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Male-minded safety puts female drivers at risk: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women are more likely to sustain injuries in an auto accident because safety features are designed more with men in mind, a study said Thursday.Combing through a decade of data about US motor vehicle accidents, three researchers found the odds of serious injury for female drivers

Oct. 21, 2011

Samsung trumps Apple in Q3 smartphone sales

(Yonhap News)Samsung Electronics Co. outpaced Apple Inc. in the global smartphone market by more than 10 million handsets during the third quarter of the year, industry data showed Friday.According to the data, Samsung Electronics sold about 27 million smartphones during the July-to-Sept. period, wh

Oct. 21, 2011

Samsung trumps Apple in Q3 smartphone sales

Satellite pieces may hit Earth on weekend

BERLIN (AP) -- Pieces of a retired German satellite hurtling toward the atmosphere may crash to earth this weekend, the German Aerospace Center said Thursday. Undated artist rendering provided by EADS Astrium shows the scientific satellite Rosat. The German Aerospace Center said the retired satellit

Oct. 21, 2011

Satellite pieces may hit Earth on weekend

Quest for cancer vaccine begins at Mayo Clinic

MINNEAPOLIS ― A few weeks ago, the Mayo Clinic made an intriguing announcement: One of its scientists had discovered a possible way to prevent ovarian and breast cancer with vaccines. And Mayo was ready to start testing them in people.Within days, word had spread around the globe. Hundreds of women

Oct. 20, 2011

Quest for cancer vaccine begins at Mayo Clinic

Health hints for takers of national college admission test

With less than a month left before the annual state-run test for college admissions, hundreds of thousands of students across the country must be extremely nervous. Maintaining good health is important for test-takers to work to the best of their ability in preparation for the exam on Nov. 10.Due to

Oct. 20, 2011

Health hints for takers of national college admission test

iPad helps elderly remember, socialize

WINTER GARDEN, Florida ― The newest arrival at Health Central Park nursing home is barely a year old, but it’s already making an impact with the elderly.The west Orange County, Florida, nursing home is using Apple iPad 2 tablets to jump-start residents’ memory, mobility and social skills that have d

Oct. 20, 2011

US researchers study bed bugs' resistance

US researchers have uncovered the genetic mechanism that bed bugs use to resist powerful insecticides, according to a study, leading to the hope of more effective ways to combat the pests.Bed bugs, which have been largely absent from the United States since the 1950s, have returned in force in the l

Oct. 20, 2011

Samsung denies decision on iPhone 4S suit

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said nothing had been decided over whether to file a preliminary injunction against Apple’s iPhone 4S in South Korea, amid intensifying speculation that a sales ban is likely.If implemented, such a ban would likely have a huge impact on the local handset market. T

Oct. 20, 2011

UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years

A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs. Channel Four viewers will see Alan Billis turned into a mummy over the space of a few months as his body is preserved using the techniques which the ancient Egyptian

Oct. 19, 2011

UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years

US woman shocked by $200,000 cell phone bill

MIAMI (AP) -- A Florida woman got a shock when she opened a recent mobile phone bill: she owed $201,000.It was no mistake.Celina Aarons has her two brothers on her plan. They are deaf and cannot speak, so the easiest way for them to communicate is by texting. Normally, that's not a problem. Aarons h

Oct. 19, 2011

Study: Vaccine reduces malaria in African children

ATLANTA (AP) — The quest for the world's first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children by half.The initial results from a final stage of vaccine testing were released Tuesday, and the vaccine's devel

Oct. 19, 2011

Samsung heir, Apple chief discuss long-term parts cooperation

As Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. wage legal battles across the world, two of their top executives have met to discuss long-term parts cooperation and maintaining existing partnerships. (Yonhap News)Lee Jae-yong, chief operating officer (COO) of Samsung Electronics said Wednesday he had disc

Oct. 19, 2011

Samsung heir, Apple chief discuss long-term parts cooperation

Samsung boosts smartphone clout

Tech giant to unveil Galaxy Nexus in Hong Kong this WednesdaySamsung Electronics is moving to further expand its market share in smartphones, while continuing its patent fight against rival Apple Inc.On Wednesday Samsung is to unveil a new smartphone dubbed the “Galaxy Nexus,” which will run on the

Oct. 18, 2011

Apple sells 4M-plus new iPhone models in 3 days

The Leon Guerrero family, on vacation from Dallas, show off their new Apple iPhone 4S phones they purchased at a Sprint store in San Francisco. Apple said Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, it sold more than 4 million units of the new iPhone model in three days. It's selling more than twice as fast as the previ

Oct. 18, 2011

Apple sells 4M-plus new iPhone models in 3 days

Premature babies 5 times more likely to be autistic: study

WASHINGTON, Oct 17, 2011 (AFP) - Babies who are born early and small are five times as likely as normal infants to develop autism, according to a two-decade-long US study released Monday.Premature babies have long been known to risk a host of health problems and cognitive delays, but the study in th

Oct. 17, 2011

Disgraced Korean scientist unveils cloned coyotes

SEOUL, Oct 17, 2011 (AFP) - Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-Suk unveiled eight cloned coyotes Monday in a project sponsored by a provincial government.Hwang delivered the clones to a wild animal shelter at Pyeongtaek, 50 kilometres (35 miles) south of Seoul, in a ceremony chaire

Oct. 17, 2011

Disgraced Korean scientist unveils cloned coyotes

Climate change downsizing fauna, flora: study

PARIS (AFP) -- Climate change is reducing the body size of many animal and plant species, including some which supply vital nutrition for more than a billion people already living near hunger's threshold, according to a study released Sunday.From micro-organisms to top predators, nearly 45 percent o

Oct. 17, 2011

Mobile Web surfing gains momentum among Korean users

The red-hot boom of smartphones in South Korea is reshaping the way people surf the Web, heralding changes in the cyberspace in favor of greater mobile access rather than conventional media such as desktop and laptop computers. The proportion of those accessing major Korean portals and social networ

Oct. 16, 2011

Samsung heir to attend Jobs memorial service at Stanford

Lee Jae-yong, chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics Co., is planning to attend a memorial service for Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple Inc., in the U.S. this weekend, industrial sources said Sunday.Lee, the only son of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has been invited by Ap

Oct. 16, 2011

Samsung heir to attend Jobs memorial service at Stanford

iPhone’s Siri voice command to reach Korean users next year

Apple Inc. is expected to offer a Korean-language version of its Siri voice command feature starting in 2012, the U.S.-based technology giant said Saturday.The company said on its website that it will begin offering Siri services in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian and Spanish starting next year,

Oct. 16, 2011