- Diesel-laden Brazil barge sinks in Antarctica - report Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A barge shuttling diesel to a Brazilian base in Antarctica sank during a storm in December, the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Saturday, an incident it says the government has tried to conceal while attempting to recover the vessel. The paper said the barge sank to a depth of 40 meters (131 …
- Vietnam succeeds in developing effective bird flu vaccine ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 25 (ANI): A Vietnamese company has created and successfully tested effective human vaccines against both avian influenza A/H5N1 and A/H1N1 viruses.
- Rosemary oil may help boost brain performance ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is one of many traditional medicinal plants that yield essential oils. But exactly how such plants affect human behaviour is still unclear.
- Intelligence not related to specific genes as thought ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Harvard researchers have debunked earlier studies that linked specific genes to intelligence.
- World's first quadruple limb transplant performed in Turkey ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
London, Feb 25 (ANI): Doctors at a Turkish hospital claim to have performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant - attaching two arms and two legs to a young man.
- People who trust their feelings can predict future more accurately ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A higher trust in feelings may result in more accurate predictions about a variety of future events, according to researchers.
- Genes that trigger arsenic-related skin lesions identified ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Genetic variants that elevate the risk for skin lesions in people chronically exposed to arsenic have been discovered in one of the first large-scale genomic studies conducted in Bangladesh.netic changes found near the enzyme for metabolizing the chemical into a less toxic form can significantly …
- Facebook users 'unfriending' in greater numbers to guard privacy ANI - ANI - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
London, Feb 25 (ANI): People are managing their privacy settings and their online reputation more often now than they did two years earlier, a new report has revealed.
- Are pythons overrunning the Everglades? Some experts now say no Barbara Liston - Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Reports that Burmese pythons are devouring almost entire populations of mammals in the Florida Everglades are premature, according to some exotic species experts and a co-author of a widely quoted study. The idea of pythons annihilating the Everglades made headlines after a January 30 study …
- Apple tactics in China iPad deal unusual - experts Dan Levine - Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Proview Electronics, the firm trying to stop Apple Inc from using the iPad name in China, has a plausible claim over the unusual methods Apple used to conceal its identity when attempting to acquire Proview's trademarks, according to several legal experts. But Apple also has some strong defenses …
- Android bug opens devices to outside control - experts Jim Finkle - Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
BOSTON (Reuters) - Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a flaw in a component of the operating system of Google Inc's widely used Android smartphone that they say hackers can exploit to gain control of the devices. Researchers at startup cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said they have figured out how to use that bug to launch …
- Funds' love of Apple pays, but many managers lag Svea Herbst-Bayliss - Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
(Reuters) - Hedge funds' love affair with technology industry darling Apple Inc has rewarded some managers so far this year but half the industry, having been less savvy with its bets, is limping behind with subpar returns, new research from Goldman Sachs shows. Apple, a current favorite with prominent managers like David …
- Social networks getting a bit less social - poll Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Users of online social network sites such as Facebook are editing their pages and tightening their privacy settings to protect their reputations in the age of digital sharing, according to a new survey. About two-thirds, or 63 percent, of social networking site (SNS) users questioned in the Pew Research …
- Telcos squeezed as consumers go mad for mobile Web Georgina Prodhan - Reuters - Sat 25 Feb, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumers' increasing love of using services like Facebook and YouTube on their smartphones is leaving many telecoms carriers sidelined while bearing the costs of ever-growing demands on their networks. As users lap up mobile Internet services, the Web giants are strengthening their relationships with …
- Apple halts "push" email services in Germany Reuters - Fri 24 Feb, 2012
REUTERS - Apple Inc has been forced to de-activate "push" notification features for mobile users of its iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, after an injunction was issued in favor of rival Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Customers using push services -- which automatically inform users about new messages on iPhones, …
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