Australian dilemma: too many kangaroos, too few devils
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Too many kangaroos, too few Tasmanian devils. Two of the country’s beloved icons are challenging Australians’ thinking on wildlife management….
First lamp with OLEDs is art object
NEW YORK (AP) — Picture it as a tilted signpost with each sign a softly glowing panel or as a metal tree with phosphorescent leaves lighting up your desk….
Microsoft lures search traffic with cash rebates
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. is offering cash rebates when people make purchases after using its search engine as the software maker begins to reveal how it plans to take on Google Inc. following the failure of its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo….
Time Warner to reap $9.25 billion in cable spinoff
NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it would formally split off its cable TV business, giving the media conglomerate a $9.25 billion windfall and allowing it to focus on cable network, entertainment and publishing operations….
Mobile browser maker says social networks top use
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — People who use their cell phones to surf the Web tend to steer to social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook ahead of news, maps or weather, mobile browser company Opera says….