Technology
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Female crabs 'exchange sex for protection'
Female fiddler crabs have sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection against wandering male intruders, say Australian researchers.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 12:56 pm -
Community TV gets digital lifeline
The Federal Government has provided a digital lifeline to community TV stations.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 12:32 pm -
Coral bleaching gives rise to reef bullies
To the average snorkeller a coral reef might seem like a watery paradise, but new research has found coral bleaching could turn reefs into rough neighbourhoods.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 11:02 am -
Pandas arrival date confirmed
Adelaide Zoo has confirmed its two pandas will arrive in Australia on November 28.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:35 am -
Yahoo teams with OneRiot on real-time search
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc, looking to match rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, is running tests with several real-time search partners, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
November 4, 2009, 10:26 am -
Pentagon eyes crash analysis on 1,300 satellites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it is now tracking 800 maneuverable satellites on a daily basis for possible collisions and expects to add 500 more non-maneuvering satellites by year's end.
November 4, 2009, 10:11 am -
Phone services restored after Alice crash
Telstra says it has fully restored phone services that were cut by a car accident in Alice Springs on Sunday.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:11 am -
Whale visits on the increase
Surveys of whales and dolphins on Tasmania's west coast have found some species are more common than once thought.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:03 am -
U.S. eyes "intent" of China's space programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs to deepen dialogue with China to better understand the intent of its space programs, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, after a Chinese commander announced plans to develop offensive military capabilities in space.
November 4, 2009, 9:20 am -
Barnes & Noble sued by eReader maker Spring Design
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Spring Design, a maker of electronic readers, is suing Barnes & Noble Inc, claiming the bookseller's newly launched Nook reader illegally copied its dual-screen design after the two discussed a possible partnership.
November 4, 2009, 9:06 am -
$100K boost for outback dinosaur museum
Plans for a $1.5 million dinosaur museum in south-west Queensland have been boosted with a State Government pledge of $100,000.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:00 am -
AT&T sues Verizon Wireless over 3G ads
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is suing Verizon Wireless in an effort to stop its bigger mobile rival from using "misleading" coverage maps in advertisements that AT&T says are causing it to lose "incalculable market share."
November 4, 2009, 8:52 am -
LG Electronics investing heavily in smartphones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc is investing heavily in developing its smartphone business as it faces increasing global competition, the chief executive of the South Korean company said on Tuesday.
November 4, 2009, 6:13 am -
BetOnSports founder gets 51 months in U.S. prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The founder of the defunct British online offshore gambling firm BetOnSports, Gary Kaplan, was sentenced to the maximum 51 months in prison for conspiring to violate U.S. racketeering and other laws, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
November 4, 2009, 5:27 am -
French anthropologist Levi-Strauss dies at 100
PARIS (Reuters) - French intellectual Claude Levi-Strauss, the founder of structural anthropology, has died at the age of 100, his publishing house Plon said on Tuesday.
November 4, 2009, 5:22 am -
Phone texting reveals sensitive new "metrotextual"
LONDON (Reuters) - Men have become so openly affectionate with each other using mobile technology they've taken to signing off text messages to male friends with a kiss (x), giving rise to a new generation dubbed "Metrotextuals."
November 4, 2009, 4:43 am -
Sony Ericsson unveils first Android phone
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its flagship X10 mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google Inc's Android operating system, hoping the device will help reverse its loss of market share.
November 4, 2009, 3:13 am -
Best Buy plans movie download service with Sonic
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc plans to start an online service that allows consumers to buy, rent and download movies and television shows, the electronics retailer said on Tuesday.
November 3, 2009, 11:35 pm -
Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
November 3, 2009, 10:30 pm -
Pig DNA mapped: may help with vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu.
November 3, 2009, 8:39 pm
