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Bangalore software engineer designs computer software for illiterates
Indrani Medhi, a software engineer, has designed a software that permits illiterate people to access a computer...


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China's monopoly on 17 key elements sets stage for supply crisis in US
China's monopoly on the global supply of elements critical for production of computer hard disc drives, hybrid-electric cars, military weapons, and other key products - and its increasingly strict limits on exports - is setting the stage for a crisis in the United...
Submarines to employ new nanotube technology for sonar and stealth
Submarines need to probe ocean depths, and that too without being visible to enemies at times - both properties that they can now implement using new nanotube...
New tech improves voice clarity on mobile phones
A technology that improves voice clarity on mobile phones by filtering out unwanted sounds is on...
UV sensor that measures 'hidden' origins of space weather
A physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has helped NASA scientists observe a "hidden" layer of the Sun where violent space weather can originate, by positioning a crucial UV sensor inside a space-borne...
China's new computer does 1,000 trillion jobs per second
China has installed the country's first domestically-made supercomputer capable of doing 1,000 trillion operations per...
'Lab on a chip' micro rheometer to improve viscosity tests dramatically
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a miniature device that can make complex viscosity measurements on sample sizes as small as a few...
India in second place in Forbes Asia's "Best Under A Billion" list
Indian animated movie maker Compact Disc India and software company Micro Technologies continue to members of Forbes Asia's "Best Under A Billion" list, even as 151 new companies have made their maiden appearance on the list this...
Blackberry has to confirm to national interests, says Pilot
Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot said there would be no compromise with national security concerns in resolving the critical deadlock between Canada-based BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) and the...
Google cleared of spying in New Zealand
Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New...
Bomb detection technology to detect fake medicines in developing countries
Soon, scientists could be introducing a technique that detects fake medicines - a problem that is plaguing developing countries, especially Africa, where half of the malaria medication sold could be ineffective or even...
New infrared technology could open new frontier in cancer treatment
Scientists have discovered a new infrared technology to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fight against cancer and many other...
Thanks to High-Tech, Storm Track Easier to Predict
WASHINGTON—Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20...
Broadcom's Set-Top Box Technology Powers the EchoStar SlingLoaded 922 HD DVR
BCM7400 satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been chosen by leading digital media equipment company EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation...
Research on NCR Corp. and Computer Sciences -- Contracts Continue to Flow in
www.stockcall.com/ to have free access to these researches. The Information Technology Services industry caters to a diverse group of companies and industries, from the Department of Defence, to...
Apple latest products: early reviews of iPod touch 4G, Ping, Apple TV and Nano
Apple has received mixed early reviews to the launch of its latest product updates: the iPod touch 4G, Ping, Apple TV with streaming and the sixth-generation iPod nano. Apple on Wednesday unveiled...
INSERTING and REPLACING Aspen Technology Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010
BURLINGTON, Mass. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations table, insert two columns for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009. The corrected...
Technology and protest: A town crier in the global village
NEARLY four years ago, a web-based political movement set itself the modest task of “closing the gap between the world we have and world most people everywhere want”. Calling their group Avaaz,...
Nuremberg library seeks to return Nazi theft books via internet
Jewish families with 10,000 books stolen under Nazi rule in Germany, the head of the library announced Thursday.The library has published a list of the books' original owners and their addresses...
Print or Pixels? Of Two Minds About Books
“She talks about the smell of the paper and the feeling of holding it in your hands,” said Mr. de Halleux, 32, who says he thinks the substance is the same regardless of medium. He added,...
AOL and Google Renew, Expand Relationship
— a key piece in AOL's attempt to reinvent itself as an ad-supported digital content company. Securing this deal is crucial to AOL's financial health. Here's how it works: Google provides its...
AP Interview: UN says BlackBerry should share data
Hamadoun Toure, chief of the U.N.'s telecommunication agency talks to Associated Press in London, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The chief of the U.N.'s telecommunications agency urged the Canadian...
Networks using Skype in news reports
FILE - In this July 12, 2010 publicity image released by ABC, Barbara Walters is shown on screen via Skype as co-hosts, from left, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck...
Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post
By ED WHITEASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -- A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for declaring the defendant guilty on Facebook before the trial was over has been...
Notable media, tech names lead 'Vanity Fair's' 'New Establishment'
latest annual ranking of the top 100 members of what it calls the New Establishment. Some of the reasons for the in-crowd rankings are hard to fathom. But here you go with the tech types who made it...
Samsung unveils tablet using Android operating system
Samsung is planning to launch its first tablet featuring Google's Android operating system in the U.S. in the coming months, the company announced at the IFA tech event in Berlin.The Samsung Galaxy...
Robot research plane to fly into Hurricane Earl
An unmanned drone aicraft – known as the Global Hawk – is scheduled to fly directly into 135-mph Hurricane Earl tonight to help unlock some of the mysteries of these monster storms.The flight is...
