Information Technology
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Gateway to the universe
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- In this remote and rusting town on the barren steppes of Central Asia, the space race and the Sputnik era seem much more than a memory. Rockets s...
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Motorola wins work in TaiwanOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Motorola said Monday it won orders to provide wireless Internet network equipment to Taiwan's Far Eastone Telecommunications Co. Far Eastone, Taiwan's third-largest phon...
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Mojopac suppose to transfer PC files to MP3 player
Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ When you have programs and files on one computer and need them on another, you can do a lot of copying and pray they work on the second PC. Or you could conne...
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40 GB PS3 launching in EuropeOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp will start selling a new configuration of its PlayStation 3 video game console, with less built-in storage capacity, in Europe on Oct. 10,...
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Voice mail gets a lot more funOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The days of "leave a message after the beep" could soon be a thing of the past. New Web services are giving cellphone voice mail a fresh sound with features that let use...
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From the 'brick' to the RazrOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - They changed the world -- in about 13 weeks. About 35 years ago, a team of Motorola Inc. engineers and others created the first portable cell phone called the DynaTAC. I...
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Microsoft to spin off 'Halo' creator with Chicago roots
Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Bungie Studios, the "Halo" video game developer acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2000, is once again operating as an independent company, Microsoft said Friday....
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Japan turns to robots to help elderly
Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit -- all exampl...
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What's in a name? Only Google knowsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Eve Fairbanks knew something was up when her mother drove six hours to her college just to have lunch. After a meal of risotto came the moment of truth: "I know about th...
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50 years ago, Sputnik changed the way we view worldOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Fifty years ago today, a shiny metal sphere soared into the heavens and started orbiting the Earth. The world would never be the same. Americans reacted to the successfu...