Technology
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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 -
One of Tsavo's lions ate mostly human prey
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two man-eating lions terrorized Kenya during the building of a railroad bridge over the Tsavo River in the late 19th century, but only one was making regular meals of human prey, researchers said on Monday.
November 3, 2009, 8:39 pm -
Sony Ericsson unveils its first Android phone
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its new X10 flagship mobile phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, but said it would not go on sale until early next year.
November 3, 2009, 7:42 pm -
Sony Ericsson unveils first Android model
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its new X10 flagship phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, but plans to start to sell it only next year.
November 3, 2009, 6:47 pm -
NetEase, Activision caught up in China turf war
SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese regulator has ordered top online game firm NetEase.com to stop operating a popular title, the result of an apparent governmental turf war highlighting the risks the sector faces.
November 3, 2009, 6:28 pm -
Breeders want support for Hendra vaccine
The Thoroughbred Breeders Association says governments need to help fund vaccines for the Hendra virus.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 1:42 pm -
Alice phones back on soon
Telstra says phone services should be completely restored in Alice Springs by Wednesday night.
ABC - November 3, 2009, 1:25 pm -
575-million-dollar fund targets technology startups
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners said Monday it has 575 million dollars in a new fund to back promising technology startups.
November 3, 2009, 11:25 am -
Lawsuit against gene patents can proceed: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer can move forward, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday.
November 3, 2009, 10:59 am -
Marvell unveils new e-reader platform
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd on Monday jumped into the fast-growing electronic reader market, unveiling a platform that the company says will allow for a new generation of zippier, lower-cost devices.
November 3, 2009, 9:18 am -
Online holiday sales seen up 8 percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. online sales are expected to rise 8 percent this holiday season, with mass market retailers who can offer discounts performing best, according to Forrester Research Inc.
November 3, 2009, 7:39 am -
NetEase gets China non-approval notice
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China's No.2 Internet games operator NetEase.com Inc said it has been notified by a Chinese government agency that its operation of the World of Warcraft game does not have proper approval.
November 3, 2009, 4:56 am -
S.Korea seeks Chinese help to track cyber attacks
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean police said Monday they would request help from China to track the origins of cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July.
November 2, 2009, 10:12 pm -
Deforestation sped demise of Nasca in Peru: study
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - The mysterious people who etched the "Nasca Lines" across deserts in Peru hastened their own demise by clearing forests 1,500 years ago, according to a study on Monday.
November 2, 2009, 7:57 pm -
Hit streaming service Spotify eyes U.S. music fans
DENVER (Billboard) - MTV Urge ... Yahoo Music Unlimited ... Virgin Digital ... Since 2003 -- when iTunes launched in the United States -- all of these digital music services have come and gone, without challenging Apple's market dominance, despite the backing of resource-rich parent companies.
November 2, 2009, 7:04 pm -
Mars gullies flow with mud
Martian water most likely flowed as slurries of mud rather than trickling streams, according to a recent NASA report.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 6:50 pm -
Axed Good Game host sticks to his guns
The fired host of Good Game says he wants the war of words with the ABC to end, but he is sticking by his claims that he was kicked off the show because of his gender.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 5:46 pm -
Crash takes out internet services
Telstra says fixed-line phone and internet services in the centre of Alice Springs will be offline until Wednesday.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 12:15 pm
