Technology
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Iraqi government launches YouTube channel
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on Wednesday, joining the White House, Britain's Royal Family, the Pope and others on the Google-owned video-sharing site.
November 26, 2009, 4:12 am -
Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map"
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large analysis of the genes of 8,200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups.
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Infineon, Nokia co-operate on next mobile generation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chipmaker Infineon has moved one step closer to supplying chips for high-end devices of Nokia by announcing a collaboration to create chips for the next mobile network generation.
November 25, 2009, 11:26 pm -
Atlantis leaves station as NASA eyes shuttles' end
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear to keep the outpost operating after the shuttle program is retired next year.
November 25, 2009, 9:30 pm -
LinkedIn co-founder sees IPO likely, but not soon
LONDON (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman told Reuters.
November 25, 2009, 8:43 pm -
Microsoft CFO to leave, look for bigger job
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell is to leave the company at the end of the year, indicating that he is looking for a bigger job at another company.
November 25, 2009, 6:53 pm -
Mobile Web surge continues in October: Opera
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday.
November 25, 2009, 5:55 pm -
Australia's first 'iPod' marks 60th birthday
The world's oldest intact computer is turning 60 in Victoria.
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Hormones, incentive, experience "make best traders"
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists say a perfect combination of testosterone, experience and a hunger for a share of profits can produce financial traders who consistently outperform the market -- even during a crisis.
November 25, 2009, 11:37 am -
EReaders, price war weigh on Barnes, Borders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. booksellers Barnes & Noble Inc and Borders Group Inc will pay a price for coming late to market with electronic book readers, analysts said.
November 25, 2009, 9:50 am -
Microsoft names new financial chief
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell will leave the company at the end of the year, as he looks to "expand his career beyond being a CFO".
November 25, 2009, 9:27 am -
Speedy broadband connection for Gungahlin
Canberra telco TransACT has rolled-out a new fibre optic gateway delivering super-fast broadband to around 16,000 homes in the city's north.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:23 am -
Privately held Facebook sets up dual-class stock
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook has established a dual-class stock structure to ensure voting control by existing owners, but has no plans to become a public company, it said on Tuesday.
November 25, 2009, 8:27 am -
Climate changing faster than expected: scientists
It has been two years since the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report gave its most recent assessment on the state of the planet's changing climate.
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Google to digitise Iraq Museum archives: CEO
BAGHDAD (AFP) - US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, its chief executive said in Baghdad on Tuesday.
November 25, 2009, 6:40 am -
Filmed concerts come to iTunes in Live Nation deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple iTunes on Tuesday began featuring downloads of live concerts by about 20 artists who are promoted by Live Nation.
November 25, 2009, 4:26 am -
Google to put ancient Iraq museum collection online
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Google is putting thousands of images of ancient artifacts at Iraq's National Museum online, the Web search leader said on Tuesday, part of a U.S. bid to entice foreign firms to invest in Iraq.
November 25, 2009, 2:55 am -
Google explains racist, anti-Semitic search results
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Google is running advertisements to explain the appearance of racist and anti-Semitic material in search results, including a picture which depicts US First Lady Michelle Obama as a monkey.
November 25, 2009, 2:19 am -
Darwin debate rages on 150 years after "Origin"
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Even 150 years after it first appeared in print, Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" still fuels clashes between scientists convinced of its truth and critics who reject its view of life without a creator.
November 25, 2009, 1:50 am -
Stranded baby whales die
Two baby whales which were stranded along Western Australia's coastline have died.
ABC - November 24, 2009, 11:11 pm
