items tagged with United States
Skype sets unlimited call-out plans: national, regional and worldwide
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: VoIP
2008-04-22 01:00:22
New calling plans from Skype allow subscribers to make as many calls to fixed phones as they like for a flat monthly fee.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: VoIP
2008-04-22 01:00:22
New calling plans from Skype allow subscribers to make as many calls to fixed phones as they like for a flat monthly fee.
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Aussies: turn YouTube into your own MoneyTube
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-17 03:42:22
The march to monetise YouTube – for both Google and content creators – takes another turn with YouTube’s partner program being extended to Australia, Japan and Ireland – with more countries to come.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-17 03:42:22
The march to monetise YouTube – for both Google and content creators – takes another turn with YouTube’s partner program being extended to Australia, Japan and Ireland – with more countries to come.
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Bikini bounces back from Big Bomb
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-04-15 08:33:34
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-04-15 08:33:34
The largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the United States was centered at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands (South Pacific Ocean) on March 1, 1954. Fifty-four years later scientists find an abundance of underwater life—but, above ground, only uninhabitable land.
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Stolen military equipment offered on eBay, Craigslist
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-14 02:39:39
US government investigators have found stolen pieces of military materiel up for sale on eBay and Craigslist.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-14 02:39:39
US government investigators have found stolen pieces of military materiel up for sale on eBay and Craigslist.
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IBM reinstated by the Feds
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-04-06 21:43:05
The temporary suspension order preventing IBM from bidding for new US Federal Government contracts has been lifted.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-04-06 21:43:05
The temporary suspension order preventing IBM from bidding for new US Federal Government contracts has been lifted.
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Those lazy husbands: Michigan study proves it, kinda!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-04-05 08:27:21
A University of Michigan study concludes that the average U.S. husband makes seven more hours of housework for the average wife; while wives save husbands an hour of housework each week.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-04-05 08:27:21
A University of Michigan study concludes that the average U.S. husband makes seven more hours of housework for the average wife; while wives save husbands an hour of housework each week.
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iTunes tops music retailer chart
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-04-03 17:04:21
After running second behind Wal-Mart for seven months, Apple's iTunes Store has made it to the top of the US music retailer rankings.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-04-03 17:04:21
After running second behind Wal-Mart for seven months, Apple's iTunes Store has made it to the top of the US music retailer rankings.
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Apple sued over "inferior" iMac display
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-04-01 15:36:53
A few days after we learned that Apple had settled a court case over the MacBook and MacBook Pro displays, news comes of another plaintiff making a similar allegation about the 20in iMac.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-04-01 15:36:53
A few days after we learned that Apple had settled a court case over the MacBook and MacBook Pro displays, news comes of another plaintiff making a similar allegation about the 20in iMac.
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Palm Centro goes mega
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-04-01 01:22:47
Palm has sold the first million units of its Centro low-end smartphone.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-04-01 01:22:47
Palm has sold the first million units of its Centro low-end smartphone.
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US Government bars IBM
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-03-31 21:15:41
No, it's not an April Fool's gag - IBM announced yesterday that it has been temporarily suspended from participating in new business with US Federal government agencies.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-03-31 21:15:41
No, it's not an April Fool's gag - IBM announced yesterday that it has been temporarily suspended from participating in new business with US Federal government agencies.
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What's a reasonable venue for legal action?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-03-31 01:57:56
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-03-31 01:57:56
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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Police: Apple Store employees stole hundreds of iPhones
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-27 20:04:51
A pair of Apple Store employees have been charged with stealing over 300 iPhones.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-03-27 20:04:51
A pair of Apple Store employees have been charged with stealing over 300 iPhones.
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MacBook "millions of colours" suit settled
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-03-26 15:23:22
A 'stealth' out-of-court settlement that ended a lawsuit against Apple has slipped under the radar for several months.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-03-26 15:23:22
A 'stealth' out-of-court settlement that ended a lawsuit against Apple has slipped under the radar for several months.
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Qantas in-flight email and SMS at sky high prices?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-25 05:51:44
Qantas has announced that it’s finally delivering SMS and email services to passengers on selected domestic Australian flights by the end of 2008. Alarmingly they have issued no prices (suggesting it will be expensive), while US airlines will introduce in-flight broadband this year – on the cheap!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-25 05:51:44
Qantas has announced that it’s finally delivering SMS and email services to passengers on selected domestic Australian flights by the end of 2008. Alarmingly they have issued no prices (suggesting it will be expensive), while US airlines will introduce in-flight broadband this year – on the cheap!
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Help! I’m addicted to the Internet - are you?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-24 07:33:35
Internet addiction is a real disorder, with its incidence rising across the world, with the most interesting research coming from South Korea, although US ‘case descriptions are remarkably similar’ according to a new report.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-24 07:33:35
Internet addiction is a real disorder, with its incidence rising across the world, with the most interesting research coming from South Korea, although US ‘case descriptions are remarkably similar’ according to a new report.
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3.2M of 12.8M U.S. girls 14 to 19 yrs are sexually infected
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-12 08:26:53
To highlight a serious health problem in the United States, 3.2 million girls out of a total of 12.8 million girls (25%) who are fourteen to nineteen years of age are infected with sexually transmitted diseases, according to a recent Centers of Disease Control and Prevention study.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-12 08:26:53
To highlight a serious health problem in the United States, 3.2 million girls out of a total of 12.8 million girls (25%) who are fourteen to nineteen years of age are infected with sexually transmitted diseases, according to a recent Centers of Disease Control and Prevention study.
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Does extended daylight saving time help?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-03-08 09:29:03
According to a California study conducted in Indiana, extended daylight-savings time (eDST) was supposed to save energy in the United States, but it doesn’t.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-03-08 09:29:03
According to a California study conducted in Indiana, extended daylight-savings time (eDST) was supposed to save energy in the United States, but it doesn’t.
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Yahoo! "most abused" web mail service
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-03-07 00:05:26
Yahoo! Mail is the source of almost nine out of ten spams coming from web mail services, a security provider has claimed.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-03-07 00:05:26
Yahoo! Mail is the source of almost nine out of ten spams coming from web mail services, a security provider has claimed.
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Boeing virtual fence approved by U.S. to control border
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-03-05 09:58:09
A high-tech "virtual border fence" system involving towers, cameras, and radar has been tested on the border between Arizona and Mexico to deter illegal immigrants, drug smugglers, and terrorists from crossing between the United States and Mexico. The Boeing system has been approved by the U.S. government.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-03-05 09:58:09
A high-tech "virtual border fence" system involving towers, cameras, and radar has been tested on the border between Arizona and Mexico to deter illegal immigrants, drug smugglers, and terrorists from crossing between the United States and Mexico. The Boeing system has been approved by the U.S. government.
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700MHz auction slows
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-02-10 22:26:49
Round 51 of bidding in the US FCC's auction of 700MHz spectrum showed relatively little activity with the aggregate value of bids rising just 0.11 percent to $US19.2 billion.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-02-10 22:26:49
Round 51 of bidding in the US FCC's auction of 700MHz spectrum showed relatively little activity with the aggregate value of bids rising just 0.11 percent to $US19.2 billion.
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