Sony won't try to block used games on its PlayStation 4, despite a patent application indicating plans to the contrary, one analyst says.Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, who has followed the industry for years and conducts research on a wide range of game companies, said in a note to investors yesterday that any claim that Sony would try to block used games on its next console fails to realize that...
House passes $9.7B Sandy relief bill
Labels: Health The House today passed a bill approving more than $9 billion in aid for regions impacted by superstorm Sandy, the first of two Sandy relief measures making their way through Congress between now and the end of the month. The measure, which allows FEMA to temporarily increase the National Flood Insurance program's borrowing limit by $9.7 billion, needed two thirds support to pass through the House....
Quadruple Amputee Gets Two New Hands on Life
Labels: Business It's the simplest thing, the grasp of one hand in another. But Lindsay Ess will never see it that way, because her hands once belonged to someone else.Growing up in Texas and Virginia, Lindsay, 29, was always one of the pretty girls. She went to college, did some modeling and started building a career in fashion, with an eye on producing fashion shows.Then she lost her hands...
Damascus blames "terrorists" for petrol station blast
Labels: WorldBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria on Friday said a car bomb at a crowded petrol station in Damascus on Thursday night was set off by "terrorists", a term it uses for rebels seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad. The bomb killed 11 people and wounded 40 at a station packed with Syrians queuing for fuel, which has become scarce in the 21-month insurgency against Assad, in the second petrol...
Cognitive science can help educators devise better learning strategies: Education Minister
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE : Cognitive science, which is the study of the mind, could become an increasingly important area of research for the Education Ministry.Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said understanding why different students learn differently would help educators come up with better ways to help them.What makes some dyslexic children progress better in learning to read than other dyslexic...
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State opposes Google chairman's trip to North Korea
Labels: LifestyleGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt(Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET)The U.S. government is opposing Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's plans to travel to North Korea, Reuters reported today.According to the report, the U.S. State Department said the timing is not right for Schmidt's humanitarian mission. The trip, first reported by the Associated Press, was planned as a private trip, led by...
N.Y. county aims to keep gun permits from paper
Labels: Health CARMEL, N.Y. Officials in Putnam County say they will reject a newspaper's request to release the names and addresses of residents with pistol permits — a move an open government advocate calls illegal. County Clerk Dennis Sant said officials were meeting Wednesday to discuss legal options. In December, the Journal News published online maps that allow viewers to see the names and addresses of...
Senate Swears in Historic 20th Female Senator
Labels: Business Today the Senate will make history, swearing in a record-breaking 20 female senators -- four Republicans and 16 Democrats -- in office.As the 113th Congress is sworn in today on Capitol Hill, ABC "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer has an exclusive joint interview with the historic class of female senators.Diane Sawyer's complete interview will air on "World News" and "Nightline"...
Myanmar says jets used against Kachin rebels
Labels: WorldYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military has used jets to attacks rebel fighters in northern Kachin state, the government said on Thursday, its first admission of an intensification of a conflict that has raised doubts about its reformist credentials. Rebel sources have reported aerial bombings, shelling and even the use of chemical weapons since December 28 after the Kachin Independence...
Football: Singapore's team manager Eugene Loo resigns
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Lions team manager Eugene Loo has resigned from his post after nine years, citing family commitments.This comes shortly after national coach Raddy Avramovic said he would not renew his contract - which expired on December 31.Mr Loo joined as team manager in 2004 and turned in his notice on Wednesday.Under his watch, the Lions have clinched various titles, most recently the fourth...
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