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Top Stories: Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) How does the brain zero in on a single bit of information, out of the tens of thousands that it is bombarded with daily? Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered a mechanism that the brain uses to filter out distracting thoughts to focus on a single bit of information. IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:30:03 -0500Having already drawn the ire of Microsoft for posting information about a way to exploit the company's Bing cashback rewards program, Samir Meghani, co-founder of price-comparison search engine Bounti... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:48 -0500Teracent , an online advertising start-up that has developed way to serve computer-configured display ads from a library of elements. No price was disclosed. Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:47 -0500The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new blog where consumers, healthcare providers, policy makers, and others to share ideas and concerns regarding health IT. The new... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:46 -0500BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee deploys speech analytics solution from Nexidia to identify service issues and potential bottlenecks within its call centers. Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:44 -0500CHKP ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the company's expected investor conference participation for the fourth quarter of 2009. Events include:... Market Wire Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:57:02 -0500AURORA, IL--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - The editors of Accounting Today name Sikich as Technology Pacesetter for 2009. The magazine, published 11 times annually by SourceMedia Inc., each ye... Market Wire Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:56:54 -0500PHILADELPHIA -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C. announces an investigation of potential claims against the Board of Directors of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (Nasd... Fresh News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:53:00 -0500SAVANNAH, Ga. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PureSpectrum, Inc. (OTCBB: PSRU) has completed work on a 23-watt (100-watt incandescent equivalent) dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) containing a modified... Fresh News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:59 -0500By MAE ANDERSONAP RETAIL WRITER NEW YORK -- Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discoun... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:43:39 -0500Proof-of-concept attack code for the flaw posted last week to the Bugtraq mailing list. The flaw is tied to the way Internet Explorer (IE) uses cascading style sheet information. According to Micro... eWeek Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:43:26 -0500MONTREAL ? A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression said Monday she would fight an insurance company's decision to cut her benefits after her agent found photos on... USA Today Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:42:51 -0500(breakingviews.com) -- News Corporation is searching for revenue. Rupert Murdoch has made it clear he wants internet search engines to pay for online content produced by his company's outlets, includi... CNN Money Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:41:04 -0500Two circulating beams have produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.In a statemen... Ninemsn Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:36:46 -0500AUSTRALIA'S largest IT&T recruiter, Peoplebank, is using a software-as-a-service-based front-office applicant tracking platform from US firm Bullhorn. Australian IT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:32:07 -0500The move coincides with a $940 million, four-year exercise to standardise technology operations under a defence integrated environment plan that aims to improve technology capability until 2030.Detail... Australian IT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:32:02 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc unveiled on Monday an offering that lets customers using its network for Web-surfing on laptop computers or netbooks avoid the obligation to sign a two-year contract ... Reuters Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:33 -0500Utah won the top honor for state portals at the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards ceremony in Hollywood, Calif., in September. Utah.gov uses Geo-IP technology, which reads a visit... US Government Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:49 -0500A YER, Mass. — A 32-year-old Virginia man has been arrested after authorities said he enticed a 12-year-old girl to run away and planned to sexually assault her and post nude pictures on the Int... Boston Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:23 -0500A YER, Mass. — A 32-year-old Virginia man has been arrested after authorities said he enticed a 12-year-old girl to run away and planned to sexually assault her and post nude pictures on the Int... Boston Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:23 -0500The Tech Awards, a humanitarian program recognizing technological solutions aimed at worldwide challenges, honored five winners Thursday for their work addressing problems in the environment, economic... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:36 -0500(11-23) 09:29 PST SALT POINT STATE PARK -- A sheriff's helicopter crew that retrieved a dead abalone diver from the water near Salt Point State Park in Sonoma County on Sunday rescued two fishermen m... