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MicroBarcode writes:
Microsoft Corp. has finally found a taker for a colorful barcode technology the company shelved two years ago because it failed to catch on
Microsoft said this week that the small square symbols, filled with red, green, yellow and black triangles, will appear on DVD and video game cases later this year, thanks to a licensing deal with the ISAN International Agency. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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MacroHardZP writes:
Back by popular demand: Windows XP.
PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.
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Chinauto writes:
Major automakers are pulling out all the stops at the Shanghai Auto Show starting this weekend, highlighting China's rapid evolution from "'bicycle kingdom"' into the world's second-biggest, fastest-growing vehicle market.
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MonsterGolum writes:
Monster Worldwide Inc. said Thursday its local employment index, which measures online recruitment activity in top U.S. markets, rose in 26 of 28 metro areas as the demand for workers remained robust.
"'The March findings of the Monster Local Employment Index illustrate a solid pick-up in online recruiting in major U.S. cities in the final month of the first quarter,"' said Steve Pogorzelski, group president of Monster Worldwide, which operates job search Web site Monster.com.
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SushiVSYamcha writes:
Japan is set to launch its first lunar orbiter this summer, but exploring the moon is just part of the mission.
The other goal is to catch up with China, the new leader in Asia's space race.
Japan's space agency JAXA announced last week that the much-delayed SELENE probe will be launched in August aboard an H-2A rocket, the mainstay of Japan's space program.
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MacroHard writes:
Greater investment in technology to improve health care and education would help ease global economic inequality, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday, adding he saw no limits to the technological revolution.
"'Health care ... is right up there with education as a top area, a growing area, where we have to think about how the rich world is going to change what it's doing and how we bring more equity and capability into the developing countries,"' the world's richest man said.
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NasaBolt writes:
Doctors and scientists from the University of Washington will get a glimpse of what it would be like to do remote surgery in space when a portable medical robot they created will be tested next month in an underwater environment designed by NASA to simulate zero gravity.
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LostinNY writes:
Marine biologists were standing watch on Tuesday over a young whale that lost its way in New York harbor and nearly wandered into a narrow waterway notorious for industrial pollution.
The animal, described as a juvenile minke whale about 15 feet long, was cruising around Gowanus Bay, the outlet from the mile-long Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. It appeared to be in good health and not distressed, said Kim Durham, rescue program director for the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.
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HurricaneBlue writes:
The debate over whether global warming affects hurricanes may be running into some unexpected turbulence. Many researchers believe warming is causing the storms to get stronger, while others aren't so sure. Now, a new study raises the possibility that global warming might even make it harder for hurricanes to form.
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BackAgain writes:
In the name of MySpace, YouTube and the holy Internet, amen.
A number of religious Web sites are aping the names and styles of some of the Web's most popular sites. Chief among them are GodTube.com, a video-sharing site for Christians, and MyChurch.org, a social networking realm.
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ComeBack writes:
Steaks, pork chops, milk and other products from cloned livestock would have to be clearly labeled on grocers' shelves under a bill pending in the California Legislature.
If passed, the requirement could be more stringent than federal rules. The Food and Drug Administration is poised to give final approval to meat and milk from cloned animals without any special labeling, though a bill introduced in Congress would require it.
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DoyoDA writes:
While acknowledging that automakers face a year in turmoil, a high-ranking Toyota executive said Tuesday that technology and innovation have the industry well-positioned for long-term growth.
Toyota North America President Jim Press, who is 60, was named Thursday as the first non-Japanese member of Toyota's board amid growing fears of a political backlash for the company's booming U.S. sales.
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AntzInternet writes:
Horrible, real-world happenings are unfolding almost simultaneously in the virtual world, as Virginia Tech students and people from all over the world gather online to grieve and vent.
From blogging to cell phone video, technology has forever changed the way we process and communicate about tragedy — in good ways, and perhaps bad.
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StrawBerry writes:
BlackBerry service was being restored Wednesday morning after an overnight outage that left millions of users without mobile access to their e-mail on the popular device.
Research in Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that provides the devices and e-mail service, said the service interruption began Tuesday night, affecting users in North America.
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POP writes:
Google Inc. plans to launch software similar to Microsoft Corp.'s popular PowerPoint program as the two companies vie to dominate the online experience.
Google Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt described the software Tuesday at a conference for Internet entrepreneurs. He also blasted Microsoft and AT&T Inc., whose executives complained over the weekend that Google may soon have an illegal monopoly in online advertising.
