Technology
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"Call of Duty" game shoots to make history
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forget the buzz over the next "Twilight" film or James Cameron's "Avatar." The biggest entertainment hit of the holiday season may come on Tuesday, when "Call of Duty.
November 7, 2009, 9:34 am -
Murdoch defends online news plans
News Corporation head Rupert Murdoch has defended a move to start charging for access to the company's online content.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 11:00 am -
Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.
November 7, 2009, 10:26 am -
Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.
November 7, 2009, 8:56 am -
Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay
OSLO (AFP) - A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.
November 7, 2009, 8:26 am -
Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out
GENEVA (AFP) - Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.
November 7, 2009, 8:23 am -
Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesia-based study shows carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market and strengthening a case for their protection.
November 7, 2009, 6:03 am -
CORRECTED: Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable
(Corrects result of study in paragraph 15)
November 7, 2009, 4:54 am
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Louvre plays home to Apple's first French store
PARIS (Reuters) - Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software.
November 7, 2009, 4:42 am -
Experts agree on proposed global privacy standards
MADRID (AFP) - Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data, participants said Friday.
November 7, 2009, 4:34 am -
WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan
GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
November 7, 2009, 3:48 am -
Court orders Beatles songs to be taken off website
LONDON (Reuters) - London-based record label EMI has won an injunction against music website BlueBeat.com which it said was selling Beatles songs without its permission.
November 7, 2009, 3:22 am -
Internet censorship seen liable to WTO challenge
GENEVA (Reuters) - Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organization as it can restrict trade in services delivered online, a forthcoming study says.
November 7, 2009, 2:08 am -
Intel in talks with India's ITI for jv: report
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Intel , the world's largest chip maker, is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Friday.
November 7, 2009, 12:57 am -
Hu says China seeks peaceful use of airspace
BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports the peaceful exploration and use of space, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, days after its top air force officials sparked concerns with talk of a "Great Wall of steel in the blue sky."
November 6, 2009, 9:58 pm -
Animals need to be closely watched for flu
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
November 6, 2009, 9:57 pm -
Intel in talks with India's ITI for joint venture: report
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Intel , the world's largest chip maker, is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Friday.
November 6, 2009, 3:00 pm -
Too tired to tweet
I'm a geek and I'm proud to say so. Not a putting together my own PC, using Linux and coding my own programs sort of geek, but a technology-loving and appreciating sort of geek.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 11:29 am -
Company sequences whole human genome for $1,700
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700.
November 6, 2009, 11:24 am -
"Guitar Hero" brings higher revenue for Activision
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc reported a quarterly profit that matched analysts' estimates and revenue that was higher than expected, led by sales of the company's latest "Guitar Hero" offering.
November 6, 2009, 10:35 am
