Digital lock’s rights and wrongs
BBC Click explores here the issues surrounding Digital Rights Management - is it saving or killing music sales?
Archive for March, 2007
US ‘blocks environment progress’
BBC News reports here: Germany’s environment minister, Sigmar Gabriel, says the United States has blocked progress on two key issues to protect the global environment.
Germany Automakers’ Hybrid Efforts Plagued by Technical Problems
Spiegel Online reports here: German automakers will introduce hybrid cars into the market later than planned. Carmakers underestimated the difficulty of developing the sophisticated, environmentally friendly technology.
Study shows fruit juice benefits
Grape juice was found to be one of the most beneficial juices, BBC News reports here: A diet rich in fruit juice could cut the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases, according to research.
This Winter the Warmest Ever Recorded
Spiegel Online reports here: Many have spent the winter complaining about a lack of snow and marvelling at the warm temperatures. With good reason. Turns out, this was the warmest winter on record.
FDA Approves Advanced Breast Cancer Drug
The Associated Press reports here at the Washington Post website: WASHINGTON — Women with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer that other treatments have failed to stop gained a new option Tuesday with the approval of a novel drug but how much benefit it offers is unclear.