The teaming up of HP and Microsoft to produce the slate like PC that is going to add a completely new meaning to touch screen computing has fulfilled its purpose. This move of Microsoft and HP is seen as a move to stay ahead of Apple’s version of the same technology that is supposedly...
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Microsoft and HP Unveil Their New Slate PC
The Biggest Window in Space – Copula
The Endeavour shuttle launch will ensure an important contribution of Europe in the field of space research and technology. The Endeavour is going to deliver Cupola, which is a dome shaped space unit with windows and Node 3 which is also known as Tranquility, a final connection unit. Both these units come from Italy...
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Cyber Attack on Google in China May result in it being closed there
Google may stop their operations in China by blocking their search engine Google.cn due to a cyber attack on its site in China. According to Google, the cyber attack originated from China itself and caused Google huge damages. Although they do not blame the government directly for the attacks, it has shown its concern...
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Symbian Smart Phone OS becomes Open Source
With open source technology becoming the major cry in the software world, Symbian follows suit by becoming open source, which it had promised in 2008. This step comes as a blessing for many developers who can now work on this wonderful platform and make new and innovative contribution to this wonderful technology. Today, Symbian...
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Phishing Attack Stuns International Carbon Market
A phishing attack, which comprises of an internet security fraud that tries to gather sensitive information, this week, has hit the international carbon market, the result of which has been the theft of nearly 250,000 permits that is worth more than three million euros. This particular fraud revolves around six German organizations and includes...
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Blogging becomes Boring for Teenagers
If you thought that blogging was fun among teenagers, then think again. In a recent study conducted in the United States this truth has unraveled which states that youngsters, especially teenagers are loosing their interest in blogging. Moreover, they are finding alternative shorter and more mobile form of communication as a replacement for blogging....
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Facebook becomes the gateway to Inmates for making Threats to the outside World
Jailed underworld bosses are using their Facebook profiles to speak out their mind and threats to their “friends” about what they intend to do or feel when they are once outside those walls. The most recent example being that of Colin Gunn, a notorious Nottingham gangster jailed for tenure of 35 years, recently posted...
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DoJ Blocks Google’s Plan for an Online Book Repository
Google’s idea of a vast digital library does not seem to make an impression on the United States Department of Justice as they believe that this step will seriously violate the copyright act and the antitrust act and even though Google assures the Department, they believe that this plan is full of flaws. The...
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Type-1 Diabetes finds hope in new Artificial Pancreas
The artificial pancreas might be the answer to the blood sugar issues for children suffering from Type-1 diabetes. You might think that this is the same old insulin pump, which administers insulin doses at regular intervals in the body. The principle is same for the artificial pancreas but the technique is different and the...
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Studying Comics and Computer Games is in Cambridge’s new Curriculum
From now on comics and computer games will have to be analyzed along with other classic literary works to understand the influence of these on the mind of children. This is the new curriculum at a new Cambridge University center. This new study will be conducted in the study of children’s literature section of...
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