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Norwegian scientists say they've discovered a mutated version of swine flu in two patients who died and another who is severely ill. The mutation "could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause...

Atlantis astronauts are steadily working through the transfer of roughly half a ton of supplies and equipment from inside the shuttle to the International Space Station. Mission specialists Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik are checking their spacesuits ahead of Saturday's...

Twitter, the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue with advertising. Twitter plans to start the ad business in...

Another Motorola phone might be headed to T-Mobile US according to androidandme's site the Motorola Motus will support T-Mobile's 3G (1700/2100) network frequency. Motorola has already trademarked the name "Backflip which could be the official name for the handset upon...

The sci-fi TV serial Star Trek captured the imagination of man and when it was made into a movie, the imagnation of everyone went wild with excitement. When coupled with advancements in space exploration and travel to the Moon, people...

Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., announced the addition of Twitter to improve search results and most relevant tweets. The move shows the popularity of Social NetworkingTwitter and the power of information it generates for companies like Yahoo, according to the...

Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks. With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers....

But while that event is hogging the spotlight, Google also introduced another example of how one Google project leads to another -- and eventually to more online traffic and ad revenue. The back story Google's YouTube video sharing service added...

Two astronauts stepped out of the International Space Station on Thursday for the first of three spacewalks to stock the orbiting lab with spare parts. Veteran spacewalker Mike Foreman and rookie astronaut Bobby Satcher began the outing at 9:24 a.m....