• ‘Thinking cap’ makes brain waves in Australia 

    10/02/2011 05:00

    Professor Allan Snyder displays a “thinking cap” (R) on a glass head at the University of Sydney. Scientists in Australia say they are encouraged by initial results of a revolutionary “thinking cap” that aims to promote creativity by...

  • HP to pit ‘TouchPad’ against Apple’s iPad, Google 

    09/02/2011 05:00

    An employee walks past a Hewlett-Packard logo during the second day of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong December 5, 2006. Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled its entrant in the tablet race, betting its...

  • ‘Z’-names people react faster than ‘A’-names: study 

    09/02/2011 05:00

    People whose last name starts with a letter near the end of the alphabet react more quickly to opportunities to buy something than those whose surname starts with an early-alphabet letter, according to a recent study of consumer behavior....

  • Are brains shrinking to make us smarter? 

    07/02/2011 05:00

    Photo illustration of a brain scan. Human brains have shrunk over the past 30,000 years, puzzling scientists who argue it is not a sign we are growing dumber but that evolution is making the key motor leaner and more efficient. Human brains...

  • Murdoch launches iPad newspaper ‘The Daily’ 

    05/02/2011 05:00

    News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch sits on stage for the launch of his new online newspaper for the Apple iPad called The Daily at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday launched “The Daily,” a...

  • Vietnam seeks to promote better management of land, forests 

    05/02/2011 05:00

    The United Nations has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests. Vietnam is looking to launch in September an international initiative on sustainable management of land and forests, a senior official says. The green...

  • Microsoft riled by charge Bing is a copy cat 

    02/02/2011 05:00

    A Microsoft’s staff member demonstrates maps using Bing at an exhibition in Las Vegas. A spat between Internet titans heated up with Microsoft angrily denying that Bing copies Google’s search results and the world’s top online search...

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