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Global eagle. Photo courtesy of prioritypr.net Sky no longer the limit for in-flight Internet service Even over the moonscape Nevada desert, even in a 1950s seaplane, the Internet is there.
10 January 2014
IMF's Lagarde: uncertainty over health of European banks International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Thursday that questions marks remain over the health of Europe's banks and that coming stress tests are a chance to build confidence in them.
10 January 2014
Shezanne Cassim. Photo courtesy of hngn.com UAE made me 'a scapegoat': US man jailed for YouTube gag An American jailed for nine months in the United Arab Emirates for making a spoof YouTube video mocking Dubai teenagers returned home Thursday, comparing the experience to being in a "cage."
10 January 2014
Earthly politicians seek roadmap for space exploration Seeking to boldly go where few politicians have gone before, more than 30 space-faring nations gathered Thursday to map out ways to pool mankind's efforts to explore the stars.
10 January 2014
Electronic valet parks the car, no tip required There is no one inside the Range Rover in a Las Vegas parking lot. But it still guides its way to a parking place, after what looks like some hesitation.
10 January 2014
Photo courtesy of iphone5news.ru Taiwan's Pegatron may get half iPhone 6 orders: report Taiwan's Pegatron Corp, an assembler of Apple's iPhone 5C, is expected to win half of the orders from the US tech giant for its next smartphone model.
10 January 2014
3D printing poised to shake up shopping A 3D printing trend playing out at the Consumer Electronics Show bodes a future in which shoes, eyeglass frames, toys and more are printed at home as easily as documents.
09 January 2014
Bullock, Timberlake top winners at People's Choice awards "Gravity" star Sandra Bullock, chart-topping singer Justin Timberlake and blockbuster "Iron Man 3" were the biggest winners at the public-voted People's Choice awards show Wednesday.
09 January 2014
The Rainbow Winters label by Amy Winters. Photo courtesy of digitalstyledigest.com Fiber optic dress changes color on a whim The techno-chic with a few thousand dollars to spare can sport outfits that can change color on a whim.
09 January 2014
Cholera bacteria SEM. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Jar of preserved intestine solves 1800s cholera mystery The intestine of an American cholera victim from the mid-1800s has yielded new clues to the evolution of the deadly bacterium and may help prevent future outbreaks, researchers said Wednesday.
09 January 2014
Deadlocked Bangladesh swears in contested parliament Bangladesh's newly elected lawmakers took the parliamentary oath on Thursday after an election condemned as a farce by critics, with the country's battling political leaders still locked in a deadly confrontation
09 January 2014
Tech worn in your socks... and the rest of the body There's a sensor in a bra, in your socks, on your wrist, attached to your chest, in the ears: wearable tech is spreading all over the body.
09 January 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ©Reuters/Grigory Dukor Obama invites Merkel to Washington after phone-tap row President Barack Obama invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Washington on Wednesday, hoping to mend fences after a row provoked by revelations of US eavesdropping on her cellphone.
09 January 2014
Robots invade consumer market for play, work The robots are coming, and they're here to help.
09 January 2014
©Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee India asks US embassy to stop 'commercial' activities India has asked the US embassy to close down commercial activities at its sports and leisure centre in New Delhi in the latest development in a diplomatic row.
09 January 2014
A ship is docked at Syria's Mediterranean port city of Latakia. ©Reuters/Khaled al-Hariri First chemical arms material shipped out of Syria The first shipment of chemical weapons materials left Latakia port Tuesday under a deal to rid Syria of its chemical arsenal.
09 January 2014
Former Miss Venezuela shot dead in front of daughter Gunmen shot dead a former Miss Venezuela and her British-born partner in front of their five-year-old daughter, who was wounded in an attack that dismayed the crime-plagued nation, authorities said Tuesday.
08 January 2014
Yahoo dives deeper into media with online magazines Yahoo on Tuesday dove deeper into being an Internet Age media company, bringing in news, music and television stars for the launch of online magazines focused on technology and food.
08 January 2014
Kids get their own tablets, with parents in control Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used.
08 January 2014
S.Sudan government says poised to retake key town South Sudan's government said it was poised to recapture a key town from rebel forces, as peace talks being held in neighbouring Ethiopia appeared to be making slow progress.
08 January 2014

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