Archive for January 13th, 2011

DOJ may pounce on Google’s ITA acquisition

The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into challenging Google’s plan to buy travel software company ITA Software, according to reports.

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DOJ may pounce on Google’s ITA acquisition

Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share

Windows is on the verge of dropping below 90% market share, with Macs, smartphones and tablets posing an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft’s dominance of the operating system market.

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Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share

CityVille chalks up 100 million active users

Zynga’s CityVille has performed exceptionally well since its launch last month. The game now has over 100 million active users on Facebook, easily eclipsing former favorite FarmVille.

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CityVille chalks up 100 million active users

Stolen laptop contains cancer cure data

Distraught Oklahoma University researcher says her stolen MacBook contains years of valuable data on prostate cancer. And no, she didn’t back up.

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Stolen laptop contains cancer cure data

A DuPont Chief’s Days of Future Passed

Like her predecessors 100 years ago, Ellen Kullman is betting that technology will reinvent the company

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A DuPont Chief’s Days of Future Passed

Intel earnings zoom up 48 percent

The world’s largest chipmaker reports fourth-quarter profit of $3.39 billion, up by almost half over the same period last year, while revenue rises slightly.

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Intel earnings zoom up 48 percent

Active phone signals give away exam cheats

An exam for prospective government workers in Taiwan is monitored by police using spectrum analyzers.

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Active phone signals give away exam cheats

Light at night linked to high blood pressure, diabetes

Yet another study finds adverse effects of light at night, this time showing that the profound suppression of melatonin could lead to higher blood pressure, diabetes, and poor sleep.

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Light at night linked to high blood pressure, diabetes

MIT: Hybrids cleaner than coal-powered plug-ins

MIT report says that betting on auto electrification for autos is the right direction but there’s uncertainty around consumers, policy, and prices.

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JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive

Marking the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John Kennedy, the JFK Library Foundation unveiled the nation’s largest online digitized presidential archive, including global access to papers, records, photographs and recordings from his presidency.

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JFK Library opens largest online digitized presidential archive