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Teens and media: a full-time job

December 7, 2006 Young Americans spend more than 72 hours a week using the Internet, cell phones, television, music and video games, a study says. TAGS: teen, study, video game, media, music, cell phone, IM, TV, games, video, e-mail

Microsoft-backed study sees Vista creating U.S. jobs

December 11, 2006 The new operating system could generate 100,000 new U.S. tech jobs, IDC found in a study commissioned by the software giant. TAGS: study, U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Study: Click fraud could threaten pay-per-click model

July 5, 2006 Survey finds that 27 percent of respondents say they've already slowed or stopped their pay-per-click advertising. TAGS: click fraud, pay-per-click advertising, advertiser, Yahoo! Inc., fraud, study, click, representative, survey, Google Inc., search engine, monitor, Microsoft Corp.

Chat on cell phone, become infertile?

October 24, 2006 More than four hours a day may lead to less viable sperm, researchers in Cleveland, New Orleans and Mumbai find. TAGS: Mumbai, Cleveland, study, New Orleans, researcher, cell phone

Virtual rootkits not a problem, say researchers

October 2, 2007 Hypervisor technology cannot be used to hide rootkits from detection, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon and Stanford researchers. TAGS: hypervisor, researcher, rootkit, Stanford, study, virtualization, detection

Electrical grid could handle millions of plug-in hybrids

December 11, 2006 Tune in, turn on, plug in. The government says it's OK. TAGS: motor, plant, grid, study, car, capacity, U.S., battery

U.K. on track to be global talent hot spot

September 27, 2007 In five years only the U.S. will be ahead of the U.K., according to a study identifying world's best locations for attracting talent. TAGS: talent, U.K., Brazil, study, Russia, U.S.

Wired but not Web 2.0? That's normal, study says

May 7, 2007 Most American adults have a computer, a cell phone and Net access, but few use them as a public forum, according to a Pew survey.Chart: What's your tech personality? TAGS: Web 2.0, study, cell phone, blogging, U.S., Wired Inc., Internet access, smart phone, entertainment, digital camera, blog, IM, camera, Apple iPod, laptop computer, video

Pollution declining in parts of eastern U.S.

December 15, 2006 Controls imposed on coal-burning power plants are making it easier to breathe in Ohio River Valley, a new study says. TAGS: pollution, plant, electricity, hybrid car, study, regulation, California, researcher

When the PC becomes a parenting problem

October 11, 2007 About a third of parents believe the Internet sucks up too much of their child's time--so what do you do about it? TAGS: margin, parent, kid, study, TV, PC

Plague carriers: Most users unaware of PC infections

October 25, 2004 If you are the average user, your computer has more bugs than a skid row motel. TAGS: study, antivirus software, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., spyware, firewall, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

Study: Businesses falling short on data disposal

September 24, 2007 Study commissioned by BT Group finds that many organizations fail to clean sensitive data off secondhand hard disks. TAGS: BT Group Plc., data protection, organization, study, U.K., British Telecommunications, patient, researcher, hard drive

MIT: To keep coal, carbon needs to go underground

March 14, 2007 Coal will remain king for power generation for decades, but new carbon storage technologies are needed, MIT says. TAGS: carbon, coal, study, plant, capture, U.S.

Study: Male sweat causes female hormones to rise

February 7, 2007 Researchers conclude a few whiffs of a pheromone found in male sweat can raise levels of a female hormone associated with arousal. TAGS: women, researcher, study

Study: Americans feel strongly about social ties online, too

November 29, 2006 Annual report examining the Web's impact on society highlights boom in social activities online. TAGS: tie, study, community, kid, U.S.

Report criticizes Google's porn filters

April 10, 2003 An optional setting that aims to keep adult content out of the company's search-result listings excludes thousands of innocuous sites, a Harvard study says. TAGS: SafeSearch, Ben Edelman, Berkman Center, Web crawler, listing, Google Inc., Webmaster, study, IBM Corp.

What's on your iPod?

June 30, 2006 More music is being ripped from CDs than downloaded, but multimedia content is taking off, study shows. TAGS: music download, ownership, MP3 player, study, multimedia, MP3, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, download, music, CD, idea

Global warming to help you breathe?

February 10, 2006 It could shorten the season for respiratory tract infections, study says. But it could also lead to more heat-related deaths. TAGS: global warming, season, temperature, death, study, degree

New dinosaurs: Spelling, conversation skills

January 26, 2007 As digital tech becomes a household fixture, it's time for parents and kids to bid some old-school skills adieu. TAGS: Nickelodeon, margin, parent, study, cell phone, TV

Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe

September 14, 2006 Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study. TAGS: ecosystem, employment, study, Microsoft Windows Vista, European Union, economy, Europe, information technology, U.K., open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system
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