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Top Stories: Washington, November 25 : Researchers at the University of Minnesota in the US have developed a unique new computer model called the Virtual StreamLab, designed to help restore real streams to a healthier state. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:06 -0500Washington, November 25 : Reports indicate that the technology designed to blast aliens in computer games is part of a new GPU (Graphics Processing Units) computer cluster that will process CSIRO research data thousands of times faster and more efficiently than a desktop PC. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:05 -0500Beijing, Nov. 25 : Chinese Internet users would no longer be able to access Facebook, as the web browser Opera has upgraded its Chinese version closing a loophole that allowed users to access websites banned by the government. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:50:17 -0500(11-25) 08:34 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck i... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48:11 -0500Instead of merely admiring the graceful beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge or taking a stroll across the international landmark, visitors could soon explore its off-limits undersides, climb on its cable... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:48:09 -0500? Mug shots of drunken driving suspects are landing on the Honolulu Police Department's Web site, creating a virtual wall of shame long before suspects get their day in court. Supporters say t... Corpus Christi Caller-Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:35:03 -0500A businessman whose firm helped to look for Madeleine McCann has been arrested after a hotel manager recognised him as an alleged fraudster wanted by US authorities. Kevin Halligen, 48, had been sta... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:03 -0500The immediate threat to free banking has been lifted by the Supreme Court. Five Justices who preside over the highest court in the land allowed an appeal by seven high street banks and a building so... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:03 -0500Detectives are investigating whether a man suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death is related to a wanted evangelist. Officers are examining possible family ties between Paul Otieno, 3... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:02 -0500A Swiss pilot aiming to become the first person to complete an intercontinental crossing using a jet-powered wing has been forced to ditch into the sea. Yves Rossy, the so-called Jet Man, was aiming... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:02 -0500Children as young as five could be taught about "gender equality" as part of a Government campaign to tackle domestic violence. Lessons on equality and domestic violence will be included in personal... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:01 -0500Iraq was not the biggest worry for British officials trying to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction two years before it was invaded, the inquiry into the conflict has heard. Saddam Hussein... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:01 -0500A female religious education teacher has been given a 32-month prison term for having sex with a pupil she seduced on Facebook. Mother-of-two Madeleine Martin, 39, who taught at a school in Greater ... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0500Car giant General Motors has firmed up plans to cut 9,000 jobs across Europe, saying that up to 60% will be in Germany. Nick Reilly, a senior official of the US car maker, met employee representativ... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0500Former royal aide and convicted killer Jane Andrews, who went missing from an open prison in Kent, has been returned to a closed jail. The move comes after the family of a man murdered by Andrews in... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:32:59 -0500Microsoft chief financial officer Chris Liddell is leaving the company at the end of the year, the company announced on Tuesday. Liddell has been Microsoft's chief financial officer since 2005, but t... ZDNet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:10 -0500On Tuesday, Sony Ericsson showed off its latest handset, the Xperia Pureness, in London. The phone is notable for three things: it has a see-through screen, it goes against the trend of ever-increasi... ZDNet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:02 -0500As Christmas approaches, Amazon has announced it has improved the Kindle's battery life when the wireless connection is turned on and will now be offering native PDF support for its e-book reader. Bo... ZDNet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:29:59 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site. Tampa Bay Online Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:27:59 -0500STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off f... