Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Sci/Technology News 10th March 2008

Locate Laptop Sniffs Out Stolen Laptops
Techtree.com - 8 hours ago
Data care solutions provider, Unistal Systems, has announced the launch and availability of its new software product called "Locate Laptop".

 

Microsoft wants to freeze the Vista incapable lawsuit
Inquirer - 5 hours ago
By Egan Orion: Monday, 10 March 2008, 4:23 PM EVER SLI
PPERY, Microsoft asked that the "Vista Capable" lawsuit against it be stayed while it appeals the judge's approval of class action standing for the case.

 

Microsoft launches document sharing initiative
Sify - 20 hours ago
Hyderabad: Microsoft Corporation on Friday announced the launch of its Document Interoperability Initiative with developers, partners and competitors aimed at providing user choice among document formats.

 

$360 Million Growth of Mobile TV Service in India in Year 2008 ...
TechShout! - 4 hours ago
Springboard Research, an IT market research and advisory firm, has announced a study report, which says that mobile TV services in India are growing and are expected to reach $360 million in 2008.

 

Xbox 360 Head Mohit Anand bids adieu to Microsoft India
TechShout! - 8 Mar 2008
Mohit Anand, the Country Manager, Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, Microsoft India has bid adieu to the company. And this isn't any rumor, but is cent percent true news.

 

Painted solar cells can generate more renewable power
Sify - 7 hours ago
London: A new, eco-friendly technology generating as much power as 50 wind farms could go a long way in popularising solar energy, a new study has said.

 

Homer is correct: doughnuts are very important
Scotsman - 22 hours ago
By John von Radowitz A study found that two areas of the brain leapt into action when hungry volunteers were shown photos of doughnuts.

 

3 Mumbai colleges pursuing autonomy
Times of India - 9 Mar 2008
MUMBAI: Never would have former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Kasturirangan imagined that he could dabble in a little bit of economics along with physics.

 

Touch screens to go transparent
Times of India - 8 Mar 2008
NEW DELHI: While touch screen devices are increasing in popularity, the small screen sizes are proving to be a problem because users' fingers block the graphical elements he wishes to work with.

 

John Rambo Joins Apple's Digital Copy Program
Wired News - 1 hour ago
By Bryan Gardiner March 10, 2008 | 4:32:23 PMCategories: Apple, Deals Apple still hasn't delivered on those 1000 rental titles it promised back in January.

 

Shuttle Appears Ready for Launch Early Tuesday
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Neither technical nor weather issues appear to be blocking the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts early Tuesday morning on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

 

Cisco, BT join NGO to set up helpline for teachers
Business Standard - 3 hours ago
Aiming at improving the quality of rural education, OneWorld South Asia, in collaboration with British Telecom and Cisco, has launched a pilot project in West Bengal last week for assisting rural teachers in addressing the needs of the children more ...

 

New optical clock promises increased accuracy
physicsworld.com - 5 hours ago
Researchers from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US have built an optical clock that promises to be the world's most accurate.

 

Habitable planets 'could be orbiting the Sun'
Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago
By Nic Fleming, Science Correspondent Rocky planets with the right surface conditions for extraterrestrial life could be orbiting one of the Sun's closest stellar neighbours, scientists say.

 

Rare pygmy hippos caught on film
BBC News - 18 hours ago
By Mary Harper Two civil wars, illegal logging and poaching - it was thought this was more than enough to wipe out Liberia's population of pygmy hippos.

 

Structure of brain receptor implicated in epilepsy
Hindu - 17 hours ago
London (PTI): A ray of hope for sufferers of epilepsy or pre-menstrual tension! Scientists claim to have identified the structure of a receptor in the brain implicated in these conditions.

 

Internet game which feeds poor attracting lakhs of people
Economic Times - 7 Mar 2008
8 Mar, 2008, 1130 hrs IST, PTI NEW
YORK: An Internet game launched by UN World Food Programme (WFP) six months ago has proved so popular that it has generated enough rice to feed 1.1 million people for a day.

 

Beatles, iTunes Reportedly Come Together
InformationWeek - 6 hours ago
No official word from either Apple camp as press reports about the Beatles releasing their music through iTunes circulate periodically over the past couple of years.

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