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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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

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

The computer helper: Getting more out of your smartphone - Feature
Washington - Many people today rely as much on their smartphones as they do on their computers. So questions about how best to use smartphones, how to make them last longer on a charge, and how to protect them are common. Read on for some answers. Q:...

[Posted on : 2009-11-21 ] Category : [ Technology ]

Spacewalkers work on International Space Station - Summary
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two US astronauts left the safety of the International Space Station Thursday to install spare parts that will help it continue running smoothly in the future. Space shuttle Atlantis crew members Michael Foreman and Robert S...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

Spacewalkers work on International Space Station
Cape Canaveral, Florida - Two US astronauts left the safety of the International Space Station Thursday to install spare parts that will help it continue running smoothly in the future. Space shuttle Atlantis crew members Michael Foreman and Robert S...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Space (Technology) ]

 

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