Bill Gates says Microsoft going `independent` way
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn`t pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.
Russian spacecraft lands way off course
A Russian space capsule landed about 260 miles off course in Kazakhstan yesterday, but South Korea`s first astronaut and crew members from the United States and Russia were unhurt.
Russia`s satellite navigation market develops rapidly
Russia`s satellite navigation services market will be worth 160 billion rubles ($6.6 billion) by 2015, the general director of the Russian Institute of Radio Navigation said on Monday.
Worldwide alliance in support of IT start-ups created in Russia
The alliance founded by Intel, Microsoft and the National Commonwealth of business angels is to support the Russian innovative companies. In a month the alliance plans to present several IT start-ups to possible investors.
Russian-launched U.S. satellite unlikely to function properly
A U.S. AMC-14 satellite launched from a space center in Kazakhstan on early Saturday is unlikely to reach the designated orbit from its current position, a Russian space expert said on Monday.
Microsoft cuts price for boxed Vista
Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.
Qtrax aims to offer iPod-friendly tracks
A revamped online file-sharing service aims to woo legions of music fans by offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies.
Love lure used to spread mobile malware
A strain of mobile malware targeting Symbian-based phones is "actively infecting" a small number of smartphones, according to security vendor Fortinet.
Apple unveils super-thin "Air" laptop
Apple on Tuesday launched an aluminum-clad laptop just three-quarters of an inch thick, seeking to bring a new computer to market with the same cachet as its iPod and iPhone devices.
GM to offer plug-in hybrids as soon as 2010
General Motors Corp. plans to be the first automaker to offer plug-in hybrids to consumers with production of Saturn Vue sports utility vehicles beginning as soon as 2010, the company said Monday.
Britain`s fastest supercomputer unveiled
A supercomputer that could help answer some of science`s biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday.
Russian railways seek help from dancing robots
Russian railways want tiny robots to replace humans in difficult maintenance work, and they want Russian-made androids that can dance and talk.
Opera takes browser war to EU
Web browser developer Opera Software ASA complained to the European Commission about Microsoft Corp. on Thursday, asking regulators to force the company to give users a choice of Internet software with its Windows operating system.
Russian computer program fakes chatroom flirting
Internet chatroom romantics beware: your next chat may be with a clinical computer, not a passionate person, trying to win your personal data and not your heart, an online security firm says.
Russia`s integrated radar network to be ready in 2 years
Russia will complete by 2010 the development of a dual-purpose integrated automated radar system, which will eventually become a global air and space surveillance network, a senior Air Force official said on Monday.
Toyota`s new robot can play the violin, help the aged
Toyota Motor on Thursday unveiled a robot that can play the violin as part of its efforts to develop futuristic machines capable of assisting humans in Japan`s greying society.
Microsoft looks to curb piracy in Vista update
Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would disable the two primary methods used by software pirates to illegally copy Windows Vista software in the next major update of the operating system.
Popular Russian blog site is sold
LiveJournal, the personal Web publishing service that jump-started blogging in Russia, has been sold by its U.S. owner to a Russian business partner, which will operate it independently, the companies said on Sunday.
Blue Ice flavor of Chocolate phone hits Verizon shelves
VerizonWireless and LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc. announced yesterday the newest flavor of Chocolate by LG -- Blue Ice.
Wi-Fi reaches out to gadgets
Suited executives, grungy teens and even some savvy grannies are already using Wi-Fi to wirelessly link their laptops to the Internet.
Testers see Windows XP passing Vista
Microsoft Corp.`s Windows XP operating system is about to get faster and Windows Vista isn`t, according to a report that caused a stir online this week as industry watchers speculated that a zippier XP could keep customers from upgrading to Vista.
Global cell phone use at 50 percent
Worldwide mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion -- equivalent to half the global population - on Thursday, 26 years after the first cellular network was launched, research firm Informa said.
Russia prepares for an experimental Mars mission
Russian scientists have completed the first stage of preparations for an experimental Mars mission simulation, Mars-500, a medical research institute announced on Thursday.
Japan looks at everyday use of robots
Japan, which has taken the lead in developing a generation of high-tech if quirky robots, is now getting down to reality by looking at what humanoids can actually do for people.
Google adds tracker to mobile phone map service
Google on Wednesday released upgraded mapping software that figures out the general vicinity a mobile telephone is in based on which transmission tower it is using.