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Facebook tests steep fees to message strangers

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Facebook confirmed Friday it was dabbling with charging members as much as $100 to get messages to the inboxes of strangers such as social network co-founder an...

Portable X-Ray Source Invented at MU Could Put Medical Diagnosis and Terrorism Prevention in the Palm of the Hand

Jan 11, 2013 (SPX)

The hand-held scanners, or tricorders, of the Star Trek movies and television series are one step closer to reality now that a University of Missouri engineerin...

Sharp shares soar in Tokyo on profit report

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Sharp shares jumped nearly 13 percent in Tokyo trading on Friday after a Japanese media report said the embattled electronics giant logged an operating profit i...

'Gorilla Glass' maker looks beyond smartphones

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Corning, which played a key role in the smartphone revolution with its robust "Gorilla Glass," is looking beyond the small screen with an upgraded version which...

Apple sees China becoming biggest market: report

Jan 11, 2013 (AFP)

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, on his second visit to China in a year, said he expects the country to surpass the United States as the technology giant's large...

Personal computer sales slip during holiday season

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

Personal computer sales slipped at the end of last year, despite the holiday shopping season and the release of new Windows operating software for machines, a l...

Amazon.com ramps up challenge to iTunes music store

Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)

Amazon.com on Thursday launched a service that gives compact disk buyers instant copies of music in the Internet "cloud" in a major challenge to Apple's iTunes ...

Taiwan's Foxconn reviews buying in China after bribe claims

Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)

Taiwan technology giant Foxconn said Wednesday it was investigating and reviewing its acquisition procedures in China after allegations that some of its manager...

Are consumers ready for television watching back?

Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)

In the new world of technology, television is not just for watching. It is also watching you. So-called smart TVs being unveiled this week at the International ...

Skype to replace Microsoft Messenger in March

Jan 09, 2013 (AFP)

Microsoft on Wednesday sent out word that it will "retire" its Messenger online chat feature on March 15 and replace it with the Skype Internet telephony servic...

Researchers Show New Level of Control Over Liquid Crystals

Jan 09, 2013 (SPX)

Directed assembly is a growing field of research in nanotechnology in which scientists and engineers aim to manufacture structures on the smallest scales withou...

Hand-held X-ray source developed

Jan 08, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. researchers say a portable X-ray source they've developed could lead to inexpensive hand-held devices for medical diagnosis and terrorism prevention. Engin...

Apple tailoring cheaper iPhone model: reports

Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)

Reports echoing online Tuesday fueled speculation that Apple is tailoring a low-price version of the iPhone for China and other emerging markets. DigiTimes.com,...

TVs get bigger, bolder, smarter at CES show

Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)

TV makers showing off their new wares at a huge trade fair will seek to dazzle consumers with bigger, bolder displays, and smarter technologies for consumers wh...

Free WiFi access for entire NY City neighborhood

Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)

A Manhattan neighborhood has become the first in New York to have totally free outdoor wireless Internet access, courtesy of Internet giant Google. "All you nee...

Samsung offers two shows at once on new OLED tv

Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)

South Korean electronics giant Samsung Monday unveiled a new television that lets two people watch two different shows at the same time. The F9500 television is...

Huawei aims for high end with new smartphones

Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese tech giant Huawei moved further into the high end of the smartphone market on Monday, unveiling two devices for Asian consumers aimed at rivaling the to...

More than 40 bln apps downloaded for Apple gadgets

Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)

Apple on Monday announced that more than 40 billion "apps" have been downloaded for its beloved gadgets, with the California company paying out billions of doll...

$1.4 mln of rhino horn seized in Thailand, Vietnam

Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)

More than 27 kilos of Rhino horn worth an estimated $1.4 million has been seized by airport officials in Thailand and Vietnam, official sources said on Monday. ...

Intel unveils smartphone push in emerging markets

Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)

Intel said Monday it would step up efforts to make chips for smartphones and other mobile devices by targeting emerging markets and the rapidly growing "value" ...