The US communications regulators declined a proposal for building a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using unused airwaves.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Wednesday that it turned down the proposal that the winner of an auction for the radio spectrum offer free internet service to all those who connects to it. The proposal had come from a startup known as M2Z Networks.

Chief of the FCC’s wireless bureau, Ruth Milkman, said in a statement that they considered the proposal carefully and thoroughly, but found that it was not the best policy outcome.

Wednesday saw a team of U. S. researchers claiming that teenaged populace was sleeping lesser in the present era, with not even eight hours of sleep, and compromising on their health with the consumption of fatty foods and munchies.

It means that teens were consuming more fatty foods in comparison to those who slept for the needed number of hours and consumed less ill-health food.

The team said that sleeping for lesser duration could lead to the development of chronic illnesses and, therefore, affect dietary patterns and lead to obesity, particularly in girls.

A finding by a team of U. S. researchers shows that African-Americans are running elevated risk of developing deadly blood clots after having been administered with drug-coated stent in order to prop up thinned arteries.

The novel study comprised over 7,200 volunteers who had stents that were coated with drugs, helping in the prevention of clot development between the middle parts of 2003 and by the end of 2008.

The study made a note that black patients ran almost three times higher risk of developing a clot in comparison to patients belonging to other ethnicities.

For the fans of the C64 from Commodore the latest news of rejoice comes in the form of Commodore USA soon plans to unveils a keyboard computer known as the PC64 which resembles with Commodore C64.

Company officials claim that the C64 circa 2010 will comprise of totally different hardware specs which will boast of a dual Core Intel Atom D525 processor, Nvidia ION 2, 4GB DDR3, 1TB hard disk drive and an optical disk drive, upgraded to Blu-ray.

US based video on demand service, Netflix, has unveiled the latest app for iPhone and iPod touch which aide users to watch movies and TV programmes online with the aid of Wi-Fi or 3G.

The free app asks for a Netflix based subscription which is priced merely at $8.99 a month and aide users can access their account via iOS devices.

Tests conducted by PCWorld have revealed that the videos can be watched best in Wi-Fi based connection rather than opting for 3G, which constantly buffers.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banished a marketing firm claiming, which had employed its own employees to write posts about the latest video game on Apple's iTunes store.

The FTC saw that online marketing firm Reverb Communications, made use of its own set of employees in order to release favorable reviews about a specific client's video game, at the same time asking potential users to buy the product.

This type of malpractice has been termed as "deceptive advertising" by the FTC.

Among other things, the economic depression has had an effect on the birth rate too in the United States. As revealed by a latest survey, the birth rate has plunged by 2.6% the previous year.

Commodore USA confirmed that it would recreate the classic keyboard computer, Commodore 64, and would make it available for purchase by Christmas.

The new computer will be the exact replica of the original light brown chassis, and will come equipped modern software specifications such as a dual-core Intel Atom 525 CPU with Nvidia Ion2 graphics, 1TB hard drive, a CD/DVD drive and 4GB DDR3 memory.

For connectivity, the new Commodore 64 will offer HDMI-out, six USB ports, dual-link DVI, a 6-in-1 media card reader Bluetooth and integrated 802.11n WiFi.

James Gosling, the father of Java, has stated that Oracle might flip from its commitment made in regard of the platform of 2007. History states that in 2007 when Java was under Sun Microsystems, Oracle claimed that they would develop an independent Java foundation.

Since Oracle acquired Sun and thus, Java along with it, the clients are doubting of the future happenings of Oracle, as claimed by the news agency Reuters.

Google's recently launched VoIP based phone service will carry the same name tag as Google is in no mood to offer it as a standalone service.

The official from Wired, Ryan Singel states that Google tries to gain edge over Facebook with its so called Gmail phone call service.

The search biggie is aiming to restrict users to one point where users are get one roof to work along with hundreds of millions of regular users.

WikiLeaks has brought out the latest form of leaked document, showcasing America to be one of the mightiest exporters of global terrorism. The site which is fast gaining attention has brought out the latest three-page CIA report, questioning what would be the repercussions if other nations get a clue that US is supporting terrorism, reports the Telegraph.

The report by USA was named as “Exporter of Terrorism” by its allies, which might prove to be a non-cooperation movement by nations in the want of detention and interrogation of terror suspects in the recent future.

A lawsuit brought against the multi-billion-dollar Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been turned down for the second time by a Court in Hawaii as the plaintiffs failed to convince the court that that the machine is dangerous.

The appeal was brought by Walter Wagner of Hawaii and Luis Sancho of Spain. The duo filed a lawsuit in Hawaii’s US District Court against CERN and US contributors to the project, claiming LHC would pose dangers to earth.

One more egg recall is in progress, which is a result of salmonella epidemic. Sparboe Farms, based in Minnesota, made a willing egg recall move on 27th August via the Egg Safety Media Hotline.

The eggs that are subjected to the recall were produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, packed by Sparboe Farms.

On Friday, a federal appeals court advocated a ruling against the complaints of many parents blaming the vaccines for the autistic state of their children. Last year, such an appeal was raised by Michelle Cedillo of Yuma, Arizona, by a special vaccine court. She was a sufferer of autism and a related inflammatory bowel disease.

Her parents blamed measles vaccine given to her at 15 months for her autistic problem. But, her appeal was ruled out by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, citing no solid evidences of any association between vaccine and autism.

The Chief Executive Officer of New York-based Off-Track Betting Corp., Greg Rayburn, has said that in order to avoid liquidation without cutting the wages of its workers, the Company requires labor concessions by August 31.

After facing the losses of as much as $45 million in the previous five years, in December 2009 the betting Company required chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.