InfoFork.com

The computer maker hopes to carve a niche in the education market with its new student-centric netbook.

Read the rest of the story from source

Data deduplication and disk drives have created a low-cost substitute for tape.

Read the rest of the story from source

roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

Read the rest of the story from source

The president says us intellectual property is country's "single greatest asset" and must be protected from piracy and counterfeiting.

Read the rest of the story from source

Assistant health commissioner James Howell says those in high-risk groups still should get vaccinated as the shots will build some immunity for next year … The state Health Department reports 39 swine flu-related deaths in Indiana since June, but …

Read the rest of the story from source

Filed under: Food

You may have noticed that a big green holiday is coming up next week: St. Patrick's Day.

Oh, not the kind of green you were thinking? Well it can be!

Take the idea of organic, and reconsider your classic St. Patrick's Day liquid refreshments in an eco-friendly light -- it's surprisingly easy, and even tasty!

Continue reading Make Your St. Patrick's Drink Really Green

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Read the rest of the story from source

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama was a young technology fan who appeared to be an establishment outsider. But he now appears to have lined up on the side of copyright owners. by Greg Sandoval CNET News

Read the rest of the story from source

We’ve heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday’s Journal of Science describes how aquatic dead zones — or hipoxic waters — create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they can also increase global warming. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science oceanographer Dr. Lou Codispoti explains in his article how waters with depleted oxygen create high levels of Nitrous Oxide which can seep into the atmosphere and add to the greenhouse gas effect.

Read the rest of Aquatic Dead Zones Produce Greenhouse Gas 300X More Potent Than CO2

---

Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg
Post tags: aquatic, aquatic dead one, aquatic life, Climate Change, dead zone, global warming, hypoxic, low oxygen levels, nitrous oxide, ocean life, oxygen, oxygen depleted, water pollution

Read the rest of the story from source

Photo: CC The Food Was Too Expensive... Sad story of the day: 11 rare and endangered Siberian Tigers starved to death while confined to "cold, cramped metal cages" at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in China's North-East. The deaths took place in the past three months, with reports saying that "the tigers starved to death, having been fed nothing but chicken bones". The food bill for the tigers ran to about $1,320 (9,000 yuan) a day....Read the full story on TreeHugger


Read the rest of the story from source

A woman is in critical condition after driving her SUV off of a bridge in Long Beach this morning. The 23 year old woman was rescued from the Los Angeles River after being submerged for nearly 30 minutes.

Read the rest of the story from source