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Calorie-Burning Fat, Studies Say You Have It
Apr 9, 2009
For more than 30 years, scientists have been intrigued by brown fat, a cell that acts like a furnace, consuming calories and generating heat. Rodents, unable to shiver effectively to keep warm, use brown fat instead. So do human infants, who do not shiver very well. But it was generally believed that...
Cyberspies Launch Malware On U.S. Electrical Grid
Apr 9, 2009
Cyberspies from China, Russia and other countries have hacked into the U.S. electrical grid and installed malicious software that could be used to stop power or disrupt the system, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Officials believe that the cyberspies intended to navigate and take control of the...
Is it a rickshaw or a car GM sees PUMA in the future
Apr 7, 2009
Having conquered the world of passenger vehicles, General Motors Corp. showed off its vision of future transportation today that’s either exciting or frightening, depending on whether one cares about driving.
GM and Segway unveiled the Project PUMA, a two-seat rickshaw minus a rick that uses the Segway’s...
Social networking isn’t for spamming
Apr 6, 2009
Everywhere you look, businesses are discovering how social networking -- Twitter presences, Facebook accounts and more -- are effective ways to reach customers. But companies that start using social networks as ways to spam or troll for new business ought to be put in their place, and right quick. Case...
Review: Surviving Suburbia
Apr 5, 2009
The second situation comedy to star Bob Saget, ABC's “ Surviving Suburbia,” comes 14 years after the end of "Full House," the cuddly series in which he played loving father to the Olsen twins (conjoined in a single part). It is also 12 years since he hosted that influential bastion of adorable domestic...
Viruses with trigger dates
Apr 5, 2009
Conficker, which was set to activate on April 1 but failed to cause any problems, isn't the first virus to be programmed to take action on a certain date or time. Experts believe that worms with a trigger date can lead to panic and hype. Here are some others:
Jerusalem
One of the first known viruses,...
Virus Power: MIT completes nanomachine battery
Apr 3, 2009
Angela Belcher and her team of bioengineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have turned the concept of a virus-built battery into a reality.
For the last five years, the team has been engineering a virus known as M13 bacteriophage, which is attracted to inorganic materials. Each...
Google Refines Presentation Of Search Results
Mar 24, 2009
Sounding like a restaurateur defending Michelin stars against the whisperings of fickle critics, Google on Tuesday offered assurance that its search is of the highest quality and introduced two new improvements to the way it presents search results.
To most Internet users, if Google's dominant search...
At Last, Tata Motors ,000 Nano
Mar 23, 2009
Tata Motors' overdue launch of its tiny ultracheap car for the masses faces limited supply, factory delays, and a growing field of rivals
By Mehul Srivastava
It was hardly the new-car launch Ratan Tata might have hoped for. About six months overdue, the ,000 Nano won't actually be delivered...
Microsoft launches IE 8 with a smile
Mar 22, 2009
LAS VEGAS--Having finished its latest browser, Microsoft on Thursday kicked off its campaign to get consumers to actually start using it.
After years of losing market share to Firefox and other rivals, Microsoft is hoping to convince people, many of whom use old versions of Internet Explorer, to give...
Microsoft Internet Explorer Users Slow To Adopt New Release
Mar 21, 2009
Microsoft Internet Explorer users aren't exactly rushing to embrace IE 8, the new release of the Web browser that debuted Thursday.
As of 1 p.m. EDT Friday, usage of IE 8 accounted for only 1.56 percent of global Internet traffic, according to StatCounter Global Stats. That's up only slightly from...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Seeks Dominance
Mar 19, 2009
Microsoft on Thursday officially released Internet Explorer 8, calling it "the best solution for how people use the Web today."
It is, unfortunately for Microsoft, not the only solution for using the Web today.
Microsoft has been steadily losing market share to Firefox and Safari for the past...
Is a 9-inch Adamo in Dell's future?
Mar 17, 2009
Less than 24 hours after it was announced that the Dell Adamo is now available for preorder, there are already rumors of new members of the Adamo family.
Engadget found references to an Adamo 9 in some support documents on Dell's own Web site. There's also reference to a Studio One 22, a slightly...
Space Station May Dodge Satellite Debris
Mar 16, 2009
Houston, TX (AHN) - NASA engineers on Monday are figuring out if the International Space Station (ISS) should maneuver to avoid getting hit by a debris or piece of a Soviet Union-era satellite.
The piece of the Russian Kosmos 1275 will pass about half a mile from the space station at 2:14 a.m. CDT...
A lofty opening for Witch Mountain
Mar 15, 2009
The real surprise at the box office this weekend wasn't that Disney's Race to Witch Mountain opened at No. 1 with million.
The surprise, says Disney distribution chief Chuck Viane, is that although the PG-rated film was aimed at families with children, 18% of the audience was couples without...