Technology and Science
Moog’s profits slump by more than half
Robert T. Brady is hoping the worst is over for Moog Inc. (Updated: 11/06/09 7:26 AM )
Cuomo accuses Intel Corp. of using ‘threats, collusion’
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used “illegal threats and collusion” to dominate the market for computer microprocessors. (Updated: 11/05/09 7:39 AM )
Johnson & Johnson to cut 8,000 jobs
NEW YORK—Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it will cut as many as 8,000 jobs and streamline its operations to cut costs as it braces for changes in the health care industry. (Updated: 11/04/09 7:15 AM )
Turning research into practicality is focus of Roswell Park workshop
About 100 research scientists and life science industry professionals gathered Tuesday in Roswell Park Cancer Institute to take another step in the quest to help researchers bring medical discoveries out of the academic realm and into real-world application. (Updated: 11/04/09 7:15 AM )
Flatbed can scan pages in a book
What do you think is the most commonly found peripheral on a personal computer today? I’m not counting the necessary things like screens, keyboards and mice since I include those as being fundamentally necessary to actually operate a PC. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:43 AM )
Microsoft has unassuming new anti-virus program
You can’t always tell if a virus has taken over a Windows computer, but many anti-virus programs leave no doubt about their presence. They’ll embed toolbars in Web browsers and e-mail programs, then pop up notices after downloading the latest virus definitions. The ones that charge for those updates will nag you to renew; the ones that don’t may prod you to upgrade to a paid version. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:43 AM )
Droid phone goes on sale Friday
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Wireless’ answer to the iPhone — the Droid — will go on sale Friday for $200. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:43 AM )
Photos key to Disney iPhone app
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is offering an iPhone application that rewards users for poking through the Disney.com Web site and could one day offer exclusive bonuses for activities such as shopping at Disney Stores. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:43 AM )
Win 7’s e-mail woe easy to fix
Q:How do I keep my e-mail intact after upgrading to Windows 7 if Win 7’s installer will first remove Outlook Express or Windows Mail? (Updated: 11/02/09 6:43 AM )
Web winners for money minders
What are you doing that’s wasting or losing money? The answer is different for everyone, but there are habits and routines that sap all our wallets. (Updated: 11/02/09 6:43 AM )
Discount Diva: My mobile contacts? Priceless!
How much would you be willing to pay to make sure you never lost any of your cell phone data again? If you ever have lost your mobile contacts, how much would you have paid to get them back? (Updated: 11/02/09 8:26 AM )
Millions of online gamers are flocking to Facebook
Facebook Inc. is tapping virtual farmers, mafia dons and online pets to generate cash from the social- networking Web site’s 300 million users. (Updated: 11/01/09 7:55 AM )
Harvesting heat
Vermont’s Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source —willow shrubs—that could help cut demand on the state’s forests. (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
If a bear’s in the back yard, can a moose be far behind?
What next? Suburban and even urban homeowners are finding nature encroaching more and more on what they formerly considered their sole domain. Expecting only the possibility of mice, rabbits and squirrels, they have also been confronted with rats and shrews, chipmunks, raccoons, deer, skunks, woodchucks, opossums, foxes and coyotes, even porcupines in the Southern Tier. And for those who also venture out at night, bats and flying squirrels. (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
Science Notes / Climatology and astronomy
Climate change harms aspens (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
