According to a study by German researchers,fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for the low back pain, and either kind performs much better than the normal usual care.

Many academic institutions including UT Austin have brought in controversial speakers. What is the limit when it comes to guest speakers?Few speakers at academic institutions Continue Reading

According to Apple, unlocking the iPhone using software available online to be used with other service providers besides AT&T can irreparably damage the device.

Microsoft has been approaching Facebook in recent weeks with proposals to invest in the fast-growing site.According to report this is part of the Microsoft effort to catch up with the Internet rival Google. If successful, Microsoft’s talks with Facebook could give it an up-to-5% stake in the closely-held startup—a stake potentially valued at roughly $300 to $500 million.

When 20,000 Buddhist monks, nuns and protesters marched through Rangoon’s streets, a 50-year-old housewife broke into tears as she rushed to the sidewalk to cheer them on.

She said they were tears of joy because, like many in the country ruled with an iron fist by the military, she sees the monks as Burma’s preeminent moral authority taking a stand on behalf of the people.

The Standard

Crude oil fell for a second day as companies increased output at platforms in the Gulf of Mexico after a storm threat passed.

BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and other oil companies sent workers back to the Gulf after a tropical depression made landfall without becoming a storm. Oil in New York rose to a record last week as employee evacuations curbed output in the region responsible for a quarter of U.S. output.

Bloomberg.com

Dubai: The Gulf computer market again saw double-digit growth in the second quarter led by the United Arab Emirates, despite lower spending in some countries.

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Gulfnews: UAE leads Gulf computer sales in second quarter.

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With the Apple iPod touch, Apple has married the iPhone’s revolutionary multi-touch interface to their popular digital media player. So instead of a Click Wheel, you just use your fingers to Continue Reading

On the heels of AT&T’s uninspiring BlackBerry 8820 comes what may be the hit BlackBerry— even the hit handheld—of the fall season. Today, T-Mobile announced the BlackBerry Curve 8320, which combines the popular BlackBerry Curve cameraphone with the ability to make calls over 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi networks.

New BlackBerry Makes Wi-Fi Calls – News and Analysis by PC Magazine.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has kicked off his third visit to the United States with two public appearances that have whipped up a storm of controversy and sparked angry protests.

The firebrand Iranian leader is to address the National Press Club in Washington by video conference and will later speak at Columbia University.

Iranian President begins US visit amid controversy – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

The strain of Bluetongue virus detected in one cow near Ipswich, Suffolk has been identified as Serotype 8. This is the strain found in Belgium, France Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands since August 2006.

This is not a confirmed outbreak unless further investigation demonstrates that disease is circulating, and this could take days or weeks to assess. The premises where Bluetongue was detected remains under restrictions, and epidemiological investigations are being carried out to assess the situation. Continue Reading

The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that purports to list the addresses of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and “essentially called for their lynching,” an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.

FBI investigates supremacist anti-’Jena 6′ Web site – CNN.com.

A l’occasion de l’Intel Developer Forum *, le fondeur a présenté les premiers éléments sur le développement de l’USB 3, prochaine génération du principal standard de connectique des périphériques informatiques.

L’USB 3.0 sera 10 fois plus performant que l’USB 2.0, promet Intel – Actualités – ZDNet.fr.

Led by Buddhist monks and nuns, the largest anti-junta protest takes place in Rangoon nearly after two decades.

Scotland failed to score against a dominant New Zealand in a one-sided World Cup encounter at Murrayfield.

BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Scotland 0-40 New Zealand.

A trial of a vaccine designed to control AIDS has been halted after numerous participants became infected with HIV, the virus that causes the disease.

Health Highlights: Sept. 22, 2007 – washingtonpost.com.