Dhaka, Dec 4 (IANS) Computer businessmen of Bangladesh call 2009 the Year of the Notebook due to the growing popularity of the small computers here. They noted 30 percent rise in sales, mainly to youths who are home-users or go for gaming.
IANS Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:10:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 3 : Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Singh Chavan announced here on Thursday that radiation levels and security measures of all nuclear power stations in the country will be reviewed in the wake of the Kaiga plant sabotage.
ANI Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:03 -0500

Washington, December 3 : A newly developed technology is expected to enable the Air Force to achieve advances in object and target detection technology by using sophisticated algebraic theories called groups, rings and fields.
ANI Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:30:04 -0500

BREA, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are here, which means busy schedules become more hectic as people try to make time for holiday projects. Avery makes it easier with a wide range of pr...
RedOrbit Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:37:41 -0500

HP Enterprise Services and Pegasus Solutions announced they have entered into a seven-year services agreement that will allow Pegasus to enhance customer service, deliver business innovation and serve...
4Hoteliers Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:22:44 -0500

Texas Tech's John Roberson, left, scores in front of Washington's Venoy Overton during overtime. Roberson had a season-high 25 points to lead the Red Raiders to a 99-92 win.
USA Today Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:20:33 -0500

Armstrong may have the toughest job in media—trying to teach an old digital dog new tricks that would make it relevant to users and advertisers...
BusinessWeek Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:13:24 -0500

Great advances in digital technology shower all kinds of benefits on society—among them, life-altering opportunities for people with disabilities. Innovations of this order range from digital he...
BusinessWeek Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:13:23 -0500

JetBrains is highlighting integration with the Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) platform to accommodate variable loads depending on activity levels.
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:55:07 -0500

(12-03) 10:44 PST -- BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has been hit with yet another patent-infringement complaint in relation to its handhelds and associated software, and the move could pot...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:55:02 -0500

Motorola ?s venture capital arm invested an undisclosed amount in a company that it believes represents the future of touch-based user interfaces.
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:54:59 -0500

Google has created a new system to resolve DNS (domain name system) queries that the company claims will speed up Web browsing for end users, as well as make it more secure.
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:54:57 -0500

(12-03) 18:41 PST ALAMEDA, CALIF. -- A man was found shot and killed inside his Alameda home in what appears to be a homicide, police said Thursday.
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:54:53 -0500

(12-03) 17:48 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge probably violated the Constitution when he ordered backers of Proposition 8, the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California, to give the...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:54:50 -0500

"Up in the Air" concerns a blithe loner who lives in the skies, always traveling, never grounded for long. With no wife and no baggage beyond a black wheeled carry-on, he spends most of his time in th...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:54:47 -0500

Headteachers have set out their own proposals for a new assessment system to replace national curriculum tests. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has threatened to boycott the tests, ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:33 -0500

The family of British student Meredith Kercher is due to arrive in the Italian town where she was brutally killed, to hear the verdict in the murder trial. The semi-naked body of Miss Kercher, 21, f...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:32 -0500

The Government's chief immigration adviser has called for a review of "lower tier" colleges because of fears that too many foreign students are being given visas at the end of their degree courses. ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:32 -0500

Police have said children who play with toy guns run the risk of being confronted by armed marksmen. Essex Police said parents should not buy youngsters plastic guns for Christmas in case passers-by...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:31 -0500

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has been questioned by police over claims he assaulted his young Russian lover. Wood, 62, was arrested in the high street of Claygate, Esher, Surrey, by officers called to ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:31 -0500

Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has risked blotting his copybook on the environment by admitting he uses disposable nappies for his six-month-old son Daniel. Taking part in an internet chat on ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:31 -0500

Parents of young children are celebrating a Government U-turn which has preserved tax relief on childcare vouchers. Gordon Brown gave in to pressure from Labour backbenchers and announced he was dit...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:30 -0500

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to insist that a deal to avert catastrophic climate change is "achievable" at next week's UN-sponsored conference in Copenhagen. Speaking three days ahead of ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:29 -0500

Yet while Comcast seems to be taking a different approach - marrying entertainment content with the largest cable TV system in the nation - it and Time Warner have arrived at the same conclusion: The ...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:35:28 -0500

