Saturday, October 22, 2011

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Study: Cellphones don’t cause cancer

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 06:20 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

There’s a high probability that cellphones do not cause cancer, with the longest and largest study into the subject concluding as much. The results of a study led by the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Denmark, as reported by BBC News, suggest using a cellphone does not increase the likelihood of an individual developing brain [...]

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Apple facing ‘Catcher 22? situation

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 04:00 PM PDT


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

The US Senate has passed a bill that would sanction China for manipulating its currency and the Obama Administration approved a deal to upgrade Taiwan’s aging F-16 fighters — what the heck do these things have to do with a MacBook Pro’s Aluminum unibody enclosure? Perhaps nothing, perhaps everything. Focus Taiwan speculates that the Chinese [...]

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AT&T, Verizon slugging it out

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:20 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Dependency is such a dirty word, but it’s the nut of the nature of Ma Bell’s relationship with Apple. From 2007 through earlier this year, being the exclusive distributer of the iPhone in the US meant AT&T was adding new subscribers and market share every quarter. Now, as the market has settles into trench warfare, [...]

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US jobs site struggles to cope with demand

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 06:40 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

If you’re a software or hardware engineer, it might be worth sticking in an application to the official federal government vacancies site. For all other professions, it looks like you’ll have to hope luck is in your side. The good news is that USAJobs.gov has been, according to the Office of Personnel Management, working fine [...]

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