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:33 -0500For many families, "Wii Sports," the game that's been bundled with the Nintendo Wii since its 2006 launch, remains a favorite. By letting people swing a controller to play virtual rounds of bowling... New Jersey Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:17:47 -0500NEW YORK -- CDC Software Corp., a Chinese business software developer whose shares began trading in the United States last summer, said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 47 percent on lower costs a... Lexington Herald-Leader Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:13:51 -0500The NanoBusiness Summit is the world's premiere nano event focused on the booming Middle Eastern markets. The Nanotech Business Summit is the first forum of its kind to facilitate the integration of ... AME Info Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:39 -0500Opera 10.10 is available for download. Here's a one-word review: WOW!. I am quite partial to Opera, and I have been since way back in the days when I liked it enough to pay money for it. It has alw... ZDNet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:41 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, helped by cost-cutting and better results from its technology services division. Tampa Bay Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:36 -0500[Slide Show: Tech Gifts Beautiful Inside and Out.] Maybe gadget makers are emboldened by hints that consumers will spend more freely on tech gifts. While holiday spending is expected to drop overall, ... U.S. News & World Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:24 -0500With AOL scheduled to be reincarnated as a single entity in two weeks, the company will debut with at least one constant -- layoffs. AOL, still part of Time Warner, previewed its new brand identity Mo... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:15 -0500With interest in analytics exploding along with the data that makes predictive analysis possible, there's no doubt that data-driven decision-making is the way forward for most organizations. But do th... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:13 -0500Accenture Holiday Shopping Survey notes that thrifty Americans are opting to use cash/debit in their spending and that banks would do well to be mindful of these changing payment preferences. Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:10 -0500NorthPoint Trading Partners . With this acquisition, ConvergEx will be able to offer small and medium sized hedge funds access to introducing prime broker services through NorthPoint's clearing and cu... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:02 -0500A batch of illegally obtained emails exchanged by climate change researchers supposedly constitutes evidence of a conspiracy among scientists to mislead the public on global warming. An increasingly v... Tech News World Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:58 -0500NORWALK, Conn. - President Barack Obama on Monday tapped Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns to help lead an education initiative aimed at helping students excel at science, technology, engineering an... Star Tribune Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:26 -0500FMC Technologies announced that Bradley D. Beitler will become Vice President, Technology, effective December 1, 2009. Previously, he was the Director of Technology for FMC, a position he has held sin... Rigzone Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:28:00 -0500Shrink New Zealanders will be getting a distinctively Kiwi passport that will meet modern-day challenges facing overseas travel. The passport will be one of the most technologically advanced with 50 ... New Zealand Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:16 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Patent holding company Klausner Technologies Inc. on Monday said it's suing Motorola Inc. and the maker of BlackBerry smartphones for allegedly violating its patent... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:19 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, Md. -- Micros Systems Inc., which makes software for the restaurant and hospitality industries, said Monday Chief Financial Officer Gary Kaufman will retire on March ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:18 -0500The acquisition of Teracent, a 3-year-old start-up, provides Google with more tools for customizing the online billboards known as display advertising. USA Today Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:08:27 -0500Concerned about her teenage daughter's online chats with Robert Lavern Davison, a Centerville mother called the then-40-year-old Californian and told him to leave the girl alone. But prosecutors say... Salt Lake Tribune Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:07:42 -0500VZ ) can't: surf the Web in the middle of a phone conversation. (AT&T's GSM network allows simultaneous voice and data connections; Verizon's CDMA network does not.) The spots ... CNN Money Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:06:23 -0500A pair of astronauts have stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.Robert Satcher Jr and Ran... Ninemsn Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:01:44 -0500While researchers have struggled for half a century to push down the cost of solar photovoltaic modules, an innovative web service is creating communities of customers who pay less for solar panels th... Wired News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:59:51 -05001 Recommendation Microsoft last week launched its first serious effort to build IT into its cloud plans by introducing technologies that help connect existing corporate networks and cloud services to ... InfoWorld Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:56:08 -0500BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said. Reuters Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:55:23 -0500To get the best deals on Black Friday, you'll need patience, aggression and preferably advanced knowledge of what you're looking for. But with the help of Web sites, mobile apps and social media tools... CIO Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:54 -0500If the world needs one browser-based operating system, why not three more? With the interest Google's Chrome OS has generated, can operating systems based upon Firefox, Internet Explorer, even Opera, ... CIO Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:53 -0500WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today applauded the Obama Administration for its an... Earth Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:43 -0500ATHENS, Greece — The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protect... Deseret News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:49:27 -0500(11-23) 03:11 PST -- Business people and consumers looking for one electronic device that can take care of all their needs have false hopes, according to researchers at Intel Corp. San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:41:49 -0500A policeman who bludgeoned to death his police constable fiancee just hours before they were due to fly to St Lucia for their wedding has been jailed for life. Martin Forshaw, 27, told Claire Howart... