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Aimee Copeland gets bionic hands

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:53 -0400

HILLIARD, Ohio, May 17 (UPI) -- Aimee Copeland, the Georgia woman who lost both hands to flesh-eating bacteria, has been given bionic prosthetic hands that she says behave like natural hands.

Samsung's Galaxy S4 sales approach 10 million in just a month

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:08:50 -0400

SEOUL, May 17 (UPI) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics says its on the verge of selling its 10-millionth Galaxy S4 smartphone

Britain's Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:43 -0400

LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Britain's Financial Times newspaper is reporting it was hacked by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad in a phishing attack on its email accounts.

iPhones, iPads get Pentagon approval for military use

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:18 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- The Pentagon says Apple's iPhone and iPad have been approved for use on military networks after many years of only BlackBerry devices having such approval.

Brothel responds to LinkedIn ban on escort services or prostitution

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:21 -0400

LAS VEGAS, May 17 (UPI) -- A Nevada brothel says a decision by LinkedIn to ban postings for escort services or prostitutes pushes a social or political agenda.

Obama: 'Middle class my top priority'

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:08:58 -0400

BALTIMORE, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said the middle class always will be "my No. 1 focus."

Windows Phone passes BlackBerry, still distant third in smartphones

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:11 -0400

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 17 (UPI) -- Windows Phone devices have surpassed Blackberry for third place in smartphone shipments, U.S. market research firm IDC reported.

U.S. lawmakers express privacy concerns over upcoming Google Glass

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:36 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Eight members of Congress say they're concerned Google's wearable computer, Google Glass, could violate the privacy "of the average American."

Researchers find security flaws in sensors for heart devices

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:15:11 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 16 (UPI) -- Security vulnerabilities in sensors found in heart devices like defibrillators and pacemakers mean the devices can be tampered with, U.S. researchers said.

Apple's App Store hits 50-billion download milestone

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:25:04 -0400

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- Apple says an Ohio man has downloaded the 50 billionth app from the Apple Store and will receive a $10,000 App Store gift card.

Britain to launch cybersecurity apprenticeship program

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:43 -0400

LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- A British technology council says it will launch apprenticeships in cybersecurity this year in conjunction with several technology companies.

Congressman offers gun control bill inspired by spy movie

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:03:15 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- A House Democrat has proposed gun control legislation he says was inspired by the latest James Bond movie, "Skyfall."

Technology lets fragile, 'unreadable' historical documents to be read

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:21 -0400

CARDIFF, Wales, May 16 (UPI) -- British researchers say new technology can read "unreadable," fragile historic documents that could crack and crumble if unrolled or unfolded.

Google launches streaming music service into crowded market

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:43:17 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. tech giant Google launched a music streaming service Wednesday, moving into a market dominated by services like Pandora and Spotify.

Polish combined-cycle gas-fired power station lands EIB loan

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:04:00 -0400

STALOWA WOLA, Poland, May 15 (UPI) -- European financiers are sinking $364 million into new combined cycle gas turbine power station in Poland to help it diversify from coal-fired generation.

BlackBerry adds low-cost smartphone to its device lineup

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:17:34 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla., May 14 (UPI) -- Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry says its new low-cost Q5 unit is intended for emerging markets where smartphone use hasn't yet reached a saturation point.

BlackBerry hoping to move away from ported Android apps

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:44 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla., May 14 (UPI) -- Blackberry says a fifth of its app catalog is made up of programs ported from Android -- and the Canadian smartphone maker's faithful aren't too happy about it.

Almost three-quarters of Canadian businesses report cyberattacks

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:07:08 -0400

OTTAWA, May 14 (UPI) -- Nearly 70 percent of Canadian businesses have been hit by some form of cyberattack, a yearlong survey by a cybersecurity group found.

Netflix chewing up increased share of North America bandwidth

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:37 -0400

WATERLOO, Ontario, May 14 (UPI) -- Netflix video streaming accounts for almost a third of peak downstream traffic in North America, a manufacturer of broadband technology says.

Google loses in German court over autocomplete 'libel' allegations

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:51:55 -0400

KARLSRUHE, Germany, May 14 (UPI) -- Internet search giant Google has lost a case in a German court over allegations its autocomplete function adds libelous words to search requests.

Nokia unveils a T-Mobile exclusive Lumia

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:09 -0400

HELSINKI, Finland, May 14 (UPI) -- Finnish smartphone maker Nokia Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 925, which is slated to be its high-end phone sold exclusively through T-Mobile.

Software can detect cyberattacks on infrastructure control systems

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:05 -0400

RALEIGH, N.C., May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. computer scientists report a new computer algorithm can combat cyberattacks on U.S. systems controlling transportation, power and other infrastructure.

Judge denies publicizing list of Swartz investigators

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:14:44 -0400

BOSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Massachusetts declined to release the full list of people involved in the probe and prosecution of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz.

Oil industry looking deeper offshore

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:51:32 -0400

HOUSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Offshore oil and natural gas industry officials said from Houston they were looking at innovations to gain access to energy reserves in deeper waters.

U.S. natural gas feeds fuel-cell research

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:42:14 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Energy Department said it aimed to make hydrogen-fueled vehicles cheaper for consumers by working with the industry in a program dubbed H2USA.