. But for now, that's out of his hands.Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: The professor who created the alien language used in the movie “Avatar” hopes it becomes as widely used as Klingon. But for now, that’s out of his hands.

Archaeology’s top 10 finds of 2009

Archaeology magazine’s top 10 discoveries of the year shed light on everything from the domestication of horses in Central Asia to the world’s first zoo in Egypt.

AT&T wants to shut down old phone networks

AT&T Inc told regulators that it should set plans for phasing out older telephone networks if the government wants to make high-speed Internet access available across the country.

Belarus to toughen control over Internet

Belarus’ authoritarian leader is promising to toughen regulation of the Internet and its users in an apparent effort to exert control over the last fully free medium in the former Soviet state.

Newsweek: The world’s top 10 spammers

Gangs of hackers make money not only by stealing from electronic accounts but also by spamming. Here are the 10 biggest offenders around the world.