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Submission + - Google to Require Retailers to Pay to be in Google Shopping Results (wsj.com)

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gambit3

on Friday June 01, 2012 @12:03PM

gambit3 writes: "In a move to squeeze more cash out of its lucrative Web-search engine, Google is converting its free product-search service into a paid one.
Online retailers will now have to bid to display their products on Google's Shopping site. Currently, retailers include their products for free by providing Google with certain data about the products. Google then ranks those products, such as cameras, by popularity and price.
"Google Shopping will empower businesses of all sizes to compete effectively—and it will help shoppers turn their intentions into actions lightning fast," wrote Sameer Samat, a Google vice president, in a statement."

Submission + - 'Huge' water resource exists under Africa (bbc.co.uk) 2

Submitted by gambit3 on Friday April 20, 2012 @02:35PM

gambit3 writes: Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times the amount found on the surface.
Across Africa more than 300 million people are said not to have access to safe drinking water.
Freshwater rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal floods and droughts that can limit their availability for people and for agriculture. At present only 5% of arable land is irrigated.

Submission + - Store Umbilical Cord blood, and Where?

Submitted by gambit3 on Thursday March 29, 2012 @09:49AM

gambit3 writes: My wife and I are expecting our first child in 3 months, and one of the decisions we still have to make is whether to store our baby's cord blood. Even if we decide the upfront cost is worth it, there is still the question of using a public bank or a private one (and which one to trust), and whether to also store umbilical cord tissue for stem cells.
Does the slashdot community have any experience and suggestions?

Submission + - Supreme Court: GPS devices equivalent of a search, (wired.com) 2

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gambit3

on Monday January 23, 2012 @11:00AM

gambit3 writes: "The Supreme Court says police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.

The court ruled in the case of Washington, D.C., nightclub owner Antoine Jones. A federal appeals court in Washington overturned his drug conspiracy conviction because police did not have a warrant when they installed a GPS device on his vehicle and then tracked his movements for a month."

Submission + - Why Do All Movie Tickets Cost the Same? (theatlantic.com) 1

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gambit3

on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @04:52PM

gambit3 writes: "Like tens of millions of Americans, I have paid money to see Mission: Impossible, which made $130 million in the last two weeks, and I have not paid any money to see Young Adult, which has made less than $10 million over the same span. Nobody is surprised or impressed by the discrepancy. The real question is: If demand is supposed to move prices, why isn't seeing Young Adult much cheaper than seeing Mission: Impossible?"

Submission + - Iron-Eating Bug Is Gobbling Up the Titanic (aolnews.com)

Submitted by gambit3 on Wednesday December 08, 2010 @04:24PM

gambit3 writes: A newly discovered microbe dubbed Halomonas titanicae is chewing its way through the wreck of the famous ship and leaving little behind except a fine dust, researchers report in today's issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. "In 1995, I was predicting that Titanic had another 30 years," said Henrietta Mann, a civil engineering adjunct professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "It's deteriorating much faster than that now."

Submission + - US may disable all in-car mobile phones (theregister.co.uk)

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on Thursday November 18, 2010 @03:49PM

gambit3 writes: "The US government may require cars to include scrambling tech that would disable mobile-phone use by drivers, and perhaps passengers. "I think it will be done," US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said on Wednesday morning. "I think the technology is there and I think you're going to see the technology become adaptable in automobiles to disable these cell phones." LaHood is on a self-described "rampage" against distracted driving, and if making it impossible to use a mobile phone while in a car can save lives, he's all for it."

Submission + - Emergency Broadcast System Coming to Cell Phones (aolnews.com) 1

Submitted by gambit3 on Wednesday November 17, 2010 @10:15AM

gambit3 writes: The Emergency Broadcast System that interrupts TV programming in times of crisis is jumping to a new format where it might be able to reach you better — on your cell phone. The communications company Alcatel-Lucent announced Tuesday that it's creating a Broadcast Message Center that will allow government agencies to send cell phone users specific information in the event of a local, state or national emergency. It will be similar to the TV alerts in that the text messages will be geographically targeted for areas where a tornado alert or major road closure, for example, is in effect.

Submission + - Serenity Lives--New Comics in 2008 (comicbookresources.com)

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gambit3

on Friday December 07, 2007 @05:21PM

gambit3 writes: ""Serenity: Better Days" will be released as a 3 part comic in early 2008. This three-issue series, Serenity: Better Days, is a step back in time to the early years of the Firefly crew, and the fledgling gang's turbulent attempts to cope with success after they pull off their first successful heist. It features the same creative team as Those Left Behind, with the story by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, art by Will Conrad, and Adam Hughes providing all three covers this time. http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12516"

Submission + - US, Europe reach deal on flyer data

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gambit3

on Friday October 06, 2006 @09:10AM

gambit3 writes: "The EU and the US have struck a new deal for sharing airline passenger data. It will replace a deal struck down by the European Court of Justice in May, which allowed the US its own access to passenger data. Under the deal, the EU will "push" the data — 34 pieces of information per passenger — to the US, replacing the current "pull" system. The new deal will expire at the end of July 2007."

Submission + - Google relents, publishes Belgian ruling.

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gambit3

on Saturday September 23, 2006 @01:52PM

gambit3 writes: "Google on Saturday published on its Belgian website a court order which forbids the Internet search engine to reproduce snippets of Belgian press on its news amalgamation service. The move constituted a u-turn as Google had said on Friday that it would not comply with the court order despite facing a fine of 500,000 euros ($640,900) daily if it did not publish the ruling."

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