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Germ trails provide crime clues
16 Mar 2010, 6:13AM
People deposit a tell-tale trail of germs on everything they touch, which could help investigators solve crimes, US researchers say.- Help wanted: Space flight experience required
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Doctors defend use of CT scans
15 Mar 2010, 4:11PM
Doctors believe Australians should not shy away from CT scans after concerns were raised about the imaging tests being overused.
Plants 'share' disease resistance
15 Mar 2010, 5:03AM
An international team of scientists has managed to transfer disease resistance from one plant family to another, offering broader protection from destructive pests.
Jobseekers turn to Facebook, Twitter
12 Mar 2010, 4:15PM
The growth and popularity of online social networking is helping the
recently unemployed find their next role through Twitter or Facebook.
Facebook urged to install 'panic button'
12 Mar 2010, 9:42AM
British officials are urging Facebook to make a "panic button" available on its web pages after the death of a teenager.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's head of North American revenue and market development is leaving the company to join private online content start-up Demand Media, becoming the latest executive to depart the Web giant's ranks.
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16 Mar 2010, 6:15AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20 percent in the past year, a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center found on Monday.
Dell sues 5 Asia tech firms, alleging LCD cartel
15 Mar 2010, 9:47PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dell Inc, the world's third-largest PC maker, has filed a lawsuit against Sharp Corp, Hitachi Ltd, Toshiba Corp and two other companies for alleged price fixing of LCD displays.
Investors seek signs of China Mobile 3G commitment
15 Mar 2010, 8:07PM
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Mobile's 3G outlook will take center stage this week as China's three telecoms carriers begin to kick off quarterly results, with market focus on whether the nation's dominant player will turn up the volume in its low-key 3G roll-out.
U.S. stem cell expert is "hottest" researcher
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world's "hottest" researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
Iran arrests 30 over U.S. - linked cyber ring: report
14 Mar 2010, 5:13AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a U.S.-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists and sending people abroad for training, a news agency reported on Saturday.
3D Television becoming reality
13 Mar 2010, 4:23PM
Electronics companies Samsung and Panasonic have unveiled their
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Reported cyberfraud losses double in 2009: FBI
13 Mar 2010, 9:41AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reported losses from Internet fraud more than doubled in 2009, with scams that falsely used the FBI's name generating the most complaints, the law enforcement agency said on Friday.
Nokia trims share of larger handset market
13 Mar 2010, 2:49AM
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj lowered it share of global handset sales after recalculating the size of the market and the scale of the growing "grey" sector in unlicensed and counterfeit phones.
