Technology News

Shuttle astronaut becomes father in space
Washington - An astronaut aboard the US shuttle Atlantis was over the moon after becoming the father of a baby girl hours after completing a spacewalk on Saturday. Randy Bresnik had waited with bated breath for two days until he was given the news th...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

Computer and internet briefs, Sunday 22nd November 2009
Washington - Thinking about upgrading to Windows 7 from XP? You'll need to do a fresh installation of the operating system instead of an in-place upgrade. That means you won't be able to just pop in the Windows 7 installation disk and have the oper...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Network music and middleman: New technology products
Music from the network: Sonos ZonePlayer S5Berlin - Sonos has released a new network-ready music player. The ZonePlayer S5 costs 399 dollars and comes with five integrated speakers to play back music stored on a home network or streamed from internet...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Fast and uncomplicated: Windows 7 on netbooks
Munich - Windows 7 is here. One of the ways the new operating system from Microsoft stands out is that it doesn't need powerful hardware to run well. This makes it suitable for use in netbooks, which typically come preinstalled with Windows XP. Wind...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Anonymization programmes generally live up to promises
Hamburg - Computer programmes designed to let users surf online anonymously generally live up to expectations, according to tests run by German computer magazine Computer Bild. The test of eight programmes found that seven set up an effective disgui...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Technology ]

New online virus threat comes via banner ads
Cologne, Germany - Recently, criminals managed to place a doctored banner ad carrying a virus on the homepage of the New York Times, a mainstay of American journalism. The fact they could do so is bad enough. Worse: it's not an isolated case. It's be...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Internet (Technology) ]

Google's Dashboard lets users keep eye on personal data
Munich - Dashboard, a new function from Google, lets the company's customers keep an eye on what personal data Google has gathered on them. For example, the function shows what information is gathered when people use services like Google's e-mail pro...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Atlantis spacewalkers venture outside for chores - Update
Washington - Two NASA astronauts began the second spacewalk of the Atlantis mission on Saturday to complete another round of chores outside the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik were to add more storage capa...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

EXTRA: False alarm delays spacewalk by shuttle astronauts
Cape Canaveral, Florida - A false alarm aboard the International Space Station (ISS) delayed a planned spacewalk by two astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis. The alarm woke up both crews two hours after they went to sleep and warned them of a drop in...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

Shuttle astronauts to undertake second spacewalk
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts were due to start the second spacewalk later Saturday of their ongoing mission to the orbiting International Space Station. Saturday's tasks for crew members Michael Foreman and Randolph Bresn...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

Valencia stay fourth in Spain by beating Osasuna - Summary

Juventus edge Udinese, keep Inter Milan within sights - Summary

Defoe's new boots lift Spurs to cloud nine

Arab media: Deal for release of Gilad Shalit to be signed on Friday

Home draw against Zaragoza keeps Malaga bottom - Update

Polls put incumbent ahead in Romanian vote; fraud reported - Summary

Police block march by banned Hungarian group

Leaked documents reveal shortcomings of British role in Iraq war

Murray overcomes Del Potro to open with year-end win - Update

Leverkusen on top after draw in Munich; Bochum stun Hamburg - Summary

Nilmar goals continue Villarreal's revival

Brown's Labour party gains ground on Cameron's Conservatives

Iran's controversial former interior minister dies

Comeback on the cards for Schumacher?

US envoy visits Taiwan to give briefing on Obama's China trip

Deep ocean census finds jumbo Dumbo and oil-drilling worms

Murray overcomes Del Potro to open with year-end win

Bolt and Richards are World Athletes of the Year 2009

Totti returns with hat-trick for Roma - Update

New York man kills fellow commuter over seat on train