IRobot develops gutter cleaner, mobile phone
BOSTON (Reuters) – IRobot Corp , a maker of vacuums and bomb defusers, said on Thursday it has developed a device for cleaning gutters on homes and a Web-controlled robot with a video phone.

Apple update disables unlocked iPhones
Don’t say you weren’t warned. After cautioning customers earlier this week that unlocked iPhones may be disabled when installing future Apple software updates, the company on Thursday made good on its warning.
They said the phones would be disabled.  They didn’t say they would be the ones doing the disabling.

Law Firms Go a Bit Hollywood to Recruit the YouTube Generation
Several law firms are creating recruiting videos and Web sites to attract law students to their firms.

Chicago Video Surveillance Gets Smarter
The city of Chicago and IBM Corp. are announcing the initial phase of what officials say could be the most advanced video security network in any U.S. city. The City of Broad Shoulders is getting eyes in the back of its head.

Genes Tied to Bad Reactions to Antidepressant Drug
Variations in two genes may increase the likelihood that a person will report suicidal thoughts after taking an antidepressant, researchers reported Thursday.

Toxic Shock Drug Might Aid Trauma Victims
Norepinephrine added to fluids protects against blood loss, study finds

Wine, Beer, Spirits Boost Breast Cancer Risk Equally
Three or more drinks a day raise odds by 30%, study finds

For Some, Diabetes Care Worse Than Illness Itself
Complicated daily regimens lower their quality of life, survey finds

Scientists study woolly mammoth DNA
Scientists are approaching woolly mammoths in a different way, extracting DNA from their dense coats in an effort to learn more about them.

New Study Challenges Timeline of Oxygen
WASHINGTON (AP) – Oxygen, key to life on Earth today, began to appear on the planet millions of years earlier than scientists had thought, new research indicates. An analysis of a deep rock core from Australia indicates the presence of at least some oxygen 50 million to 100 million years before the great change when the life-giving element began rising to today’s levels, according to two papers appearing in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.

NASA rover reaches first stop in crater
LOS ANGELES – NASA’s rover Opportunity has reached its first stop inside a huge Martian crater and was poised Thursday to carry out the first science experiments.

Out-of-This-World Hypothesis: Cosmic Forces Control Life on Earth
The rise and fall of species on Earth might be driven in part by the undulating motions of our solar system as it travels through the disk of the Milky Way, scientists say.

Astronomers find mysterious radio burst
A new and intense type of radio burst discovered may signal a cosmic car crash of two neutron stars, the death throes of a black hole — or something else.