Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Playing mind games with 'Psi-Ops'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 01:37 AM

	"I could blast away with my trusty machine gun." Or ... "I could lob a grenade." Or ... Read full article: 'Playing mind games with 'Psi-Ops''

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Articles: "Our data demonstrate that lifestyle changes, including a reduced calorie diet a

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 01:31 AM

	Sprint said it would offer high-speed services in select markets this year and sell these services in the majority of the top U.S. metropolitan markets in 2005. Read full article: '"Our data demonstrate that lifestyle changes, including a reduced calorie diet a'

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Articles: Melvill proudly S African

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 01:17 AM

UPBEAT TRIO: Pilot Michael Melvill is flanked by project backer Paul Allen, left, and aerospace engineer Burt Rutan as they celebrate next to SpaceShipOne after a trip to suborbital space from Mojave airport in California. SpaceShipOne is a privately developed rocket plane that became the first non-governmental flight to leave the earth's atmosphere.

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Articles: ''While we could still run a profitable Comdex, we didn't think it benefited the

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 01:15 AM

	George Samenuk, chairman and CEO of Network Associates (NYSE: NET) , sent an e-mail to all company staff reassuring them that rumors of a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) takeover are not true. Read full article: '''While we could still run a profitable Comdex, we didn't think it benefited the'

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Articles: Comdex trade show canceled

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 01:13 AM

	The annual Comdex computer exhibition in Las Vegas, once one of the nation's biggest trade shows, has been canceled for 2004, the victim of declining attendance and waning interest from major computer firms. Read full article: 'Comdex trade show canceled'

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Articles: Microsoft thinks small

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 03:06 AM

	Microsoft is rejiggering plans to cater to the more specialized needs of small businesses, part of a wider effort to find new revenue streams to augment its traditional cash cows. The hope is to score with accounting and other software that Microsoft is not traditionally known for. The target customer: companies with fewer than 1,000 employees. Read full article: 'Microsoft thinks small'

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Articles: Texas setting up Wi-Fi at rest stops

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 03:01 AM

	The department is accepting bids until next week and plans to choose a vendor in July. The chosen company won't be paid, however, to provide the free access. Read full article: 'Texas setting up Wi-Fi at rest stops'

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Articles: School Internet program abused

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 03:00 AM

	Financed through phone charges, the $2.25 billion-a-year program, known as E-rate, provides discounted Internet access and internal connection gear such as wiring and adaptors. Read full article: 'School Internet program abused'

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Articles: Free was the key, says Web founder

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 02:58 AM

	"If I had tried to demand fees ... there would be no World Wide Web," Berners-Lee, 49, said Tuesday at a ceremony for winning the first Millennium Technology Prize. "There would be lots of small webs." Read full article: 'Free was the key, says Web founder'

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Articles: Intel may have to give EU documents

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 02:56 AM

	By a 7-1 vote, the justices upheld a ruling that could require Intel, the world's largest microchip maker, to produce documents from an old antitrust case for use by the European Commission as it investigates AMD's complaint that Intel has abused its dominant market power in Europe. Read full article: 'Intel may have to give EU documents'

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