Washington - The panel that regulates the nation's public communications systems is to call for high-speed internet to be named the dominant US network, The New York Times reported Saturday. The Federal Communications Commission is to submit a plan t...
San Francisco - Apple began taking pre-orders for its much- hyped iPad tablet computer Friday, some three weeks before the sleek new device goes on sale in the United States. The first version to be made available on April 3 is a wi-fi-only iPad that...
Beijing - China on Friday warned US internet giant Google Inc that it must bear the consequence if it stops censoring search results in China. It is irresponsible and unfriendly if Google insists in doing something that goes against China's laws a...
Sydney - Antarctica, the world's coldest place, had a balmy, subtropical climate 53 million years ago, a team of international scientists said Friday on returning from a 57-day sojourn in the Southern Ocean. The team, whose research ship docked in Ho...
Madrid - The Internet social network Twitter got Brazilian playmaker Kaka into trouble Thursday, as public opinion was made aware of a message in which Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was defined as a cowardly coach. A cowardly coach always sub...
Luxembourg - European Union states have the right to prohibit telecoms companies from forcing clients to sign up to services they do not want in order to get the services they do want, the EU's court ruled Thursday in a case brought in Poland. But th...
Mountain View, California - Google Inc is strengthening its assault on Microsoft by opening an online shop for its business software service, the company announced Tuesday. Google's business customers can access applications built by third-party deve...
Karlsruhe - Germany's constitutional court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit against the CERN nuclear research centre filed by a woman who feared that experiments in the particle accelerator could create tiny black holes that risk destroying the Earth. T...
Geneva - An executive at internet giant Google said Tuesday that Washington's latest move to encourage service providers to expand their work into Iran, Cuba and Sudan was a great accomplishment. Hopefully it will help ... activities all over the w...
Geneva - An executive at internet giant Google said Tuesday that Washington's latest move to encourage service providers to expand their work into Iran, Cuba and Sudan was a great accomplishment. Hopefully it will help... activities all over the wo...
Cape Canaveral, Florida - The 15-storey hanger where NASA keeps the space shuttle is so big it has its own weather. Clouds and rain can form in the 39 million cubic metre building th...
New Delhi - As the United States winds down its space shuttle programme, emerging economy India is developing its own reusable launch vehicle that it hopes will make it a space po...
Beijing - China is seeking the peaceful development of a space programme to allow it to compete with the United States, Russia, Europe and other emerging space nations for commercial and technological influence...
Washington - For a world that depended on the United States as the cornerstone of international cooperation in space, NASA's uncertain way forward has triggered a reshuffling of global ambit...
Washington - The four remaining US space shuttles are set to be retired later this year. Here are the important dates in the shuttle's history.- 1969: Space Task Group recommends development of a new spacecraft. ...
Cape Canaveral, Florida - The massive cement expanses that dot the flat Florida landscape have been launching pads for history: the first US astronauts blasted into orbit, the Apoll...
Munich - Buy a standard off-the-shelf computer and you are probably making compromises. It's rare to find a pre-configured system that meets your needs to a tee. The simplest way to make sure that every piece of technology in a new desktop PC fits you...
Hamburg - Millions of people communicate each day on the internet: they write messages on networks, forums, and blogs, answer email messages and post greetings. Yet some of them don't give a thought to politeness in the process. There's a definite do...
Berlin - IPod and iPhone users can look forward to a new portable docking station from Altec Lansing. Dubbed the iMotion Compact, it comes with two loudspeakers and a subwoofer, according to the ...
Hamburg - Computer gamers are likely to respond to March's new products in one of two ways: either with a Finally! or a yawn and a This again? That's because most of March's new games are sequels to existing franchises. The Settlers, for example, ...
Reuters Clinton Blasts Israel For Imperiling Talks - Reuters WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton levied a blistering rebuke of Israel, telling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the two countries' historic alliance could be adversely affected if his government doesn't more aggressively ...
Thaindian.com HINDRAF's divorce from Pakatan Rakyat .. - Thaindian ... and Pakatan Rakyat , the allies of the 2008 general election, is set to divide the Malaysian Indian community's votes in the next general elections. ...
AsiaOne Manohara's lawyer issues arrest warning - Asiaone The courtroom drama between Manohara Odelia Pinot and her estranged husband, Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Sultan Ismail Petra continues.
The Malaysian Insider No tabling of GST Bill for .. - Themalaysianinside KUALA LUMPUR: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will not be tabled for the second reading when Parliament sits tomorrow. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the Government needed more time to gather feedback from the ...
AsiaOne Nissan launches eco car in March - Motoring The 1.2litre March consumes one litre of petrol to cover 20 kilometres and is also compatible with gasohol E20. The top of the line also features innovative technology like idle start and stop to save fuel.
Gizmodo Google va tirer le rideau en Chine - Gizmodo Ce n'est pas qu'une simple affaire de hack et de censure ! Et puis Google est côté en bourse, et je doute sincèrement que les investisseurs en aient quelque ...
Taranaki Daily News Astronauts angry as moon plans on .. - Stuff "I'm quite disappointed that I'm still the last man on the moon," he said. "I thought we'd have gone back long before now. But I am absolutely committed to ...
TopNews United States Glaucoma hits the young in .. - Topnews KUALA LUMPUR - The government is concerned that more young people are suffering from glaucoma. Previously, the disease usually affected people above 45, but now even those in their early 20s and 30s are afflicted.
Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts - Yahoo Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.
