Marine insect thrives as volume of plastic garbage in Pacific Ocean increases

Published on May 10 2012 // Technology
Marine insect thrives as volume of plastic garbage in Pacific Ocean increases
Windsor Genova – Fourth Estate Cooperative News Writer San Diego, CA, United States (4E) – The amount of plastic garbage in the North Pacific Ocean has increased a hundred-fold the past 40 years leading also to the increase in the number of a marine insect that uses broken down pieces of...

Wednesday’s Google Doodle celebrates Tut finder Howard Carter

Published on May 09 2012 // Technology
Wednesday’s Google Doodle celebrates Tut finder Howard Carter
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Mountain View, CA, United States (AHN) – Wednesday’s Google doodle pays homage to famed archeologist Howard Carter, the discoverer of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. The search engine’s logo is displayed in a golden hue set in the background of...

New Lipoplasty system unveiled today at ASAPS 2012

Published on May 07 2012 // Technology
Paula David – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter New York, NY, United States (4E) – The HydraSolve Lipoplasty System by Andrew Technologies, LLC was launched today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in Vancouver, British Columbia. An...

Yahoo CEO accused of inflating resume

Published on May 07 2012 // Technology
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Sunnyvale, CA, United States (AHN) – It’s a tough job market out there, and Friday’s disappointing jobs report from the Labor Department was proof of how dire things are, and what lengths some people will go for a position But news that Yahoo...

Facebook could raise $11 billion in upcoming IPO

Published on May 07 2012 // Technology
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Menlo Park, CA, United States (AHN) – Facebook has released details of pricing for its upcoming initial public offering. In a regulatory filing Thursday, the social networking company said it plans to sell shares between $28 to $35 each. The IPO will raise...

100,000 Facebook users update organ donor status

Published on May 06 2012 // Featured, Technology
100,000 Facebook users update organ donor status
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Mountain View, CA, United States (AHN) – On Tuesday, Facebook announced a change to its users page that would allow members to update their status to reflect that they are an organ donor. By Tuesday night, more than 100,000 Facebook users did just that. Facebook...

Biggest full moon of year will be this weekend

Published on May 04 2012 // Technology
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C, United States (AHN) – This Saturday, the biggest full moon of the year will be visible, and astronomers are giddy at the prospect. The moon will be at its closest point to Earth Saturday at the same time it is full. Scientists call this phenomenon...

Researchers: Aspirin works as well as warfarin for heart failure

Published on May 03 2012 // Technology
Linda Young – AHN News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Researchers say that plain old cheap aspirin is just as effective as the more expensive drug frequently prescribed for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm. Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center in...

RIM woos app developers, offers $10,000 for Blackberry 10 software

Published on May 03 2012 // Technology
Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Orlando, FL, United States (AHN) – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is offering app developers $10,000 for every app they can make for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphone. RIM officials announced the incentive during the launch of the new...

Microsoft invests $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook

Published on Apr 30 2012 // Technology
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – In return for a $300 million investment with bookseller Barnes & Noble, tech giant Microsoft will receive a 17.6 percent stake in its digital reader, the Nook. The announcement came Monday and follows a statement from...
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