Researchers have found a genetic mutation that helps predict which men will have aggressive prostate cancer and said it might help doctors choose who needs treatment and who does not. Men with the genetic change

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People with fat in their thighs and backsides may live longer because the fat traps harmful fatty particles and actively secretes helpful compounds, according to a report published on January 12. Many studies have shown

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Frigid weather that has gripped swathes of the northern hemisphere this winter is unusual but does not undermine an overall global trend of warming, experts said. Northern Europe and north-east Asia have experienced brutal snowstorms

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The tech recession is over. That's according to the latest study by research firm Forrester, which predicts that world-wide technology spending will jump 8.1 percent in 2010 to over 1.6 trillion dollars, following an 8.9-percent

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Touch navigational screens, Internet, communications systems: Automakers are ramping up an array of connectivity gizmos to lure consumers into buying next-generation vehicles. Some of the whistles and bells on display at the annual North American

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Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co announced a partnership on January 11 to integrate their software and hardware offerings for companies looking to move their applications and data online, popularly known as "cloud computing." The world's

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A growing number of consumers world-wide used their mobile telephones to help them shop early in the holiday season with usage particularly high among young adults seeking coupons, according to a study sponsored by Motorola

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A German electrical engineer who helped make MP3 players a reality has turned his attention to making "dumb devices" act smart. Karlheinz Brandenburg, now a professor at Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany, is backing

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Facebook, the world's number one social networking site, which has been a target of several high-profile cyber attacks in the past year, is giving away security software from McAfee Inc to protect its users. Facebook

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Microsoft said on January 14 that a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer Web browser was used to carry out cyberattacks which have prompted Google to threaten to leave China. "Internet Explorer was one of the

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