Technology
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New biofuel centre opened
A new $5 million research facility has been opened at West Beach, aiming to make fuel from algae.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 2:39 pm -
Aboriginal broadcaster denies financial reports
The Australian Indigenous Communications Association says it does not believe the country's largest Aboriginal broadcaster will be forced to stop broadcasting.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Chimps smile at $1.2 million home
The Rockhampton Zoo's chimpanzees have been pulling faces after moving into their new $1.2 million enclosure.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 1:04 pm -
October U.S. video game sales down 19 percent: NPD
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States tumbled 19 percent in October to $1.07 billion, research group NPD said on Thursday, troubling figures as the industry heads into the most important selling weeks of the year.
November 13, 2009, 11:51 am -
FDA tackles gray area of social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Drug makers, Internet companies and nonprofits called for clarity on what is a gray area for U.S. health regulators: how drug promotion on Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and other social media can be regulated.
November 13, 2009, 11:41 am -
Xbox Live boots pirate videogame players
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Internet classified ad and auction websites were rife Thursday with Xbox 360 consoles modified to play pirated videogames in the wake of the devices being banned from Microsoft's online game community.
November 13, 2009, 11:07 am -
Xbox Live will link to Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm.
November 13, 2009, 10:10 am -
$1m prize will improve therapeutic drugs quality
One of Australia's largest private medical research prizes has gone to a joint-venture project which hopes to improve a wide range of therapeutic drugs, using cutting edge techniques.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 10:00 am -
Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion, settle disputes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp will pay rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc $1.25 billion to settle all outstanding legal disputes, in a move that can hasten the resolution of Intel's antitrust troubles.
November 13, 2009, 9:51 am -
Clicker.com, a guide for TV and movies on the Web
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Amid an explosion in TV and movie viewing online, a California startup launched Thursday billing itself as the "complete guide" to Internet television.
November 13, 2009, 9:38 am -
$1m green light for drug research centre
Newcastle will be home to the world's first therapeutic drug research centre after local scientists were awarded $1 million in funding.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 9:20 am -
Narrows Bridge turns 50
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Perth's Narrows Bridge.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 9:15 am -
Facebook provides alibi for robbery suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 19-year-old New York man who was arrested for armed robbery has been exonerated thanks to a status update he posted on social networking site Facebook.
November 13, 2009, 9:08 am -
Catholic Church needs more Internet savvy: bishop
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - The Roman Catholic Church should leave its "ghetto" and recognise the importance and reach of the Internet, a French bishop said Thursday.
November 13, 2009, 8:20 am -
Yahoo! launches Spanish mobile home page
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo! on Thursday launched a Spanish version of its Internet home page for mobile devices in a move to court the growing US Hispanic population.
November 13, 2009, 7:32 am -
Canada doctor uses glue to aid open-heart recovery
TORONTO (Reuters) - A new surgical technique using glue to repair breastbones intentionally broken during open-heart surgery speeds up recovery time and is "substantially less painful" for patients, a University of Calgary scientist said on Thursday.
November 13, 2009, 6:10 am -
Record-high U.S. temps outpace record lows: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In another sign of a warming planet, there were twice as many record-high temperatures in the United States as record lows over the last decade, climate scientists reported on Thursday.
November 13, 2009, 6:07 am -
Greenland ice loss accelerating: study
OSLO (Reuters) - Greenland's ice losses are accelerating and nudging up sea levels, according to a study showing that icebergs breaking away and meltwater runoff are equally to blame for the shrinking ice sheet.
November 13, 2009, 6:04 am -
U.S. FDA tackles gray area of social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Drug makers, Internet companies and nonprofits packed a hearing into what is a gray area for U.S. health regulators: how far Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and other social media can go in promoting drugs.
November 13, 2009, 5:30 am -
Mobile phone sales rise in 3rd quarter: study
PARIS (AFP) - Global sales of mobile phones reversed a slide that began late last year and turned positive in third quarter 2009, a trend expected to accelerate thanks to smartphones, a study disclosed Thursday.
November 13, 2009, 5:26 am
