Tag: technology
Despite tepid demand, automakers rushing hybrids to market
Hybrid cars account for just 2.5 percent of the car market despite being on the market for about a decade. But automakers continue to offer more, perhaps in hopes they'll help balance out their fuel efficiency average....
Orthodox Jews in United Kingdom offer 'kosher' certified cell phones
Among the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, there is concern that cell phones with certain features could lead to immodesty among its community members. In an effort to combat that, but make cell phones available still, the community's rabbis have decided to review and kosher certify certain phones with limited features....
Iranian officials aren't laughing about Funny in Farsi
The book Funny in Farsi first went on sale in Iran in 2005, but it wasn't until this month that Iranian officia went after the person who translated the book from English into Persian. Soleimani Nia was arrested two weeks ago after being questioned in November....
As Birmingham and other cities clean up, weather service rolling out radar upgrades
Tornadoes tore across parts of the United States on Sunday night, killing at least two, in Jefferson County, Ala., and wounding dozens. But many lives were likely saved with timely warnings from the National Weather Service -- warning they hope to make more accurate with a new radar system rolling out nationally....
Online community seeks to enable documentation of environmental conditions
At Eye on Earth, scientists are collaborating to share data about environmental conditions, but they want help from the community to help broaden their base of information and hopefully improve the world....
New, modular nuclear plant ready for U.S. introduction
About 14 nuclear reactors are planned for construction in the United States now that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a new class of reactors for use here. They cost billions of dollars, but can provide power to 800,000 homes each....
SOPA, PIPA opponents celebrate successes, 'more work to do'
A day of online and even a few in-person protests Wednesday had supporters in Congress of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act moving quickly to reverse themselves. But protest organizers say there's still more work to do....
Photo giant Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy protection
Kodak, the company that for many years was synonymous with print photography, has struggled to make the transition to a digital world. Now, the company has filed for bankruptcy in an effort to restructure....
SOPA, PIPA supporters explain why they think the bills are necessary
While the protesters are getting the greatest publicity today, there is a large group of American companies and individuals who support the proposed SOPA and PIPA bills to reduce online piracy....
VIDEO: Wikipedia blackout, Google protest draw attention to SOPA, PIPA
The debate over SOPA and PIPA rages on, with Wikipedia, Reddit and others choosing to blackout their sites today. Meanwhile, Congress is poised to vote on the two bills in the next month....
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