Lubbock, TX (Sports Network) - John Roberson scored a team-high 25 points and dished out seven assists, as Texas Tech edged 12th-ranked Washington, 99- 92, in overtime in the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Se...
Sports Network Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:07:40 -0500

LUBBOCK, Texas - John Roberson scored a season-high 25 points and Texas Tech withstood an official review at the end of regulation that took away a 3-pointer for a 99-92 victory over No. 12 Washington...
MSNBC Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:02:52 -0500

MADRID -- Spain's culture minister has met with Internet experts angry over a bill that would let the government shut down Web sites offering peer-to-peer file sharing of music and films without a cou...
The China Post Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:55:28 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. -- Chris Flores scored 17 points to lead New Jersey Tech in its 78-40 win over SUNY-Cobleskill on Thursday night. Isaiah Wilkerson scored 12 points for the Highla...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:49:40 -0500

The $12.9 million in grants the foundation announced Thursday will support a variety of programs — from using social media to creating virtual learning labs.
MSNBC Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:48:03 -0500

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada moved Thursday to "close the cyberspace door" on Internet predators in a unanimous ruling that is expected to make it easier to enforce Canada's criminal ban again...
National Post Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:43:53 -0500

Serious Materials , a Sunnyvale (Calif.) company that is applying knowhow from the computer hardware and software industries to reengineer the basic building blocks of construction. It's no small feat...
Business Week Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:43:17 -0500

BROADBAND blackspots in five states and the Northern Territory will be equipped with 6000km of fast broadband links in a federal government-funded project that will create 1000 jobs.
Australian IT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:36:36 -0500

A co-founder of a Chicago-based software company that filed for bankruptcy last week faces criminal charges in connection with the creation of fraudulent financial statements that were used to deceive...
Chicago Tribune Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:33:12 -0500

The Bay Area flexed its innovation muscles Thursday, with local companies winning 12 of the 26 Technology Pioneer Awards handed out by the World Economic Forum.
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:52 -0500

The utility announced plans for a $900 million wind farm in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County. While PG&E already buys power from many wind farms, this would be the first that t...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:51 -0500

(12-01) 21:00 PST -- After forging a strong brand with its inexpensive and simple Flip Video camcorders, Pure Digital Technologies, with the backing of new parent company Cisco Systems, is plotting a...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:49 -0500

At the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas, Extreme disclosed its data center evolution strategy, which is in sharp contrast to that endorsed by Cisco. Extreme's approach seeks to eliminate vi...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:47 -0500

(12-03) 09:01 PST -- Two Bulgarians have been sentenced for their roles in an online money-laundering scheme that collected about US$1.2 million from U.S. residents and sent it to a criminal group in...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:45 -0500

Public sex tents? Now there's an idea that should have been shot down the second it was announced from the mouth of a member of the "leather community" in response to complaints about public sex at Fo...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:40 -0500

A city audit of the Lexington Public Library turned up 1,522 "adult materials" on the laptop computer assigned to Kathleen Imhoff, the library's former chief executive, in violation of library policy....
Lexington Herald-Leader Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:19:20 -0500

The $12.9 million in grants the foundation announced Thursday will support a variety of programs - from using social media to creating virtual learning labs.The leader of the foundation's college prog...
Gadsden Times Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:16:22 -0500

Headteachers have set out their own proposals for a new assessment system to replace national curriculum tests. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has threatened to boycott the tests, ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:09:05 -0500

David Beckham has expressed his grief for his grandfather but said Joseph West, who died aged 83 early on Wednesday, would have wanted him to stay in South Africa to help England's 2018 World Cup bid....
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:09:03 -0500

Pop star Stevie Wonder had a hotter debut than expected when he appeared in his new role as a UN peace envoy. The singer-songwriter was in the middle of his acceptance speech as a prestigious Messen...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:09:03 -0500

The City Minister has said bankers should not expect "wholly fortuitous" bonuses amid concerns over the size of planned payments at Royal Bank of Scotland. Lord Myners said Government stimulus had c...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:09:02 -0500

Yet while Comcast seems to be taking a different approach - marrying entertainment content with the largest cable TV system in the nation - it and Time Warner have arrived at the same conclusion: The ...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:04:02 -0500