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:50 -0500A convicted murderer and former aide to the Duchess of York has gone missing from an open prison, the Ministry of Justice said. Jane Andrews, who is serving a life sentence for bludgeoning and stabb... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:50 -0500People in flood-hit Cockermouth have been allowed back to their homes and businesses to begin the clean-up as forecasters warned that more heavy rain could bring fresh misery. Police lifted the cord... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:49 -0500A special taskforce has been set up to help hundreds of finance workers hit by a pre-Christmas jobs blow. Union leaders said more than 800 jobs will be cut at Lloyds Banking Group offices in Aylesbu... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:49 -0500The family of a young mother left mutilated and dying in the street have spoken of how they are living in a "nightmare". Geeta Aulakh, 28, was found with fatal head injuries by passers-by in Greenfo... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:48 -0500Scotland Yard detectives have referred four cases of potential fraud by parliamentarians to prosecutors. Four files of evidence were handed to officials at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:48 -0500The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have agreed a compensation deal with the Metropolitan Police. Relatives of the Brazilian have been locked in an often acrimonious legal battle with the force si... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:47 -0500Britain must put itself at the heart of Europe to protect jobs and support economic growth, Gordon Brown has insisted. In thinly-veiled criticism of the Tories, the Prime Minister claimed that retre... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:47 -0500A long-running strike by hundreds of council refuse collectors has ended after a deal to resolve a row over pay. Around 600 workers at Leeds City Council started strike action at the beginning of Se... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:47 -0500I'm A Celebrity ... star Katie Price told how she had decided to quit the jungle after proving to the public she was "genuine". The glamour girl, who is not being replaced, called it a day after rep... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:26:46 -0500Instead, Fitton has gone out. A lot. And that's allowed her to build an empire in the world of a rapidly growing Internet startup called Foursquare, which rewards users with points and virtual "mayors... Tampa Bay Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:12 -0500The acquisition of Teracent Corp., a 3-year-old startup, provides Google with more tools for customizing the online billboards known as display advertising. Tampa Bay Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:11 -0500NEW YORK (AP) -- Patent holding company Klausner Technologies Inc. on Monday said it's suing Motorola Inc. and the maker of BlackBerry smartphones for allegedly violating its patent for visual voicema... Tampa Bay Online Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:09 -0500HCL will provide an end-to-end solution, including policy administration, financial, actuarial services, IT operational support and call center services. Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:27 -0500President Obama announced a campaign Monday to encourage education in science, technology, engineering, and math, (STEM) saying that the United States needs to make a new push to excel in the sciences... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:20 -0500For the third time this month, jailbroken iPhones and iPods are at risk of attack. "Jailbreaking" allows iPhones and iPods to run software that Apple has not sanctioned and is, according to cyberse... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:18 -0500LG Electronics is entering the U.S. netbook market and it is teaming with AT&T to offer customers a subsidized mini-laptop that has integrated 3G access. The LG X120 has relatively standard specifi... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:17 -0500Draft guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued last week, pushes government agencies to adopt a comprehensive, continuous approach to cybersecurity, tackling criticism t... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:17 -0500SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Technology Council celebrated the power of technology, networking and membership at the 2009 NJTC Gala Awards last week at The Palace at Somerset... RedOrbit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:44 -0500BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Higher Education institutions familiar with CampusVue® Student, the student information system (SIS) from Campus Management Corp., will now see the brand nam... RedOrbit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:41 -0500New Delhi, Nov 23 : Software services firm HCL Technologies Ltd today said it has bagged an outsourcing order worth 200 million dollars from the UK-based Equitable Life Assurance Society for processin... New Kerala Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:11 -0500, a Northern California-based