Asia stocks rise as Apple result lifts technology shares The Times Of India BANGKOK: Asian stocks rose Wednesday as investors stayed calm in the face of a possible debt default by Greece to search for good deals in technology shares boosted by stunning results from Apple Inc. | Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1 percent to 8,870.22. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.8 percent at 1,...
Ford technology: EcoBoost leads way for automaker Detroit Free Press | Like all automakers, Ford has invested aggressively in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. | But meeting ambitious new U.S. fuel economy standards -- a fleet average of 54.5 m.p.g. by 2025 -- will take more than a well-meaning faith that American car buyers will embrace alternative power...
BlackBerry's rise and fall: another tale of technology woe The Australian | KARL Rove, the so-called architect of George W. Bush's presidential success, impressed colleagues with his BlackBerry on Air Force One on the day of the September 11 attacks, sending out emails when AF1 passed over mobile phone towers. | In his mem...
Tech Council launches Creative Technology Network Business Journal Malia Spencer Reporter - Pittsburgh Business Times Email | Twitter | A snazzy video (see below) set the tone for the kick-off of Creative Technology Network the latest initiative of the Pittsburgh Technology Council , and one that ties together a the...
First US chief technology officer stepping down France24 | AFP - Aneesh Chopra, who was tasked with bringing a dose of Silicon Valley to the US government as the first chief technology officer, is stepping down. | "Aneesh Chopra did groundbreaking work to bring our government into the 21st century," Presid...
Police use new facial recognition technology to arrest 2 armed robbery suspects LA Daily News From wire service reports Posted: 01/27/2012 10:41:34 AM PST Updated: 01/27/2012 10:47:20 AM PST | LANCASTER - A man and a woman suspected in three recent armed robberies in Lancaster have been arrested by detectives who used a facial recog...
Wii U tablet controller to feature Near Field Communication technology Digital Spy Nintendo's Wii U tablet controller will feature Near Field Communication technology. | The system's 6.2" touchscreen controller will support wireless communication between devices in close proximity. | The technology means that the Wii U tablet contr...
No Wikipedia? What if the Internet went down? The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a city, state or country for a day or a week. | Sure, we'd survive. People have done it. Countries have, as Egypt did last year during the anti-government protests. And most of civilizatio...
Blue note: scientists use sound to find lost giants of the deep Canberra Times | IT IS said that the blue whale lights up the sea. Now, Australian scientists have turned to sound to illuminate the hidden lives of the few remaining largest animals on Earth. | Devastated by 20th century industrial whaling, the blue is seldom seen today. When it does appear, the way the giant's skin brightens surrounding ocean still transfixes t...
NASA's Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems The Times Of India NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday. | The discoveries boost the list of confirmed extra-solar planets to 729, including 60 credited to the Kepler team. The telescope, launch...
