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Researchers' New Method May Sharpen Microscopic Images

Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)

UT Dallas researchers are developing a new low-light imaging method that could improve a number of scientific applications, including the microscopic imaging of...

Nasdaq pays $10 mn fine in Facebook IPO debacle

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

The Nasdaq exchange agreed Wednesday to pay a $10 million penalty for trading glitches during the initial public offering for Facebook last year, officials said...

US clears Nasdaq payout in Facebook IPO debacle

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

The Nasdaq on Monday had the backing of US regulators who approved the stock exchange's latest plan to compensate investors for the botched debut of Facebook sh...

Bidding war for Dell as new offers emerge

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

A bidding war broke out Monday for US computer maker Dell as two new acquisition offers emerged in competition with the private buyout led by founder Michael De...

SciTechTalk: Whither privacy?

Mar 24, 2013 (UPI)

One might like to assume that when the framers of the Constitution sat down to consider the rights and freedoms most deserving of being explicitly put forward i...

Blackstone, Icahn seen likely to offer bids for Dell

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

Investment fund Blackstone sent a letter to Dell late Friday indicating it was finalizing a countoffer to buy it out, a source told AFP Saturday. Billionaire Ca...

New smartphone platforms eye inroads in hot market

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

A handful of new smartphone platforms are expected to become available this year, challenging the stranglehold of the two market leaders, Google's Android and A...

Apple, Microsoft defend Australian pricing at inquiry

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

Technology giants including Apple and Microsoft on Friday defended their pricing policy in Australia at an official inquiry launched over concerns that they wer...

Online news 'clipper' loses US copyright case

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

A US federal judge has ruled that the online news "clipping" service Meltwater violates copyright law by using excerpts from Associated Press articles, the part...

China to become biggest online market: study

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

China's online sales are forecast to exceed $420 billion annually by 2020, which will likely make the country the world's largest online retail market, a study ...

Thai students set for mass tablet computer handout

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year in the world's largest handout of the devices for education, ...

Microsoft releases data on government requests

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

Microsoft said Thursday it received 75,378 law enforcement requests for data in 2012 in the tech giant's first report on the sensitive subject. The requests, wh...

Laser-like photons signal major step towards quantum 'Internet'

Mar 21, 2013 (SPX)

The realisation of quantum networks is one of the major challenges of modern physics. Now, new research shows how high-quality photons can be generated from 'so...

Amazon taps growing Brazil e-reader market

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

US online retail giant Amazon began selling its advanced Kindle Paperwhite e-reader in Brazil this week, tapping into the biggest consumer market in Latin Ameri...

YouTube passes billion user mark

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

More than a billion people use YouTube each month, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth, the Google-owned online video sharing venue said Wednesday....

Glimmers of hope for troubled US newspapers: study

Mar 18, 2013 (AFP)

The US newspaper industry is seeing some glimmers of hope after being battered for years, a prominent study concluded Monday. While the industry is about half t...

X-ray snapshots: from big black holes to tiny viruses

Mar 18, 2013 (ESA)

Cameras designed for capturing black holes are now exploring a new frontier: they are helping us to get up close to viruses on Earth, opening the door to solvin...

US govt investigates Wall Street Journal: report

Mar 18, 2013 (AFP)

The US Justice Department last year opened an investigation into allegations that employees at The Wall Street Journal's China news bureau bribed Chinese offici...

France to investigate Skype's legal status

Mar 15, 2013 (UPI)

French prosecutors say they will investigate the Internet call service Skype for failing to register as a telecommunications company under French laws. In Franc...

Samsung unveils new champion in smartphone war

Mar 15, 2013 (AFP)

Intensifying its smartphone battle with Apple, Samsung unveiled the feature-rich Galaxy S4, with groundbreaking eye motion technology to let users control key f...