Cell phone industry trade group sues over SF radiation display law
16:49 24-07-2010; source: www.topix.com
CTIA, the wireless industry's biggest trade group announced on Friday that it has sued the city of San Francisco over its recently passed ordinance requiring retailers to display the radiation levels emitted from cellphones.
Google misses deadline in high-profile L.A. deal
04:49 24-07-2010; source: www.topix.com
Roughly nine months after Google Inc. edged out rival Microsoft Corp. to win a high-profile contract to supply email and collaboration software to the City of Los Angeles, the company has missed a June deadline for full implementation due to lingering security concerns.
Taiwan, Japan to develop broadband technologies
22:49 23-07-2010; source: www.topix.com
Three big Japanese corporations may join Taiwan in developing cutting-edge broadband technologies that will allow them to jointly tap China's vast telecommunications market, an official said Friday.
Apple's white iPhone 4 delayed
20:49 23-07-2010; source: www.topix.com
Customers will not be able to get their hands on Apple Inc's white iPhone 4 until later this year, the company said on Friday, conceding that making the model has proven surprisingly difficult.
Out of the gait: Robot ranger sets untethered 'walking' record at 14.3 miles
08:43 23-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
The loneliness of the long-distance robot: A robot named Ranger walked 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record. A human -- armed with nothing more than a standard remote control for toys -- steered the untethered robot.
Math model of colon inflammation singles out dangerous immune cells
04:43 23-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Scientists have constructed a mathematical and computational model of inflammatory bowel disease that allows researchers to simulate the cellular and molecular changes underlying chronic inflammation in humans. The model allows scientists to explore different interactions of cells in the immune system, check how these cells are linked to inflammation in the colon, and identify intervention points to perhaps stop the disease in its tracks.
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