Astronomy: Starburst galaxy comes into focus
galaxies sparks stellar eruptions in a nearby "starburst" galaxy, astronomers report Wednesday.European Southern Observatory astronomers released views of the NGC 4666 galaxy, some 80 million...
Altruistic bacteria may change how we battle antibiotic resistance
bacteria , the most antibiotic-resistance ones, sacrifice themselves so that their fellow bacteria have a better chance at survival.Researchers working on the question of antibiotic resistant found...
Fake antivirus software uses ransom threats
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HP tops another raised Dell bid for 3PAR
bidding war continued into its third week, as both Dell and HP upped their offers for the high-end storage company.After 3PAR sent Dell a notice that it would go with HP's offer of $30 a share, made...
iPad is for grandparents, not just geeks
Because the iPad is just a 10-inch touch panel, all you need to think about and interact with is what's on the screen. There are no hidden menus to have to learn about, or buttons to think about....
N.S. church offers to bless cellphones, laptops and other mobile technology
A Nova Scotia Anglican church is offering its congregation a chance to have members’ cellphones, laptops and other mobile technology blessed. On Sunday, parishioners at St. Timothy’s...
HP Increases Offer for 3Par to $33, Trumping Dell’s New $32 Bid
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. increased its offer for 3Par Inc. to $33 a share, topping Dell Inc.’s new $32 proposal and stretching the public bidding war for the data- storage...
Global broadband divide revealed
The global disparity in fixed broadband access and cost has been revealed by UN figures. The Central African Republic is the most expensive place to get a fixed broadband connection, costing nearly...
Exclusive Gallery: 1983 Nintendo Family Computer Teardown
Over in Japan, the NES was called the Nintendo Famicom, or Family Computer. Like the SNES, or Super Famicom that followed it, the original Famicom -- launched in 1983 -- looked a lot different than...
Google sued over Nexus One 3G claims
lawsuit was brought by Nathan Nabors who is seeking damages on behalf of the residents of California and Florida, alleging that Google did not warn users that even in areas where T-Mobile had 3G...
Huawei announces an Android 2.2 phone
Huawei has announced an affordable smartphone that it claims is the first low-cost handset that will ship with Google's Android 2.2 operating system. The Huawei Ideos handset will be available from...
Samsung launches laptops and netbooks
Samsung has unveiled a series of "shark" NF and SF laptops and netbooks. The Samsung team has been beavering away on shark-themed designs for its new laptops and ultra-portable netbooks. Both sets...
Globalfoundries reveals its 28nm plans
Globalfoundries has been telling the world about its plans for development of 28nm technology. Speaking at its first conference, the semiconductor chip outfit announced the addition of new process...
Microsoft patents automatic computer-shut down
Microsoft is so keen on its contribution to the computer industry that it wants to make sure that no one nicks the idea. Redmond has apparently gotten...
Google slapped with a lawsuit over Nexus One 3G connectivity
3G connectivity and failed to adequately support customers looking for answers. The lawsuit has been filed by Nathan Nabors of Florida who is seeking damages and class action interest on behalf of...
Apple launches online movie box
The stand-alone, fist-sized black box, unveiled yesterday, costs $129 and plugs into a TV.It goes on sale here late this month and can stream in movie rentals over a broadband internet connection. It...
H-P-Dell fight for 3Par highlights tech action
+2.24% ) heated up again to lead action in the tech sector Wednesday. H-P raised its offer for 3Par to $33 a share after Dell upped its bid for the data-storage company to $32 a share. Following...
Intel upgrades parallel development suite
Intel will release on Thursday an upgrade to its parallel development toolset for Windows application developers, adding both a tool to walk developers through parallelism, as well as support for...
Apple's iOS six times more popular than Android on the Web
Apple 's Mac OS were the No. 1 and No. 2 operating systems on the Web, with 91.3 percent and 5 percent, respectively. "It's something to take note of when a mobile operating system passes something...
AOL renews Google search agreement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc said on Thursday it has renewed a search agreement with Google Inc, further cementing a decade-long partnership as AOL tries to turn around its...
New Apple TV: Living Room as Tech Battleground
Today's unveiling of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box is the latest in a long line of tech industry efforts to conquer the living room. Recent reports and rumors have Amazon, Google,...
N.S. church to bless cellphones, computers
A Nova Scotia church is offering its congregation a chance to have members' cellphones, laptops and mobile technology blessed — but Rev. Lisa Vaughn isn't promising the power of God will rid the...
Cisco To Acquire Smart Grid Monitoring Tech Company Arch Rock
Arch Rock , which specializes in IP-based wireless sensor network technology with a focus on energy and environmental monitoring and Smart Grid applications. Financial terms of the transaction are...