Nano silver: extreme germ killer presents a growing threat to ...

The following comprehensive information on the impacts of NANO technology is a must read for anyone interested in trends in health and environment."Our new report released today details the growing threat to public health posed by extreme germ killer nano silver, and exposing...

Nokia follows the footsteps of Apple

Nokia has opened Ovi, it's online App store, to some 50 million phone users worldwide on Tuesday. It seems as if Nokia followed the footsteps of Apple whose App store is still a huge success. "Nokia said it opened...

Innovative Mobile Phone Applications Storm South

The pace of change in information technology in the South is impressive, and nowhere has it been more rapid than in the take-up of mobile phones. In the past three years China has become the world’s largest...

10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009

'social media today is a pure mess.' ""Social media" was the term du jour in 2008. Consumers, companies, and marketers were all talking about it. We have social media gurus, social media startups, social media...

Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions

"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...

Social networks open doors to developers

ocial networks open doors to developers By Janie Christine Octia INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:42:00 11/09/2008 ...

Canadian members go “faceless” on Facebook to protest arts funding cuts

Arts and culture tend to be ignored issues in Canadian politics, unless it comes to funding cuts. Conservatives announced a $45 million cut in arts spending just a week ago, generating a lot of controversy and...

Computers figuring out what words mean

They might be able to build an AI that can surf the Web for me, but no machine can replace me until it learns to pay taxes, complain, gossip and contribute to economic growth by shopping. ""We have taught the computer virtually all the meanings of words and phrases in the...

SpeedDate Hijacks Facebook Users With A Bait And Switch

"SpeedDate, the online dating site that throws singles in a series of rapid dating sessions, has hijacked over 500,000 users from at least three Facebook applications. Users are logging on to Facebook to find that the applications they’ve had installed for months have been...

Tooth Faerie to monopolize high tech bonanza

" Japanese scientists say they have created human stem cells from tissue taken from the discarded wisdom teeth of a 10-year-old...

Officials' overseas trips to face tighter scrutiny

It does not matter if a country is democratic or communist corruption in this world is rife."The National Bureau of Corruption Prevention said Thursday that officials' applications to make overseas trips will be subjected to tighter scrutiny to avoid the abuse of public...

Elderly Chinese Women Sentenced to Labor Re-Education

I got a tip from my friend John E. Carey today pointing me to this story about China and its glowing human rights record."Two elderly women were sentenced to a year of "re-education through labor" after they applied for permits to demonstrate during the Olympics, according to...

China rejects protest applications

China has received dozens of applications for demonstrations during the Olympics but none of them have gone ahead. " Beijing city authorities say they have received 77 applications for demonstrations in the specially designated Olympic protest parks but none have been...

Man Freed By DNA Review After 18 Years

This article is about a man that was released from prison after 18 years because he was cleared by DNA evidence. This brings up a topic about the wrongful convinctions of innocent men to prison and even death. It...

Scientists say they're closer to invisibility material

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. ...

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