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. says it is waiving its condition that 90 percent of shareholders of Norwegian videoconferencing equipment firm Tandberg ASA back its $3.4 billion takeover o...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:03:59 -0500

China and Africa look forward to deepening cooperation in various fields, especially science and technology, industry, agriculture and environment, said Egyptian and Chinese officials at a science and...
People's Daily Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:02:58 -0500

"Consumers who are duped by fraudulent software encounter viruses, lose personal information, risk having their identities stolen, and waste valuable time and money," said David Finn, associate genera...
Tech Web Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:24:57 -0500

Labour government would probably be in the bottom three.Expanding the internet requires decisiveness, vision, a willingness to build new infrastructure, and an unshakeable respect for the (relative) f...
The Guardian Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:38 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Artifex Software Inc. today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Palm, Inc.,...
Fresh News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:07 -0500

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that its PIC...
Fresh News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:05 -0500

BREA, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are here, which means busy schedules become more hectic as people try to make time for holiday projects. Avery makes it easier with a wide range of pr...
Fresh News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:03 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to help community colleges use technology to improve and go beyond basic online classes. The $12.9 million in grants t...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:06:15 -0500

Most exciting, though, is the growth of family games, where up to four family members can play together around the same console with games that appeal to all ages. Because family games are a great gif...
USA Today Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:05:39 -0500

With more than 1,500 video games released each year, it can be tough to know which ones are worth buying. And so every year at this time, as we head into the holiday gift-giving season, we list our to...
USA Today Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:05:38 -0500

Smart phones are no longer just for businesspeople. Thanks to Apple's iPhone, smart phones have gone mainstream. This Christmas, smart phones will top many wish lists.
USA Today Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:05:37 -0500

Researchers in four Scandinavian countries found no increase in brain tumor diagnoses from 1998 to 2003, when cellphone use in those countries grew sharply, according to a study published online Thurs...
USA Today Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:05:35 -0500

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet, in a late night meet on Thursday, approved a Rs 10,000-crore project to build an alternate optic fibre cable (OFC) network for the defence services paving the way for ...
Times Of India Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:56:08 -0500

Google now wants to be your browser’s phone book, launching a DNS service Thursday in hopes that users will let the ad and search giant take over yet another part of their net experience. Brows...
Wired News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:55:00 -0500

THE competition watchdog has drawn the ire of Telstra's rivals, after it decided to put a freeze on the price of accessing the telco giant's copper access network.
Australian IT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:52:49 -0500

THE Nine Network may have jumped the gun at the Sydney launch of its 2010 program line-up yesterday by telling advertisers that shows in its programming supply deal with Warner Bros would be made avai...
Australian IT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:52:43 -0500

(Credit: Echometrix) The Department of Defense has pulled a parental control product from its online store serving military families after learning that the company collects childrens' data, accord...
CNet Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:49:53 -0500

— IDG News Service — Despite lingering concerns about global economic stability, analysts for the most part remain confident that IT will continue to lead markets out of the recession....
CIO Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:49:50 -0500

CHANDLER, Ariz. - (Business Wire) Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that its PIC...
Earth Times Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:49:27 -0500

Twitter credentials to register on Google Friend Connect sites. Friend Connect and Facebook Connect are both a means to quickly register for a site or service that requires a login, and it's likely no...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:40:17 -0500

Headteachers have set out their own proposals for a new assessment system to replace national curriculum tests. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has threatened to boycott the tests, ...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:25:08 -0500

The man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a dog savaged four-year-old John Paul Massey has been released on bail. Christian Foulkes, 21, from Wavertree, Liverpool, was held on Thursday for...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:25:05 -0500

A man shot by police in a supermarket hours before a woman's body was found in a bedsit has been remanded in custody charged with her murder. Tomas Uptas, 32, is also accused of possessing a firearm...
Ananova Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:25:05 -0500

Yet while Comcast seems to be taking a different approach - marrying entertainment content with the largest cable TV system in the nation - it and Time Warner have arrived at the same conclusion: The ...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:19:54 -0500

The $12.9 million in grants the foundation announced Thursday will support a variety of programs - from using social media to creating virtual learning labs.
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:19:51 -0500

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL), a world leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions, today reported financial r...
RedOrbit Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:32:59 -0500

ATLANTA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSWA) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, achieving 35 consecutive quarters of prof...
RedOrbit Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:32:53 -0500

