15 Jul 2012Science N Technology

Sunita Williams takes off on her second space odyssey

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has taken off on her second space odyssey to the International Space Station.The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft carrying Williams, 46, Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan, blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8.40 am Sunday (8.10 am...

Source : Prokerala | 339 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Sunita Williams to vote from space for US Presidency : IBNLive

Sunita Williams blasts off for ISS on Russian rocket : India TV

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Blackberry maker RIM loses patent suit over software

federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing on patents held by Mformation Technologies Inc.Amar Thakur, a lawyer for Mformation, said Saturday that the verdict late Friday followed a three-week trial and a week of deliberations by an eight-person jury.Mformation, of Edison, N.J., sued Research in Motion...

Source : IBNLive | 339 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

RIM hit with $186m verdict in wireless patent lawsuit : Straits Times

Blackberry maker loses patent suit over software : Straits Times

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Nokia cuts price of flagship smartphone in half

Nokia Oyj has cut the U.S. price of its flagship smartphone in half, barely three months after its launch, in an effort to stanch losses in market share to rivals such asThe cost of the Lumia 900 Windows phone has been reduced to $49.99 from $99 with a two-year agreement, Nokia spokesman Keith Nowak said on Sunday.Nokia's phone is sold at AT&T Inc stores. Nowak said the price cut "is part of our ongoing...

Source : International Business Times | 339 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Nokia cuts U.S. price of flagship smartphone in half : International Business Times

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System Sales Estimates Disputed

According to Gartner, Apple is the only company increasing market share in the PC market. Worldwideanalyst Mikako Kitagawa said: "Among the top five vendors in the US PC market, all but Apple experienced a decline in shipments."According to Gartner, Apple shipped 1,910,000 Macs in the second quarter of 2012, up 4.3 percent on the year before. It gives then 12 percent of the U.S. market. (The data doesn't...

Source : PCWorld | 340 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Lemurs named world's most endangered mammals thanks to destruction of their tropical forest habitat

Lemurs named world's most endangered mammals thanks to destruction of their tropical forest habitat on MadagascarA shocking new study has found that Madagascar's lemurs have become the most endangered animals on the planet.The destruction of tropical rainforest due to illegal logging and hunting has pushed the primates to the brink of extinction, according to cInternational Union for Conservation of...

Source : dailymail | 340 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Cybercrime Defense: Think -- and Act? -- Like a Hacker

is known in the industry as "active defense" or "strike-back" technology, andthat can range from "modest steps to distract and delay a hacker to more controversial measures," like hiring a contractor to hack the hacker -- something that could violate the laws of the U.S. or other countries.Shawn Henry, former head of cybercrime investigations at the FBI who recently cofounded a new cybersecurity company...

Source : PCWorld | 340 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Citibank planning Facebook banking?

banking giant Citi has turned to the social media to gauge the public mood on offering banking transactions through Facebook - a service already being offered by Indian banking giant ICICI Bank.US-based Citigroup attracted the attention of hundreds of people within minutes of it posting messages on social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook last night about banking services on Facebook."If you...

Source : IBNLive | 340 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

iPhone 5 Release Date: Fall Launch Says Japanese Blog That Predicted iPhone 4S Debut

iPhone 5 Release Date: Fall Launch Says Japanese Blog That Predicted iPhone 4S Debutwill be released in the fall, according to a Japanese blog that correctly predicted theWhile iPhone enthusiasts were expecting a June launch for the iPhone 4S, the Japanese blog Macotakara released a report that claimed the phone would be launched in mid-October and mass production would take place over the summer....

Source : International Business Times | 340 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Your Facebook page tells about your personality

Want to know what kind of a person you are? Then, make a query on your Facebook page, as how you use the social networking site can reveal your personality, a new study has claimed.Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a new scale that judges people's personality based on how they use the popular social media site.The scale reveals that those who like high-risk activity tend to update...

Source : IBNLive | 340 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

Poland dreams of energy independence — through fracking

Eager to end reliance on Russian natural gas, and largely untroubled by environmentalists, Polish officials are embracing hydraulic fracturing to unlock potentially huge deposits beneath their soil.A natural gas storage facility in Husow, Poland, in 2006, when a price dispute between Russia and Ukraine reduced gas supplies that traveled to Poland through Ukraine.— Dreams of freedom from Soviet oppression...

Source : Los Angeles Times | 339 Day(s) AgoCategory : Science N Technology

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