Archive for the 'Sci/Tech' Category

New Home in Space for a Nearly Assembled Robotic Device - New York Times

Monday, March 17th, 2008


Vancouver Sun

New Home in Space for a Nearly Assembled Robotic Device
New York Times - 57 minutes ago
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Building Dextre, the new robotic grappling device for the International Space Station, has meant frustration and elation for astronauts in space and experts on the ground.
Astronauts Test Handyman Robot's Brakes The Associated Press


Testing of station's Dextre robot gets underway Spaceflight Now
The Tech Herald - Houston Chronicle - Reuters - BBC News
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Microsoft to license Adobe's Flash Lite - CNET News.com

Monday, March 17th, 2008


WindowsForDevices

Microsoft to license Adobe's Flash Lite
CNET News.com - 1 hour ago
Even though it has plans to release a competing technology, Microsoft has agreed to license Adobe's Flash Lite technology for its Windows Mobile operating system and browser.
Microsoft Licenses Adobe Mobile Software The Associated Press


Adobe Flash Is Coming To Windows Mobile Appscout
Business Wire (press release) - Reseller News - WindowsForDevices - Brighthand
all 100 news articles

Spam doesn't pay: man faces 26 year sentence for spamming - Ars Technica

Monday, March 17th, 2008


Digitaltrends.com

Spam doesn't pay: man faces 26 year sentence for spamming
Ars Technica - 1 hour ago
By Eric Bangeman | Published: March 16, 2008 - 11:01PM CT Spamming can pay big bucks, but it hasn't paid off for a Seattle man who was once considered the eighth-largest spammer in the world by Spamhaus.
Spammer pleads guilty Inquirer


Spam King Pleads guilty in Seattle Slashdot
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Computerworld - The Associated Press - Seattle Times
all 165 news articles

IDF Day 1: Penryn showcased, Nehalem revealed - TG Daily

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007


Philadelphia Inquirer

IDF Day 1: Penryn showcased, Nehalem revealed
TG Daily - 1 hour ago
By Rick C. Hodgin San Francisco (CA) - Day 1 of the Fall Intel Developer Forum 2007 has come to an end and we are digesting the news and information we have received so far.
Highlights from the Intel Developer Forum: Day 1 PC World
AMD Finds The Beat With Barcelona Forbes
Moneyweb - eWeek - CNNMoney.com - New York Times
all 236 news articles

Microsoft and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good , Very Bad Week - BusinessWeek

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007


eFluxMedia (press release)

Microsoft and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good , Very Bad Week
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
Things are not going well for the colossus of Redmond. The European Court of First Instance has upheld a $613 million fine for antitrust violations.
They're Coming to Get You, Mr. Softy Motley Fool
IBM's free Symphony hopes to drown out Office's brass band Ars Technica
Computerworld - DailyTech - CNET News.com - ZDNet
all 172 news articles

Apple unveils launch of £1000 UK iPhone - Times Online

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007


Sydney Morning Herald

Apple unveils launch of £1000 UK iPhone
Times Online - 11 hours ago
Apple's iPhone is set to become Britain's first £1000 mobile phone when it is launched in the UK on November 9, it emerged today.
Apple Announces UK iPhone Launch and Carrier IGN
O2 gets the iPhone contract - but this telecoms stock looks better MoneyWeek (Subscription)
Shiny Media - PC World - Bloomberg - Financial Times
all 544 news articles

40GB PS3 set to ruin Halo 3 launch - Inquirer

Monday, September 17th, 2007


Digitaltrends.com

40GB PS3 set to ruin Halo 3 launch
Inquirer - 1 hour ago
By Dean Pullen: Monday 17 September 2007, 09:49 THIS WEEK'S gaming news has been dominated by Halo 3. Let's hope it settles down once the game is finally released.
Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 Console Now Available DailyTech
WEEKEND EDITION: Will Microsoft's Next Halo Game Slay Home CNNMoney.com
Next Generation - Reg Hardware - PS3Center.net - MyADSL
all 84 news articles

SpiralFrog to Offer Free Music Downloads - The Associated Press

Monday, September 17th, 2007


TechShout!

SpiralFrog to Offer Free Music Downloads
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, was scheduled to launch Monday in the US and Canada after months of “beta” testing.
SpiralFrog offers free songs — with a catch Los Angeles Times
Free legal music site debuts iAfrica.com
eFluxMedia (press release) - MyADSL - CNET News.com - Wired News
all 91 news articles

Guv signs law banning minors from using cell phones while driving - San Francisco Chronicle

Saturday, September 15th, 2007


Slippery Brick

Guv signs law banning minors from using cell phones while driving
San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 14, 2007
Allan Quach says he talks on his cell phone while driving, but tries to chat only with parents or friends who urgently need to talk to him.
Video: Cell Phone Use Banned For Teen Drivers kcratv
Anti-BFF Cell Phone Law Signed into Law LAVoice.org
Salon - TG Daily - San Jose Mercury News - North County Times
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$25 Million in Prizes Is Offered for Trip to Moon - New York Times

Friday, September 14th, 2007


ScienceMode

$25 Million in Prizes Is Offered for Trip to Moon
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By JOHN SCHWARTZ The group whose $10 million prize spurred privately financed rocketeers to send a small piloted craft to the cusp of space in 2004 has issued a new challenge: an unmanned moon shot.
Google offers prize for a lunar landing International Herald Tribune
Google's $30000000 Lunar X PRIZE Slashdot
USA Today - MSNBC - PC Magazine - Houston Chronicle
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