ATNP ) Board of Directors has issued this statement concerning the Global Online Television Corporation dividend. Due to the abundance of shareholder questions the Board of Directors feels it is ne...
Market Wire Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:29:33 -0500

LAGUNA HILLS, CA--(Marketwire - December 3, 2009) - BlythecoDev, the programming and development division of leading Sage business partner Blytheco, LLC, is pleased to announce the general release o...
Market Wire Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:29:32 -0500

LAGUNA HILLS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/03/09 -- BlythecoDev, the programming and development division of leading Sage business partner Blytheco, LLC, is pleased to announce the general release of bM...
Fresh News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:24:08 -0500

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) presented the 2009 Innovation Excellence Award to United Technologies Corporation at an annual meeting held Decem...
Fresh News Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:24:05 -0500

The "SA001" mobile phone, which Kyocera Corp developed as one of the "winter 2009 models" for KDDI Corp's au mobile phone service, features a thickness of 11.9mm at its thinnest part (about 14.7mm at ...
NE Asia Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:16:45 -0500

PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people s...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:15:30 -0500

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS What Comcast's deal to buy control of NBC Universal means: - The nation's largest cable TV operator would gain control of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks; 26 local...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:15:29 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Shares of chip design software maker Magma Design Automation Inc. soared after-hours Thursday as the company posted a fiscal second-quarter profit, reversin...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:15:28 -0500

(Credit: Echometrix) The Department of Defense has pulled a parental control product from its online store serving military families after learning that the company collects childrens' data, accord...
CNet Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:06:12 -0500

(Credit: Echometrix) The Department of Defense has pulled a parental control product from its online store serving military families after learning that the company collects childrens' data, accord...
CNet Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:06:08 -0500

1 Recommendation SAP's attempt to convince users that its Enterprise Support service provides enough value to justify a higher price tag may drag on well into 2010. The matter stems from SAP's decisio...
InfoWorld Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:00:42 -0500

BREA, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are here, which means busy schedules become more hectic as people try to make time for holiday projects. Avery makes it easier with a wide range of pr...
Earth Times Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:58:41 -0500

LAGUNA HILLS, CA -- 12/03/09 -- BlythecoDev, the programming and development division of leading Sage business partner Blytheco, LLC, is pleased to announce the general release of bMobile Version 2...
Earth Times Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:58:34 -0500

Police believe she was killed no more than a day before her body was discovered, even though she had gone missing two weeks earlier.In the days after Jahmeshia disappeared from near 63rd Street and Ra...
Chicago Tribune Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:58:19 -0500

Google Android 2.0 OS and 550MHz processor. However, the DROID, whose codename in development was "Sholes," may be bested by the Sholes Tablet in as soon as a few months. According to the leak, the Sh...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:49:17 -0500

You've loaded up your iPhone with Yelp for restaurants and Shazam for music. Now get ready to download a dose of "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" from a popular political figure of the past: the G...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:49:15 -0500

(12-03) 14:47 PST HALF MOON BAY -- Big waves are on their way to the Bay Area, raising the possibility that the Mavericks Surf Contest could be held next week - possibly Tuesday morning.
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:49:12 -0500

? In a dramatic finding, a new drug for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections that targets liver cells produced a substantial drop in blood levels of the virus in animals and continued to work up to...
Science Daily Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:49:03 -0500

CONCORD, N.H. -- Federal authorities say two New Hampshire men have been charged with importing more than $5 million in counterfeit computer parts.The U.S. Attorney's office said Wednesday that Paul a...
Lexington Herald-Leader Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:44:10 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of leading Internet publishers and digital marketing services on Thursday launched an online campaign to educate consumers about how they are tracked and targeted for pitche...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:30:01 -0500

WILSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) -- Mentor Graphics Corp., a provider of electronic hardware and software design products and services, on Thursday posted a smaller fiscal third-quarter loss and said it is seei...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:29:58 -0500

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. tumbled 17 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the video game publisher slashed its full-year guidance for a second time, due in...
Tampa Bay Online Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:29:56 -0500

SEATTLE ? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to help community colleges use technology to improve and go beyond basic online classes. The $12.9 million in grants the foundation annou...
Sign on San Diego Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:03:45 -0500