retail software company, is expanding its science lab in Scottsdale. The company provides inventory management and promotion software services to retailers ranging from ... Business Journal Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:28:53 -0500In this photo taken Friday Nov. 20, 2009, the Foursquare application is shown on an iPhone in front of a Starbucks in San Francisco. Foursquare lets you share your whereabouts with friends, no matter ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:24:13 -0500"I will turn the entire life of cops throughout Russia inside out, with corruption and all the rest -- ignorance, boorishness, recklessness -- when honest, really honest officers die because they... CNN Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:26 -0500It's well known that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a bit of a health nut, but this may be taking things too far.If you're a smoker and a Mac user, Apple may refuse to fix your computer. National Post Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:46 -0500A Boeing 747, one of four engines powered by a 50-percent biokerosene mix, circled the Netherlands for an hour on Monday for what airline KLM called the world's first passenger flight using biofuel. ... Ninemsn Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:03 -0500+1.36% , claiming the two companies infringed on its visual voicemail patent. The suits were in response to Research in Motion's release of the new 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 mobile phones and the rel... Market Watch Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:12:19 -05003 Recommendations Wipro, India's third largest outsourcer, is expanding its development center in Atlanta from 350 to 1,000 staff, reflecting a growing trend for Indian outsourcers to expand and hire ... InfoWorld Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:25 -0500A community in Cumbria is installing its own next-generation broadband access, with the aim of turning on the fibre-based connectivity by the end of the year. Alston Moor, based around the town of Al... ZDNet UK Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:22 -0500, while IE 7 and 8 each held 18 percent. Rival browser Firefox 3.5 had 14 percent, while Firefox 3 had 9 percent. Overall, Internet Explorer had 65 percent market share, while Firefox had 24 percent. ... ZDNet UK Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:19 -0500Gulf International Trading Group (GITG), a leader in the trading of high-quality, eco-friendly construction materials in the Middle East, is one of this year’s top eco-tech exhibitors at The Big 5 I... Dubai Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:09:33 -0500COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (Business Wire) Despite the recession, sales of virtualization, storage, server and security solutions increased significantly in 2009, and these product categories are expec... Earth Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:09:16 -0500I ride public transportation a lot. In the last few years, this has become more difficult because of all the people talking on their cell phones, almost always with loud voices. Can you tell me where ... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:04 -0500(11-23) 09:15 PST BURLINGAME -- A Hayward man who killed a motorist in a road rage incident on Highway 101 on the Peninsula has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison. San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:02 -0500(11-22) 11:00 PST Artois, Calif. (AP) -- An oil boom is underway in the state's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civi... San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500Tech Data Corp. on Monday said its third-quarter net income more than doubled as lower interest expenses and a smaller foreign-exchange loss more than offset a decline in revenue. Gadsden Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:19 -05002009 Gala Awards Honor Region's Top Innovators SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Technology Council celebrated the power of technology, networking and membership at the 2009 ... Breitbart Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:41 -0500A special taskforce has been set up to help hundreds of finance workers hit by a pre-Christmas jobs blow. Union leaders said more than 800 jobs will be cut at Lloyds Banking Group offices in Aylesbu... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:45:42 -0500Scotland Yard detectives have referred four cases of potential fraud by parliamentarians to prosecutors. Four files of evidence were handed to officials at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:45:40 -0500Irish rock giants U2 have been confirmed as the headline act for Glastonbury's 40th anniversary, founder Michael Eavis said. It will be their first appearance at the Somerset festival, which was lau... Ananova Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:45:38 -0500The latest version of Opera's web browser has shipped with Unite, the company's content-sharing platform. Unite allows users to turn their Opera browser and computer into the equivalent of a web serv... ZDNet Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:42:11 -0500Using a few ultracold ions, intense lasers and some electrodes, researchers have built the first programmable quantum computer. The new system, described in a paper to be published in... U.S. News & World Report Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:18:01 -0500Samsung's Omnia II is powered by Windows Mobile 6.5; it packs a large touchscreen, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, and corporate mail and calendar features. Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:13:25 -0500Ciena Corporation staved off a last minute challenge by Nokia Siemens Networks and paid $769 million for the assets of Nortel Networks' Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet businesses. Ciena, wh... Tech Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:13:24 -0500 |
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