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India temporarily lifts blackberry ban threat

2010-08-31 11:06:13

India says it has delayed a ban on Blackberry phone devices for 60 days after maker “Research in Motion” agreed to hand over encrypted data.

Apple likely to show off new iPods Sept 1

2010-08-26 17:50:16

Apple Inc is expected to show off a snazzier line of iPods on September 1, as speculation mounts the consumer electronics giant may also unveil plans to reinvigorate its long-neglected TV project.

Facebook "Places" lets users track friends and services

2010-08-19 20:02:41

Facebook's 500 million-plus users will soon be able to track friends' whereabouts across the United States, as the world's largest Internet social network adds technology to increasingly tie its virtual world to everyday life.

Apple's white iPhone 4 delayed, in latest headache

2010-07-23 18:48:32

Customers will not be able to get their hands on Apple Inc's white iPhone 4 until later this year, the company said on Friday, conceding that making the model has proven surprisingly difficult.

Nokia Siemens buys Motorola network ops for $1.2 bln

2010-07-19 19:25:52

Nokia Siemens Networks will buy Motorola's telecom network equipment business for $1.2 billion, getting a stronghold in the North American market and taking No 2 position in the cut-throat mobile gear market.

Bharti says telco gear curbs easing; iPhone 4 by Oct

2010-07-19 19:09:14

India's curbs on import of telecoms equipment are easing, a senior executive in the country's leading mobile operator Bharti Airtel said on Monday.

Facebook fights New Yorker's claim of 84 pct stake

2010-07-13 18:58:54

Facebook has moved to overturn a New York judge's recent order temporarily blocking any transfer of the company's assets, as the world's No.1 social networking responds to a lawsuit by a New Yorker claiming to own 84 percent of the company.

iPhone frenzy circles the globe

2010-06-25 08:09:50

The latest version of the iPhone had Apple fans turning out in droves as it was released around the world.

New generation sunproof screens

2010-06-21 07:57:03

We all know how difficult it can be to see a liquid crystal screen when the sun comes out. Suddenly, you just can’t use your phone, your camera, your digital e-reader…

Racing for electric car world record

2010-06-21 07:55:06

Cool, sexy and fun are not generally words that spring to mind when you think of electric cars.

The real costs of our virtual world

2010-06-21 07:52:16

Like many Europeans, Ismaila is on the Internet every day.

New iPhone sells at record rate

2010-06-18 14:02:43

Apple says it sold more than 600,000 of its new iPhone model on the first day it was available in the US.

VIDEO: Horse Training in the 21st Century...

2010-06-17 11:54:51

A horse is a horse... or so the song goes. But what happens when the horse is a racehorse in the 21st century?

Cryosat 2, the ice mission

2010-06-12 15:45:48

The extent of ice and in particular its thickness are elements that condition the Earth’s climate and the oceans currents. A new observation tool will soon be available to climatologists. CryoSat 2, the ice satellite, is the theme of this edition of Space.

Mars or Moscow?

2010-06-12 15:21:33

A manned space flight to Mars would mean the crew being isolated from Earth for an unprecedented 18 months. To understand the true nature of this challenge, a team of international volunteers are being sealed into this research module for 520 days.

The real costs of our virtual world

2010-06-09 15:29:27

Like many Europeans, Ismaila is on the Internet every day. She starts at breakfast time by checking her emails on her mobile.

COMPUTEX FAIR IN TAIWAN

2010-06-01 14:36:56

Asia's largest and the world's second largest computer expo marks 30 years in Taipei, featuring the much-hyped portable tablet computers, as hardware makers hope to take advantage of the buzz surrounding Apple's newly launched iPad.

MAFIA II VIDEO GAME LAUNCHED

2010-06-01 14:33:14

The 2002 game "Mafia" was praised for its storyline and plot but knocked for sub-par controls, and 2K Games is delivering a second round set in the 1940s and '50s in an imaginary US city.

APPLE SELLS 2 MILLION IPADS

2010-06-01 11:59:55

Apple Inc said it sold 2 million iPads since launching the touch-screen tablet in the United States nearly two months ago.

IPAD ON SALE IN EUROPE AND ASIA

2010-05-28 18:31:37

Technophiles mobbed Apple Stores in Europe and Asia on Friday in a quest to snatch up the hottest gadget of the moment - the iPad.

First 3D TV sets go on sale in NYC

2010-03-11 16:20:19

Three-dimensional television - it's the latest technology set to spark a war to win over consumers. Electronics companies Samsung and Panasonic unveiled their ground-breaking products at launches across Manhattan.

Sony unveils new 3D TV lineup

2010-03-09 16:53:08

Sony has unveiled a new 3D television lineup in Tokyo. That's as television manufacturers try to capitalise on growing demand, spurred by popular 3D movies in the theatres.

NASA launches weather satellite

2010-03-05 13:39:08

NASA hass launched a 500 million dollar weather satellite, aboard an unmanned rocket

Executives convicted in Italy

2010-02-24 17:38:02

A Milan court convicted three Google executives for violating the privacy of an Italian boy with Down's syndrome, by letting a video of him being bullied be posted on the site in 2006.

Endeavour ends mission

2010-02-22 18:10:35

Space shuttle Endeavour, and its six crew members wrapped up a 14-day construction mission to the International Space Station with a precision touchdown in Florida.

Ergin says ban could be lifted

2010-02-19 17:52:20

Turkey's Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin says it is at the discretion of Turkish judicial authorities to remove the ban on access to the popular website "YouTube" in Turkey.

Astronauts venture out on final

2010-02-17 15:50:17

Astronauts take their final spacewalk of Endeavor's 14-day mission to open the shutters on a new observation deck on the International Space Station.

Astronauts make 2nd spacewalk

2010-02-14 16:08:35

In the second of three spacewalks planned during Endeavour's mission, astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick worked to outfit Tranquility with a new connecting hub to the International Space Station.

Astronauts install last hub

2010-02-12 15:38:38

The shuttle Endeavour crew bolted the last connecting module onto the International Space Station, completing more than a decade of major construction on the outpost.

Shuttle docks at space station

2010-02-10 17:51:46

Shuttle Endeavour docks with the International Space Station to deliver the its last main pieces.

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off

2010-02-08 17:46:59

The space shuttle Endeavour bolted off its seaside launch pad on a voyage to install the last two main pieces of the International Space Station.

Launch delayed due to weather

2010-02-07 15:28:40

NASA postponed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour because of cloudy skies over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

New fighter makes first flight

2010-01-29 14:33:28

AND A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE RUSSIAN MILITARY... A PLANEMAKER "SUKHOI" SAID THAT A new jet fighter seen as Russia's response to U.S. advances in military aviation made a successful first test flight TODAY.... The "fifth-generation" fighter -- Russia's first all-new warplane since the Soviet collapse -- flew for about 45 minutes.

Company expects growth

2010-01-06 16:27:26

The Indian arm of Mercedes-Benz, a unit of Daimler, said that it expects a significant recovery in India's truck and bus segments to drive its growth in Asia's fourth largest auto market.

Google unveils new phone

2010-01-06 16:05:24

Google has said it is defending its online advertising empire with the launch of its own brand mobile phone.