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:27:57 -0500BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants... Tampa Bay Online Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:27:56 -0500PLANO, Texas ? U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Tuesday that if elected governor, her education plan would focus on bringing more technology to the classroom, recruiting and retaining teacher... Sign on San Diego Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:51:07 -0500Wind River will resell Datalight's flash-memory product and provide support for the technology within Wind River's VxWorks embedded operating system. DataLight's FlashFX Pro makes it easier for sof... Tech Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:41 -0500Thomson Reuters Dealing trading service and become the first bank in Iraq to do so. This deal underscores Thomson Reuters strong position in the FX dealing space and further expands its global dealing... Tech Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:40 -0500PIC has become one of the largest fixed income and money market investment managers in Africa, with approximately $100 billion in assets under management. Tech Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:39 -0500Microsoft has adopted a "claims-based architecture" in its approach to managing the identities of users in its Azure cloud. At its Professional Developers Conference in L.A. recently, it announced ... Tech Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:38 -0500PRWEB ) November 25, 2009 -- SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals (Hauppauge, NY), the nation’s leading provider of high quality computer and audio visual (AV)... PR Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:41:02 -0500Hyderabad, Nov 25 : Microsoft Wednesday showcased a set of tools that will enable users enter text in six Indian languages into computers easily. New Kerala Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:39:25 -0500GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX:GLG)(NASDAQ:GLGL) ("GLG" or the "Company"), the vertically integrated leader in the agricultural and industrial development of high quality stevia extracts, announced... Market Wire Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0500CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES. Questor Technology Inc. ("Questor" or the "Company") (TSX VENTU... Market Wire Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:37:48 -0500Dec. 1, 2009 NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program Location: May Fair Hotel, London Time: 6:15 a.m. PT / 9:15 a.m. ET Presenter: Michael Kourey, CFO Dec. 1, 2009 Credit Suisse Annual Technology Confere... Market Wire Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:37:34 -0500Sure, I could have easily stumbled across that pizza place on my own and gotten by without the Cantonese catchphrases I downloaded in an app-buying frenzy. But as Apple’s iTunes Store has contin... International Herald Tribune Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:33:50 -0500Travelers on Tuesday at Newark Liberty International Airport. Air travel is expected to fall 6.7 percent this holiday from last year. International Herald Tribune Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:33:47 -0500King Jim Co Ltd will release a new model of the "pomera," a mobile device dedicated to inputting characters, Dec 11, 2009, in Japan. Aimed at writers including bloggers and reporters, t... NE Asia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:24:23 -0500View all Macworld blogs Google and TiVo are teaming up for a new deal that’ll put your clicking habits into the hands of advertisers. Before you grab the nearest... Macworld Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:21:29 -0500Budgets may be tight but that doesn't mean great tech gear for your Mac, iPhone, and iPod is out of reach this holiday season. We've scoured the store shelves (both physical and virtual) to find impre... Macworld Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:21:28 -0500New smartphone apps check the backgrounds of prospective dates Stud or Dud and DateCheck scan databases for criminal records, other red flags Privacy advocates say the applications could hurt subjects... CNN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:20 -0500Facebook has followed Google's lead and introduced a dual-class stock structure, the clearest sign yet that the world's most popular social networking site is preparing for an eventual public offering... CNN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:19 -0500Pete Cashmore: Early adopters say Foursquare could be 2010's big social-media craze Foursquare is a location-based mobile startup that lets users share locations with friends It's also a virtual game ... CNN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:18 -0500The number of bike couriers zipping around Ottawa has plummeted in the past two decades, and those hanging on to their two-wheeling careers are blaming technology for the demise of their kind. "The f... CBC News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:00 -0500Yahoo added yet another layer of “helpfulness” to its search boxes Tuesday, introducing a feature it calls “Search Assist,” which suggests links to useful Yahoo pages and shows... Wired News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:12:25 -0500The database behind the national identity card scheme is up and running, with more than 500 people added in its first month in operation. Sir Joseph Pilling, the identity commissioner appointed in Oc... ZDNet UK Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:25 -05005 Recommendations Finding the perfect gift for techies is no easy matter. After all, by definition, geeks are steeped in the latest and greatest of tech gadgets, and it's just as difficult to find a t... InfoWorld Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:20 -0500Google has opened up its gallery for developers to share Chrome extensions, a step that should soon make it easier for people to customise the open-source browser. Aaron Boodman, a leader of the... ZDNet UK Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:19 -0500Rupert Murdoch , Google has spent most of the time it probably wanted to be talking about Chrome discussing the value of paid content on the Web; but that's actually an awful lot of what Chrome is rea... ZDNet UK Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:16 -0500FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chipmaker Infineon has moved one step closer to supplying chips for high-end devices of Nokia by announcing a collaboration to create chips for the next mobile network generation... Reuters Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:07:08 -0500The accord allows Google's TV advertising unit to more accurately collect anonymous, second-by-second DVR viewing information, TiVo said Tuesday in a statement. The goal is to track ads sold on Google... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:56:38 -0500[San Francisco's] Green Apple Books is donating 100% of the profits from sales of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life to the Alaska Wildlife Alliance --Green Apple... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:56:34 -0500Coming in second on the last season of "American Idol" did little to dampen Adam Lambert's pop ambitions. On Tuesday, the 27-year-old San Diego singer released his first major-label album, "For Your E... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:56:31 -0500Good guestmanship, of course, includes such basic duties as providing a prompt RSVP; arriving on time - not too early, not too "fashionably" late; not overimbibing at the bar; and prepping with an app... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:56:29 -0500CERAM is an internationally renowned materials expert in research, testing, consultancy and analysis. The Technology Partnership will enable MTC to take advantage of unrivalled ceramics and materials ... AZoM Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:28 -0500TOKYO, Nov. 25 (AP) - (Kyodo)?Scientists severely criticized Wednesday a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations, with a Nobel Prize winner... Breitbart Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:08 -0500Detectives are investigating whether a man suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death is related to a wanted evangelist. Officers are examining possible family ties between Paul Otieno, 3... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42:09 -0500The deployment of 500 extra British troops to Afghanistan came a step closer when Gordon Brown declared himself "optimistic" of securing 5,000 reinforcements from other allies. Burden sharing by the... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42:08 -0500Airline bmi has announced a restructuring involving a reduction in planes and routes and the possible loss of at least 600 jobs. The carrier, formerly British Midland Airways, said job reductions wo... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42:07 -0500Iraq was not the biggest worry for British officials trying to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction two years before it was invaded, the inquiry into the conflict has heard. Saddam Hussein... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42:07 -0500The UK recession was shallower than previously thought between July and September, but the economy continued to decline, revised official figures have showed. New estimates from the Office for Natio... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42:06 -0500Planting enough trees to cover an extra 4% of the UK in woodland could lock up a tenth of the country's predicted greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, according to researchers. Pla... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42:06 -0500The World Wide Web Consortium has published a draft of an interface that browsers can use to manipulate files better, one of a series of steps aimed at gradually improving the sophistication and polis... ZDNet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:01 -0500Last night—two days before Thanksgiving, with airports and airplanes jammed with travelers eager to get home—my wife and I were lucky enough to squeak aboard an earlier flight that would g... Tech Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:29:49 -0500An increase in U.S. bank failures put the federal fund that guarantees consumer deposits in the red in the third quarter, a report released Tuesday said. Tech Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:29:47 -0500There have been striking advances in healthcare, thanks to technology, that have nothing to do with the controversial "reform" efforts under way in Washington. Among the life-improving -- even potenti... Tech News World Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:29:43 -0500In a world seemingly filled to capacity with smartphone platforms, Emblaze Mobile has come up with something else. The Linux-based Else platform still has a long road to travel before it's seen on a m... Tech News World Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:29:42 -0500Thirty-seven million Americans are afflicted with sinusitis. A clinically proven, minimally invasive technology for treating chronic sinus inflammation is available at Baptist Medical Center in Jackso... PR Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:26:31 -0500KPBS For teenagers, a driver's license has traditionally been a passport to freedom — but a license may not offer the thrill it once did. Teens are finding there isn't much need to learn to driv... NPR Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:24:41 -0500(MENAFN - Asia Pulse) Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and supplier of Suniva-branded solar modules, today announced the completion of its colla... MENAFN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:22:30 -0500NEW DELHI, INDIA--(Marketwire - November 25, 2009) - Markets moved to green on Monday. Depressed dollar pushes US stocks higher. The dollar's drop gave a broad lift to stocks, which had been on thei... Market Wire Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:22:27 -0500NEW DELHI, INDIA--(Marketwire - November 25, 2009) - Weaker dollar and strong housing boost Wall Street on Monday. Market witnesses jump on broad based trading. As new... Market Wire Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:22:25 -0500Deputy Mayor, Eng. Amer Al Basheer, patronized a ceremony to handover accreditation certificates to the Training Center and Princess Eman Center for IT (Knowledge Station) as the first governmental ag... AME Info Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:10:36 -0500Scrimping on new medical technologies to save the NHS money in the short-term is counterproductive and will harm thousands of patients, experts warn.Ingenious devices offer a better return on investme... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:56:13 -0500Federal, state courts and offices Closed Thursday, federal offices open Friday, courts and state offices closed City and county offices Closed Thursday; many closed Friday Banks, savings institutions ... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:37:44 -0500All eyes are on river levels in flood-hit Cumbria as more heavy rain threatens a vital bridge and further damage to homes. On Tuesday parts of the county saw several inches of rainfall on to already... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:23:45 -0500A father of two suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself remains under arrest in hospital. The 31-year-old man - named in reports as Paul Otieno - is... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:23:43 -0500Iraq was not the biggest worry for British officials trying to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction two years before it was invaded, the inquiry into the conflict has heard. Saddam Hussein... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:23:41 -0500Under the Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, the Jordan International Investment Conference 2009 brought together leading policy makers and opinion-shapers along with local and ... AME Info Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:23:28 -0500(MENAFN - Asia Pulse) Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today launched Version 7.1.5 of its popular PI Expert powe... MENAFN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:51:06 -0500Wikipedia is losing tens of thousands of volunteer editors a month, according to a study that suggests the pioneering spirit of the collaborative encyclopaedia is in decline. The research found that ... Independent.ie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:43:32 -0500TAIPEI, Taiwan -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Taiwan, a key player in 3C industry (Consumer electronics, Computers, and Communication products) in the world will shine again with its Clean Tech in the world... Fresh News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:41:17 -0500Supermarket giant Tesco has joined a growing number of UK firms offering Apple's popular iPhone.A spokesperson for the firm said that it hoped to offer the phone "in time for Christmas". Alt... BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:26:05 -0500LONDON (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the world's biggest professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, co-founder and executive chairman Re... Reuters Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:18:04 -0500(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 25, 2009 ) Dallas, TX - Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE:ADI) climbed 6.44% to $29.74 after it reported fourth quarter revenue of $572 million, and diluted EPS of $0.36 per share, b... Earth Times Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:16:46 -0500Palm and Sprint are trying to solve problems some users have had moving data from one Palm webOS device to another, a task that has caused some to lose contacts and calendar entries, according to blog... San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:07:48 -0500Two Foreign Office chiefs will be quizzed over one of the single most controversial issues of the Iraq War as the official inquiry into the conflict continues. Sir William Ehrman and Tim Dowse, who ... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:54:12 -0500High Street banks have won their appeal over unauthorised overdraft charges. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the seven major banks and a building society, which had challenged High Court and Co... Ananova Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:54:09 -0500Google has opened up its gallery for developers to share Chrome extensions, a step that should soon make it easier for people to customise the open-source browser. Aaron Boodman, a leader of the... ZDNet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:51:22 -0500Wave energy received a boost with the connection of the Oyster hydro-electric device to the electricity grid in Scotland last Friday. Aquamarine Power activated the connection of the Oyster in the wa... ZDNet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:51:18 -0500While the pure-play foundry business is expanding again, growth is coming off of extremely depressed levels, indicating that market conditions are not as rosy as they might seem, according to iSuppli ... NE Asia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:11:21 -0500Unified Communications are on a steeply rising curve of adoption in the enterprise. The market's size was just US$302 million in 2008, but will rise quickly to nearly US$4.2 billion in 2014, according... NE Asia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:11:20 -0500Nokia Siemens Networks and LG Electronics have completed the first end-to-end LTE interoperability tests in the 2100MHz frequency band, the spectrum where first commercial deployments are expected in ... NE Asia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:11:19 -0500In 2009, the average household in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ) has two PCs with a mini-notebook as an additional PC, according to a recent IDC survey-based report entitled "Asia... 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