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Archive: 02-2012
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The Morning Briefing: Petition at AA, Delta offers Wifi, Kingfisher license protected
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading news in aviation services.
February 23, 2012, 2:49 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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On the Doctor’s orders: Prescribed smartphone apps
Mobile technology is expanding as a tool used by both patients and physicians.
February 22, 2012, 11:35 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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Should a company be able to patent your genes?
Myriad Genetics claims it ‘owns’ a genetic mutation linked to breast cancer — ownership gone too far?
February 22, 2012, 10:56 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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The Morning Briefing: Obama and Congress, Romney’s flat tax, Eurozone crisis live
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about tax and finance updates.
February 22, 2012, 1:58 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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Move your tongue to move your wheelchair
The ‘Tongue Drive’ allows wireless wheelchair direction by movement in the mouth.
February 21, 2012, 10:24 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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In American Midwest, a step closer to high-speed rail
The most promising new high-speed rail service in the U.S. connects Chicago to Detroit. Will it help the economy? Conflicting views on potential impact.
February 21, 2012, 9:29 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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In central U.S., a growing ‘wind belt’ of manufacturing
Siemens opens a new wind service distribution center in Oklahoma, reinforcing the notion of a growing “wind belt” in the geographic center of the United States.
February 21, 2012, 7:45 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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AJM - an Automated Job Machine?
An entrepreneur in Bangalore has designed a ‘job vending machine’ for unemployed youth.
February 21, 2012, 5:37 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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Google plans satellite antennae farm for super-speed web service
A subsidiary of Google, Google Fiber, Inc. is seeking permission to set satellite antennas on a 1,000 acre stretch of land close to its data centre in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
February 21, 2012, 4:40 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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The Morning Briefing: Patent wars
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about global patent wars.
February 21, 2012, 12:52 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne